P5 English SA2 2021 — Henry Park | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Mother has bought some butter and flour. She _____ a cake this afternoon. (1) bakes (2) is baking (3) has baked (4) will have been baking

B. is baking. Mother bought ingredients with the intention to bake later today; the present continuous 'is baking' expresses a planned, near-future action.

Q: Neither Ali nor his brothers, Tom and John, _____ to visit their cousin yet. (1) go (2) is going (3) has gone (4) have gone

D. have gone. In 'neither...nor...' constructions the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Brothers' is plural, and 'yet' signals the present perfect, so 'have gone' is correct.

Q: The farmer's geese _____ since two weeks ago and he is still searching for them. (1) is missing (2) were missing (3) had been missing (4) have been missing

D. have been missing. An action beginning in the past and continuing to the present uses the present perfect continuous: 'have been missing'.

Q: I _____ down the ladder when I slipped and fell into the drain. (1) climbed (2) was climbing (3) have climbed (4) will have climbed

B. was climbing. A continuous past action interrupted by a sudden past event uses the past continuous: 'was climbing... when I slipped'.

Q: The fireman jumped out of the window when he saw the gas tank _____. (1) exploded (2) exploding (3) was exploding (4) had been exploded

B. exploding. After verbs of perception like 'saw' + object, an action in progress is expressed with the -ing form: 'saw the gas tank exploding'.

Q: "_____ you making a trip to Malaysia later?" I asked my sister. (1) Isn't (2) Aren't (3) Wasn't (4) Weren't

B. Aren't. The subject 'you' takes 'are', and the future action 'later' uses the present continuous, so the negative question form is 'Aren't you making'.

Q: "Jane and her friends have not taken their lunch, _____?" asked Tom. (1) is it (2) has she (3) have they (4) didn't they

C. have they. Question tag rule: negative statement → positive tag, using the same auxiliary ('have') and a pronoun matching the plural subject ('they'). Hence 'have they'.

Q: _____ what Hamid did, his little brother was not appeased. (1) Since (2) Unless (3) However (4) No matter

D. No matter. 'No matter what' introduces a contrast clause meaning 'regardless of what Hamid did'.

Q: Mother is going to take Paul and _____ to the dentist for our annual dental check. (1) I (2) me (3) her (4) you

B. me. The pronoun is the object of 'take', so the object pronoun 'me' is required. 'Our annual check' also signals first-person.

Q: The newborn calf, like the recently born calves, _____ difficulty walking properly. (1) has (2) have (3) is being (4) are having

A. has. The subject is the singular 'newborn calf'; the phrase 'like the recently born calves' is parenthetical and does not affect verb agreement. Singular verb 'has' is required.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Mother has bought some butter and flour. She _____ a cake this afternoon. (1) bakes (2) is baking (3) has baked (4) will have been baking

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Neither Ali nor his brothers, Tom and John, _____ to visit their cousin yet. (1) go (2) is going (3) has gone (4) have gone

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

The farmer's geese _____ since two weeks ago and he is still searching for them. (1) is missing (2) were missing (3) had been missing (4) have been missing

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

I _____ down the ladder when I slipped and fell into the drain. (1) climbed (2) was climbing (3) have climbed (4) will have climbed

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

The fireman jumped out of the window when he saw the gas tank _____. (1) exploded (2) exploding (3) was exploding (4) had been exploded

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

"_____ you making a trip to Malaysia later?" I asked my sister. (1) Isn't (2) Aren't (3) Wasn't (4) Weren't

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

"Jane and her friends have not taken their lunch, _____?" asked Tom. (1) is it (2) has she (3) have they (4) didn't they

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

_____ what Hamid did, his little brother was not appeased. (1) Since (2) Unless (3) However (4) No matter

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Mother is going to take Paul and _____ to the dentist for our annual dental check. (1) I (2) me (3) her (4) you

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The newborn calf, like the recently born calves, _____ difficulty walking properly. (1) has (2) have (3) is being (4) are having

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The exhausted reporter _____ into his armchair and fell fast asleep. (1) leaned (2) slumped (3) wriggled (4) swaggered

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The foolish man _____ away his inheritance and was soon a pauper. (1) sent (2) spent (3) stashed (4) squandered

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

A bite from the poisonous snake proved _____ for the hiker who breathed his last after a few seconds. (1) fatal (2) tragic (3) reckless (4) destructive

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

My aunt will occasionally _____ our house to have tea with us in the afternoon. (1) drop by (2) drop off (3) drop back (4) drop away

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Lily is like a _____ as she waited anxiously for the results of the storytelling competition. (1) moth to a flame (2) cat on hot bricks (3) bee around a honeypot (4) ripple from a stone thrown into a pond

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

From the passage about the Rail Corridor: "It was used for the transportation of goods between Singapore and Malaysia." Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'transportation'. (1) loading (2) shipment (3) transmission (4) dissemination

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

From the passage: "plans were made to use this continuous open space for the community." Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'continuous'. (1) endless (2) relentless (3) incessant (4) consistent

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

From the passage: "it is an oasis away from our urban environment." Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'urban'. (1) city (2) local (3) central (4) popular

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

From the passage: "there are several points of entry or exit along the Rail Corridor, thus making it easy to reach." Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined phrase 'easy to reach'. (1) available (2) attainable (3) achievable (4) accessible

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

From the passage: "As a venue for sports recreation, the Rail Corridor attracts many visitors each year." Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'venue'. (1) region (2) setting (3) location (4) neighbourhood

Q21 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The main purpose of this flyer is to _____. (1) promote Yoga Buddies Pte Ltd (2) get children to practise yoga poses (3) keep children occupied during the holidays (4) educate children and parents on the benefits of yoga

Q22 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The yoga lesson will be conducted _____. (1) once a week (2) twice a week (3) once in a fortnight (4) once in the month of December

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following statements is true about the benefits of yoga? (1) Yoga helps children to be more hyperactive. (2) Yoga teaches children to be more disciplined. (3) All yoga poses will help children to improve their balance. (4) Yoga moves will help children to only focus during lessons.

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The yoga lessons will be conducted _____. (1) at ACD Building (2) at the yoga studio (3) through phone conferencing (4) through online Zoom meeting

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which yoga pose will help children improve their flexibility? (1) Tree pose (2) Plow pose (3) Lotus pose (4) Dancer pose

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Why is an asterisk (*) added after the word 'Fees'? (1) to inform readers of the fees (2) to create excitement among readers (3) to make it easier for readers to read the information (4) to highlight to readers that the fees exclude the yoga mat

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Based on the flyer, which of the following is not something one can do during the yoga lessons? (1) learn how to relax (2) learn how to dance (3) learn how to concentrate (4) learn how to be more confident

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following is not compulsory during registration? (1) The fee for one child per session is $25. (2) All registration must be submitted through email. (3) Further enquiries can be made through a phone call. (4) Registration must be completed by 27 November 2021.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (29). The text reads: "All plants and animals need water to survive. (29) _____ there is no water, there will be no life on earth."

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (30). The text reads: "Earth's water is everywhere. It (30) _____ be found in the air, clouds, rivers, oceans, ice and living organisms."

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (31). The text reads: "(31) _____ , only about 3 percent of Earth's water is freshwater."

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (32). The text reads: "Of that, only about 1.2 percent can be used (32) _____ drinking water which comes from rivers and streams."

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (33). The text reads: "The rest (33) _____ locked up in glaciers, ice caps or buried deep in the ground."

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (34). The text reads: "If you have tasted the water from the sea, you (34) _____ know that unlike freshwater, seawater tastes salty."

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (35). The text reads: "Humans (35) _____ turning to seawater to increase water supply but seawater contains large quantities of dissolved salts."

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (36). The text reads: "Desalination must be properly carried out for consumption as seawater is toxic (36) _____ humans."

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (37). The text reads: "Our kidneys normally remove excess salt (37) _____ producing urine but the body needs freshwater to dilute the salt in the body for the kidneys to work properly."

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the most suitable word from the list (A–Q) for blank (38). The text reads: "As Earth's population grows, the demand (38) _____ fresh water increases."

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: The underlined word in the sentence below contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Sentence: "It was such a coincidence that I met Jenny while window shopping at one of the most popular shopping malls. It had been a long time when we last met." (underlined: when)

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "During our conversation, Jenny shared that if she had not overcomes many challenges to achieve her dreams..." (underlined: overcomes)

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "...she properbly would have been unemployed till now." (underlined: properbly)

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "Jenny had studied extremely hard until she graduated from a well-known unnivesity." (underlined: unnivesity)

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "Now, she could proudly say that she has become the chief edditer of one of the most popular magazines of Singapore." (underlined: edditer)

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "...the chief editor of one of the most popular magazines of Singapore." (underlined: of, before 'Singapore')

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "Jenny was thankful for the people who had helped her to achieve her sucess." (underlined: sucess)

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "Most of the encouragement with help could be credited to her mother." (underlined: with)

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "Her mother had made sure that Jenny fully consentraited on her studies." (underlined: consentraited)

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "I didn't know why she cares so much about education then." (underlined: cares)

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "I was always frustrated in her ways in that time." (underlined: in, before 'that time')

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing: Correct the underlined word. Sentence: "She added that she is really greatful to her mother for having great foresight." (underlined: greatful)

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (51) with a suitable word. "Forests cover more than thirty percent of the world's land area. However, (51) _____ are disappearing at a worrying rate."

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (52) with a suitable word. "Deforestation has raised (52) _____ among scientists and environmentalists."

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (53) with a suitable word. "Humans need trees for a (53) _____ of reasons such as providing shelter and purifying the air."

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (54) with a suitable word. "Trees provide shelter not only for humans but (54) _____ animals."

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (55) with a suitable word. "Thus, the loss of forests can have an undesirable (55) _____ for the ecosystem."

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (56) with a suitable word. "In Indonesia, huge tracts of forests are cut down to (56) _____ way for the cultivation of oil palms."

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (57) with a suitable word. "Not all deforestation is intentional or man-made as some are caused by (57) _____ factors such as wildfires, floods and hurricanes."

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (58) with a suitable word. "When trees are cut down, it deprives the forest (58) _____ its canopy and leads to temperature fluctuations."

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (59) with a suitable word. "In addition, with less tree roots to bind the soil together, landslides become (59) _____ common during heavy rains."

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (60) with a suitable word. "(60) _____ the importance of preserving forests, many trees are still being cut down."

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (61) with a suitable word. "Companies keen to make quick profits refuse to admit that they are (61) _____ for damaging the environment."

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (62) with a suitable word. "The lack of law enforcement means companies (62) _____ cut down trees illegally can get away unpunished."

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (63) with a suitable word. "If nothing is (63) _____, climate change will worsen."

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (64) with a suitable word. "Flora and fauna that have perished can never (64) _____ revived and will be lost forever."

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze: Fill in blank (65) with a suitable word. "The next generation will have to grapple (65) _____ climate challenges."

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Synthesis/Transformation: Rewrite the given sentences using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning must be the same. "John does not know the answer. Mary does not know the answer too." Start with: Neither _____.

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

Synthesis/Transformation: Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence. "Did you complete your homework last night?" Mother asked me. Start with: Mother asked me _____.

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Synthesis/Transformation: Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence. "If you are very sure that he is at home, you may visit him." Use: unless

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Synthesis/Transformation: Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence. "Hui Ling was praised by the teacher because she was honest." Start with: As a result of _____.

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Synthesis/Transformation: Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence. "The bird is injured so it cannot fly." Structure: The bird _____ due to _____.

Q71 Open-ended 1 mark

What was Oliver doing alone in the woods? [1m]

Q72 Open-ended 1 mark

What does "prize" in line 11 refer to? [1m]

Q73 Open-ended 2 marks

Give two reasons why Oliver's journey back to his teammates was difficult even before he met the pack of wolves. [2m]

Q74 Structured 4 marks

Which word in paragraphs 4 to 5 has the same meaning as the words below? [4m] - picturing - chance - suddenly - increased

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did the 'chilling sound' in line 18 cause Oliver's heart to thump wildly and quicken his pace? [2m]

Q76 Structured 3 marks

Based on the story, state whether each statement is true or false and give one reason why you think so. [3m] (a) Oliver and his team were in the forests to hunt. (b) Oliver was a stubborn team leader. (c) Oliver's teammates abandoned him when they saw the pack of wolves approaching.

Q77 Open-ended 2 marks

State 2 ways how Oliver tried to escape from the pack of wolves. [2m] (i) _____ (ii) _____

Q78 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] ___ Oliver's teammate fired the rifle. ___ Oliver raced across the frozen lake. ___ Oliver picked up the dead rabbit.

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain fully the sentence, "Oliver's teammate prayed that his shooting skills would not miss his intended target" (Line 37). [2m]

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

How do you think Oliver was feeling at the end of the story? Support your answer with evidence from the passage. [2m]

P5 English SA2 2021 — Henry Park

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