P6 English CA1 2016 — Nanyang | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: At the Science fair, the team members presented an invention of __________ to the public.

C. theirs. A possessive pronoun is needed to mean 'their invention'. 'Theirs' is the only possessive pronoun and fits 'an invention of theirs'.

Q: "Checking that the application forms are duly signed __________ part of what I do every day," said the clerk.

A. is. The subject is the gerund phrase 'Checking that the application forms are duly signed', which is singular and present in habit ('every day'), so the singular present verb 'is' is correct.

Q: Jimmy barely made it to the finish line, __________ he?

A. did. 'Barely' is a negative-meaning adverb, so the statement is treated as negative and the question tag must be positive: 'did he?'.

Q: At the end of the fund-raising event, it was announced that more than five thousand dollars __________ by the pupils.

A. had been collected. 'More than five thousand dollars' is treated as a single sum (singular) and the action was completed before the announcement (past), so the past perfect passive 'had been collected' is correct.

Q: Were the balloons for the party __________ up by the children or the adults?

C. blown. This is a passive construction ('Were the balloons ... blown up'), which requires the past participle 'blown'.

Q: Josh helped his mother __________ the dishes for dinner.

A. prepare. After 'help' + object, the bare infinitive 'prepare' is used: 'helped his mother prepare'.

Q: These photographs depicting scenes of Singapore in its early years are __________ great historical value.

B. of. The fixed expression is 'to be of great value', meaning they have great historical value.

Q: I had no choice __________ to turn down the invitation because I had already made plans.

B. but. The idiom 'have no choice but to (do something)' means there is no alternative.

Q: Sally managed to lift the bulky box with ease, __________ to her friends' amazement.

D. much. The set phrase is 'much to (someone's) amazement', used to express a strong reaction.

Q: __________ her parents wished for her to become a lawyer, Joanne pursued a career in engineering instead.

B. Although. A subordinating conjunction is needed to join the two clauses showing contrast. 'Although' fits; 'Despite' would need a noun phrase, not a clause.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

At the Science fair, the team members presented an invention of __________ to the public.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

"Checking that the application forms are duly signed __________ part of what I do every day," said the clerk.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Jimmy barely made it to the finish line, __________ he?

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

At the end of the fund-raising event, it was announced that more than five thousand dollars __________ by the pupils.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Were the balloons for the party __________ up by the children or the adults?

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Josh helped his mother __________ the dishes for dinner.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

These photographs depicting scenes of Singapore in its early years are __________ great historical value.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

I had no choice __________ to turn down the invitation because I had already made plans.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Sally managed to lift the bulky box with ease, __________ to her friends' amazement.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

__________ her parents wished for her to become a lawyer, Joanne pursued a career in engineering instead.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Ming has a fiery __________ and gets angry easily.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

To show that she was sincere in __________ amends, Sally wrote a list of things she would do to correct her behaviour.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Posters were put up in the neighbourhood to __________ the residents about preventive measures against the spread of dengue fever.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

I will not __________ and watch him get himself into trouble without trying to stop him.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Mr Lee was __________ about attending the workshop despite running a fever.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

According to legend, many pirates had landed on that island in search of the __________ treasures which were rumoured to fill up a large cave.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

The massive traffic jam __________ resulted in many people being late for work or school.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Many people were convinced that it was an annual episode that would last a few days or weeks before blue skies returned. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'convinced'.)

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

By all accounts, the haze had an impact on the economy. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'impact'.)

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

From health issues to disruptions to daily routine, the prolonged bout of haze had affected everyone here in one way or another. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'prolonged'.)

Q21 MCQ 1 mark

With Singapore shrouded in haze each passing day, the frustrations among people mounted. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'shrouded'.)

Q22 MCQ 1 mark

With Singapore shrouded in haze each passing day, the frustrations among people mounted. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'mounted'.)

Q23 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

John wants to take part in the water dance. Which one of the following venues should he go to?

Q24 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Based on the flyer, a person can get a Water Welly backpack if he __________.

Q25 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

How should a person who wants to take part in the boat race register for the event?

Q26 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which one of the activities is especially planned for young children to learn about water conservation?

Q27 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the flyer, ancient Egyptians could tell the time by __________.

Q28 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Why should people drink tap water instead of bottled water?

Q29 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the flyer, which one of the following statements is true?

Q30 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What is the main purpose of the Wipe Out Water Wastage event?

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Only about 1,000 of ____ black-and-white relatives of bears survive in the wild. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Pandas eat almost nothing ____ bamboo shoots and leaves. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Occasionally, they eat ____ plants, fish, or small animals, but bamboo accounts for 99 percent of their diets. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Occasionally, they eat other plants, fish, or small animals, but bamboo accounts ____ 99 percent of their diets. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Pandas eat fast, they eat a lot, and they spend about 12 hours a day eating. This is because they digest ____ about one fifth of what they eat. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

The shape of these teeth helps them crush the bamboo shoots, leaves, and stems ____ eat. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

To get the bamboo to their mouths, they hold the stems with their front paws ____ have enlarged wrist bones that act as thumbs for gripping. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

... they hold the stems with their front paws which have enlarged wrist bones that act ____ thumbs for gripping. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

A panda needs to feed on at least two bamboo species where it lives, or it ____ starve. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Pandas are shy creatures. They do not venture ____ areas where there are people. (Choose the most suitable word, A to Q, for the blank.)

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'using' (Scientists believe that silvery fish like the Lookdown and the Bigeye Scad using their silvery skin as camouflage).

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'camoflauge'.

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'conspekuous' (reflecting light away to be less conspekuous).

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'outstretch' (a team built a device with four outstretch arms like a weathervane).

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'alive' (where it took 1,500 photographs of alive fish).

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'struckchers' (there were tiny struckchers in some fish skin).

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'know' (tiny structures in some fish skin, know as platelets).

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'inveesibel' (which bent light to make the fish almost inveesibel).

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'intrestad' (which has a few reasons to be intrestad in how to hide in the ocean).

Q50 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'Apart' (Apart the scientific value of understanding fish behaviour, such knowledge can even be applied in technology).

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'behaveir' (understanding fish behaveir).

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'opened' (ways to hide vessels in the deep opened waters).

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Underlined word: 'brirg' (The new research has brirg them a step closer to achieving that goal).

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'What most people do not ____ is that our skin is also a strong shield because protein and elastic fibres are woven into numerous strong layers.'

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'The outermost layer of skin is ____ up of a strong wall of dead cells which ...'

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '... a strong wall of dead cells which ____ protection from outside attack.'

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'When you look in the mirror, what you ____ are dead cells.'

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Melanin, the dark pigment in our skin, ____ as a formidable shield against the harmful rays of the sun ...'

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '... a formidable shield ____ the harmful rays of the sun while other skin cells can use sunlight ...'

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '... while ____ skin cells can use sunlight to make Vitamin D ...'

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '... use sunlight to make Vitamin D which is ____ for healthy bones.'

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '____ an armour, the skin is alive. It is constantly repairing and renewing ...'

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'It is constantly repairing and renewing ____.'

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Every minute, you can lose ____ 30,000 dead skin cells ...'

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '... 30,000 dead skin cells which ____ to four kilogrammes of dead cells every year!'

Q66 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'The skin is also the medium ____ which we sense our surroundings.'

Q67 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: '... the medium in which we sense our ____. It contains sensors for heat, cold, pain and touch.'

Q68 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'These sensors communicate ____ the rest of the body.'

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence and have the same meaning. 'Jane and the girls have not submitted the consent forms.' Begin: Neither the girls __________

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. '"Did Janet clean the house this morning?" Mrs Tan asked James.' Begin: Mrs Tan asked James __________

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. 'Matthew was sincere. That convinced the teacher to help him.' Begin: Matthew's __________

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. 'The dog will die if we do not take it to the veterinarian in time.' Use: __________ unless __________

Q73 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. 'I was about to leave the house when it started to rain.' Begin: Just __________ the house, __________

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. 'Mr Goh bought the diamond earrings for his wife although they were costly.' Begin: Despite __________

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

Besides the prank played on the writer, what else was Wesley Binks known to have done? (2m)

Q76 Open-ended 1 mark

Which phrase in paragraph 1 tells us that Wesley was an inconsiderate person? (1m)

Q77 Open-ended 2 marks

"However, when I took my first look at the dog, everything fled from my mind." (line 14) What did the writer think of doing before seeing the dog? (2m)

Q78 Structured 3 marks

Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. (3m) Statements: (a) The writer had forgotten about the firework prank about a week later. (b) The writer anticipated seeing Wesley Binks at his clinic. (c) Duke jerked in pain when he was put to sleep.

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

In paragraph 4, the author mentioned that he "was not optimistic". What does this tell you about Duke's condition? (2m)

Q80 Structured 3 marks

Choose words from paragraphs 2 and 3 which have the same meanings as the words below. (3m) (a) prevented (b) grabbed (c) excretion

Q81 Structured 2 marks

Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? (2m) Word(s) from the passage: (a) 'the condition' (line 22); (b) 'It' (line 26).

Q82 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the passage. (1m) ____ Wesley struggled to ask the author a question. ____ The author visited Wesley's house. ____ Wesley brought Duke to the clinic.

Q83 Structured 2 marks

Based on your understanding of the passage, fill in the empty boxes below. (2m) Row 1 — How the writer felt: 'He was angry with Wesley Binks.'; Why he felt that way: (blank); What he did to show this: 'He spoke to Wesley in an unfriendly manner.' Row 2 — How the writer felt: (blank); Why he felt that way: 'Wesley looked miserable.'; What he did to show this: 'The writer tried to comfort Wesley by telling him that Duke might survive.'

Q84 Open-ended 2 marks

"There was one living thing..." (line 35) Explain clearly what the writer was trying to tell the sergeant. (2m)

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