P6 English SA2 2017 — Henry Park

Q: You ____ show your pass or you will not be allowed into the office.

C. must. A pass is a requirement for entry, so the modal of obligation 'must' is needed.

Q: Peter, together with his siblings, ____ watching the movie next week.

A. is. The subject is 'Peter' (singular); 'together with his siblings' is a parenthetical phrase and does not change the verb. 'Next week' signals the present continuous for a future plan, so 'is'.

Q: Derek ____ a game of soccer when he slipped and injured his ankle.

D. was playing. An ongoing past action interrupted by a sudden event takes the past continuous 'was playing'.

Q: The teacher made the student ____ his overdue homework before allowing him to enter the classroom.

A. complete. After the causative verb 'made' + object, the bare infinitive 'complete' is used.

Q: Our field trip to the beach will have to be cancelled ____ the weather changes for the better.

C. unless. 'Unless' (= if not) fits: the trip is cancelled if the weather does not improve.

Q: The young boy ____ parents have died in the accident is inconsolable.

D. whose. A possessive relative pronoun is needed to show the parents belong to the boy, so 'whose'.

Q: If I had won the lottery, I ____ you a car.

C. would have bought. Third conditional: 'If + had + past participle' pairs with 'would have + past participle'.

Q: "Uncle Dan dropped by this morning to pick up his notes for the meeting, ____ he?" asked mother.

D. didn't. A positive past-tense statement ('dropped by') takes a negative past-tense question tag 'didn't'.

Q: Based on the team's poor performance yesterday, there is ____ hope of them advancing to the next round of the basketball competition.

C. little. 'Hope' is uncountable and the sense is negative (almost none), so 'little' is correct.

Q: As the form teacher, she is expected to see ____ the welfare of the students in her class.

A. to. The phrasal verb 'see to' means to attend to or take care of, which fits 'see to the welfare'.

P6 English 2017 SA2 80 questions 95 marks

Source: Henry Park, 2017

This P6 English SA2 paper from Henry Park (2017) covers cloze passage, editing and spelling, grammar, comprehension, sentence synthesis and transformation and visual text and situational writing across 80 questions worth 95 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

You ____ show your pass or you will not be allowed into the office.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Peter, together with his siblings, ____ watching the movie next week.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Derek ____ a game of soccer when he slipped and injured his ankle.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

The teacher made the student ____ his overdue homework before allowing him to enter the classroom.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Our field trip to the beach will have to be cancelled ____ the weather changes for the better.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

The young boy ____ parents have died in the accident is inconsolable.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

If I had won the lottery, I ____ you a car.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"Uncle Dan dropped by this morning to pick up his notes for the meeting, ____ he?" asked mother.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Based on the team's poor performance yesterday, there is ____ hope of them advancing to the next round of the basketball competition.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

As the form teacher, she is expected to see ____ the welfare of the students in her class.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

During the famine, there was a ____ of food for the villagers.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Knowing that he was not in a good mood, I greeted him with a cheery smile but all I got in return was a ____ expression.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

After losing three games of chess in a row, James knew he was beaten and ____ defeat.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

When I asked to borrow some money, he ____ by offering me ten dollars.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

During our last holiday, we ____ with a small budget by staying in hostels and backpackers' inns.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Henry was (16) favoured with a happy, wealthy home and loving parents.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

Being the (17) sole survivor, Henry was devastated by their demises.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Being the sole survivor, Henry was (18) devastated by their demises.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

Despite what had happened, Henry emerged from this (19) tragedy stronger than ever.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

He became a highly sought after counsellor to the youths who were ruining their future by engaging in illegal activities… helping fellow orphans who have become (20) wayward.

Q21 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The main objective of the flyer is to ____.

Q22 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Mr. Tang wants to take his 6-year-old daughter to the Children's Season in the afternoon on a Saturday. Which activity should they sign up for?

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Participants at 'The Little Red Dot that Could' Storytelling session will get to take home ____.

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following statements is true?

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Children's Season is supported by ____.

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The symbol followed by some numerals is seen throughout the visual text. The numerals refer to the recommended ____.

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

In the 'Bring Home a Hedgehog Workshop', participants get to ____.

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Based on the flyer, what can we infer about the organisers for this year's Children's Season?

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Taylor was a large man ____ carried himself well. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

The hair ____ his chin added the highbrow look of an artist to this image. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

The hair on his chin added the highbrow look of ____ artist to this image, though art had very little to do with the field in which he toiled. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

…though art had very little to do with the field in ____ he toiled. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

He was wearing a blue running suit which probably cost more ____ everything I owned in my wardrobe. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

____ white towel was wrapped tightly around his neck and stuffed into the collar. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

His cheeks ____ pink, his breathing heavy and laboured. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

I had caught him ____ the middle of something. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

…and he seemed a little put ____ by it. (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

I had come to the door in my best suit, ____ clean-shaven and all ready to interview this Hollywood star! (Choose the most suitable word from the word bank A–Q.)

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

In Uganda, Unicef estimated that the disease kills up to 24,000 children under five years of age every year. (Correct the underlined word 'estimated'.)

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

…many of whom were misdiagnosed of malaria. (Correct the underlined word 'of'.)

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Ms Koburongo and four others have invented a biomedical smart jacket that detacks and analyses pneumonia symptoms in children. (Correct the underlined word 'detacks'.)

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

…its sensers are designed to pick up sound patterns. (Correct the underlined word 'sensers'.)

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

…sound patterns from the lungs, tempreture and breathing rate. (Correct the underlined word 'tempreture'.)

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

…and also enabling doctors to track the progress of the disease. (Correct the underlined word 'enabling'.)

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

The team is seeking certified for its award-winning innovation from Uganda's Ministry of Health. (Correct the underlined word 'certified'.)

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

According to study carried out by its inventors, the jacket can diagnose pneumonia… (Correct the underlined word 'study'.)

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

…the jacket can diagnose pneumonia up to three times faster than a doctor could, and reduces human error. (Correct the underlined word 'could'.)

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

…and reduces human error segnificantly. (Correct the underlined word 'segnificantly'.)

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

…the jacket's in-built application goes on to advise the user on the appropreate action. (Correct the underlined word 'appropreate'.)

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

…it allows doctors to gauge the severe of the disease from the point it is first diagnosed. (Correct the underlined word 'severe'.)

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

The 18-year-old first picked ____ the sport in secondary school, after swimming and sailing competitively during her primary school days. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

…after swimming and sailing competitively during ____ primary school days. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

"I love being out in the open sea. It really takes my mind ____ things," said Ms Lim. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

The ____ is presented to students who have achieved excellence in their CCAs, demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and contributed to the enhancement of campus life. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

…demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and ____ to the enhancement of campus life. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

As captain of the school's swimming ____ sailing clubs, Ms Lim helped run Licensed to Swim. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

…Ms Lim helped run Licensed to Swim – a programme ____ encourages students to develop a healthier lifestyle. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

…encourages students to develop a healthier lifestyle ____ swimming. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Members have to clock a total of 12km ____ six months. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Ms Lim, who graduated with a Higher Nitec in Civil and Structural Engineering ____ the ITE College Central, is now pursuing a diploma… (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

But there ____ times when Ms Lim found it hard to find a balance between sports and studies. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

…Ms Lim found it hard to find a ____ between sports and studies. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

In 2015, she had to miss about two weeks of lessons to ____ at the RS:X Asian Championships in Japan. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

She struggled to keep up with the curriculum when she ____ to school. (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

"My friends and lecturers immediately came forward to ____ me with my schoolwork." (Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.)

Q66 Structured 2 marks

Tom left the room. Nobody noticed his absence. (Rewrite as one sentence using: without)

Q67 Structured 2 marks

Upon seeing his mother leaving the house, the child cried. Begin: The child cried at the ____

Q68 Structured 2 marks

"Do not loiter at the shopping mall after school," the discipline mistress told the students. Begin: The discipline mistress told the students ____

Q69 Structured 2 marks

James is the most talented gymnast in Sunflower Primary School. Begin: No gymnast is more ____

Q70 Structured 2 marks

My sister did not give up. She continued limping to the finish line. (Rewrite as one sentence beginning: Instead of)

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

According to paragraph 2, why would the writer have to stop searching for her family? (2m)

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

State two things the refugees did that showed they were grateful to be alive. (2m) (a) ____ (b) ____

Q73 Open-ended 1 mark

Order the sentences below according to what had happened in the passage. Number the sentences (1, 2 and 3) in the boxes provided. (1m) — 'The writer was separated from her family.' / 'The writer decided to get some food from the lunch truck.' / 'The writer used the watch towers to guide her towards the camp.'

Q74 Open-ended 3 marks

Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false. Give one reason why you think so. (3m) — (a) The writer's family wanted to start a new life without her father. (b) The marble meant a lot to the writer. (c) The writer approached the lunch truck because she saw the signpost.

Q75 Open-ended 3 marks

Choose the words from Paragraph 4 which have similar meanings to the words below. (3m) — huddled / comforting / appreciative

Q76 Open-ended 1 mark

How would the continued air raids pose a difficulty for the writer to locate her family? (1m)

Q77 Open-ended 3 marks

Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write the answers in the column on the right. (3m) — their (line 10) / it (line 26) / there (line 38)

Q78 Open-ended 1 mark

In paragraph 7, which six-word phrase tells us that the writer misses her mother? (1m)

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

Which two of the following words correctly describe how the author felt in lines 40-41? Put a tick in the box beside each of your answers. (2m) — depressed / elated / relieved / proud / puzzled / worried

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

State one quality that best describes the writer. Why do you think so? Support your answer with information from the passage. (2m)

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