Q1
MCQ
1 mark
When I heard the rumble, I knew something was very wrong. A group of people and I had hiked __(1)__ the top of Pacaya volcano, an active volcano, just outside Guatemala City.
P6 English CA1 2025 — Henry Park
Source: Henry Park, 2025
This P6 English CA1 paper from Henry Park (2025) contains 50 questions worth 65 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P6 level in Singapore schools.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
__(2)__ our vantage point, we could see small red jets of lava shooting __(3)__ of the volcano's cone.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
shooting __(3)__ of the volcano's cone. However, the guides said there was nothing to worry __(4)__.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
However, the guides said there was nothing to worry __(4)__.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
We could see the spectacular eruptions but not hear __(5)__.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
All of a sudden, there was a slow deep rumble that sounded like __(6)__ avalanche.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
Then we started hearing the lava jets __(7)__ they exploded into the air.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
It was only three in the afternoon __(8)__ the sky was dark.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
We could feel the heat of the explosion and it was like we __(9)__ standing right next to a raging campfire.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
When I looked back, there was a river of lava __(10)__ we had been standing.
Q11
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'scenerio'.
Q12
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'anxoius.'
Q13
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'drifting' in 'his thoughts soon drifting to his previous test results'.
Q14
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'braeks'.
Q15
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'at' in 'concentrate at the task at hand'.
Q16
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'focus' in 'stay focus on the present'.
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'neutrel'.
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'could' in 'These exercises are helpful as they could help us to relax our minds'.
Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'has' in 'Different breathing exercises for mindfulness has been used'.
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
Editing: Identify and correct the error in the underlined word 'strenght'.
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: Some studies estimate that there are (21) _______ than 80,000 koalas left.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: ... as they have been stricken (22) _______ a disease.
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: According (23) _______ the local media, the Australian Minister for the Environment is expected to list koalas in Queensland as 'endangered'.
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: ... and (24) _______ in New South Wales as 'vulnerable'.
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: This means restrictions would be (25) _______ on mining projects, logging operations and housing developments within their habitats in these areas.
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: These restrictions ought to cover a wider area in Australia (26) _______ order to manage the decline in koala population.
Q27
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: Research done in a koala habitat near Sydney (27) _______ shown that the population of koalas has (28) _______ by 75% since 1993.
Q28
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: ... the population of koalas has (28) _______ by 75% since 1993.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: David Paul, an ecological expert who did the study, attributed the dwindling koala (29) _______ in that area to the drought and hot weather recorded in the last decade.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: "A lot of koalas were suffering (30) _______ to the lack of water sources and I think perhaps it might be an early sign of climate change," said Paul.
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: Paul also added that koalas in other parts of Australia suffer from habitat (31) _______ , which is caused mainly by new housing developments.
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: Environmentalists have recommended that the koala should be considered as a vulnerable animal in those states where (32) _______ is a significant decline in the koala population.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: "The Environment Minister should not (33) _______ his decision any further."
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: "The koala is vulnerable and actions must be (34) _______ at once to strengthen the national environmental law by listing the koalas as 'endangered'," a Senator said in an interview.
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension cloze: The Environment Minister who has been considering this decision is scheduled to make an announcement based (35) _______ advice from the National Threatened Species Scientific Committee soon.
Q36
Open-ended
2 marks
Jane likes classical music. She likes pop music more. Jane prefers __________.
Q37
Open-ended
2 marks
Only Tim and Wesley do not like swimming. Everyone, with the exception __________.
Q38
Open-ended
2 marks
You may enter the staffroom if you have your teacher's permission to do so. Unless __________.
Q39
Open-ended
2 marks
John knows who stole the wallet. He does not want to reveal anything. Despite __________.
Q40
Open-ended
2 marks
My uncle goes to the gym to run. He goes to the gym to lift weights too. __________ not only __________.
Q41
Open-ended
2 marks
Pick out two words from the first paragraph which describe the condition of the writer's house.
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
What caused the writer's house to be 'very hot in the day'?
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
Which two-word phrase in paragraph 3 tells you that the writer's mother was religious?
Q44
Open-ended
2 marks
Give two reasons why the writer's house was in 'perpetual darkness'.
Q45
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
The writer encountered many experiences and emotions as a result of living in his childhood house. Complete the table below using information from paragraphs 5 and 6.
Q46
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
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.
Q47
Structured
3 marks
Based on the story, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. Statements: (i) When the writer was a child, he was afraid of ghosts and malevolent wandering spirits. (ii) When they were young, the writer and his siblings were bothered by comments from their relatives that their house was haunted. (iii) Mr Spark felt that Siok Hong's family was unhygienic and uncivilised.
Q48
Structured
2 marks
Based on lines 48 – 55, state one quality that best describes Mr Ho. Support your answer with information from the passage.
Q49
Open-ended
2 marks
Which two of the following words best describe the writer in his younger days? Put a tick (√) in the box beside each of your answers. DO NOT TICK MORE THAN TWO BOXES. Options: immature, self-conscious, arrogant, self-reliant, rebellious, manipulative.
Q50
Open-ended
2 marks
Explain how the writer's view of his house changed after Mr Ho's visit.