P5 English SA2 2025 — Henry Park | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The law clearly ____ that drivers who fail to wear their seat belts while driving will be fined.

B. states. Singular subject 'The law' takes the simple-present singular verb 'states' to express a general, ongoing rule.

Q: She has ____ experience in flying a plane as she has a pilot's licence.

D. some. 'Experience' here is an uncountable noun and the sentence shows a positive amount, so the indefinite quantifier 'some' fits. 'Few' and 'many' need a countable plural noun, and 'most' would need a definite reference.

Q: That man, ____ mother is a lawyer, is coming over for lunch this afternoon.

D. whose. The blank introduces a possessive relative clause indicating the man's mother. 'Whose' is the relative pronoun used to show possession for people.

Q: "I would have been punctual for school if I ____ up early this morning," I grumbled to my mother.

C. had woken. This is a third conditional sentence ('would have been'). The 'if' clause requires the past perfect tense 'had woken'.

Q: ____ Jane, who was in London, all of us attended Mary's birthday party last week.

C. Except for. Jane was not at the party because she was in London. 'Except for' correctly excludes Jane from 'all of us' who attended.

Q: I heard the puppy ____ loudly in the yard.

B. barking. After verbs of perception such as 'hear', the present participle '-ing' form is used to describe an action in progress: 'heard the puppy barking'.

Q: Either John or his sisters ____ the kitchen before they go to school.

A. clean. With 'either … or …', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'His sisters' is plural and the time reference ('before they go') is present, so the plural present-tense verb 'clean' is correct.

Q: "Mum's going to bake me a cake, ____ she?" Kai Wen asked his brother.

A. isn't. The main clause uses 'is going to', so the question tag inverts the auxiliary 'is' to 'isn't' with the matching pronoun 'she'.

Q: "You ____ wear your safety helmet when riding a bicycle!" Dad insisted.

B. must. Dad is insisting on a requirement. The modal 'must' expresses strong obligation and matches the verb 'insisted'.

Q: All the basketball players in the school team have trained ____ Coach Lee.

B. under. The collocation 'train under (someone)' is used to mean training while being supervised by a coach or mentor.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The law clearly ____ that drivers who fail to wear their seat belts while driving will be fined.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

She has ____ experience in flying a plane as she has a pilot's licence.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

That man, ____ mother is a lawyer, is coming over for lunch this afternoon.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"I would have been punctual for school if I ____ up early this morning," I grumbled to my mother.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

____ Jane, who was in London, all of us attended Mary's birthday party last week.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

I heard the puppy ____ loudly in the yard.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Either John or his sisters ____ the kitchen before they go to school.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"Mum's going to bake me a cake, ____ she?" Kai Wen asked his brother.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

"You ____ wear your safety helmet when riding a bicycle!" Dad insisted.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

All the basketball players in the school team have trained ____ Coach Lee.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The bully glared at the boy ____ before he kicked him.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The soccer players were ____ as they had won the World Cup Championship for the very first time.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Peter complained to his mother that his younger brother was being a ____ because he kept taking his stationery from his pencil case.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

During World War 2, many buildings collapsed when bombs ____ in neighbourhoods across the country.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

The train service at Buona Vista MRT station will ____ once all the repair works have been completed.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Get ready, set, run! The Running of the Reindeer race in Alaska is an exciting event where people run through streets with real reindeer close behind! (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'exciting'.)

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

Despite animal rights groups labelling the event as problematic, it continues to be popular. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'labelling'.)

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

This tradition began in 2007 when a reindeer accidentally escaped during a parade. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'accidentally'.)

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

The inaugural race happened in 2008. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'inaugural'.)

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

Thousands of spectators cheered while nine reindeer ran alongside 1,000 people. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'spectators'.)

Q21 MCQ 1 mark

The main purpose of the musical event described in Text 1 is to ____.

Q22 MCQ 1 mark

According to Text 1, the musical performance is special because it ____.

Q23 MCQ 1 mark

From Text 2, Daniel Lim chose to take part in the fundraising concert to ____.

Q24 MCQ 1 mark

According to Text 2, Hope Haven does not provide ____ for underprivileged children.

Q25 MCQ 1 mark

What do both Text 1 and Text 2 suggest about fund raising?

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] Singapore is known for its modern skyscrapers, but it also has a surprising amount of wildlife. In recent years, otters ____ been spotted swimming in rivers and canals.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] These animals ____ known to adapt well to the city, finding food and shelter even ____ crowded areas.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] These animals are known to adapt well to the city, finding food and shelter even ____ crowded areas.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] Some experts believe that the increase in urban wildlife sightings is due ____ conservation efforts.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] However, not all human-animal interactions are good. Some people feed wild animals ____ can lead to aggressive behaviour.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] To tackle this, authorities have created guidelines to educate residents ____ the importance of responsible co-existence.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] For example, signs have been placed ____ the entrances of parks and nature reserves to remind people not to feed or approach wildlife.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] These actions help ensure ____ both people and wildlife can safely share the city.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] Conservationists also emphasise the need ____ proper waste disposal.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

[Grammar cloze] Conservationists also emphasise the need for proper waste disposal, which helps prevent animals ____ searching for food in urban areas.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] '…helping to light a way for generations of blind people…' (underlined word: 'a')

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] 'They would otherwise be lived their entire lives in "dark" isolation…' (underlined word: 'lived')

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] '…in "dark" isolation and depenoancy.' (underlined word: 'depenoancy')

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] 'He clicked his tongue and the sound bounces off objects in the enviroment.' (underlined word: 'clicked')

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] '…the sound bounces off objects in the enviroment.' (underlined word: 'enviroment')

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] 'Studies show that people which use human sonar to get around…' (underlined word: 'which')

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] 'You do get a continous sort of vision…' (underlined word: 'continous')

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] 'It does not posess any of the type of high definition…' (underlined word: 'posess')

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] '…any of the type of high definition and detailed precise that vision has.' (underlined word: 'precise')

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

[Editing — correct the underlined word] 'There is also a differance in how the nervous system handles auditory information versus visual information.' (underlined word: 'differance')

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] To Demi Johnson, oysters ____ environmental 'superstars'.

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] A single ____ can filter up to 50 litres of seawater a day, removing algae and harmful organisms.

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] Groups of oysters form reefs ____ act as a habitat for other sea creatures.

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] This is the ____ of growing oysters in cages for conservation purposes.

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] At first, she knew ____ nothing about oysters and was even afraid of them.

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] Today, she is ____ expert.

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] She has earned a 'Master Oyster Gardener' certificate and even ____ a free course run by the Oyster Gardening Program (OGP) to learn more about oysters.

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] But their ____ have dropped due to disasters such as oil spills and hurricanes.

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] Demi and her mother go to the Pier near ____ home.

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] After a few hours, she ____ the cages out from the water.

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] She then ____ for predators, such as snails and crabs.

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] Harvested oysters will then ____ "planted" on existing reefs in the ocean.

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] Demi ____ grown more than 1,500 oysters.

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] She ____ the $1,000 cash prize to the OGP, who were able to invest that into helping the oysters to grow and flourish.

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

[Comprehension cloze] It's great to be able to do something that benefits ____ ecosystem.

Q61 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Sentence: Sarah sings beautifully. She plays the piano well. Cue words: Not only … also …

Q62 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Sentence: Sarah was tired. She continued working on her project. Cue word: although

Q63 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Sentence: It rained heavily, but the marathon continued as planned. Cue word: despite

Q64 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Sentence: Jane does not like to eat broccoli. Her brother does not like to eat broccoli. Cue word: Neither

Q65 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Sentence: John told his teacher, "I will submit my project by the end of this week." Cue word: that

Q66 Open-ended 1 mark

Why was Anthony Perry meeting his grandfather that afternoon?

Q67 Structured 2 marks

Refer to lines 11-15. Identify a two-word phrase for each blank that shows that Perry acted quickly to try to save the man on the tracks. (a) ____ (b) ____

Q68 Structured 2 marks

Based on lines 11-18, why was it dangerous for Anthony Perry to try to save the man on the tracks? (a) ____ (b) ____

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

What did Perry do to keep the man alive after pulling him away from the electrified rail?

Q70 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. (a) 'It' (line 14) refers to ____. (b) 'this' (line 24) refers to ____. (c) 'them' (line 30) refers to ____.

Q71 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. (a) One of the men involved in the fight managed to escape. (b) It was difficult for Perry to get the man away from the electrified rail. (c) The newspaper reported that Perry had saved a man's life.

Q72 Structured 2 marks

State how the other bystanders helped Perry during the rescue. (a) ____ (b) ____

Q73 Structured 2 marks

In line 32, Perry "quietly slipped away" after the firefighters and paramedics took over. (a) Why did he do so? (1m) (b) Circle one word that best describes the character value that Perry exhibited in 73(a). DO NOT CIRCLE MORE THAN ONE WORD. (1m) Options: courage / humility / perseverance / loyalty

Q74 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did Perry's friend want people to know that Perry was a hero?

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain in your own words what you think Perry meant when he used the phrase "Faith is stronger than fear".

P5 English SA2 2025 — Henry Park

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