P6 English CA1 2014 — Methodist Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Students who are interested in taking part in this competition can pick up the registration forms from ____________________.

A. their school. The poster states 'Get your registration forms at your school general office', so students collect forms from their school.

Q: A participant who is one of the earliest to register may get ____________________.

D. an exclusive art bag. The poster says the first 80 to register will receive an exclusive StoryTellers art bag, so an early registrant may get an exclusive art bag.

Q: Every participant must complete his or her art piece ____________________.

B. at the Singapore Botanical Gardens on the day of the competition. It is an 'On-the-spot' art competition held at the Singapore Botanical Gardens on 15 March, so the art piece must be completed at the venue on the competition day itself.

Q: On the event day, participants will be given ____________________.

D. discount vouchers. The registration-fee box lists items given on event day: light refreshment, drawing paper, coloured pencils, a goodie bag and discount vouchers. Of the options, only discount vouchers appear in that list (an art bag goes only to the first 80 registrants, not all participants).

Q: Which of the following statements is true?

D. Participants must take part in the correct categories based on their age on the day of competition.. The poster's footnote says age refers to the participant as on the date of competition, so participants must join the category matching their age on that day. Only participants below 15 need parents' approval, school prizes are book vouchers (not art-supply vouchers), and StoryTellers is the organiser, not a supporter.

Q: Had I ____________ what was going to happen, I would have warned you.

C. known. The inverted conditional 'Had I...' requires the past participle: 'Had I known' (= If I had known).

Q: The volunteers have just completed repairing the school in that village. They ____________ three months to complete it.

B. took. The repair work is already finished, so the completed duration is expressed in the simple past tense: 'took'.

Q: Those rollerblades can be rented by ____________ hour.

C. the. The fixed expression for rates is 'by the hour', using the definite article.

Q: The deer ____________ serenely grazing on the grassland when the lion launched a surprise attack on them.

D. were. 'The deer' here is plural (confirmed by 'them'), and the past continuous is needed for an action in progress in the past, so 'were... grazing'.

Q: The company expects to ____________ this year and make a profit next year.

C. break even. 'Break even' means to make neither a profit nor a loss, which contrasts logically with making a profit next year.

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Visual context

Poster for the 'StoryTellers On-the-spot Art Competition 2014'. Details: Date 15 March 2014; Time 8.30 am – 10.30 am; Venue Singapore Botanical Gardens. Age groups: Category A (11–12 years old), Category B (13–14), Category C (15–16); ages taken as at the competition date; participants below 15 need parents' approval. Prizes: 1st — $200 book voucher and $100 worth of art supplies (individual), $150 book voucher (school); 2nd — $150 book voucher and $80 worth of art supplies (individual), $100 book voucher (school); 3rd — $100 book voucher and $50 worth of art supplies (individual), $50 book voucher (school); both individual and school prizes can be won. Registration fee: $20 per participant (includes light refreshment, drawing paper, coloured pencils, a goodie bag, discount vouchers — all items given on event day). 'Hurry! Be among the first 80 to register and you will get an exclusive StoryTellers art bag!' Registration forms available at the school general office; an official school stamp is required on the form before submission. Closing date of registration: 28 February 2014. Organised by StoryTellers; supported by Art Supplies, The Rainbow Bookshop and the Botanical Gardens.

Students who are interested in taking part in this competition can pick up the registration forms from ____________________.

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A participant who is one of the earliest to register may get ____________________.

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Every participant must complete his or her art piece ____________________.

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On the event day, participants will be given ____________________.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Had I ____________ what was going to happen, I would have warned you.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

The volunteers have just completed repairing the school in that village. They ____________ three months to complete it.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Those rollerblades can be rented by ____________ hour.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

The deer ____________ serenely grazing on the grassland when the lion launched a surprise attack on them.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The company expects to ____________ this year and make a profit next year.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

____________ Terrence was exhausted, he completed the journey up that mountain.

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Paul ____________ awake all night worrying about his driving test.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "It was a fund-raising day ____ Ryan and Terry stationed themselves at the entrance of Toa Payoh MRT Station."

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "So am I. We've been here since morning. We have yet to give away all these stickers ____ said Terry."

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "Why don't we take a rest ____ suggested Ryan. "After all, no one will know. Look, there are many other pupils collecting money too."

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Gordon and David hoped to settle their misunderstanding ____________.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

Although Amanda spends a lot of time ____________ in bookshops, she rarely buys any of the books.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

As the fog became worse, the rescue team had no choice but to ____________ the search.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

Rachel is ____________. One moment, she can be happy but the next, she becomes angry.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

The farmers' speculation of an imminent volcanic eruption was ____________ when they experienced tremors that morning.

Q21 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: "This could be due to the fact that the dreaded cockroach can be found in nearly all dark and musty corners." (underlined word: dreaded)

Q22 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: "The wild type thrives in the woods under decaying plants and logs." (underlined word: thrives)

Q23 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: "They are difficult to locate as they lurk in the dark and are not noticed until the lights are turned on late at night." (underlined word: lurk)

Q24 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined words: "Then, if you are quick enough, you might catch them as they move swiftly into cracks for cover." (underlined words: move swiftly)

Q25 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word: "Unfortunately, the difficulty in eradicating cockroaches lies in the fact that they rapidly become immune to common pesticides." (underlined word: eradicating)

Q26 MCQ 1 mark

Before the fifteenth century, books were expensive because ____________________.

Q27 MCQ 1 mark

The word 'These' in line 13 refers to ____________________.

Q28 MCQ 1 mark

What does the word 'portable' in line 17 tell you about the papyrus scrolls?

Q29 MCQ 1 mark

Books that were made from parchment were more lasting than those made from papyrus as ____________________.

Q30 MCQ 1 mark

How did the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century create a revolution in the history of book-making?

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list — (A) are, (B) by, (C) for, (D) from, (E) however, (F) instead, (G) is, (H) many, (J) much, (K) on, (L) so, (M) than, (N) then, (P) to, (Q) which; each word can be used only once: "The Basin stretches ____ the Atlantic Ocean to the foothill of Andes."

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "This vast territory is fed by ____ smaller rivers of the Amazon River..."

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "This vast territory is fed by many smaller rivers of the Amazon River, ____ start in the high snowy peaks of the Andes mountains."

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "When the water from the rivers reaches the Atlantic, its volume is ____ large that for miles out to sea, the water is fresh instead of salty."

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "...its volume is so large that for miles out to sea, the water ____ fresh instead of salty."

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "The greatest wonder of the Amazon Basin is its rainforest. ____ the forest is under great threat due to continuous deforestation."

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "...the forest is under great threat due ____ continuous deforestation."

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "It is difficult for the government to curb these industries that contribute to deforestation ____ environmental reasons."

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "Jobs and the standard of living are more important to the man on the street ____ issues such as the destruction of the rainforest."

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the same list (each word used only once): "The forest can only be saved ____ educating the masses."

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "A punishing drought has swept through the state of California in the United States. It is now thretuming the state's drinking water supply." (bold word: thretuming)

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "The detieriorating situation would likely mean imposing water conservation measures..." (bold word: detieriorating)

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "The deteriorating situation would likely mean impose water conservation measures on businesses and home owners..." (underlined word: impose)

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "...imposing water conservation measures on biznesses and home owners..." (bold word: biznesses)

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "...who have already been asked to volentarily reduce their water use by twenty percent." (bold word: volentarily)

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "Fishing and camping have been outlawed to protect endangered salmon and to guard for fires." (underlined word: for)

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "Many people have cut back drastic on showering, washing and watering lawns." (underlined word: drastic)

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling: "Rain and snow showers brought relif to parts of the state recently." (bold word: relif)

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "Rain and snow showers brought relief to parts of the state recently. Since, it is nowhere near enough." (underlined word: Since)

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar: "Officials are girding for the kind of geographical, cultural and economic battles that have long plagued a part of the country that is defined with a lack of water." (underlined word: with)

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "Paul asked me, 'What is good about Singapore?' I wracked my brains, ____ of a reply."

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "I could sense that what Paul wanted to know was what made me feel ____ to be a Singaporean."

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "At that time, my life revolved primarily ____ studies."

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "What I lacked was involvement outside, in the larger community. That was why I found it ____ to give Paul an answer."

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "The Singaporean identity is civic and that is why we as individuals need to ____ forward and create it."

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "I do not think I am in the minority ____ regard to this."

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "In fact, I think I am one of the considerable number of people in my generation who have ____ to venture from my comfort zone to promote the Singaporean identity."

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "Together with a few Singaporeans ____ I had got to know through the exchange programme, we took Paul sightseeing..."

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "...we took Paul sightseeing and introduced him ____ entertainment spots and, of course food."

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "What was most ____ was the fun and laughter through the course of sharing with Paul what 'the little red dot' had to offer — our Singlish, our people and our way of life."

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "...sharing with Paul what 'the little red dot' had to offer — our Singlish, our people and our way of ____."

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "But what heartened me at the end of the whole trip ____ Paul telling me that he would miss Singapore and its people."

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "...Paul telling me that he ____ miss Singapore and its people."

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "That, to me, was ____ that we had done our best."

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: "We had made Singapore a fond memory for a ____. I felt happy for playing my part and was proud to be a Singaporean."

Q66 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. She bade farewell to her friends at the airport before boarding the plane. Having ____

Q67 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. The teacher explained the concept. The pupils understood the concept. ____ because of ____

Q68 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. When my brother is not in a good mood, he will keep his bedroom door shut. Unless ____

Q69 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. As she fell asleep during the film, she missed the ending. If she had not ____

Q70 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. Mother asked Tom, "Why did you go to the party yesterday without my permission?" Mother asked Tom ____

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

How did the author feel when the phone first rang? Which four-word phrase in paragraph one indicated how she felt?

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain fully "what would happen" (line 4) if Aunt Annie picked up the phone.

Q73 Open-ended 2 marks

In line 7, why did the author keep her "head low"?

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks

In paragraph three, which word shows that the Aunt Annie behaved in a superior manner to the author?

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

In paragraph three, which two actions by Aunt Annie best show that the relationship between her and the author was not a warm and friendly one?

Q76 Open-ended 2 marks

"Being part of a family now would mess up my plans." (line 20). What were the author's plans?

Q77 Open-ended 2 marks

How do you think the author felt when her 'heart sank'? (line 23)? Explain clearly why she felt this way.

Q78 Open-ended 2 marks

What was the goal of most girls in the orphanage?

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

Who does "They" in line 32 refer to?

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

In the last paragraph, the writer touched the scars on her face and was reminded that 'beauty is only skin deep'. Based on this five-word phrase, what do you think was the author's idea of beauty?

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