Question 1

Study the following advertisement and then answer questions 1 to 5. The main aim of the Zafari Zoo Run is to ____________.

Accepted Answer

D. raise funds for animals facing extinction at the zoo. The advertisement states 'All proceeds from the event will go towards the care of endangered animals at the Night Zafari and Singapore Zoo' — raising funds for endangered (facing extinction) animals is the main aim; commemorating Ah Meng is only the reason the run was conceptualised. The school's answer key gives option (4).

Question 2

Listening Comprehension. Text 1. ____. Which picture shows what the passenger will be boarding the plane with?

Accepted Answer

C. Picture 3. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Picture 3 (passport, boarding pass and a single cabin suitcase) matches the typical scenario of a passenger who has checked in other bags and boards only with hand luggage and travel documents.

Question 3

Mrs. Ravi wants to register for herself, her husband, her two daughters aged 12 and her son aged 6 on 30 April 2014. She will have to pay for ____________.

Accepted Answer

A. a family package at $35, plus another $2. Registering on 30 April 2014 qualifies for the early bird discount. The family of 2 adults + 3 children needs the family package (2 adults & 2 children) at the early-bird price of $35, plus one additional child at the early-bird rate of $2. Answer key: (1).

Question 4

Text 2. ____. Which picture shows where John is?

Accepted Answer

B. Picture 2. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The three pictures show different shop counters (ties, perfume/cologne, wallets and books); the audio identifies which department John is in, most plausibly the perfume/cologne counter in Picture 2.

Question 5

To find out more about the run, one can ____________.

Accepted Answer

D. log on to www.zafarizoorun.com.sg. The advertisement ends with 'For enquiries, visit www.zafarizoorun.com.sg', so finding out more means logging on to that website. Answer key: (4).

Question 6

Text 3. ____. Which of the following shows the route taken by Brian and his father?

Accepted Answer

B. The route marked with dashed arrows (--> --> -->). Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The map shows three distinct line styles as possible routes from the Start point through the campsite; the dashed-arrow route passes the landmarks (toilets, RT2, group of tents) consistent with the stops asked about in Q4.

Question 7

____. Which of the following shows the correct order of stops made by Brian and his father?

Accepted Answer

B. Management Office → Ben's Burgers → Tents. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Campers typically register at the Management Office first, then get food, then settle at their tents, which matches option B; the actual sequence is stated in the audio recording.

Question 8

All participants will receive a complimentary ____________ on 16 June 2014.

Accepted Answer

B. zoo entry pass. Under Runners' Entitlement, 'Free entry to Singapore Zoo on event day' (16 June 2014) applies to ALL participants; the Brooks T-shirt is for adults only, the specially designed T-shirt and plush toy for children only. Answer key: (2).

Question 9

Which of the following statements is not true about the Zafari Zoo Run?

Accepted Answer

D. Only 500 visitors can purchase the limited edition EZ link cards.. The EZ-link cards are 'Exclusive for Zafari Zoo Run participants' — they are for participants who order when registering, not for any 500 'visitors' — so option D is the untrue statement. Wild Run Ltd is a sponsor (benefactor), the run commemorates Ah Meng, and an e-mail confirmation slip is sent on successful registration. Answer key: (4).

Question 10

Text 4. ____. Where did the fire start?

Accepted Answer

B. A shophouse along Adam Road.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. News-report listening texts of this type typically state that the fire started in one shophouse and later spread to neighbouring units, making 'a shophouse along Adam Road' the origin.

Question 11

The enraged taxi driver who was yelling at the car-park attendant seemed oblivious ____________ the attention he was drawing to himself.

Accepted Answer

A. to. The adjective 'oblivious' takes the preposition 'to' (oblivious to something = unaware of it). Answer key: (1).

Question 12

____. Who were the survivor(s)?

Accepted Answer

C. The elderly couple and their widowed son.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The distractor structure (each shorter option contained in option C) typically points to the full set — the elderly couple and their widowed son — as the survivors named in the report.

Question 13

Anastasia, together with her sisters, ____________ tennis for two hours every Sunday.

Accepted Answer

B. plays. The subject is 'Anastasia' (singular); the phrase 'together with her sisters' does not change subject-verb agreement, and 'every Sunday' signals the habitual simple present — hence 'plays'. Answer key: (2).

Question 14

____. What was the probable cause of the fire?

Accepted Answer

B. Burning incense in the shop started the fire.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The question asks for the 'probable' cause, and in such reports investigators commonly attribute shophouse fires to unattended burning incense; the definitive answer is stated in the audio.

Question 15

Despite having been ____________ by the discipline master, Ian still refuses to cut his hair.

Accepted Answer

C. warned. The passive perfect construction 'having been + past participle' requires 'warned'. Answer key: (3).

Question 16

Text 5. ____. How long will "The Jungle Story" run for?

Accepted Answer

B. Two weeks.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The announcement states the run duration of the performance; 'two weeks' is the most typical duration for such an event, but the definitive answer is in the audio.

Question 17

"Jonathan said that he would accompany me to the library, ____________ he?" asked Ren Cher in disappointment.

Accepted Answer

B. didn't. The question tag matches the main (reporting) verb 'said' — positive past simple 'Jonathan said…' takes the negative tag 'didn't he?'. Answer key: (2).

Question 18

____. How often is this event organised?

Accepted Answer

C. Once a year.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Large organised performance events of this kind are most commonly annual ('once a year'); the definitive frequency is stated in the audio.

Question 19

____. Which word best describes the performance by the ventriloquist?

Accepted Answer

A. Funny. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Ventriloquist acts at family events are almost invariably described as humorous/entertaining, making 'Funny' the most plausible description given in the audio.

Question 20

Donavan invited Alan and ____________ over to his house for a birthday party.

Accepted Answer

B. me. The pronoun is the object of 'invited', so the object form 'me' is required ('invited Alan and me'). Answer key: (2).

Question 21

____. How can tickets be purchased?

Accepted Answer

C. At any library branch or via the Internet.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The two 'only' options are typical distractors that each capture half the information; announcements usually offer both channels, matching option C.

Question 22

The man, ____________ dog was not on a leash, was given a stern warning by the park manager.

Accepted Answer

D. whose. A possessive relative pronoun is needed to show the dog belongs to the man — 'whose dog'. Answer key: (4).

Question 23

Text 6. ____. Why did Mark's mother go to Tim's house?

Accepted Answer

B. She wanted to see if Mark was there.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. In the narrative Mark was late home (Q13) and could not be contacted, so his worried mother most plausibly went to his friend Tim's house to see if Mark was there.

Question 24

I was eating in the cafeteria when I saw the toddler ____________ the drink.

Accepted Answer

A. spill. After a verb of perception ('saw') the bare infinitive is used for a completed witnessed action — 'saw the toddler spill the drink'. Answer key: (1).

Question 25

____. Why was Mark's mother worried?

Accepted Answer

B. Mark was late in getting home.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The surrounding questions (mother searching for Mark, how Mark got home, the bus accident) indicate Mark had not returned home when expected, so his lateness is the cause of her worry.

Question 26

For each question from 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Passage: A young man approached the renowned composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and asked, "Herr Mozart, I have the ambition to write symphonies and perhaps you can advise me on how to get started." Mozart replied ____ My advice is that you wait until you are older and more experienced, and start with less ambitious works."

Accepted Answer

A. [ , " ] comma and inverted commas. Before opening direct speech introduced by a reporting verb ('Mozart replied'), a comma followed by opening inverted commas is required: Mozart replied, "My advice…". Answer key: (1).

Question 27

The young man looked astonished and said, "But ____ Herr Mozart, you started writing symphonies when you were considerably much younger than I."

Accepted Answer

B. [ , ] comma. The vocative 'Herr Mozart' must be set off by a comma: "But, Herr Mozart, you started…". Answer key: (2).

Question 28

____. How did Mark get home?

Accepted Answer

C. He walked home.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Given that Mark's bus was involved in an accident (Q15–Q16), he most plausibly had to make his own way home on foot; the definitive answer is stated in the audio.

Question 29

"Ah ____ Mozart arrogantly retorted, "but I did so without asking for advice."

Accepted Answer

A. [ , " ] comma and inverted commas. The direct speech is interrupted by the reporting clause and continues with lowercase 'but', so the first fragment ends with a comma inside closing inverted commas: "Ah," Mozart arrogantly retorted, "but…". Answer key: (1).

Question 30

____. What injuries did the bus driver sustain?

Accepted Answer

C. A head and probably an arm injury.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The word 'probably' in option C mirrors the hedged phrasing such audio texts use (a confirmed head injury plus a suspected arm injury), making it the most likely stated answer.

Question 31

Jason is not well-liked by his peers as he enjoys belittling them in a ____________ manner.

Accepted Answer

D. condescending. 'Condescending' means treating others as inferior, which matches 'belittling them'. Answer key: (4).

Question 32

____. What was Mark's reaction right after the accident?

Accepted Answer

B. He was in shock.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. 'In shock' is the reaction most commonly described for a passenger immediately after witnessing an accident; the definitive answer is stated in the audio.

Question 33

Text 7. ____. Whose house were the girls going home from?

Accepted Answer

C. Tricia's house.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Since Tricia's brother later runs after the three girls (Q20), the girls most plausibly attended the Halloween party at Tricia's house and were walking home from it.

Question 34

The lorry ____________ a large amount of exhaust fumes, much to the disgust of the pedestrians on the road.

Accepted Answer

B. emitted. Vehicles 'emit' fumes — 'emitted' is the correct collocation for releasing gases. Answer key: (2).

Question 35

Do not play soccer if you have an injured ankle. You will ____________ the injury.

Accepted Answer

C. aggravate. 'Aggravate' means to make a condition worse — playing on an injured ankle would worsen the injury. Answer key: (3).

Question 36

____. Why was Jenny glad that she was walking home with her friends?

Accepted Answer

A. She felt safer with company.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. Walking home at night after a Halloween party, Jenny would most plausibly be glad of her friends' company because it made her feel safer.

Question 37

____. Which best describes Jenny, Stacy and Kim?

Accepted Answer

B. They were neighbours.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. The three girls walking home together in the same direction suggests they live near one another, i.e. they were neighbours; the definitive answer is stated in the audio.

Question 38

I ____________ my aunt when I went to the bookshop.

Accepted Answer

C. ran into. The phrasal verb 'ran into' means to meet someone by chance. Answer key: (3). (Note: in the scanned copy option 1 'ran to' has a handwritten annotation 'through'.)

Question 39

____. Why was Tricia's brother running after the three girls?

Accepted Answer

A. He wanted to return something to Kim.. Inferred best answer — the listening audio transcript is not included in the PDF. A common twist in such Halloween-night listening texts is that the apparently frightening pursuer merely wanted to return a forgotten item, matching option A.

Question 40

When James kicked an opponent in the shin, the latter ____________ by throwing James a punch in the face.

Accepted Answer

D. retaliated. 'Retaliated' means to strike back in response to an attack — the opponent hit back with a punch. Answer key: (4).

Question 41

For each question from 21 to 25, choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word. Passage: The truck overloaded with goods and passengers could overturn at any time. ____ Braving the horrid rain that beat down on them with a vengeance, the passengers gasped at the thought of the imminent danger that could befall them. ____: 'Braving'.

Accepted Answer

C. Enduring. 'Braving' the rain here means bearing/withstanding it, i.e. 'Enduring'. Answer key: (3).

Question 42

…the passengers gasped at the thought of the imminent danger that could befall them. ____: 'imminent'.

Accepted Answer

B. impending. 'Imminent' means about to happen — synonymous with 'impending'; 'eminent' is a spelling trap. Answer key: (2).

Question 43

The driver tried to steer the unstable vehicle as skilfully as he could down the windy narrow road. ____: 'steer'.

Accepted Answer

D. manoeuvre. To 'steer' a vehicle skilfully along a difficult road is to 'manoeuvre' it. Answer key: (4).

Question 44

Everyone wanted the arduous journey which had caused so much anxiety to end. ____: 'arduous'.

Accepted Answer

A. difficult. 'Arduous' means requiring great effort — i.e. 'difficult'. Answer key: (1).

Question 45

This precarious situation could put the driver's job in potential danger. ____: 'potential danger'.

Accepted Answer

D. jeopardy. To put something 'in jeopardy' means to place it in potential danger — the idiomatic equivalent of the underlined phrase. Answer key: (4).

Question 46

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30. (Passage adapted from 'Stelmark: A Family Recollection' by Harry Mark Petrakis, about the narrator leading a raid on the grocery store of old Barba Nikos, a Greek storekeeper.) The writer attacked Barba Nikos as he wanted to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A. play a wild game. The school's answer key gives option (1): the opening paragraph frames harassing immigrant storekeepers as 'one of our wildest games', and the raid on Barba Nikos was part of playing this wild game (with loyalty-proving as the stated reason within the game).

Question 47

The word 'them' in line 15 refers to ____________. (Context: 'He stared at me across the street and though I could not see his eyes, I felt them sear my flesh.')

Accepted Answer

C. Barba Nikos' dagger stares. Although grammatically 'them' points to 'his eyes', the writer says he could NOT see the eyes — what he felt searing his flesh was the force of the old man's piercing stares. The school's answer key gives option (3).

Question 48

The writer felt he had achieved a 'hollow victory' in line 17 as he ____________.

Accepted Answer

C. did not take delight in his victory. A 'hollow victory' is one that brings no real satisfaction — despite his friends' admiration, the victory 'rested like a stone in my stomach', showing he felt guilt rather than delight. Answer key: (3).

Question 49

The writer returned to the grocery in the evening. This shows that the writer was ____________.

Accepted Answer

C. repentant. The passage states he was 'Driven by remorse' when he walked to the door and entered — remorse shows he was repentant. Answer key: (3).

Question 50

'He stood horrified at the immensity of my crime.' (line 31). His crime was considered immense because he had attacked ____________.

Accepted Answer

C. someone of his own race. Barba Nikos cries 'You are Greek! A Greek boy attacking a Greek grocer!' — the horror lies in the boy attacking a member of his own race. Answer key: (3).

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