This P4 English SA2 paper from Tao Nan (2025) contains 57 questions worth 84 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P4 level in Singapore schools.
Q1Open-ended20 marks
Write a composition of at least 120 words about doing something for the first time. [Picture 1: A family having a picnic at the beach with bicycles parked behind them] [Picture 2: A mother and a young child baking together in the kitchen, mixing ingredients in a bowl] [Picture 3: Two children with their grandfather folding origami paper boats at a table] The pictures are provided to help you think about this topic. Your composition should be based on at least one of these pictures. Consider the following points when you plan your composition: What was the activity that was done for the first time? How was it carried out? What happened in the end? You may use the points in any order and include other relevant points as well. Helping words: a new experience, looked forward, enjoyable and exciting, with lots of patience, fond memories.
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Look at the set of pictures. Listen carefully to what I am going to read to you. Then choose the picture that shows what I have read. Write the number 1, 2 or 3 in the brackets provided. [Picture 1: A girl holding a sandwich and a boy holding a bottle and an ice-cream] [Picture 2: A girl holding an ice-cream and a boy holding a bottle] [Picture 3: A girl walking empty-handed beside a boy holding an ice-cream]
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Look at the set of pictures. Listen carefully to what I am going to read to you. Then choose the picture that shows what I have read. Write the number 1, 2 or 3 in the brackets provided. [Picture 1: A child lying on the bed reading a book] [Picture 2: A child lying on the bed half-asleep with one leg up] [Picture 3: A child fully asleep on the bed with mouth open]
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Which picture shows the items that John has to bring? [Picture 1: shirt and trousers, toothbrush, toothpaste tube] [Picture 2: toothbrush, sunscreen tube, slippers] [Picture 3: sunscreen tube, slippers, swimming trunks]
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Which line shows the route taken by Zarinah and her sister? [Map of fairground showing Entrance, Haunted House, Ferris Wheel, Pirate Ship, Food Stalls and Game Booths connected by three different line styles: 1 = solid, 2 = dotted, 3 = dashed]
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TEXT 1 — Which of the following is not a reason why Wilson shared the video?
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TEXT 1 — According to the article, it is illegal to ____.
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TEXT 2 — How did Timmy know Santa Claus had visited his house?
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TEXT 2 — What present was Timmy hoping to receive this Christmas?
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TEXT 2 — When Timmy opened the present from his grandparents, he was ____.
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Mother ____ some ice cream from a tub into a small cup.
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The ____ student spent many hours preparing for the contest as he wanted to win a prize.
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After the race, the ____ shook hands with one another at the finishing line to show good sportsmanship.
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Using all his savings, Jim ____ a birthday present for his mother.
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The artist impressed the judges with his ____ drawing that looked different from everyone else's.
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Despite falling off his bicycle, my cousin showed ____ by getting back up and trying again.
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Walk down that corridor ____ the General Office and you will reach the bookshop.
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While reading at the library just now, my brother ____ annoyed when he heard loud noises.
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You ____ confident when you spoke in front of the class.
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"Stop whispering. The movie ____ right now," Mrs Tan told her children.
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An hour ago, we ____ at the assembly area after hearing the fire alarm ring.
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When everyone ____ the song, Millie played the piano.
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____ books on that shelf are the most popular.
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The baker sold all the bread ____ he closed the bakery.
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____ seat in the Lecture Theatre was occupied by the students.
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It took ____ effort for the two children to clean up the entire litter-strewn beach.
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[Passage about long-tailed macaques entering void decks in Punggol; people feeding/leaving food; experts saying relocation won't work; advice to be alert and avoid eye contact; ending with the message to stop feeding wildlife — adapted from The Straits Times, Nov 6, 2024.] In paragraph 1, ____ are causing trouble in Punggol. (Tick your chosen answer.)
Q33Open-ended1 mark
In paragraph 1, which word tells you that it is dangerous for macaques to climb up a block of flats?
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Grammar Cloze: [Passage about Mary's first day of school — her brother John walking her, the zebra crossing, Mary raising her hand, the teacher praising them.] (Choose from box: A=her, B=I, C=she, D=them, E=they, F=us. Use a word once only.) Then, (24) ____ crossed the road together.
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[Passage about Lily, a beadwork hobbyist, and Mum, who owns a pet shop and ordered live mealworms delivered home. Lily mistakenly opens the box, spills mealworms onto herself, Dad throws them away, Mum has to drive out to get replacement food. The glass beads Lily ordered arrive days later in a small envelope. — Adapted from 'Surprise' by Diane Ganzer Baum.] In paragraph 1, give one reason why Mum had the mealworms sent to the house instead of the shop. Mum did not want ____.
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Circle the word that best describes how the characters felt. (a) how Dad felt about what he had done to the mealworms (lines 20–21): guilty / hopeless / shocked. (b) how Mum felt when she found out that the mealworms were thrown in the rubbish bin (lines 22–24): confused / disappointed / relieved.
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Based on lines 20 to 27, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. (a) Mum listened to Dad and ordered more mealworms. (b) Lily did not think that she had done anything wrong.
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