P6 English SA2 2014 — Catholic High

Q: The main aim of the Ideal Space Adventure programme is to ____.

A. arouse in children a sense of awe. The advertisement states the goal is 'to inspire and evoke a sense of wonder about space'. To arouse a sense of awe matches 'evoke a sense of wonder'.

Q: Children may get free ____ after completing the Solar System activities.

D. ice-cream vouchers and cupcakes. Comet Shootout offers FREE ice-cream vouchers and the best creator of the day at Build a Spaceship wins 10 mini cupcakes, so the free items from completing the activities are ice-cream vouchers and cupcakes.

Q: To participate in the Grand Draw, a child must complete a minimum of ____ activities.

C. 3. The advertisement states, 'Complete 3 or more activities to take part in the Grand Draw!'

Q: Justin is a creative and energetic 9-year-old who loves to overcome physical challenges and enjoys designing costumes. The two activities that would most likely interest him are ____.

A. Space MonStar and Orbital Course. Designing costumes matches Space MonStar (design your own space-themed costume, age 5-10) and overcoming physical challenges matches the Orbital Course obstacle course (age 8-12). Both age ranges include a 9-year-old.

Q: According to the advertisement, which one of the following is true?

A. A maximum of 300 participants is allowed per day.. The advertisement states 'Limited to 300 participants per day', so a maximum of 300 participants per day is true. Registration is 'before 5 December' (not on 5 December), the event runs 13-17 December (5 days), and there is no mention of parents joining.

Q: I congratulated him ____ his success in gaining entry into the most prestigious university.

C. on. The correct collocation is 'congratulate someone on something'.

Q: Nobody, except the twins, ____ out the solution to the problem sum yet.

C. has worked. The subject 'Nobody' is singular, and 'yet' signals the present perfect tense, so 'has worked' is correct.

Q: Happiness overwhelmed the new mother, ____ tears of joy to her eyes when she saw her newborn cradled snugly in her arms.

D. bringing. A present participle ('bringing') is needed to form the participial phrase describing the result of the happiness.

Q: "You rarely keep your promises, ____ you?" said Hui Chong in disappointment.

A. do. 'Rarely' is a semi-negative adverb, making the statement negative in meaning, so a positive present-tense question tag 'do you?' is required.

Q: The price of movie tickets ____ risen. I cannot afford them anymore.

C. has. The subject is 'The price' (singular), and 'risen' requires an auxiliary, so 'has risen' is correct.

P6 English 2014 SA2 72 questions 130 marks

Source: Catholic High, 2014

This P6 English SA2 paper from Catholic High (2014) covers comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, editing and spelling, cloze passage and sentence synthesis and transformation across 72 questions worth 130 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P6 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.

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Q1 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The main aim of the Ideal Space Adventure programme is to ____.

Q1 Open-ended 15 marks 🖼 Visual

Part 1: Situational Writing (15 marks) (1) Study the pictures below carefully. Your Task: Imagine you are the boy in the pictures. Your parents took you to Sentosa as a reward for having done well in your examination. Write a postcard to your uncle, James, who is in Australia, to tell him about the trip to Sentosa. You are to refer to the given pictures and information for your postcard. In your postcard, include the following information: - why your parents took you to Sentosa - the duration of your stay and where you stayed - one activity you disliked most - one activity you enjoyed most and why - how you felt about the trip You may re-order the points. Remember to write in complete sentences.

Q2 Open-ended 40 marks 🖼 Visual

Part 2: Continuous Writing (40 marks) There are 2 questions in Part 2. Answer only one of them. (2) Write a story based on the picture below. Your story should be at least 150 words long. You must make use of the points below in your story: - what the children were doing - what happened next - what happened in the end You may reorder the points. You may also include other relevant points.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Children may get free ____ after completing the Solar System activities.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

To participate in the Grand Draw, a child must complete a minimum of ____ activities.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Justin is a creative and energetic 9-year-old who loves to overcome physical challenges and enjoys designing costumes. The two activities that would most likely interest him are ____.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the advertisement, which one of the following is true?

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

I congratulated him ____ his success in gaining entry into the most prestigious university.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Nobody, except the twins, ____ out the solution to the problem sum yet.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Happiness overwhelmed the new mother, ____ tears of joy to her eyes when she saw her newborn cradled snugly in her arms.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

"You rarely keep your promises, ____ you?" said Hui Chong in disappointment.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The price of movie tickets ____ risen. I cannot afford them anymore.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Jenkins ____ we all loved and respected finally retired at the age of eighty.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The teacher made Hamid ____ that it was wrong to falsely accuse his classmate of theft.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

For each question from 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. As we were lagging behind, I was the only one who knew she had fallen into the drain. It was filled with mud and Jolene began to sink. She yelled, "Help ____ Preeya, please help me!"

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

I felt no compassion towards her. She had tormented me for the past year. "You have been so mean to me! I retorted ____ why should I help you?"

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

But then I remembered what my mother had taught me. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you ____ she would often say. I reached out to grab Jolene's hand, and pulled with all my might.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

The instruction booklet was ____ into different languages to cater to customers of different nationalities.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

The politician's biased comments ____ vehement protests from shocked citizens across the nation.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

The scouts heard the ____ of burning wood as they gathered around the campfire.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

On Chinese New Year, my family and I are planning to ____ my maternal grandparents who are living in Malaysia to have dinner with them.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

The host was embarrassed when there was not enough food to eat because he had ____ the number of guests attending the function.

Q21 MCQ 1 mark

For each question from 21 to 25, choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined words. Chained by the legs to the wall, the possibility of making an escape seemed (21) remote.

Q22 MCQ 1 mark

Kumar was feeling (22) increasingly dejected by the minute.

Q23 MCQ 1 mark

At the same moment, a knock (23) scarcely audible sounded on the front door.

Q24 MCQ 1 mark

Kumar froze in dreaded (24) anticipation.

Q25 MCQ 1 mark

However, as the knocks became louder and (25) incessant, Kumar perked up.

Q26 MCQ 1 mark

Read the passage about Jeremy McGhee and answer questions 26 to 30. Which word from paragraphs 1 to 3 has the same meaning as 'not willing to do something'? The word is '____'.

Q27 MCQ 1 mark

In the passage, what does the "emotional tidal wave" (line 12) that Jeremy was struggling to stay afloat refer to? It refers to the ____.

Q28 MCQ 1 mark

In line 19, the phrase "Jeremy did not allow himself to see the glass as half empty for long" tells you that Jeremy was a/an ____ person.

Q29 MCQ 1 mark

Why did Jeremy set up Fight2walk? He wanted to ____.

Q30 MCQ 1 mark

The main idea of this passage is about how Jeremy ____.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Word list: (A) about (B) across (C) are (D) because (E) has (F) have (G) is (H) it's (J) its (K) of (L) our (M) than (N) then (P) where (Q) which. EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE. It is undoubtedly one of the most stunning natural landmarks on (31) ____ planet.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Many people know it is the largest gorge in the world - a 290-mile-long gash (32) ____ the face of the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

It is the Colorado River that shaped this vast temple of rock but (33) ____ did all that water come from?

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

The first is that the early Colorado River extended simply by erosion and gradually wound its way to the Colorado Plateau, where the Grand Canyon (34) ____ located.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Recently, a more controversial theory (35) ____ arisen: that the Colorado River was actually fed by a massive lake, Lake Bidahochi.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

...that the Colorado River was actually fed by a massive lake, Lake Bidahochi, (36) ____ overspilled to form it.

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

However, Lake Bidahochi no longer exists so scientists can only speculate on (37) ____ existence.

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

This green sediment was found in the Grand Canyon as well and it is more likely that this would have originated from a lake (38) ____ from a sediment-carrying river.

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Ultimately, it is not (39) ____ immense importance to know how the Colorado River began.

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

...it is not of immense importance to know how the Colorado River began, (40) ____ we know that it was definitely this amazing river that shaped the Grand Canyon.

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the correct word in the relevant box. However, I had never thought that I would ____ (has) to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to catch them.

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

The T-shirt and trousers were of no ____ (protect) against the inch-long fangs of a Gaboon viper.

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Overly aware of my friends' intent ____ (skrutinee), I put up a brave front and accepted the dare.

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

I was ____ (pray) that they would change their mind.

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

____ (Unforchunatli), they started tying the rope round my waist and then lowered me into the pit.

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

To make matters ____ (worsen), one of my shoes slipped off.

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

There I was, standing gingerly at the bottom of the deep pit, ____ (plunched) in darkness with no shoe on one foot and surrounded by eight deadly vipers.

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Without daring to ____ (twich) a muscle, I waited in pitch darkness while wild thoughts of the snakes filled my mind.

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

...while wild thoughts of the snakes fuelled ____ (from) my over-active imagination filled my mind.

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Feeling my rising panic, I urged my friends to hasten the ____ (mishion) of hauling the lamp out to pump it up.

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer. Have you ever wondered why some people get bitten more than (51) ____ do?

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Is it something in our blood or the perfume we wear that (52) ____ or repels the pest?

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Studies have shown that only female (53) ____ feed on blood as they need human blood to develop fertile eggs.

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide in the air we exhale and can target people as (54) ____ as 80 kilometres away.

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Thus, people can attract mosquitoes from a distance simply by (55) ____.

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Larger people tend to give off more carbon dioxide, which is why mosquitoes typically prefer munching on adults (56) ____ small children.

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Pregnant women are also at (57) ____ risk as they produce more exhaled carbon dioxide.

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

This group of people emit 'come and get me' smells which (58) ____ to the mosquitoes.

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Those less likely to be (59) ____ produce odours which mask these scents.

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Scientists said that it might be useful to make insect repellents that contain these natural masking odours to keep the mosquitoes at (60) ____.

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

They would likely be completely (61) ____ to humans unlike current insect repellents which may have a strong smell that put us off.

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

One study also concluded that those who (62) ____ dark clothing tend to attract mosquitoes more.

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Thus if you run around the volleyball court, the mosquitoes will sense your (63) ____ and head towards you.

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

When you pant from exertion, the smell of carbon dioxide from your heavy breathing (64) ____ them closer.

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

This (65) ____ why some people tend to get bitten more when they are exercising.

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

For each of the questions from 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). "Did you sweep the floor yesterday, Selva?" asked Mother. Mother asked Selva ____

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

The game stall was immensely popular. Therefore, it brought in the most profit. ____ because of its ____

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Sally's brother loves to cook. She does not. ____ does not share ____

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Both Jason and Hui Ning did not turn up for the party.

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

The naughty boys saw their teacher. They ran back to their seats.

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