Q1
MCQ
1 mark
Playing with my younger siblings ______________ something I enjoy doing after school.
P5 English SA1 2025 — Red Swastika
Source: Red Swastika, 2025
This P5 English SA1 paper from Red Swastika (2025) covers grammar, cloze passage, comprehension and editing and spelling across 28 questions worth 36 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P5 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
When our lesson was disrupted ______________ a power failure, we learnt to be prepared for unexpected situation.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
______________ he have any questions about the debate competition, he can speak to Miss Tan.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
With so ______________ publicity about the upcoming school carnival, it is no wonder that everyone is talking about it.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
"______________ I go to bed early, I will feel tired in class tomorrow," Alex grumbled.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
The crowd watched ______________ excitement as Yeke ran towards the finish line.
Q7
Open-ended
1 mark
He brings them back to his home in Vietnam, ______________ he lovingly restores them. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q8
Open-ended
1 mark
He now has 20 clocks – each more than a hundred years old – stored ______________ a warehouse. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q9
Open-ended
1 mark
There, the air is filled with the sounds ______________ ticking and whirring from every clock. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q10
Open-ended
1 mark
This led him ______________ befriending an owner who sold him his first Victorian clock. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q11
Open-ended
1 mark
This was ______________ start of his collection. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q12
Open-ended
1 mark
Mr Thuoc believes his collection is the largest in the world. His passion ______________ clocks goes beyond just collecting them. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q13
Open-ended
1 mark
"The thrill of building the collection was not only in looking for the beautiful old clocks, ______________ also in figuring out how they work," he said. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q14
Open-ended
1 mark
Each clock in his collection ______________ a unique story, making it even more special. (Choose the most suitable word from the list (A)–(M) to fill in the blank.)
Q15
Open-ended
1 mark
Grandpa ended his story with a smile. Savoured his coffee with his eyes closed, he looked immensely satisfied. (Correct the underlined word 'Savoured'.)
Q16
Open-ended
1 mark
Grandpa loved telling me about his childhood and my family's incredible journey that began in 1953. Back when, Grandpa was just a young boy named Ah Song. (Correct the underlined word 'when'.)
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
He would follow his mother through crowded streets, occasional stopping to collect stones. (Correct the underlined word 'occasional'.)
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
This drew his mother's impaysions. (Correct the underlined word 'impaysions'.)
Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
"Hurry up, Ah Song! We cannot be late!" she urjed. (Correct the underlined word 'urjed'.)
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
Her voice showed clear signs of growing exasparasion as she glanced back at her son. (Correct the underlined word 'exasparasion'.)
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Pick out a word from the first paragraph which tells us that the writer cherished the moments he spent at Grandma's home. [1m]
Q22
Structured
2 marks
List two activities the writer enjoyed doing with Grandma. [2m] a) ______________ b) ______________
Q23
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] (Words from the passage: 'it' (line 3); 'a piece of paper' (line 15); 'my sanctuary' (line 23).)
Q24
Open-ended
2 marks
Do you think Grandma handled the bad news well? Explain your answer. [2m]
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Circle the word that best describes how the writer felt in lines 24 – 27. [1m] (Words: indifferent, nostalgic, envious, devastated)
Q26
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Based on the story, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] (Statements: (a) Grandma was an organised person. (b) Grandma had a special ability to take care of plants. (c) The neighbourhood where Grandma used to live did not change much over the years.)
Q27
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Indicate whether each statement is a fact or opinion by circling 'Fact' or 'Opinion'. [2m] (Statements: a) Grandma was a great cook. b) The shop where Grandma and the writer bought their snacks from had become a childcare centre.)
Q28
Open-ended
2 marks
Why does the writer feel that it was important to spend more time with family and friends after seeing the changes in Grandma's neighbourhood? [2m]