P5 English CA1 2025 — Anglo Chinese

Q: ____ Carla is shy, she tries to participate in class discussions.

D. Although. The two clauses contrast each other — being shy normally would prevent participation, yet she still tries. 'Although' is the correct subordinating conjunction to express this contrast.

Q: We had looked for Amy the whole morning but she was ____ to be found.

A. nowhere. The phrase 'nowhere to be found' is the standard English idiom meaning the person could not be located despite searching.

Q: "Please help me ____ the dishes," Mother said to Marie.

A. wash. After 'help me', the bare infinitive form of the verb is used. Therefore 'wash' is correct.

Q: One of Mr Tan's children ____ a good singer. We love listening to her.

A. is. The subject 'One of Mr Tan's children' is singular ('One'), and the second sentence uses 'love listening' (present tense). The singular present-tense verb 'is' is correct.

Q: My cat pounced ____ the toy mouse that was left on the floor.

B. on. The collocation 'pounced on' means to jump on something suddenly to catch it, which fits the action of a cat with a toy mouse.

Q: Her legs felt ____ at the sight of blood. She almost fainted.

C. wobbly. 'Wobbly' means unsteady and shaky, which describes how legs feel when one is about to faint.

Q: Troy was upset with his ____ group members. They were always arguing and could not make a decision.

D. uncooperative. Group members who argue constantly and cannot reach a decision are 'uncooperative' — unwilling to work together.

Q: Halim's shirt is old and ____ but he still keeps it in his cupboard.

B. tattered. 'Tattered' means old and torn, which is the proper adjective to describe a worn-out shirt.

Q: Mr Suraj asked us to ____ the meaning of difficult words in the dictionary.

C. look up. The phrasal verb 'look up' means to search for information in a reference source such as a dictionary.

Q: Some pigeons are specially ____ to find their way home over long distances.

B. trained. Animals are 'trained' to perform tasks. Homing pigeons undergo training to navigate back home over long distances.

P5 English 2025 CA1 20 questions 20 marks

Source: Anglo Chinese, 2025

This P5 English CA1 paper from Anglo Chinese (2025) covers editing and spelling and visual text and situational writing across 20 questions worth 20 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P5 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.

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Q1 MCQ 1 mark

____ Carla is shy, she tries to participate in class discussions.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

We had looked for Amy the whole morning but she was ____ to be found.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"Please help me ____ the dishes," Mother said to Marie.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

One of Mr Tan's children ____ a good singer. We love listening to her.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

My cat pounced ____ the toy mouse that was left on the floor.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Her legs felt ____ at the sight of blood. She almost fainted.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Troy was upset with his ____ group members. They were always arguing and could not make a decision.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Halim's shirt is old and ____ but he still keeps it in his cupboard.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Mr Suraj asked us to ____ the meaning of difficult words in the dictionary.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Some pigeons are specially ____ to find their way home over long distances.

Q11 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'Harold Tan and his team of workers take pride in keeping Makena neighbourhood (11) clean and presentable.' The underlined word is 'most'.

Q12 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'However, he has also found most strange things left behind in the neighbourhood. One of his (12) encounters involved two suitcases.' The underlined word is 'unfogetable'.

Q13 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'One day, (13) he was supervising the planting of trees in the park, he notices a man dragging two suitcases.' The underlined word is 'when'.

Q14 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'When he was supervising the planting of trees in the park, he (14) a man dragging two suitcases.' The underlined word is 'notices'.

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'The man was (15) suspiciously.' The underlined word is 'behayveeng'.

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'He looked around (16) before he placed the suitcases down and fled.' The underlined word is 'nervesli'.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'Harold was (17) but he was angry too.' The underlined word is 'puzeled'.

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: '(18) could anyone leave suitcases at the park?' The underlined word is 'Why'.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'He tried to chase the man but he was nowhere (19) sight.' The underlined word is 'on'.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing — Identify the spelling or grammatical error in the underlined word and write the correct word. Sentence: 'When Jay opened them, they could not (20) their eyes.' The underlined word is 'beleeve'.

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