P5 English CA2 2025 — Nan Hua

Q: Samantha is afraid ________ the dark so she sleeps with a nightlight on.

C. of. The fixed expression is 'afraid of' something. 'Afraid of the dark' is the correct collocation in English.

Q: Neither Sarah nor her friends ________ going to the amusement park today.

B. are. In 'neither...nor' constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. 'Her friends' is plural, so the present continuous verb 'are' is used (the time reference 'today' requires present tense).

Q: The children ________ left the playground before the rain started. They were glad they did not get wet.

B. had. The past perfect tense 'had left' is needed because the action of leaving happened before another past action (the rain started).

Q: He ________ have told me he was going to be late. I waited for an hour.

C. could. 'Could have told' expresses a missed opportunity or reproach — the speaker is annoyed because he had the ability to inform her but did not.

Q: "You brought your activity book, ________ you? Our teacher will be checking it," Jason said to Ben.

D. didn't. The statement 'You brought your activity book' is in the past tense and positive. The question tag must be negative and in the same tense, so 'didn't you?' is correct.

Q: I need to ________ my baby sister after school. My parents are still at work.

C. look after. 'Look after' means to take care of someone, which fits the context of caring for a baby sister while parents are at work.

Q: A tsunami is a natural ________ that occurs when an earthquake shakes the ocean floor and causes big waves to hit the land.

C. phenomenon. A 'natural phenomenon' is the standard collocation for an observable natural event like a tsunami.

Q: The sad and lonely puppy sat ________ by the door, hoping its owner would return soon.

B. forlornly. 'Forlornly' means in a sad, lonely or abandoned manner, which matches 'sad and lonely puppy' waiting for its owner.

Q: The customers were unhappy with the service and decided to ________ a refund from the manager.

D. demand. Customers who are unhappy 'demand' a refund — they forcefully ask for it. 'Issue' is what the manager would do; 'return' and 'collect' don't fit the angry tone.

Q: Even though Mr Lim looks very serious, he is kind and funny once you get to know him. You should not ________.

D. judge a book by its cover. The idiom 'judge a book by its cover' means to form an opinion based on appearance alone. Mr Lim's serious look (cover) hides his kind, funny nature.

P5 English 2025 CA2 20 questions 30 marks

Source: Nan Hua, 2025

This P5 English CA2 paper from Nan Hua (2025) contains 20 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

Samantha is afraid ________ the dark so she sleeps with a nightlight on.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Neither Sarah nor her friends ________ going to the amusement park today.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

The children ________ left the playground before the rain started. They were glad they did not get wet.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

He ________ have told me he was going to be late. I waited for an hour.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

"You brought your activity book, ________ you? Our teacher will be checking it," Jason said to Ben.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

I need to ________ my baby sister after school. My parents are still at work.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

A tsunami is a natural ________ that occurs when an earthquake shakes the ocean floor and causes big waves to hit the land.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

The sad and lonely puppy sat ________ by the door, hoping its owner would return soon.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

The customers were unhappy with the service and decided to ________ a refund from the manager.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Even though Mr Lim looks very serious, he is kind and funny once you get to know him. You should not ________.

Q11 Open-ended 1 mark

Based on paragraph 1, what do you think "the lesson" of the story in line 5 is about? [1m]

Q12 Open-ended 1 mark

What assignment did Mrs Tan give to the class? [1m]

Q13 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word from lines 6-13 shows there was a disagreement among the group members? [1m]

Q14 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on information from lines 14-21, complete the following table to show the characters' thoughts and their corresponding actions. [2m] (a) Ling — What the character thought: ________; What the character did: proposed another storyline. (b) Ravi — What the character thought: Ling's idea changed the original message; What the character did: ________.

Q15 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on lines 22-34, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] (a) The project was due soon. (b) Tom's task was not affected by the storyline. (c) Mrs Tan told the group to firm up the message of the story first.

Q16 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

What Mrs Tan advised the group during their skit planning [2m] (a) ________ (b) ________

Q17 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right. [3m] (a) everyone (line 9) (b) that (line 16) (c) the consultation (lines 38-39)

Q18 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

"Ling's eyes lit up. 'That could work. It's creative and meaningful.'" (lines 37-38) (a) What does the phrase "Ling's eyes lit up" tell you how she felt about Ravi's improved idea? [1m] (b) In what way was Ravi's idea "creative" and "meaningful"? [2m] — creative: ________; meaningful: ________

Q19 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Pick out two words from lines 25-41 which signal how the mood among Tom, Ravi and Ling had changed after Mrs Tan advised them. Each word is found in a separate sentence. [2m] Before Mrs Tan advised them: ________ After Mrs Tan advised them: ________

Q20 Open-ended 2 marks

"Sometimes, the best ideas are born from disagreement, leading to good outcomes." (lines 44-45) Based on lines 39-44, explain how this sentence can be applied to the group's experience in completing the project. [2m]

P5 English CA2 2025 — Nan Hua

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