P5 English CA2 2023 — Anglo Chinese
Source: Anglo Chinese, 2023
This P5 English CA2 paper from Anglo Chinese (2023) covers comprehension across 10 questions worth 20 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P5 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q1
Open-ended
2 marks
Lisa enjoys singing. Karen enjoys singing too.
Both ____________________________________________
Q2
Open-ended
2 marks
"Where is your worksheet?" Mr Tan asked Sam.
Mr Tan asked Sam ____________________________________________
Q3
Open-ended
2 marks
Tom waited for the bus. Tom chatted with his friend.
While ____________________________________________
Q4
Open-ended
2 marks
Jacob entered the examination hall. He was confident.
____________________________________________ with ____________________________________________
Q5
Open-ended
1 mark
Pick out a four-word phrase from the first paragraph that describes how Pong reacted when his brother teased him after reading his diary. [1m]
Q6
Open-ended
1 mark
Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in paragraph 1. [1m]
____ Pong cried.
____ Pong wrote something in his diary.
____ Pong discovered that Don knew what he was afraid of.
Q7
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right. [3m]
Word(s) from the passage | What the word(s) refer to
a secret (line 1) | __________
this little hero (line 8) | __________
this setback (line 23) | __________
Q8
Open-ended
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Which two of the following words correctly describe how Pong felt in lines 18-21? Put a ✓ in the box beside each of your answers. [2m] DO NOT TICK MORE THAN TWO BOXES.
curious / surprised / nervous / upset / excited / determined
Q9
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Based on lines 15-30, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m]
Statement | True / False | Reason
Luke overcame his fear of heights without any help. | |
Pong did not give up when he fell. | |
Pong was appreciative of Luke's support. | |
Q10
Open-ended
2 marks
Give two reasons why Pong thought Luke was a "priceless gift" to him at the end of the story (lines 29-30). [2m]