P5 English SA1 2023 — Nanyang
Source: Nanyang, 2023
This P5 English SA1 paper from Nanyang (2023) 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
Humpback whales are known to be superb singers. The males are capable of complex vocal performances that are often repeated for many hours. The longest known recording of ____ humpback whale song is a staggering 22 hours.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
____ album of their songs released in the 1970s gained worldwide fame and ____ still the best-selling recording of nature sound even made.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
____ album of their songs released in the 1970s gained worldwide fame and ____ still the best-selling recording of nature sound even made.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
Humpbacks ____ a particular sea area deliver the same songs in the same way every year.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
____ songs vary between whale populations.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
For example, North Atlantic humpbacks sing different ones from ____ in the North Pacific.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia studied ____ humpbacks are able to deliver the same songs.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
The researchers discovered that the humpbacks learn the exact sounds from one another without simplifying ____ leaving anything out.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
This suggests that humpback whales ____ learn an entire song pattern from one another very quickly, even if it is complex or difficult.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
____ ability of theirs explains why the song of a whale population changes over time.
Q11
Open-ended
1 mark
A few months into the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, food charity Willing Hearts started receiving more requests for its food distribution service. In response, its volunteers ____ the level of production in its kitchen at Chai Chee, packing about 11,000 meals, compared with the 7,000 before the pandemic.
Q12
Open-ended
1 mark
Today, the charity is able to ____ up to approximately 15,000 meals a day ____ the opening of its new soup kitchen in Joo Chiat.
Q13
Open-ended
1 mark
Today, the charity is able to ____ up to approximately 15,000 meals a day ____ the opening of its new soup kitchen in Joo Chiat.
Q14
Open-ended
1 mark
The new kitchen is three times bigger ____ the charity's previous premises in Chai Chee. It includes new equipment that will help Willing Hearts boost its meal production.
Q15
Open-ended
1 mark
In addition, the new premises is expected to serve as a ____ for homeless beneficiaries from August this year. Willing Hearts founder Tony Tay, who ____ the charity in his home kitchen in 2003, said...
Q16
Open-ended
1 mark
Willing Hearts founder Tony Tay, who ____ the charity in his home kitchen in 2003, said, "During the pandemic, we saw more requests from residents, ____ we decided to step up our efforts to help them."
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
Willing Hearts founder Tony Tay, who ____ the charity in his home kitchen in 2003, said, "During the pandemic, we saw more requests from residents, ____ we decided to step up our efforts to help them."
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
It is the desire ____ the volunteers to reach out to more people that has helped us move into the new space, and I am thankful for ____ support in making this happen."
Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
It is the desire ____ the volunteers to reach out to more people that has helped us move into the new space, and I am thankful for ____ support in making this happen."
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
The kitchen is managed by a team of about 200 volunteers and runs ____ the year. It produces a nutritious spread with about a tonne of rice cooked daily.
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Mr Tay is grateful that the charity, ____ receives support from sponsors for its groceries, ____ been able to continue providing cooked food to its beneficiaries ____ the rising raw material cost in recent months.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Mr Tay is grateful that the charity, ____ receives support from sponsors for its groceries, ____ been able to continue providing cooked food to its beneficiaries ____ the rising raw material cost in recent months.
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
Mr Tay is grateful that the charity, ____ receives support from sponsors for its groceries, ____ been able to continue providing cooked food to its beneficiaries ____ the rising raw material cost in recent months.
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
Besides providing food and shelter, Mr Tay is hopeful the charity will find new ____ of helping the community. He said, "I hope that the number of people requesting for our help will go down. That would mean compared to now, ____ people are facing hardships. We hope that day will come soon."
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
Besides providing food and shelter, Mr Tay is hopeful the charity will find new ____ of helping the community. He said, "I hope that the number of people requesting for our help will go down. That would mean compared to now, ____ people are facing hardships. We hope that day will come soon."