Question 1

Emerging ____ Covid-19, Singaporeans have become more conscious of their personal hygiene.

Accepted Answer

B. from. 'Emerging from' is the correct collocation meaning coming out of a situation (the pandemic).

Question 2

"Let's not dwell on our mistakes. Instead, let's focus ____ doing our best for the competition," said Mrs Raju.

Accepted Answer

C. on. The verb 'focus' takes the preposition 'on' when followed by an action.

Question 3

Mrs Lee helped her son ____ a superhero costume for the school's Movie Character Day.

Accepted Answer

A. sew. After 'help (someone)', the bare infinitive 'sew' is used.

Question 4

"There isn't ____ time left before the movie starts. Let's leave now or we'll be late," Meili told her brother.

Accepted Answer

C. much. 'Time' is an uncountable noun and the sentence is negative, so 'much' is used.

Question 5

If I wake up early tomorrow, I ____ a cake.

Accepted Answer

C. will bake. First conditional: if-clause in present simple, main clause in 'will + base verb'.

Question 6

The boy in green is the one ____ found my brother's wallet.

Accepted Answer

A. who. 'Who' is the relative pronoun used to refer to a person ('the boy').

Question 7

The painter touched his artwork proudly and said, "____ is my best piece of all time."

Accepted Answer

A. This. The painter is touching the artwork (near him) and it is singular, so 'This' is correct.

Question 8

"I had no choice ____ to own up about my incomplete homework. Otherwise, I would be in more trouble," said Ravi.

Accepted Answer

C. but. The fixed expression 'no choice but to' means 'the only option was to'.

Question 9

There were fences ____ the two houses to ensure privacy.

Accepted Answer

D. between. 'Between' is used for two items; 'among' is for three or more.

Question 10

"He'd be happy to know that you'll be coming home for Christmas, ____?" asked Mr Gomez.

Accepted Answer

D. wouldn't he. The statement uses 'He'd' = 'He would', so the question tag mirrors it as 'wouldn't he'.

Question 11

Marianne was ____ to her friends who helped her catch up with schoolwork.

Accepted Answer

C. grateful. 'Grateful' (thankful) fits the context of friends helping her.

Question 12

Arvind was ____ when delivering his speech. He was not used to speaking to a large audience and could not calm himself down.

Accepted Answer

A. jittery. 'Jittery' means nervous; the others all mean very happy/excited.

Question 13

The villagers ____ the warnings about the earthquake until it was too late.

Accepted Answer

C. disregarded. 'Disregarded' means ignored, which fits 'until it was too late'.

Question 14

The dictionary is a good source of ____ when learning new words and phrases.

Accepted Answer

C. reference. A dictionary is consulted for information, making it a 'reference'.

Question 15

My brother guides me to read ____ by exposing me to a variety of stories and news articles.

Accepted Answer

D. extensively. 'Extensively' (widely / a great deal) fits reading a variety of materials.

Question 16

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'hollered' in the passage: "Come on! It's starting!" Greg, my neighbour, hollered from the sidewalk.

Accepted Answer

B. exclaimed. 'Hollered' means shouted/cried out loudly, closest in meaning to 'exclaimed'.

Question 17

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'neighbourhood' in the passage: "What's starting?" I asked. We had just moved to the neighbourhood.

Accepted Answer

C. community. A 'neighbourhood' is the local area where people live together — a 'community'.

Question 18

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'house' in the passage: "The magic show!" said Greg, exasperated. "At Mr. Hale's house!"

Accepted Answer

C. residence. A 'house' as a place where someone lives is a 'residence'; the others imply temporary stay.

Question 19

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined phrase 'very tired' in the passage: Rows of kids were already seated, waiting for Mr. Hale who looked very tired.

Accepted Answer

C. haggard. 'Haggard' means looking exhausted/worn out, closest to 'very tired'.

Question 20

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'reassuringly' in the passage: "Just relax," Mr. Hale whispered reassuringly and directed me to hide behind a cloak inside the box.

Accepted Answer

B. comfortingly. 'Reassuringly' means in a comforting manner that removes fear/worry.

Question 21

What does "this" under the subheading 'About Green Haven...' refer to? It refers to everyone doing his/her part to ____.

Accepted Answer

A. help conserve the environment. The bullet before says everyone can also do his/her part to help conserve the environment; 'this' refers back to that conservation effort.

Question 22

Under the section, 'How Green Haven is fun for everyone!', dashes are used to ____.

Accepted Answer

D. indicate that more information is being given. The dashes set off the parenthetical phrase 'housed in different booths and zones', giving extra information about the displays and activities.

Question 23

Which of the following is true of Green Haven?

Accepted Answer

B. It raises awareness of environmental issues.. The flyer's subtitle is 'Fostering Environmental Awareness' and the About section makes clear its purpose is environmental conservation awareness.

Question 24

Renee wants to make an item that she can take home. She can do that at ____.

Accepted Answer

C. Booth 2. Booth 2 description: 'Learn to reuse a wide variety of items to make practical gifts you can take home' — making something to take home.

Question 25

What is the main aim of the flyer?

Accepted Answer

A. to draw visitors to Green Haven. A promotional flyer with admission fee, opening hours and membership benefits is primarily designed to attract visitors to the venue.

P5 English SA1 2023 — Red Swastika

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