P5 English SA2 2023 — Anglo Chinese | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Johnson ran as fast as he could during the race, __________ he?

A. didn't. Question tag for a positive past simple statement ('ran') uses the negative auxiliary 'didn't' with the pronoun 'he'.

Q: Amanda mistook Henry's water bottle for __________ as the two looked similar.

C. hers. Wait — the bottle belongs to Henry (male), so we'd expect 'his'. However, the official answer key marks (3) 'hers'. The intended reading: Amanda mistook Henry's bottle for hers (Amanda's own), because the two bottles looked similar. A possessive pronoun standing alone is needed, and 'hers' (= her bottle) fits.

Q: The teacup, together with the plates, __________ on display at the museum last year.

C. was. The subject is 'The teacup' (singular); 'together with the plates' is a parenthetical phrase that does not change subject number. 'Last year' signals past tense, so the verb is 'was'.

Q: The police advised the public __________ spreading fake news.

D. against. The collocation 'advise (someone) against doing something' means to warn them not to do it, which fits the meaning of cautioning the public not to spread fake news.

Q: The man waved his hand, __________ to get the waiter's attention.

D. hoping. A present participle ('hoping') is needed to form a participial phrase describing the man's simultaneous intention while waving his hand.

Q: With __________ expectation, Robert entered the competition. He was surprised to win the first place.

B. little. 'Expectation' is an uncountable noun here, so countable quantifiers 'few' and 'many' are out. Robert was 'surprised to win', so he had only a small amount of expectation — 'little' fits.

Q: A kind stranger was spotted helping a few students __________ the road safely.

A. cross. After 'help (someone) (to) do something', the bare infinitive 'cross' is used.

Q: These shoes became popular __________ their poor design and quality.

B. in spite of. Becoming popular despite poor design is a contrast; 'in spite of' introduces a contrast/unexpected result. 'Due to', 'because of', and 'resulting from' all indicate cause, which contradicts the sense.

Q: "We __________ for some time. Let's take a break," the exhausted man told his son.

D. have been jogging. The speaker is reporting an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment of speech ('for some time' + 'Let's take a break'). The present perfect continuous 'have been jogging' fits.

Q: An adult must watch the children in the swimming pool __________ they have learned to swim.

B. until. The supervision must continue up to the point at which the children become able to swim. 'Until' expresses this 'up to the time that' meaning.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Johnson ran as fast as he could during the race, __________ he?

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Amanda mistook Henry's water bottle for __________ as the two looked similar.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

The teacup, together with the plates, __________ on display at the museum last year.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

The police advised the public __________ spreading fake news.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

The man waved his hand, __________ to get the waiter's attention.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

With __________ expectation, Robert entered the competition. He was surprised to win the first place.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

A kind stranger was spotted helping a few students __________ the road safely.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

These shoes became popular __________ their poor design and quality.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

"We __________ for some time. Let's take a break," the exhausted man told his son.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

An adult must watch the children in the swimming pool __________ they have learned to swim.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Despite her busy __________, Mother still found time to lend a helping hand to those in need.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

He entered the dark back alley, keeping a __________ eye for danger.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Kumar __________ down the corridor with his injured ankle, groaning in pain with each step.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

No matter how hard he tried, Michael failed in __________ his mother to buy him a new game console.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Kenneth was __________ after being nominated for the award.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'gone back' in the passage: 'Peter felt like he had gone back in time to the past during the water rationing exercise.'

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'shared' in the passage: 'Peter's teacher shared that during the Second World War, there was a water shortage and people faced difficulties in getting clean water.'

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'difficulties' in the passage: '...people faced difficulties in getting clean water.'

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'striving' in the passage: 'Singapore is striving to reduce household water usage to 130 litres per person per day by the year 2030.'

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'important' in the passage: 'Therefore, it is important for children to adopt good water conservation habits.'

Q21 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Who is this camp organised for?

Q22 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the poster, participants can expect to __________.

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following statements about rock climbing is not true?

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The use of the exclamation mark in "Sign up now!" is used to __________.

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What is the similarity between "Raft and Row" and "Gaelic Football"?

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Ali would like to learn some individual sports where winning or losing is entirely up to him. According to the poster, he will enjoy __________.

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What is the main purpose of this poster?

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the poster, which of the following about Holiday Sports Camp is true?

Q29 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: Choose the most suitable word (letter A to Q) from the list (and, as, besides, by, do, does, for, has, may, of, should, since, so, their, they) for blank (29). 'Backpacks are a part of school life just like homework, stationery and recess. However, they are now getting heavier ____ students as they are putting more items in their backpacks.'

Q30 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (30): '____ textbooks and water bottles, students often carry a change of clothing.'

Q31 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (31): 'students often carry a change of clothing ____ lunch boxes when they have after-school activities.'

Q32 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (32): 'A heavy backpack, however, ____ result in back pain.'

Q33 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (33): 'students are advised to keep their backpacks ____ light as possible.'

Q34 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (34): 'They should develop the habit ____ storing their books in their lockers at school.'

Q35 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (35): 'In this way, they ____ not need to carry their books all the time.'

Q36 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (36): 'Items that are not needed ____ be left at home.'

Q37 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (37): 'Students should be reminded to carry ____ backpacks using both straps.'

Q38 Structured 1 mark

Comprehension cloze blank (38): 'The straps must be tight enough ____ that the backpack is not hanging too low.'

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Each underlined word contains a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word for (39): 'Alain Girard, the rock climber nicknamed Spiderman, climbed a 48-storey building in London. This was to achheeve a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of sixty.'

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (40): 'Alain raised his arms in eksaitment as he reached the top of the building.'

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (41): '"I want to send people the message that be sixty is not old. You can still do sports and remain active," said Alain.'

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (42): '"I promised myself which I reached sixty, I would climb these tower again to show people that sixty is not too old," he said.' Correct the underlined word 'which'.

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (43): '"I promised myself when I reached sixty, I would climb these tower again..."' Correct the underlined word 'these'.

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (44): 'Alain also wanted to use the climb to raise awearnes about the need for climate change action.'

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (45): 'He began climbing at his teens, training on the cliffs near his hometown.' Correct the underlined word 'at'.

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (46): 'He later take up solo climbing and became a top climber.' Correct the underlined word 'take'.

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (47): 'So far, Alain has climbed over 150 towering strukchers around the world...'

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (48): 'He climbs using safety ekwipment, a climbing helmet...'

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (49): '...a climbing helmet, speshal footwear and a bag of powdered chalk...'

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing blank (50): '...and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe out his sweat.' Correct the underlined word 'out'.

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: Fill in blank (51) with a suitable word. 'Many of us enjoy eating small and light food items in between our meals. This is known (51) ____ snacking.'

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (52): 'Even after eating three meals a day, we may still feel (52) ____.'

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (53): 'We will then give (53) ____ to our craving or eat anything that is available.'

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (54): 'At times, we eat something that (54) ____ quick like chips or sweets...'

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (55): '...but they contain too (55) ____ sugar or salt.'

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (56): 'We can make it a habit to (56) ____ a healthy snack in our bag or store some healthy snacks at home.'

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (57): 'The type of snack we eat can lead to (57) ____ gain.'

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (58): 'Studies show that the snacks we consume (58) ____ often sweet or salty junk foods.'

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (59): 'Hence, it is necessary to (59) ____ the nutrition facts label and buy snacks that are low...'

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (60): '...buy snacks that are low (60) ____ sugar and salt.'

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (61): 'Eating and doing something else at the (61) ____ time is not advisable.'

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (62): 'For (62) ____, if we watch television, play video games or read while we are snacking...'

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (63): '...it is easy to overeat (63) ____ being aware of it.'

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (64): 'Thus, it is a (64) ____ idea to eat snacks with few distractions.'

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze blank (65): '(65) ____ snacking is a convenient way to curb hunger, it is important to make healthy snack choices.'

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning. 'My class enjoys swimming. We like playing basketball more.' Use 'prefers'.

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite: 'Jim told us, "I am going out with my father."' Begin with: 'Jim told us that ____.'

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite: 'You do not invite Ann to your party. She will feel hurt.' Use 'if'.

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite: 'Simon did not take the sandwiches to school. He ran to the bus stop.' Use 'without'.

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite: 'Arthur was determined. He completed the jigsaw puzzle.' Begin with: 'As a result of Arthur's ____.'

Q71 Open-ended 1 mark

Why was Aunt Liz able to take care of the writer? [1m]

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

(a) How did Aunt Liz and Bobby feel towards each other at first? [1m] (b) Based on paragraph 2, why did Bobbi want to annoy Aunt Liz? Begin with 'He seemed ____.' [1m]

Q73 Open-ended 2 marks

Fill in the following table by identifying the correct word and phrase. [2m] (a) Which word in the third paragraph tells us Bobbi brought a lot of unhappiness to Aunt Liz? (b) Which three-word phrase in the fifth paragraph tells us that the writer did not see Bobbi around?

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks

Based on paragraph 3, fill in the blanks below to show an example of how Bobbi reacted to a late feeding by different people. [2m] (i) By the writer's family → Bobbi would ____. (ii) By Aunt Liz → Bobbi embarrassed her by ____.

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

Which two of the following words correctly describe how the writer felt about the fights between Aunt Liz and her cat (lines 17–23)? Put a √ in the box beside each of your answers. [2m] Options: hopeful, fearful, puzzled, amused, regretful, angry. DO NOT TICK MORE THAN TWO BOXES.

Q76 Open-ended 3 marks

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] (a) 'a common sight' (line 2) (b) 'that' (line 22) (c) 'her new enemy' (line 29)

Q77 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in paragraph 5. [1m] ____ Aunt Liz targeted the vase. ____ Aunt Liz made a move in front of the dog. ____ Aunt Liz told the writer what to do.

Q78 Open-ended 3 marks

Based on paragraphs 2–6, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] (a) Bobbi was given to the writer a year after Aunt Liz came to take care of her. (b) There were times Aunt Liz did not seem to take Bobbi's feeding time seriously. (c) The writer was affected by the incident with the dog.

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

Based on paragraph 5, explain clearly how Bobbi helped during the encounter with the stray dog. [2m]

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

How did Aunt Liz and Bobbi's attitude towards each other change at the end of the story? [2m]

P5 English SA2 2023 — Anglo Chinese

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