P5 English SA1 2021 — Henry Park
Source: Henry Park, 2021
This P5 English SA1 paper from Henry Park (2021) contains 40 questions worth 45 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P5 level in Singapore schools.
Q1
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
The main purpose of this flyer is to ____.
(1) encourage parents to teach their babies to crawl
(2) persuade residents of Fernleaf to participate in a contest on social media
(3) create awareness of the Baby Crawling Contest organised by Fernleaf Community Club
(4) inform readers about the activities that the attendees to the annual baby crawling contest can do that day
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Attendees to the event can ____.
(1) listen to a talk, shop at a bazaar and vote for the cutest baby
(2) receive a goodie bag, take photo at the photo booth and listen to a talk
(3) learn from a sleep expert, buy things and take photo at the photo booth
(4) create a family portrait, vote for the cutest baby and learn from a sleep expert
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Which of the following statements is true about the Cutest Baby Facebook Contest?
(1) The photos of participants can be viewed on 24 May 2021.
(2) Only babies who live in Fernleaf can participate in the contest.
(3) Photos of participants must be posted on Facebook by their parents.
(4) The participant whose photo gets the most number of likes will win a $300 makeover package.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
There are ____ sponsors for the event.
(1) four
(2) eight
(3) three
(4) seven
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
To take part in the Baby Crawling Contest, registration must be done by ____.
(1) 1 June 2021
(2) 24 May 2021
(3) 10 June 2021
(4) 14 June 2021
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Which of the following statements is not true about the Baby Crawling Contest?
(1) The contest is held at Fernvale Community Club Hall.
(2) There are three categories of participation in this contest.
(3) The 1st prize winner will bring home only $500 worth of prizes.
(4) Registration must be made online via Fernleaf Community Club website.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
In the section, 'How do we Judge', the word 'HIGH' is in bold and written in capital letters to ____.
(1) excite the reader about the contest
(2) ensure that the reader can read the word
(3) emphasise that the child in the photo must give the best pose
(4) highlight the importance of sending a photo with the best quality
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
A parent who wants her child to participate in the Cutest Baby Facebook Contest must ____.
(1) call Amanda Tan at 63915555
(2) register at Fernleaf Community Club
(3) email her child's photo to www.fernleafcc.sg/events
(4) email her child's photo to Amanda.Tan@fernleafcc.sg
Q9
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'die' in the sentence: 'At least 28 people have die nationwide, and in the state of New South Wales (NSW) alone, more than 3000 homes have been damaged.'
Q10
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'athorities' in the sentence: 'Local athorities are struggling to control the wildfires, even with assisted from other countries.'
Q11
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'assisted' in the sentence: 'Local authorities are struggling to control the wildfires, even with assisted from other countries.'
Q12
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'this' in the sentence: 'All this have been made worse by persistent heat and scarcity of water.'
Q13
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'disastor' in the sentence: 'Many people claimed that climate change is the cause of this natural disastor.'
Q14
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'harder' in the sentence: 'There have been fires in every Australian state but New South Wales has been hit the harder.'
Q15
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'when' in the sentence: 'Some of Australia's largest cities have also been affected, including Melbourne and Sydney, when thick plumes of smoke from the fire have blanketed the city centre.'
Q16
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'hazadous' in the sentence: 'Earlier in December, the smoke was so bad in Sydney that air quality measured eleven times above the hazadous level.'
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'neigborhood' in the sentence: 'The fires range from small-blazes in parts of a neigborhood or isolated buildings to massive infernos that occupy entire hectares of land.'
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'ocupy' in the sentence: 'The fires range from small-blazes in parts of a neighbourhood or isolated buildings to massive infernos that ocupy entire hectares of land.'
Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'were' in the sentence: 'Some fires start and were contained in a matter of days but the biggest blazes have been burning for months.'
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Correct the underlined word 'lighting' in the sentence: 'Natural causes are to be blamed most of the time, like lighting strikes in drought-affected forests.'
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: A miller and his son decided to sell their donkey. On Market Day, they put a (21) ____ around the donkey's neck and led it along the road.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: (22) ____ long, they met a few women from a nearby village.
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: One woman pointed at them and said, 'Fancy those fools (23) ____ when they have a donkey to ride on.'
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: Upon hearing this, the miller placed his son on the donkey's back and they (24) ____ on their journey.
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: When they passed by an inn, they heard an old man saying, 'Look! What a disgrace to see a (25) ____ man riding the donkey while the old man has to walk.'
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: His son's cheeks turned (26) ____ in embarrassment as he looked guiltily at his father.
Q27
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: (27) ____ a word, the boy got down and helped his father mount the beast.
Q28
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: They moved (28) ____ quickly and soon reached a village.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: They noticed some villagers looking and pointing at their (29) ____.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: Someone shouted, 'What a lazy fellow! He sits on the donkey's back (30) ____ that poor young fellow can barely keep up on (31) ____.'
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: '...that poor young fellow can barely keep up on (31) ____.'
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: To please the crowd, he pulled his son up onto the donkey's back so that (32) ____ could both share the ride.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: As they got to the town market, a landowner stopped near them and asked, 'Is (33) ____ your animal?'
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: 'Well, if you (34) ____ for your animal, you would not overload it as you do.'
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze: 'You two should be carrying (35) ____ instead!'
Q36
Open-ended
2 marks
Synthesis & Transformation: Peter does not like seafood. His cousins do not like seafood too.
Neither ____ nor ____.
Q37
Open-ended
2 marks
Synthesis & Transformation: We collected his assignments for him. He was too sick to come to school.
Since ____.
Q38
Open-ended
2 marks
Synthesis & Transformation: 'Don't leave your health booklets in the classroom,' the teacher told her pupils.
The teacher reminded her pupils ____.
Q39
Open-ended
2 marks
Synthesis & Transformation: Mrs Ravi is well-liked by her neighbours. She is generous and kind.
____ for her ____.
Q40
Open-ended
2 marks
Synthesis & Transformation: Linda is a great gymnast. She is also an accomplished ballerina.
Not only ____ but also ____.