P4 English SA2 2023 — Singapore Chinese Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The ____ cheered loudly when Aaron finally scored the final goal to win the soccer match.

C. spectators. 'Spectators' specifically refers to people watching a sports event or game, so they would cheer at a soccer match. 'Onlookers' and 'witnesses' typically observe incidents rather than games, and 'competitors' play in the match.

Q: Ali did not want his mother to know that he had come home late so he ____ into the house.

A. crept. 'Crept' means to move quietly and carefully to avoid being noticed, which fits someone trying not to alert their mother. The other words involve noticeable or noisy movements.

Q: Mother bought a book on ____ to learn how to make a chocolate cake.

C. recipes. A 'recipes' book provides instructions for making dishes such as a chocolate cake. Flour and ingredients are items used, not topics of a how-to book, and menus list available dishes.

Q: After James had taken his cough mixture, he felt so ____ that he fell asleep almost immediately.

B. drowsy. 'Drowsy' means feeling sleepy, which directly explains why he fell asleep. 'Alert' is the opposite, and the other options do not necessarily lead to sleep.

Q: After waiting all day for the ice-cream truck, Tina was very ____ when it did not come to her street.

D. disappointed. 'Disappointed' is the natural feeling when something you waited for fails to happen. The other options do not fit waiting for an ice-cream truck.

Q: Many people donated ____ to the fund set up to help the earthquake victims. A lot of money was collected.

D. generously. Because a lot of money was collected, people must have donated 'generously' (in large amounts). 'Grudgingly' and 'reluctantly' mean unwillingly, which contradicts the result.

Q: You can see my painting ____ the art room.

A. in. 'In' is the correct preposition to indicate location inside an enclosed space like the art room. 'Into' implies movement, and 'on' or 'with' do not fit.

Q: While studying in the library, Jenny and I ____ startled by a loud noise coming from one of the shelves.

D. were. The plural subject 'Jenny and I' takes the plural past tense verb 'were'. The sentence is in the past tense as shown by the participle 'startled'.

Q: Kim ____ delighted when she took a walk in the park.

C. was. The singular subject 'Kim' with a past-tense action ('took a walk') requires the singular past-tense verb 'was'.

Q: "Mr Yeo is busy. He ____ tickets to the new bird park for his family now," said his assistant.

C. is buying. The word 'now' indicates an action happening at this moment, which requires the present continuous tense 'is buying'.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The ____ cheered loudly when Aaron finally scored the final goal to win the soccer match.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Ali did not want his mother to know that he had come home late so he ____ into the house.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Mother bought a book on ____ to learn how to make a chocolate cake.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

After James had taken his cough mixture, he felt so ____ that he fell asleep almost immediately.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

After waiting all day for the ice-cream truck, Tina was very ____ when it did not come to her street.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Many people donated ____ to the fund set up to help the earthquake victims. A lot of money was collected.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

You can see my painting ____ the art room.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

While studying in the library, Jenny and I ____ startled by a loud noise coming from one of the shelves.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Kim ____ delighted when she took a walk in the park.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

"Mr Yeo is busy. He ____ tickets to the new bird park for his family now," said his assistant.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Last week, I ____ a few dishes for my grandparents before heading home.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

As Peter ____ up and down excitedly, the principal walked into the classroom.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

____ girls playing there are from the same class.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

I like mangoes ____ not apples.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Mother likes to shop at this supermarket as there are ____ things to buy here.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

"Drink ____ of this tea and tell me if you like it," Auntie Tan said.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze (____). Choose the correct word from (A) her, (B) his, (C) it, (D) she, (E) their, (F) them. Use each word once only. Aiping was walking in the woods with her friends. Suddenly, she saw something and froze in her tracks. Putting a finger to (17) ____ lips, she signalled to her friends to quieten down.

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze (____). Choose the correct word from (A) her, (B) his, (C) it, (D) she, (E) their, (F) them. Use each word once only. One of (18) ____ followed her gaze and softly let out a gasp.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze (____). Choose the correct word from (A) her, (B) his, (C) it, (D) she, (E) their, (F) them. Use each word once only. Seeing an enormous bear crawling in (19) ____ direction, they took a few steps back.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze (____). Choose the correct word from (A) her, (B) his, (C) it, (D) she, (E) their, (F) them. Use each word once only. They whispered among themselves, wondering how to avoid (20) ____. With the bear inching towards them, Aiping knew she had to think of something quickly.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets. Every weekend, my parents take me to Bedok Reservoir Park. It (21) [ is / are ] a calm and relaxing place.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

I always (22) [ look / looks ] forward to going there.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Besides exercising, we also (23) [ bond / bonds ] with each other by chatting about the week's happenings.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

My mother (24) [ like / likes ] to share stories about her colleague who always tells very funny jokes. We usually spend two hours at the park before heading home.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary cloze (____). Choose the correct word from: appetising, visit, uglier, crossed, stumbled, stronger. Use each word once only. Udhata was a thin and weak donkey. One day, he went to search for food with his friend, a jackal. The pair walked around the village in the middle of the night until they (25) ____ upon a cucumber field.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

That night, they truly enjoyed their meal. They decided to pay a (26) ____ to the cucumber field every night.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Eventually, Udhata grew (27) ____ and was also able to carry more load.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Once, after an (28) ____ meal of cucumbers, Udhata insisted on singing. Knowing that this was foolish as it would wake the guards up, the jackal advised him against it.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the sentences given. Ruiling likes to eat chicken rice. Her sister also likes to eat chicken rice. Both ____.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

The security guard unlocks the classroom door every morning. The teachers unlock the classroom door every morning. Either ____.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

This is the place. I found the treasure chest here. ____ where ____.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

The storyteller spoke loudly. She wanted to ensure that all the children could hear her. ____ in order to ____.

Q33 Structured 2 marks

Section F: Comprehension (Passage A). Who are the two people who do volunteer work together with Alice? i. ____ [1m] ii. ____ [1m]

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

For ____-36, decide who does the following activities. Tick (✓) your chosen answer. (The columns are: Alice, Alice's cousin, Alice's uncle.) ____: Packs groceries in plastic bags.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

____: Carries plastic bags of groceries to the van.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

____: Chooses grocery items from different stations.

Q37 MCQ 1 mark

How do the elderly usually feel when Alice, her uncle and her cousin visit them?

Q38 MCQ 1 mark

Why does Uncle Bala cry every time he sees Alice, her uncle and her cousin?

Q39 MCQ 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as "pass"? Circle either (A) or (B). 'As Alice, her uncle and her cousin spend time with the elderly, they exchange stories and laughter.' (A) is under 'spend'; (B) is under 'exchange'.

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word in paragraph 1 has the same meaning as "wandered"?

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

How did the pedestrians on the streets feel when they saw Sero?

Q42 Structured 3 marks

From paragraph 3, list the three things that prevented Sero from escaping. i. ____ [1m] ii. ____ [1m] iii. ____ [1m]

Q43 MCQ 1 mark

For ____-44, read each statement and tick (✓) 'True' or 'False'. Statement: The zoo officials arrived immediately after the fire-station officers spotted Sero.

Q44 MCQ 1 mark

Statement: Sero was reported to be wounded when it reached the zoo.

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order of events that occurred in the passage. ____ Sero was returned to the zoo. ____ The zoo officials put Sero to sleep. ____ The fire-station officers spotted Sero and gave chase.

Q46 Open-ended 2 marks

Based on lines 21 to 24, how was Sero rebellious?

P4 English SA2 2023 — Singapore Chinese Girls

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