P5 English SA2 2021 — Catholic High | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: My brother, with several students, _____ given an award during the ceremony yesterday.

C. was. The subject 'My brother' is singular; the prepositional phrase 'with several students' does not affect agreement. 'Yesterday' indicates past tense, so the singular past passive auxiliary 'was' is correct.

Q: The new student who had just transferred to the school was paired _____ a prefect for the orientation programme.

D. with. The collocation 'paired with' is used when describing two people put together as partners.

Q: South Korean pop music has gained popularity and received _____ media attention over the years.

B. much. 'Media attention' is an uncountable noun, so the quantifier 'much' is correct. 'Many' is used with countable nouns, and 'plenty' requires 'of'.

Q: Mrs Lim asked her children to help her _____ the bags of unwanted clothes into the car.

A. carry. After 'help (someone)', the bare infinitive form 'carry' is used.

Q: _____ hard he tried to convince his parents, they did not give him permission to attend the camping trip.

C. However. 'However + adjective/adverb + subject + verb' means 'no matter how', which fits the contrast that despite his effort, his parents refused.

Q: After saving enough money, James told his parents that he was going to buy _____ a new laptop to use for his school projects.

A. himself. The reflexive pronoun must agree with the subject 'James', a singular male, so 'himself' is correct.

Q: Mrs Choo wants every pupil to succeed. It is her wish that all the pupils in her class _____ well in the upcoming examinations.

A. do. After 'wish that' for a future-oriented hope, the base form 'do' (subjunctive) is used; the subject 'all the pupils' is plural.

Q: "You know that you're not supposed to lie, _____?" Ravi's mother asked.

C. don't you. A question tag mirrors the main verb. The statement uses the affirmative auxiliary 'know' (positive), so the tag is negative 'don't you'.

Q: After finding out that he is critically ill, none of the old man's children _____ to look after him.

B. wants. 'None of' followed by a plural countable noun traditionally takes a singular verb in formal grammar; the present-tense sense matches 'wants'.

Q: The girl _____ the reporter interviewed earlier is the youngest athlete to take part in the Olympics.

C. whom. The relative pronoun is the object of 'interviewed' (the reporter interviewed her), so the object form 'whom' is correct.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

My brother, with several students, _____ given an award during the ceremony yesterday.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

The new student who had just transferred to the school was paired _____ a prefect for the orientation programme.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

South Korean pop music has gained popularity and received _____ media attention over the years.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Lim asked her children to help her _____ the bags of unwanted clothes into the car.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

_____ hard he tried to convince his parents, they did not give him permission to attend the camping trip.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

After saving enough money, James told his parents that he was going to buy _____ a new laptop to use for his school projects.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Choo wants every pupil to succeed. It is her wish that all the pupils in her class _____ well in the upcoming examinations.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"You know that you're not supposed to lie, _____?" Ravi's mother asked.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

After finding out that he is critically ill, none of the old man's children _____ to look after him.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The girl _____ the reporter interviewed earlier is the youngest athlete to take part in the Olympics.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The vaccine offers a glimmer of hope for those who are _____ with the incurable disease.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The new campaign launched by the government aims to _____ the eating of unhealthy snacks among young children.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

The principal congratulated the award winners in his opening _____ during the prize-giving ceremony.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Not wanting to agitate the ferocious stray dog further, he cautiously _____ into his car and drove off.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

When the teacher was giving an important message to the whole class, an impolite pupil _____ and diverted everyone's attention.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'tenderly' as used in the passage about Luke and his grandma.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'peered' as used in the passage about Luke and his grandma.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'surfaced' as used in the passage about Luke and his grandma.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'consumed' as used in the passage about Luke and his grandma.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Choose the phrase closest in meaning to the underlined phrase 'in a composed manner' as used in the passage about Luke and his grandma.

Q21 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Why is an exclamation mark used in the heading, "Join us at Aura Dam's anniversary celebration!"?

Q22 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Daniel wishes to buy the discounted coupons two days before the event. He can buy them _____.

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What does "centennial" under the special performance refer to? It refers to _____

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the history of Aura Dam, which of the following is not the purpose of City Centre Park?

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following is not true of the shuttle bus service? Visitors of the event can take the shuttle bus service _____.

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Jane wants to use all her coupons to play games to win vouchers for food and drinks at the event. She should visit _____ to win the vouchers

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

To receive a goodie bag, visitors have to _____.

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What is the main purpose of the flyer? It is to _____.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (29) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: '_____ a name like killer whale, it is easy to see how you would think orcas belong to the whale family.' Choose the most suitable word from the list (A) at, (B) from, (C) had, (D) have, (E) how, (F) in, (G) it's, (H) its, (J) of, (K) off, (L) their, (M) therefore, (N) to, (P) why, (Q) with.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (30) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'So if they are dolphins, (30) _____ are they often referred to as killer whales?'

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (31) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'Orcas are believed to have acquired the name killer whale (31) _____ ancient sailors who observed their fierce hunting style on larger whale species.'

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (32) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'Smart and sociable, orcas make a wide variety (32) _____ communicative sounds.'

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (33) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'Each pod of orcas produces a unique noise that (33) _____ members will recognise.'

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (34) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: '… they encounter objects which then bounce back, revealing (34) _____ location, size, and shape.'

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (35) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'Orcas are (35) _____ the top of the food chain and have very diverse diets.'

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (36) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'Orcas eat everything from sea turtles and penguins (36) _____ seals and sharks.'

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (37) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'Not only do they (37) _____ the brawn but also the brains, making them extremely efficient hunters.'

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (38) in the grammar-cloze passage about orcas: 'One of the more creative ones includes creating waves to knock seals (38) _____ the ice.'

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'going (39) increase red with embarrassment'.

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'going increase red with (40) embaresment'.

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: '(41) Stacey had gives her father a simple task'.

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'when she nodded in his (42) direkshen'.

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'to save his daughter from complete and utter (43) humiliating live on television'.

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'the man had a (44) seekret plan'.

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'one with a famous singer (45) performed the song'.

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'Just as Stacey was about to burst (46) in song'.

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'as if Stacey Clog had a (47) plezent voice'.

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: 'Stacey took a deep (48) breth'.

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: '(49) Immideatly, he pressed "play"'.

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Editing — correct the underlined word in the passage about Stacey: '(50) Where no one was looking, the man yanked the plug out of her microphone.'

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (51) with a suitable word: 'the pounding of your heart (51) _____ your chest.'

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (52) with a suitable word: 'It is your response to (52) _____. Why do you feel fear?'

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (53) with a suitable word: 'Scientists tell us that fear helps to (53) _____ us from danger.'

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (54) with a suitable word: 'a reaction starts in our brain and (54) _____ quickly throughout our body.'

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (55) with a suitable word: 'the mind is focussed (55) _____ the source of our fear.'

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (56) with a suitable word: 'babies are born with only two fears — the fear of falling (56) _____ loud noises.'

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (57) with a suitable word: 'This is when (57) _____ begin to have nightmares about zombies …'

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (58) with a suitable word: '(58) _____ it may not make sense, imaginary fears can be as terrifying as real threats.'

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (59) with a suitable word: 'Fear of (59) _____ can be as frightening as facing dangerous snakes or spiders.'

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (60) with a suitable word: 'exams cannot hurt us in the (60) _____ way as snakes or spiders can.'

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (61) with a suitable word: 'Professor Anne, (61) _____ is an expert on students' emotions, explains …'

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (62) with a suitable word: 'it has to do with (62) _____ each student thinks.'

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (63) with a suitable word: 'causes you to forget all that you have (63) _____.'

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (64) with a suitable word: 'It is often better to (64) _____ your fears than to ignore them.'

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fill in blank (65) with a suitable word: 'Exams are a regular (65) _____ of school life.'

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the sentence using the word 'nor' so that the meaning stays the same: 'Both Lisa and Ravi do not like pasta.' Begin with the cue '_____ nor _____'.

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the sentence keeping the same meaning: 'The instructor guided the hikers out of the forest.' Begin with the cue 'Neither _____'.

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the sentence as reported speech: '"I ran five laps around the track yesterday," Andrew told Aminah.' Begin with 'Andrew told Aminah that _____'.

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Combine the two sentences into one: 'Adam heard the devastating news. He broke down.' Begin with the cue 'Upon _____'.

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Combine the two sentences into one: 'He studied hard for the grammar test. He scored full marks for it.' Begin with the cue 'As a result of _____'.

Q71 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on paragraph one, why did the following characters enjoy going to Sal's Pizzeria for dinner? Complete the table for (a) Mum, and (b) Aaron, Doug and the author. [2m]

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Explain clearly why the author was certain that three heads were better than one (lines 9 - 10). [2m]

Q73 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Pick out a word from the second paragraph which tells us that Aaron, Doug and the author failed to win a toy. [1m]

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

"I think Mum liked the claw machine even more than we did." (line 17). What did the author mean by this? [2m]

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on lines 18 to 21, which two adjectives best describe how Aaron, Doug and the author felt? Put a tick (✓) in the box beside each of your answers. DO NOT TICK MORE THAN TWO BOXES. [2m] Options: impatient, confused, angry, calm, determined, excited.

Q76 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Pick out two words from lines 7 to 24 which signal how the boys' mood changed when Sal Junior stopped them from playing with the claw machine. Each word is found in a separate sentence. [2m] Provide the word for 'Before Sal Junior stopped them' and 'After Sal Junior stopped them'.

Q77 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] Words: 'one' (line 19); 'this thing' (line 25); 'them' (line 31).

Q78 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on the story, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] Statements: (a) The three boys had an unlimited number of tries at the claw machine each time they visited the restaurant. (b) When the three boys first started playing, the author and Doug wanted to win the same toy. (c) The claw could not grab hold of any of the toys.

Q79 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. [1m] Events: 'Aaron refused to eat the free pizzas.'; 'Sal Junior stopped the three boys from playing with the claw machine.'; 'Aaron felt that he was conned by Sal Junior.'

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

What made Sal Junior a crook in the eyes of Aaron? [2m]

P5 English SA2 2021 — Catholic High

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