P5 English SA1 2023 — Maha Bodhi

Q: "You should not ____________ to your teachers, Jolene. It is very rude!" exclaimed Tabitha.

C. talk back. 'Talk back' means to reply rudely to someone in authority, which fits the context of being rude to teachers.

Q: Azhar knew he was ____________ when his mother saw pieces of the broken vase scattered all over the living room floor.

B. in hot water. 'In hot water' is an idiom meaning to be in trouble, which fits since Azhar broke a vase and his mother saw it.

Q: Miss Marina ____________ menacingly over the students, making them feel nervous.

B. loomed. 'Loomed' means to appear in a threatening or large form, which collocates with 'menacingly' and creates a sense of intimidation.

Q: Kyra was careless in her work but she longed to be as ____________ as her older sister.

D. meticulous. The conjunction 'but' signals a contrast with 'careless'. 'Meticulous' (showing great attention to detail) is the opposite of careless.

Q: The girls managed to gently ____________ their parents to let them have a sleepover.

D. persuade. 'Persuade' means to convince someone gently to do something, which collocates with 'gently' and fits the friendly context of asking parents for permission.

Q: For each question from 6 to 10, choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Passage context: "I walked into the vegetables section of the Winn-Dixie grocery store and I almost bumped into the manager." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'bumped'.

B. knocked. 'Bumped into' means to accidentally collide with or knock against someone, so 'knocked' is the closest in meaning.

Q: Passage context: "Who let a dirty dog in here?" he kept on shouting. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'dirty'.

A. filthy. 'Filthy' is a direct synonym of 'dirty', meaning extremely unclean.

Q: Passage context: "There were just a lot of vegetables rolling around on the floor..." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'rolling'.

B. spinning. 'Rolling' (of round objects like vegetables) means turning over and over, which is closest in meaning to 'spinning'.

Q: Passage context: "...a whole army of Winn-Dixie employees running around, waving their arms..." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'employees'.

D. workers. 'Employees' are people who work for an organisation, which is synonymous with 'workers'.

Q: Passage context: "He was a big, ugly dog." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'big'.

B. massive. 'Massive' means very large in size, which is closest in meaning to 'big'. The other options all mean very small.

P5 English 2023 SA1 26 questions 30 marks

Source: Maha Bodhi, 2023

This P5 English SA1 paper from Maha Bodhi (2023) contains 26 questions worth 30 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P5 level in Singapore schools.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

"You should not ____________ to your teachers, Jolene. It is very rude!" exclaimed Tabitha.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Azhar knew he was ____________ when his mother saw pieces of the broken vase scattered all over the living room floor.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Miss Marina ____________ menacingly over the students, making them feel nervous.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Kyra was careless in her work but she longed to be as ____________ as her older sister.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

The girls managed to gently ____________ their parents to let them have a sleepover.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

For each question from 6 to 10, choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Passage context: "I walked into the vegetables section of the Winn-Dixie grocery store and I almost bumped into the manager." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'bumped'.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Passage context: "Who let a dirty dog in here?" he kept on shouting. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'dirty'.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Passage context: "There were just a lot of vegetables rolling around on the floor..." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'rolling'.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Passage context: "...a whole army of Winn-Dixie employees running around, waving their arms..." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'employees'.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Passage context: "He was a big, ugly dog." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'big'.

Q11 Open-ended 1 mark

Section B: Grammar Cloze. From the list of words given (A=a, B=by, C=for, D=from, E=into, F=is, G=like, H=much, J=not, K=the, L=then, M=to, N=when, P=will, Q=with), choose the most suitable word for blank (11). Context: "The world population, or total number of people in the world, reached 8 billion in November, according to experts. This number was (11) ____________ surprising."

Q12 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (12). Context: "It shows that people are living longer, made possible (12) ____________ better healthcare."

Q13 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (13). Context: "However, having a huge population is challenging (13) ____________ countries in many parts of the world."

Q14 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (14). Context: "(14) ____________ of the growth has been from the world's poorer countries, especially Africa."

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (15). Context: "Having too many people (15) ____________ create problems in these places."

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (16). Context: "From housing (16) ____________ roads, hospitals, and even schools. We don't have enough of everything,"

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (17). Context: "says Philip Matuwa, a civil servant who works in (17) ____________ government of Nigeria."

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (18). Context: "Other countries (18) ____________ growing populations include India, Pakistan, and the Philippines."

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (19). Context: "Growing populations will make life harder in these places (19) ____________ combined with other dangers like climate change."

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for blank (20). Context: "Experts say that climate change is caused mainly by richer countries, (20) ____________ the United States and China."

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

What sound was the writer referring to in Line 1?

Q22 Open-ended 2 marks

From lines 12 to 18, give two actions to show that Jack was afraid when they went upstairs.

Q23 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

Which word from lines 19 to 24 has the same meaning as the words or phrases below? (a) slightly open (b) dreadful (c) carefully

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What did Peter do next? (Cause: Peter thought his torch was broken. Effect: ____)

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Why was Peter so certain the prisoner was downstairs?

Q26 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. (a) The caretaker could hear Peter dropping the torch. (b) Peter was excited about finding the prisoner.

P5 English SA1 2023 — Maha Bodhi

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