P5 English SA2 2021 — Rosyth | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The group leaders ____ the teacher has selected will attend the meeting tomorrow.

C. whom. 'Whom' is the object pronoun used when the relative pronoun is the object of the verb 'selected' — the teacher selected them (whom).

Q: My mother ____ in the kitchen when the deliveryman rang the doorbell.

C. was cooking. Past continuous 'was cooking' is needed to show an ongoing past action interrupted by another past event (the doorbell rang).

Q: "Our trainer has instructed us to pitch the tent by ____. Let's get started," Alan reminded his group members.

B. ourselves. Alan is addressing his own group (including himself), so the reflexive pronoun matching 'us' is 'ourselves'.

Q: Wen Xi's allergies were severe. She kept on sneezing ____ the tissue she had brought along.

B. into. The collocation 'sneezing into' (a tissue/elbow) is the standard expression for directing a sneeze into something.

Q: Neither Danny nor his friends ____ to watch the movie. Their parents have instructed them to stay at home.

D. are going. With 'neither…nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject ('his friends' — plural), so 'are going' is correct.

Q: The coach trains the school team for the tournaments, ____?

D. doesn't he. A positive simple-present statement takes a negative simple-present tag — 'doesn't he'.

Q: Rashid rushed to the canteen during recess, ____ to bring his wallet along.

D. forgetting. The participle phrase 'forgetting to bring his wallet' modifies the main clause, describing an accompanying action/circumstance.

Q: Sam would not be able to hand in his homework ____ the deadline for submission was extended.

B. unless. 'Unless' (= if not) fits the conditional sense: Sam couldn't submit on time if the deadline were not extended.

Q: Rani saw the little boy ____ into the drain and ran forward to help him up immediately.

A. fall. After verbs of perception like 'saw', the bare infinitive ('fall') is used to describe a complete observed action.

Q: For the past twenty years, Uncle Tim ____ coins from all over the world. It is his favourite pastime.

C. has been collecting. Present perfect continuous 'has been collecting' marks an action that began in the past and continues to the present (For the past twenty years).

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The group leaders ____ the teacher has selected will attend the meeting tomorrow.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

My mother ____ in the kitchen when the deliveryman rang the doorbell.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"Our trainer has instructed us to pitch the tent by ____. Let's get started," Alan reminded his group members.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Wen Xi's allergies were severe. She kept on sneezing ____ the tissue she had brought along.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Neither Danny nor his friends ____ to watch the movie. Their parents have instructed them to stay at home.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

The coach trains the school team for the tournaments, ____?

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Rashid rushed to the canteen during recess, ____ to bring his wallet along.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Sam would not be able to hand in his homework ____ the deadline for submission was extended.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Rani saw the little boy ____ into the drain and ran forward to help him up immediately.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

For the past twenty years, Uncle Tim ____ coins from all over the world. It is his favourite pastime.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Amy and Shumei decided to ____ and became friends again after they had apologised to each other for the misunderstanding.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The discipline master stepped in to resolve the ____ between the two boys when he heard the commotion.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Toh ____ Mary for handling the difficult situation calmly.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Feeling ____, John shouted in shock when he saw his classmate looking at his personal diary.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Not having met her old neighbour for a long time, Patsy was elated to ____ Mrs Susie at the supermarket.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'beating heavily' in the passage: "Every time I thought about flying, I would begin sweating and my heart would start beating heavily."

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'altogether' in the passage: "I only felt better by avoiding travel altogether."

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'concentrated' in the passage: "As the flight took off, David concentrated on keeping his breathing calm and even."

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'substituted' in the passage: "Whenever thoughts about crashing entered his mind, he substituted them with a positive thought…"

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'hold' in the passage: "The fear that had such a powerful hold on him had disappeared!"

Q21 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Visual context

A poster for 'The Write Art Competition 2021' organised by Draw Academy. Theme: 'Together, we can fight Covid-19'. Invites primary school children (7-12 years old) residing in Singapore to create original artworks and writing about the COVID-19 pandemic. Five activity choices: draw a comic strip about the coronavirus; design a poster encouraging mask-wearing; write a letter to a healthcare worker; write a poem about vaccines; create a 3D germ-fighting hero. Submission: screenshot of original entry to www.drawacademy.com/reg before 10pm, 12 Dec 2021. Registration period: 15 Nov – 1 Dec 2021, 10am-5pm, $30 fee via 'Pay Instant'. Early Bird Discount: register by 18 Nov and pay only $20. Each participant may submit only one entry. All fees donated to Wellness Hospital. Contact Mr Collins at collins@drawacademy.com or 6235 2323. Prizes per activity: First Prize $70 cash + certificate + trophy; Second Prize $50 cash + certificate + box of paints; Third Prize $30 cash + certificate + set of crayons. Top 3 winners featured on the Draw Academy website. Two testimonial speech bubbles: Jolene, 12 (1st Prize Winner 2019) saying donating to the hospital was more memorable than winning; Tim, 9 (2nd Prize Winner 2020) saying painting became fun despite initial nerves. Organised by Draw Academy; sponsored by Art Studio and Art Shop.

The Write Art Competition 2021 aims to ____.

Q22 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Participants for the competition can choose to ____.

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

All entries must be ____.

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

8-year-old Anne likes to write and draw. She is interested to submit both her poem and her comic strip. She has to ____.

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

To enjoy the early-bird discount, one has to register ____.

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The first-prize winner will receive a ____.

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to Jolene, what was more important than winning the prize?

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following statements is true?

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word (A-Q) from the word bank for blank (29): 'Mr Mamoun is a worker from Bangladesh staying at a dormitory ____ migrant workers.' Word bank: (A) a, (B) after, (C) also, (D) although, (E) an, (F) despite, (G) for, (H) how, (J) on, (K) out, (L) their, (M) to, (N) was, (P) where, (Q) which.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (30): 'Mr Sheik was stationed at the dormitory to look ____ the well-being of these workers…'

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (31): '…and attending to ____ daily essential needs.'

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (32): '____ the tight restrictions, Mr Sheik and Mr Mamoun formed a close friendship.'

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (33): 'Mr Sheik often checked in on ____ Mr Mamoun was doing…'

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (34): 'Mr Mamoun would go ____ of his way to make pastries and sugar cane juice for Mr Sheik…'

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (35): 'Mr Mamoun, who was due to fly back home the day before the safe management measures were imposed ____ all the dormitories, decided to make the best of a tough situation.'

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (36): 'He helped to clean the dormitories and relayed information from Mr Sheik ____ the other workers.'

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (37): '"At first, the language barrier was ____ issue between the workers and me…"'

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the word bank for blank (38): 'He ____ added that everyone should be treated equally and with respect.'

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Each underlined word contains a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'There has been an increase in the number of otters since an Clean River Campaign was launched…' (underlined word: 'an')

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'was launched by the ganverment in 1977.' (underlined word: 'ganverment')

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: '"Now, there's a healthy poppuletion of otters."' (underlined word: 'poppuletion')

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'The only problem is a lack of space for these territory animals.' (underlined word: 'territory')

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'Singapore's urban otters are living with its parents one to two years…' (underlined word: 'its')

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: '…living with their parents one to two years long than those living in the wild…' (underlined word: 'long')

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: '…to cope in the limited space in the city.' (underlined word: 'in')

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'Since Singapore's otters have adapted well to their urban environment, they still face threats to their survival.' (underlined word: 'Since')

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: '…they still face threats to their survaivel.' (underlined word: 'survaivel')

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: '…they share their homes with a predater, the water monitor lizard, which attacks otter pups.' (underlined word: 'predater')

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'otters have also become victims of road acksidents.' (underlined word: 'acksidents')

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Write the correct word for the underlined word in: 'Singaporeans are generally fond of their cheeky neybours.' (underlined word: 'neybours')

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Laughter strengthens ____ immune system, improves mood and reduces pain.'

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Laughter strengthens your immune system, improves mood and ____ pain.'

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '…this priceless medicine is fun, free ____ easy to use.'

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'There are good ____ why television programmes include comedy shows.'

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Such shows bring about laughter in viewers which ____ contagious.'

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '…you tend to laugh ____ together than when you are alone.'

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'When you bring laughter into your own life, those around you will feel ____ too.'

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'There is a misunderstanding that laughter only happens ____ one hears or tells jokes.'

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '…if you do not take the ____ to engage with other people, it becomes difficult for you to laugh together with them.'

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'When we connect and laugh with ____ person, a positive bond is formed.'

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'This shows how laughter can unite people ____ difficult times.'

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'The ability to laugh not ____ makes life more enjoyable, but it also helps you to solve problems.'

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'You are able to think more creatively when faced with ____.'

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'However, when you take things ____ seriously, it can be hard to think outside the box…'

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '…it can be hard to think ____ the box and new solutions.'

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence, ending with 'the chef.', keeping the same meaning: 'The chef is cleaning the dirty plates.' '____________________________________________________ the chef.'

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentences using 'who', keeping the same meaning: 'I bumped into Mrs Tan at the school gate. She is my new form teacher.' '___________________________________________________ who ___________________________________________________'

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentences using 'prefers', keeping the same meaning: 'Tom likes to watch movies. He likes to play soccer even more.' '____________________ prefers ____________________________________________________'

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence beginning with 'Ben asked his sister', keeping the same meaning: 'Ben asked his sister, "Did you water my plants yesterday?"' 'Ben asked his sister ___________________________________________________'

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence beginning with 'With', keeping the same meaning: 'Alice took part in the competition because Lily encouraged her.' 'With ___________________________________________________'

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did the author stop reading and join the group of people gathered at the edge of the sea? [2m]

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

What did the fisherman do to stop the turtle from escaping? [2m]

Q73 Structured 3 marks

Based on lines 5-19, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] (a) The author did not expect to see a giant turtle by the beach. (b) The captured turtle was struggling. (c) The turtle was going to be sold for its meat.

Q74 Open-ended 1 mark

From lines 11-16, pick out a word that tells us that the crowd was keen in capturing what the giant turtle was doing. [1m]

Q75 Structured 3 marks

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: (a) 'the spectacle' (lines 12-13); (b) 'it' (line 14); (c) 'that' (line 17).

Q76 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. [1m] ____ The author agreed with the boy. ____ A turtle got captured. ____ People took pictures of the turtle.

Q77 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain clearly why "the father was embarrassed by his son, but he was not ashamed of him" in lines 27 to 28. [2m]

Q78 Open-ended 2 marks

Which two of the following words best describe how the author felt in lines 31-36? Put a tick (✓) in the box beside each of your answers. [2m] DO NOT TICK MORE THAN TWO BOXES. Options: sad, afraid, ashamed, curious, surprised, disappointed.

Q79 Structured 2 marks

Based on information from lines 37-44, fill in the table below. [2m] Cause: ____ → Effect: The fisherman released the turtle. Cause: The crowd could not see the turtle anymore. → Effect: ____

Q80 Structured 2 marks

"Everyone had learnt a lesson on the beach that day" (line 42). (a) How did the author know that the crowd had learnt their lesson? [1m] (b) What do you think the people who witnessed the commotion learnt on that day? [1m]

P5 English SA2 2021 — Rosyth

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