Q1
MCQ
1 mark
Since the beginning of school this year, we __________ a record of our group scores.
P5 English SA2 2021 — Tao Nan
Source: Tao Nan, 2021
This P5 English SA2 paper from Tao Nan (2021) covers editing and spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, visual text and situational writing, grammar and cloze passage across 80 questions worth 95 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P5 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
"__________ you __________ asked to sing at the party yesterday?" asked my mother.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
Nathan would surely answer the question if he __________ that you were going to give him a prize.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
"Listen to those people. What language __________ they speaking?" Grandpa asked me.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
I do not know where Alexis is. __________ she have missed the last bus?
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
The women __________ cat purred at me lives around the corner.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
Aaden talked his father __________ letting him borrow his new car.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Do you remember __________ the eco-garden during our Science lessons?
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
To get a tan, Aunt Carol had __________ on the deckchair by the pool all morning.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
__________ slow my grandma is, I will still wait for her patiently.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
When her children quarrel, Mrs Singh will __________ only if necessary.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
"I rarely see Tom so __________. He's usually in a happy mood," Rina observed.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
To prepare himself __________ for the race, the runner should undergo a rigorous training programme.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
The puppy __________ close to its mother for comfort.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
This is the fastest anyone has pieced together a jigsaw puzzle. Raju did it __________.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s) 'catching me off-guard'.
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'accident'.
Q18
MCQ
1 mark
Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'particular'.
Q19
MCQ
1 mark
Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word 'steering'.
Q20
MCQ
1 mark
Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s) 'a rough ride'.
Q21
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
The main purpose of this competition is to __________.
Q22
MCQ
1 mark
Mandy, a Primary 5 student, wants to take part in the competition. She has to __________.
Q23
MCQ
1 mark
Which one of the following statements about the poster is true?
Q24
MCQ
1 mark
According to the poster, this competition will allow children to __________.
Q25
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Why is an exclamation mark used in the heading, "Be inspired by the best man-made waterfalls in Singapore!"?
Q26
MCQ
1 mark
The Rain Vortex is __________.
Q27
MCQ
1 mark
Visitors to __________ will be able to buy Singapore-themed gifts.
Q28
MCQ
1 mark
Which one of the following activities is not allowed?
Q29
Structured
1 mark
Instant noodles are a household staple in most Asian countries. We eat them as a snack, as main meal, as comfort food __________ when we are strapped for cash.
Q30
Structured
1 mark
__________ three minutes, your meal is ready and the gnawing hunger subsides.
Q31
Structured
1 mark
However, is consuming instant noodles all __________ bad?
Q32
Structured
1 mark
Do you feel anxious when people talk about losing hair and __________ a higher risk of obesity?
Q33
Structured
1 mark
Well, Dr Tee, a nutritionist, recommends that instant noodles be alternated __________ other food in order to obtain a balanced diet.
Q34
Structured
1 mark
This is because instant noodles have very __________ protein, fibre, minerals and vitamins.
Q35
Structured
1 mark
He suggests, "Eating __________ an oatmeal cookie or breakfast cereal might be a healthier option."
Q36
Structured
1 mark
To make them more nutritious and palatable, throw in __________ greens, an egg or minced meat.
Q37
Structured
1 mark
It __________ only take about three minutes to prepare and you'll have a full meal.
Q38
Structured
1 mark
Today, this popular snack is __________ served as an airline food.
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
It was fasinating to watch the fish swimming. (Correct the underlined word 'fasinating'.)
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
Sometimes, the translucent tails catches the sunlight. (Correct the underlined word 'catches'.)
Q41
Open-ended
1 mark
"The tails are swirling around like ribbons," said Meng enthusiticaly. (Correct the underlined word 'enthusiticaly'.)
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
"Doesn't it look like someone has drip drops of paint in the stream?" Nazri asked. (Correct the underlined word 'drip'.)
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
Very quietly and slow, they made their way to a small inlet. (Correct the underlined word 'slow'.)
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
Just as they lowed their nets, the guppies swim away in a flash! (Correct the underlined word 'lowed'.)
Q45
Open-ended
1 mark
Just as they lowered their nets, the guppies swim away in a flash! (Correct the underlined word 'swim'.)
Q46
Open-ended
1 mark
Nazri and Meng could not belef their eyes. (Correct the underlined word 'belef'.)
Q47
Open-ended
1 mark
One second the guppies were there and the next second, they were going. (Correct the underlined word 'going'.)
Q48
Open-ended
1 mark
Nazri caught a glimse of an orange and a red ribbon weaving through them. (Correct the underlined word 'glimse'.)
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
The children tried their best to walk in the stream without cause ripples. (Correct the underlined word 'cause'.)
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
SWISH! The guppies had dissapearred once more. (Correct the underlined word 'dissapearred'.)
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
Chua Boon Kok and Leong Mun Wai are cousins. They may be the youngest hawkers in Maxwell Food Centre, but __________ popular Hong Kong-style desserts go a long way back.
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
...but their popular Hong Kong-style desserts go a __________ way back.
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
"Our grandma used to be a street __________ in the 1950s."
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
As kids, we watched her sell these desserts for a living, and picked __________ her recipes and skills.
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
We thought it'd be a waste to lose that, so we decided to __________ our family's legacy alive by carrying on her traditions.
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
...by __________ on her traditions.
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
Their parents were initially concerned about the pair giving up a steady income to start their hawker __________.
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
Thus, they set up Dot Sugar. Their __________ are traditional desserts such as mango pomelo sago and black sesame paste.
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
The savvy cousins later introduced more popular items __________ bubble tea and Arabica coffee.
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
...to appeal to both __________ and old.
Q61
Open-ended
1 mark
In keeping with the __________, the cousins are also aware that today's diners are more health-conscious than before.
Q62
Open-ended
1 mark
...the cousins are also aware that today's diners are __________ health-conscious than before.
Q63
Open-ended
1 mark
Mr Chua explains, "Grandma's recipes suit those who have a sweet __________..."
Q64
Open-ended
1 mark
"...but we want people who are on a healthier __________ to be able to enjoy our desserts too."
Q65
Open-ended
1 mark
"So, we've __________ the sugar levels."
Q66
Open-ended
2 marks
'I'll win the match tomorrow," Ronald told his friends.
Ronald told his friends __________.
Q67
Open-ended
2 marks
I enjoy speaking with you face-to-face. I dislike having a phone conversation.
__________ would rather __________
Q68
Open-ended
2 marks
The necklace is not made of silver. The necklace is also not made of gold.
__________ neither __________ nor __________
Q69
Open-ended
2 marks
Wash and scrub the kitchen tiles. The kitchen tiles will be clean.
With regular __________.
Q70
Open-ended
2 marks
Sharifah was determined to do her best in the swimming competition. That helped her achieve her gold medal.
Sharifah's __________
Q71
Open-ended
1 mark
What led Bradley to say that they were watching a movie in coding club? [1m]
Q72
Structured
3 marks
Based on lines 3 - 23, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m]
(a) The video lasted for the entire lesson.
(b) There was an event happening soon.
(c) The narrator found all her friends' ideas out of date.
Q73
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]
(a) It (line 4)
(b) They (line 6)
(c) here (line 11)
Q74
Structured
4 marks
Fill in the blanks below to describe how the characters responded to each situation. [4m]
(a) Lucy was annoyed with the noisy students in the back of the class. Lucy __________
(b) Erin was the most eager student to contribute her effort for the group work. Erin __________
(c) Mrs Clark told the narrator to accept all suggestions. The narrator __________
(d) The narrator and her friends knew that they were the winners. The narrator and her friends __________
Q75
Open-ended
1 mark
Which two-word phrase shows that the narrator and her friends were keen to find out how many ideas they had come up with? [1m]
Q76
Structured
1 mark
Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the ideas were suggested in the story. [1m]
____ programmed a robot to greet people
____ used code to take song requests
____ made the lights flicker when a song was played
Q77
Structured
2 marks
Choose words from lines 24 - 40 which have the same meanings as the word(s) below. [2m]
(a) stopped
(b) uninspiring
Q78
Structured
1 mark
How was the two characters' understanding of 'winning' different from each other? Fill in the boxes with the words 'quality' and 'quantity'. [1m]
Mrs Clark → based on the __________ of ideas
Bradley → based on the __________ of ideas
Q79
Structured
2 marks
Which two of the following words correctly describe how Bradley felt in lines 37 – 38? Put a tick in the box beside each of your answers. [2m]
embarrassed | jealous | indifferent | proud | indignant | thrilled
Q80
Open-ended
2 marks
Explain clearly why Mrs Clark smiled when the narrator told Bradley that all ideas were valid. [2m]