P6 English SA2 2021 — Henry Park | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Ali together with his cousins, ______ at the old folks' home weekly.

2. volunteers. When two subjects are joined by 'together with', the verb agrees with the first subject ('Ali', singular), so the singular present-tense verb 'volunteers' is correct.

Q: "The salesgirl said she was giving a discount for this bag, ______?" Devi asked.

4. didn't she. The reported speech contains the past-tense verb 'said', so the question tag uses the auxiliary 'did' in the negative form: 'didn't she'.

Q: "Are we watching this movie? I've heard ______ contradicting reviews about it," he asked his friends.

3. many. 'Reviews' is a countable plural noun, so the appropriate quantifier is 'many'.

Q: Mrs Lim made some healthy sandwiches for her nephews and a cup of coffee for ______.

1. herself. The subject is 'Mrs Lim' (third-person singular female), so the reflexive pronoun 'herself' is correct.

Q: ______ the time she won the award, Kim has been receiving numerous job offers.

3. From. The present perfect continuous 'has been receiving' indicates an action starting at a point in the past and continuing to the present; 'From the time' correctly marks the starting point.

Q: These days, the routine of washing our hands and taking our temperature ______ an integral part of our daily lives.

1. is. The subject is the singular noun 'routine', and the time reference 'These days' indicates the present, so 'is' is correct.

Q: "You ______ melt the butter before adding it to the rest of the ingredients," Mother instructed.

4. should. Mother is giving an instruction/advice, so the modal 'should' (expressing recommendation) fits best. 'Ought' would need 'to'.

Q: "It was a horrible accident! I don't know ______ it happened but when I got there, there were debris everywhere!" Tom shrieked to his friends.

2. when. The contrast with 'but when I got there' implies a time relation; 'when' refers to the moment the accident occurred.

Q: Neither Miss Tan nor her brothers ______ part in a marathon before.

4. have taken. In 'neither...nor' constructions, the verb agrees with the nearer subject ('her brothers', plural). The phrase 'before' calls for the present perfect, so 'have taken' is correct.

Q: ______ his illness, Sebastian could not attend his friend's birthday party.

1. Owing to. 'Owing to' correctly introduces the cause (his illness) of an effect (could not attend). 'Despite of' is ungrammatical; the others do not fit the cause-effect relationship.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Ali together with his cousins, ______ at the old folks' home weekly.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

"The salesgirl said she was giving a discount for this bag, ______?" Devi asked.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"Are we watching this movie? I've heard ______ contradicting reviews about it," he asked his friends.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Lim made some healthy sandwiches for her nephews and a cup of coffee for ______.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

______ the time she won the award, Kim has been receiving numerous job offers.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

These days, the routine of washing our hands and taking our temperature ______ an integral part of our daily lives.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

"You ______ melt the butter before adding it to the rest of the ingredients," Mother instructed.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"It was a horrible accident! I don't know ______ it happened but when I got there, there were debris everywhere!" Tom shrieked to his friends.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Neither Miss Tan nor her brothers ______ part in a marathon before.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

______ his illness, Sebastian could not attend his friend's birthday party.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The burglar refused to admit his crime and showed no ______ for his wrongdoing.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Susan ______ her grandfather who has sacrificed much to take care of the family.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Exercising regularly will not only boost your metabolism but it also allows you to gain ______ benefits like gaining confidence and relieving anxiety.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

The student leaders are running a campaign to ______ a reduction in the use of plastic bags.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Dad and I had to take a different route to Grandma's house as there was a traffic ______ along our usual way.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word in the passage: 'How can they help clients (16) derive the greatest possible benefit for a better mental health from treatment in the shortest amount of time?'

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word in the passage: 'additional activities that are not too taxing for clients yet (17) give significant results.'

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word in the passage: 'many studies over the past (18) decade have found that people who consciously count their blessings tend to be happier and less depressed.'

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word in the passage: 'three hundred participants who were seeking counselling for issues related to depression and anxiety were (19) recruited.'

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word in the passage: '(20) significantly better mental health between four and twelve weeks after their writing exercise ended...'

Q21 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The main purpose of the sentence "Do you need help to improve your acting skills?" is to ______.

Q22 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Stage 'R' Us Drama School's motto is befitting as it believes that everything stated below is possible to achieve when one enrols in their programmes except ______.

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

To participate in the #instagiveaway, participants should do the following except ______.

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The exclamation mark used in "To avoid disappointment, book a slot today!" under the Workshop Summary section for the Theatre Acting Workshop is to ______.

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Participants must pay the full course fee of ______ to experience the masterclass opportunity during the Theatre Acting Workshop with Diana Milles.

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Mrs Tan wants to enrol her two children – an eight year-old son and a thirteen year-old daughter - in the programmes organised by Stage 'R' Us Drama School. Which timing is the most suitable for Mrs Tan to enrol her eight-year-old son in if she prefers to be present for both her children's sessions?

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Based on the information provided in the brochure, which of the following statements is true?

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The flyer quotes that Hanisah Kassim was initially "quite sceptical" to take part in the Theatre Acting Workshop. She felt that way as she thought that ______.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'A group of people and I had hiked ______ the top of Pacaya volcano…' Choose the most suitable word from the list (A) a, (B) about, (C) an, (D) as, (E) but, (F) from, (G) is, (H) it, (J) out, (K) them, (L) to, (M) was, (N) were, (P) where, (Q) which.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: '______ our vantage point, we could see small red jets of lava shooting…'

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'we could see small red jets of lava shooting ______ of the volcano's cone.'

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'However, the guides said there was nothing to worry ______.'

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'We could see the spectacular eruptions but not hear ______.'

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'there was a slow deep rumble that sounded like ______ avalanche.'

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'we started hearing the lava jets ______ they exploded into the air.'

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'It was only three in the afternoon ______ the sky was dark.'

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'it was like we ______ standing right next to a raging campfire.'

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar cloze: 'When I looked back, there was a river of lava ______ we had been standing.'

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'extansivelly' in 'Although the potato is consumed extansivelly in Europe today…'

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'aceptence' in 'it struggled for aceptence when it was first introduced…'

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'sunsitut' in 'King Louis XVI of France saw the potential of the potato as a sunsitut for wheat.'

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'is' in 'A series of publicity stunts is staged to encourage French citizens…'

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'on' in 'to look on the humble tuber from a new perspective.'

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'feature' in 'The King hosted dinners feature many potato dishes…'

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'with' in 'These made the potato seem like food that was exclusive with the rich…'

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'impireal' in 'he stationed the impireal guards at the patch…'

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'recieve' in 'he also instructed them to recieve bribes from civilians…'

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'dilliberately' in 'The security was also dilliberately relaxed at night…'

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'stole' in 'so that civilians could stole the potatoes more easily.'

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for spelling/grammar: correct the underlined word 'between' in 'This news spread quickly between the people…'

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'Some studies estimate that there are (51) ______ than 80,000 koalas left.'

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'they have been stricken (52) ______ a disease.'

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'According (53) ______ the local media…'

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: '…list koalas in Queensland as 'endangered' and (54) ______ in New South Wales as 'vulnerable'.'

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'This means restrictions would be (55) ______ on mining projects, logging operations and housing developments…'

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'These restrictions ought to cover a wider area in Australia (56) ______ order to have a greater impact…'

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'Research done in a koala habitat near Sydney (57) ______ shown that the population of koalas have…'

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'the population of koalas have (58) ______ by 75% since 1993.'

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'David Paul… related the dwindling koala (59) ______ in that area to the drought and hot weather…'

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'A lot of koalas were suffering (60) ______ to the lack of water sources…'

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'koalas in other parts of Australia suffer from habitat (61) ______, which is caused mainly by the conversion of wildlife habitat to new housing developments.'

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'in those states where (62) ______ is a significant decline in the koala population.'

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'The Environment Minister should not (63) ______ the decision any further.'

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'He should list the koala as 'vulnerable' and (64) ______ actions at once to strengthen national environmental law…'

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension cloze: 'is scheduled to make the decision based (65) ______ advice from the National Threatened Species Scientific Committee soon.'

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Jane likes classical music. She likes pop music more. Jane prefers ______.

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

He was anxious. He stuttered during his presentation. Due to ______.

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Father asked May, "What did you buy for Mother for her birthday?" Father asked May ______.

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Only Jane and John do not like swimming. Everyone, with the exception ______.

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

John knows who stole the wallet. He does not want to reveal anything. Despite ______.

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

Pick out two words from the first paragraph which describe the condition of the writer's house. (2m)

Q72 Open-ended 1 mark

What caused the writer's house to be 'very hot in the day'? (1m)

Q73 Open-ended 1 mark

Which two-word phrase in paragraph 3 tells you that the writer's mother was religious? (1m)

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks

Give two reasons why the writer's house was in 'perpetual darkness'. (2m) i) ______ ii) ______

Q75 Structured 2 marks

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. (2m) — Row 1 Action: ______; Reason: The writer's friends were afraid of the dark, creepy appearance of the house. — Row 2 Action: The writer would use a different route to go home after school.; Reason: ______

Q76 Structured 3 marks

Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? (3m) — 'They' (line 18); 'This last scene' (lines 37-38); 'it' (line 47).

Q77 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. (3m) — (a) When the writer was a child, he was afraid of ghosts and malevolent wandering spirits. — (b) When they were young, the writer and his siblings were bothered by comments from their relatives that their house was haunted. — (c) Mr Spark felt that Siok Hong's family was unhygienic and uncivilised.

Q78 Open-ended 2 marks

Based on lines 48 - 55, state one quality that best describes Mr Ho. Support your answer with information from the passage. (2m)

Q79 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. (2m) Options: immature, self-conscious, arrogant, self-reliant, rebellious, unappreciative.

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain how the writer's view of his house changed after Mr Ho's visit? (2m)

P6 English SA2 2021 — Henry Park

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