P6 English CA1 2012 — Methodist Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Both workshops "I Will Always Be Happy" and "Little Artists" are targeted at __________.

C. preschoolers. The brochure states these two workshops are for children aged 4 years to 5 years, who are preschoolers (not yet in primary school).

Q: Which one of the following is true of the workshop, "I Will Always Be Happy"?

D. Participants will create puppets and perform in a puppet show.. The brochure says children in this workshop 'will create puppets inspired by the artworks and perform their own puppet show'. There are two session times (not morning only), and the $12 fee excludes art materials.

Q: Denise, a pupil from Nightingale Primary School, is interested in attending the March holiday workshops. Which one of the following workshops would you recommend?

C. Never Ending Stories. As a primary school pupil Denise is aged roughly 7–12. Only 'Never Ending Stories' is for ages 7 to 12; the others target ages 4–5 or 13–18.

Q: Those who sign up for "Never Ending Stories" will attend a 2-day workshop for ______________ hours.

C. four. The workshop runs 9–11am (2 hours per day) over 2 days, giving a total of four hours.

Q: According to the brochure, the aim of "Inspiration" is to help youths __________.

D. develop language and story writing skills. The brochure states 'Inspiration' allows participants to 'develop their language and narrative-writing skills' — i.e. language and story writing skills. It involves contemporary (not ancient) art and writing, not painting or oral skills.

Q: By the time the police arrived, the burglars ________________ from the scene of the crime.

B. had fled. 'By the time' + past tense ('arrived') requires the past perfect for the earlier completed action: 'had fled'.

Q: You can hardly expect her to know, ________________ you?

B. can. 'Hardly' makes the statement negative in meaning, so the question tag must be positive and match the auxiliary 'can': 'can you?'.

Q: When asked regarding the incident, neither the principal nor the teachers ______________ available for comment.

D. were. With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject 'the teachers' (plural), and the past-tense context ('When asked') requires 'were'.

Q: Jasmine ________________ for her friend to return her call since this morning.

D. has been waiting. 'Since this morning' signals an action continuing from the past to the present, which takes the present perfect continuous: 'has been waiting'.

Q: The couple paid for the house ____________ with no help from their parents.

D. themselves. 'The couple' is a plural third-person subject here, so the reflexive pronoun is 'themselves'.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Visual context

A museum brochure titled 'MARCH HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS' laid out as a table with decorative cartoon illustrations (a child making a hand puppet, an audience watching a shadow-puppet screen, a scroll of paper with an ink pot). It lists four workshops: (1) Little Artists — children understand contemporary art in a fun way; after a tour of the galleries there is a hands-on activity making masterpieces with art materials. (2) I Will Always Be Happy — curiosity in art aroused through storytelling and speech and drama; children create puppets inspired by the artworks and perform their own puppet show. When: Saturdays only, 10–11.30am or 2.30–4pm; Price: $12 per workshop per child (aged 4 years to 5 years), price exclusive of art materials. (3) Never Ending Stories — a 2-day workshop taking a speech and drama approach to art appreciation; facilitated discussions on the artworks followed by script-writing to create alternative endings to art-inspired stories, then performing the skit to peers. When: Every Saturday and Sunday, 9–11am; Price: $28 per child (aged 7 years to 12 years). (4) Inspiration — a fun writing workshop developing language and narrative-writing skills through appreciation of contemporary art; participants base their writing on either the artist's original intentions or their own interpretations. When: Starts on 2 March, every Friday, 2–5pm; Price: $100 for five lessons (aged 13 years to 18 years). Footer: sign up at www.singaporeartmusuem.sg, email nhb_sam_education@nhb.com.sg, limited places on a first come first served basis.

Both workshops "I Will Always Be Happy" and "Little Artists" are targeted at __________.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which one of the following is true of the workshop, "I Will Always Be Happy"?

Q3 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Denise, a pupil from Nightingale Primary School, is interested in attending the March holiday workshops. Which one of the following workshops would you recommend?

Q4 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Those who sign up for "Never Ending Stories" will attend a 2-day workshop for ______________ hours.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the brochure, the aim of "Inspiration" is to help youths __________.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

By the time the police arrived, the burglars ________________ from the scene of the crime.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

You can hardly expect her to know, ________________ you?

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

When asked regarding the incident, neither the principal nor the teachers ______________ available for comment.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Jasmine ________________ for her friend to return her call since this morning.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The couple paid for the house ____________ with no help from their parents.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The prefect warned my friend and __________ to stop running around the canteen.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Mother would have been here by now ______________ she is stuck in the traffic.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "A crow stole a large lump of cheese from a cottage and flew up to a high tree to eat in comfort. A fox who was passing by noticed what she had in her beak ____ With its mouth watering at the sight, the fox began to talk to her"

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "Oh, what beautiful wings you have. What a pity," continued the fox ____ that a beautiful bird like you cannot speak.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "If only you could make a sound as beautiful as your feathers ____"

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Having recovered from the defeat in World War II, Japan went on to ________________ with the world's manufacturing countries for dominance in electronics.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

His driving licence was ________________ by the Court for drunk driving.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Reading all types of books helps us to ________________ a large vocabulary.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

The Queen's guards are ________________ at the gates of the Buckingham Palace throughout the day.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

It took me hours to solve the Math problem but finally I was able to ________________. I was proud of myself.

Q21 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in: "It would be a logical conclusion to consider the male as a great hunter and protector." (underlined word: logical)

Q22 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in: "Male lions are sluggish; resting or sleeping up to twenty hours a day." (underlined word: sluggish)

Q23 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined words in: "These meat-eaters often feed on prey that the females bring down." (underlined words: bring down)

Q24 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in: "However, some lions are outright thieves." (underlined word: outright)

Q25 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in: "This does not seem like noble behaviour!" (underlined word: noble)

Q26 MCQ 1 mark

According to the first paragraph, why was Jess only "half-functioning" (line 2) as she struggled eastwards?

Q27 MCQ 1 mark

Why was it not possible for Jess to wait till the morning before she went eastward?

Q28 MCQ 1 mark

Jess moved on at the first "hint of daylight" (line 14) because she ______________.

Q29 MCQ 1 mark

What made Jess change her mind about throwing away the dress she was wearing?

Q30 MCQ 1 mark

What made Jess plod towards the outcrop instead of the creek?

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "What is really interesting is that Mozart became famous ____ a very early age."

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "When he was only six, he was performing all ____ Europe."

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "The most important factor ____ Mozart's success was his talent."

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "He composed music by age five ____ wrote his first published works, four violin sonatas, at the age of eight."

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "He could make ____ music at the keyboard, improvise songs to go with melodies composed by others, and play any piece of music in any style, even when blindfolded."

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "His talent made him a great favourite ____ audiences."

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "...audiences, ____ called him the wunderkind, a German word meaning wonderchild."

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "Leopold Mozart wanted young Wolfgang to be ____ composer, especially since the boy showed such early promise."

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "Wolfgang's father decided to show him ____ to audiences when he was very young."

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word for the blank from the list — (A) a, (B) although, (C) and, (D) at, (E) but, (F) in, (G) off, (H) or, (J) over, (K) round, (L) that, (M) the, (N) up, (P) who, (Q) with; each word can be used only once: "____ Wolfgang was already a favourite of the emperor of Austria, his father was always urging him to work harder and do better."

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "Denise passed by and waved to her neighbour, Mr Tan, as he packed his car with two pieces of lagage." (bold word: lagage)

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "She thought no more about it until two days later when she noticed that Mr Tan's back door was opened." (underlined word: opened)

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "At first, Denise thought berglers had entered the house until she saw Mr Tan emerge from the doorway." (bold word: berglers)

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "'It's perkewlier,' Denise thought, 'that he packed so much for such a short trip.'" (bold word: perkewlier)

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "Denise waved to Mr Tan, but he did not wave back, which certain seemed out of the ordinary." (underlined word: certain)

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "Mr Tan had always been kordiel. Not waving seemed almost unfriendly." (bold word: kordiel)

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "After school the next day, Denise saw Mr Tan worked on the new shelves in his garage." (underlined word: worked)

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "'Hello, Mr Tan,' Denise hesetated." (bold word: hesetated)

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "'I'd say that everything is managing,' he replied." (underlined word: managing)

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "I feel as if I'd met another Mr Tan. If only he was the same Mr Tan I knows. That would be great!" (underlined word: knows)

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "Have you ever had a teddy bear? Most ________ have one when they are little."

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "But do you know how that little stuffed bear ________ its name?"

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "His friends called him Teddy ________ it sounded much less formal than Theodore."

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "When he had some free ________, he liked to hunt and to be out in the woods where all kinds of wildlife lived."

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "After three days of ________, he and his party had not found a ________ bear. (this question is the first blank)"

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "After three days of searching, he and his party had not found a ________ bear. (this question is the second blank)"

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "The next day, his hunting guide took his dogs ________ into the woods and came across an old, slow, tired bear."

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "The guide tied him to a tree and went back to tell the President he had found a bear for him to ________."

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "President Roosevelt saw the poor old thing, and ________ to shoot him."

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "He said it was not sporting to shoot any animal that could not ________ itself."

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "When the incident broke in the newspapers, a cartoonist saw it, and immediately drew a ________ the very day showing how the President refused to shoot a bear."

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "...immediately drew a picture the very day showing ________ the President refused to shoot a bear."

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "Rose had been making and ________ stuffed toy animals for years, but she had never made a stuffed bear before she saw the cartoon."

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "Rose made two stuffed bears and Morris put them in his ________ window."

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "He asked President Roosevelt for ________ to call the bears Teddy Bears after the President's nickname."

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning: "The weather was cold. We stayed at home." Begin with: Due to

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning: "The picnic will not be cancelled unless it rains." Begin with: Only if

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning: "\"What did you eat for your lunch this afternoon?\" Mother asked Sarah." Begin with: Mother asked Sarah

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning: "The girls did not write down their real names in the form. They used fictitious ones instead." Begin with: Instead of

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning: "Rachel failed the examination because she refused to revise her work." Begin with: The cause of

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

What was the main reason the writer decided not to spend her school holiday in Camp Kiddie? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

Which word in paragraph 2 has the same meaning as the word "constructive"? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q73 Open-ended 2 marks

What was the main reason Daphne finally signed up for the museum day camp? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks

What does "it" in line 15 refer to? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

How did the writer know that the lady had lost something? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q76 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did Daphne look at her fellow campers? (line 25) (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q77 Open-ended 2 marks

Which sentence (from lines 19-29) tells us that Nina felt that the old woman did not need help? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q78 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did the old woman want to compensate Daphne? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did Nathan call the writer 'nuts'? (line 37) (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

According to the writer, how was being 'nuts' considered 'constructive'? (Answer must be in a complete sentence.)

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