P5 English CA1 2021 — Nanyang
Source: Nanyang, 2021
This P5 English CA1 paper from Nanyang (2021) contains 25 questions worth 25 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P5 level in Singapore schools.
Q1
MCQ
1 mark
It is widely believed that washing one's hands frequently would make catching infections such as coronavirus much less likely. In fact, researchers found that people ____ less likely to be infected if they washed their hands at least six times a day.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
____, washing hands with water alone is not enough.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
____ experiment carried out by The Straits Times has shown ____ washing with soap significantly reduces the amount of germs picked ____ by the hands as compared ____ just rinsing them with water.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
An experiment carried out by The Straits Times has shown ____ washing with soap significantly reduces the amount of germs picked up by the hands.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
Significantly reduces the amount of germs picked ____ by the hands.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
Compared ____ just rinsing them with water.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases expert, said, 'While a specialised disinfectant is needed to effectively kill all the germs ____ one's hand, washing hands thoroughly with soap and water...'
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Washing hands thoroughly with soap and water ____ be sufficient for most people.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
An effective way to wash hands involves a seven-step process that ensures a thorough cleansing ____ it covers the base of one's palms to the tips of the fingers.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
All of which should take approximately ____ time needed to sing the 'Happy Birthday' song twice.
Q11
Open-ended
1 mark
News about otters have gained much interest in Singapore of late. They are amazing animals with many interesting characteristics. Do you know that they can ____ underwater for up to eight minutes in a single breath as they hunt for food?
Q12
Open-ended
1 mark
Do you know that they can stay underwater for up to eight minutes in a ____ breath as they hunt for food?
Q13
Open-ended
1 mark
Otters are also very intelligent as they are able to use tools ____ humans do.
Q14
Open-ended
1 mark
Otters can make tools ____ of rocks and wood to break open clam shells.
Q15
Open-ended
1 mark
To get at the delicious flesh found ____. Besides clams, otters mainly eat crabs and frogs.
Q16
Open-ended
1 mark
But they have also been known to occasionally ____ on animals like rabbits and birds under special circumstances.
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
Otters are social animals and live in large groups that can ____ of about thirty of them.
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
They love ____ on their backs to relax or sleep.
Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
When sleeping, the otters will hold hands with one ____. They do this to prevent themselves from drifting apart in the water.
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
They do this to prevent themselves from ____ apart in the water.
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Sometimes, they wrap themselves in long strands of kelp, a type of seaweed which grows from the sea bed, so that they will not be ____ away by strong currents.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Otters almost disappeared in Singapore in the 1960s with the Singapore River and Kallang Basin becoming too polluted. In ____ to the past, sightings of otters have increased in recent times.
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
Having cleaner waterways is cited as the main ____ for their reappearance.
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
While the otter population in Singapore is growing steadily, we must continue to raise public ____ of otters so that they will continue to thrive.
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
This is possible if everyone plays their ____ to make it happen. Hopefully, people will recognise that otters are amazing animals that deserve human protection.