This P5 English CA1 paper from Henry Park (2021) contains 35 questions worth 45 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P5 level in Singapore schools.
Q1Open-ended1 mark
Section A: Grammar Cloze. Choose the most suitable word from the list (A as, B by, C for, D in, E into, F many, G much, H on, J shall, K so, L that, M their, N through, P to, Q where). Each word can be used only once.
"A tropical rainforest is a delicate network of relationships between plants and animals. Many plants, for instance, rely on animals to transfer (1) ______ pollen from flower to flower."
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"Since the number of plants in the rainforests is so huge, the forests produce (10) ______ of the world's oxygen. For this reason, tropical rainforests have been called the 'lungs of the planet.'"
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Section B: Comprehension Cloze. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
"There are crinkle-cut fries and waffle fries; cheese fries and sweet potato fries. (11) ______ all these fries, McDonald's French fries is an old favourite."
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"(20) ______ the 1950s, the company that sold McDonald's the vegetable oil could not afford the equipment that was needed to process the oil at that time."
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How can you tell that Lina had classmates who were unsympathetic towards her problem? Support your answer with two pieces of evidence from paragraph 2. (2m)
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Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. [1m]
___ An art exhibition that showcased Lina's work was held.
___ Lina's mind wandered during her Science lesson.
___ Lina drew a picture of a beautiful valley.
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Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false. Give one reason why you think so. (3m)
(a) Lina could control her daydreaming.
(b) Lina liked to have pictures of her art work taken and published in the newspapers as they were beautiful.
(c) Daydreaming helped Lina with her paintings.
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Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write the answers in the column on the right. (3m)
(a) that (line 19)
(b) it (line 22)
(c) these things (line 28)
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Fill in the following table by identifying the correct word(s) from the passage. (3m)
(a) Which word from paragraph 6 tells us that Lina was happy to have photos of her and her paintings taken?
(b) Which two separate words from paragraphs 6 to 8 tell us that those present at the art exhibition liked Lina's art work?
i) ______
ii) ______
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Which two of the following words best describe Lina's character that supports her pursuit of a career in art? Put a tick in the box beside each of your answers. (2m) DO NOT TICK MORE THAN TWO BOXES.
Word choices: determined, quiet, humble, respectful, inspiring, talented
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