Q1
Structured
Many plants, for instance, rely on animals to transfer (1)____ pollen from flower to flower.
P5 English SA1 2023 — Henry Park
Source: Henry Park, 2023
This P5 English SA1 paper from Henry Park (2023) contains 35 questions worth 20 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P5 level in Singapore schools.
Q2
Structured
At the same time, some animals depend (2)____ plants for their food as well as shelter.
Q3
Structured
(3)____ addition, millions of people live in the forests.
Q4
Structured
Scientists believe there are many more rainforest plants (4)____ will help treat or even cure serious diseases.
Q5
Structured
Tropical rainforests also help to control the water supply of the areas (5)____ they grow.
Q6
Structured
They do this by absorbing the constant rain and then releasing it slowly back (6)____ the atmosphere.
Q7
Structured
Many people rely on the rivers (7)____ their water supply and to irrigate their crops.
Q8
Structured
This keeps the air moist, leading (8)____ more, rain.
Q9
Structured
Like all green plants, rainforest plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen (9)____ the process of photosynthesis.
Q10
Structured
Since the number of plants in the rainforests is so huge, the forests produce (10)____ of the world's oxygen.
Q11
Open-ended
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.
Q12
Open-ended
There is something about these fries and we just cannot stop eating (12)____.
Q13
Open-ended
McDonald's fries is regarded as one of the (13)____ addictive foods.
Q14
Open-ended
There is one secret ingredient in its (14)____ that keeps you coming back for more.
Q15
Open-ended
To (15)____ make McDonald's fries, fresh potatoes are washed, peeled, cut into strips, and blanched in a factory.
Q16
Open-ended
Chemicals are also added to keep the potatoes a uniform light yellow (16)____.
Q17
Open-ended
Although chemicals are added, they do not (17)____ the fries that addictive flavour – there is another ingredient that does that.
Q18
Open-ended
The cut potatoes are then fried for less than a minute before being (18)____ and sent to the different McDonald's outlets.
Q19
Open-ended
At the restaurant, those potato strips are deep-fried in (19)____ and sprinkled with salt before landing on your food tray.
Q20
Open-ended
____ the 1950s, the company that sold McDonald's the vegetable oil could not afford the equipment that was (21)____ to process the oil at that time.
Q21
Open-ended
____ the 1950s, the company that sold McDonald's the vegetable oil could not afford the equipment that was (21)____ to process the oil at that time.
Q22
Open-ended
Processing the oil would extend the shelf life of the fries, making them (22)____ longer.
Q23
Open-ended
McDonald's and other fast-food restaurants made the beef fat their secret ingredient for a period (23)____ time.
Q24
Open-ended
But in the 1980s, fast-food restaurants took the ingredient out (24)____ health advocates criticised how unhealthy it was.
Q25
Open-ended
McDonald's wanted to keep its signature beefy flavour but without the beef fat itself, so it came up (25)____ a solution.
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
What did Mr Tan do to show that he was angry at Lina for daydreaming? (1m)
Q27
Open-ended
2 marks
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)
Q28
Open-ended
2 marks
Give two reasons as to why Lina daydreamed during lessons in school. (2m)
Q29
Open-ended
2 marks
In paragraph 3, how can you tell that Lina was disappointed with her own behaviour? (2m)
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
What made Lina decide to pursue a career in art? (1m)
Q31
Structured
1 mark
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.
Q32
Structured
3 marks
Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false. Give one reason why you think so. (3m)
Q33
Structured
3 marks
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)
Q34
Structured
3 marks
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?
Q35
Open-ended
2 marks
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.
determined
humble
inspiring
quiet
respectful
talented