P5 English SA1 2021 — Tao Nan

Q: The teacher made her student ____ out the sentence neatly again.

A. write. After 'made' (causative verb) + object, use the bare infinitive 'write'.

Q: Sarah ____ for joy it she received the good news.

B. would jump. Conditional construction matches with 'would jump' as the hypothetical result.

Q: David, ____ we met at the park, is my classmate.

C. whom. 'David' is the object of 'met', so the object relative pronoun 'whom' is correct.

Q: "I ____ my friends at the library later," Kevin told his mother.

C. will be meeting. The time marker 'later' refers to a planned future action, requiring future continuous 'will be meeting'.

Q: We ____ in this neighbourhood for more than a year and have no plans to move out.

D. have lived. The phrase 'for more than a year' with present relevance requires the present perfect 'have lived'.

Q: My sister ____ the piano since she was four years old.

D. has been playing. 'Since she was four years old' signals an action continuing from the past to the present, requiring the present perfect continuous.

Q: The puppy licked Mary's face when she ____ it.

C. was patting. Past continuous 'was patting' shows an action in progress when another past action ('licked') occurred.

Q: Upon the guests' arrival at the hotel this morning, all their luggage ____ tended to by the friendly staff.

C. was. 'Luggage' is an uncountable singular noun and the action occurred in the past ('this morning'), so 'was' is correct.

Q: Having ____ in many concerts before, the singer's popularity grew.

B. sung. The perfect participle structure 'Having + past participle' requires 'sung'.

Q: Siti remained cheerful ____ her team had lost the game.

C. though. 'Though' indicates contrast — remaining cheerful despite losing the game.

P5 English 2021 SA1 31 questions 40 marks

Source: Tao Nan, 2021

This P5 English SA1 paper from Tao Nan (2021) contains 31 questions worth 40 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P5 level in Singapore schools.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The teacher made her student ____ out the sentence neatly again.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Sarah ____ for joy it she received the good news.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

David, ____ we met at the park, is my classmate.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"I ____ my friends at the library later," Kevin told his mother.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

We ____ in this neighbourhood for more than a year and have no plans to move out.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

My sister ____ the piano since she was four years old.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

The puppy licked Mary's face when she ____ it.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Upon the guests' arrival at the hotel this morning, all their luggage ____ tended to by the friendly staff.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Having ____ in many concerts before, the singer's popularity grew.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Siti remained cheerful ____ her team had lost the game.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

By switching off the lights and fans when they are not in use, we can reduce our energy ____.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Please accept the chocolates. We really ____ all the help you have given us.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

"You must ____ your safety gear before attempting the high elements," the camp instructor told us.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

As soon as the firefighters heard the alarm, they ____ sprang into action.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

We can hardly breathe. You have got to open the windows. It is ____ in here!

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

The teacher advised Billy to ____ if he wished to be chosen for the main role in the play.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Why do we cook food? Food ____(17) is properly cooked not only kills bacteria but is also more palatable ____(18) easily digested by the human body. ____(19) Singaporean, after consuming raw fish almost every day, felt extremely unwell. ____(20) cause of his discomfort was a 2.8-metre long tapeworm in his intestines! Thus, eating uncooked food ____(21) sometimes cause serious, life-threatening problems. ____(22), carnivores are able to eat raw meat safely. This is due to the larger amount of acid in their stomachs. (Blank 17) Word options: (A) a, (B) and, (C) can, (D) consequently, (E) however, (F) its, (G) should, (H) that, (J) the, (K) therefore. EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze blank (18): Food that is properly cooked not only kills bacteria but is also more palatable ____(18) easily digested by the human body.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze blank (19): ____(19) Singaporean, after consuming raw fish almost every day, felt extremely unwell.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze blank (20): ____(20) cause of his discomfort was a 2.8-metre long tapeworm in his intestines!

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze blank (21): Thus, eating uncooked food ____(21) sometimes cause serious, life-threatening problems.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze blank (22): ____(22), carnivores are able to eat raw meat safely. This is due to the larger amount of acid in their stomachs.

Q23 Open-ended 2 marks

Even though my aunt has green fingers, she does not enjoy gardening. Despite ____

Q24 Open-ended 2 marks

The children designed the poster for the donation drives. The poster for ____

Q25 Open-ended 2 marks

My cousin likes the blue dress. She does not like the green one. ____ prefers ____

Q26 Open-ended 2 marks

"What are we having for lunch tomorrow?" the twins asked their mummy. The twins asked their mummy ____

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word from paragraph two tells you that this was not the first time the birthday party was held? [1m]

Q28 Structured 2 marks

Give two reasons why the celebration was different that year. [2m] a) ____ b) ____

Q29 Open-ended 2 marks

What does the word 'it' in line 11 refer to? [2m]

Q30 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Choose a word from lines 12 - 21 which has similar meaning to each of the words below. [2m] a) ordinary b) astonished

Q31 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] Statements: (i) The feast was prepared by Uncle Ahmad. (ii) Uncle Ahmad was protective of his 'magic box'. (iii) Ling's brother won the top spinning competition.

P5 English SA1 2021 — Tao Nan

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