Q1
MCQ
1 mark
Mother scolded my brother and ____ for breaking her favourite vase.
P6 English SA1 2019 — Nanyang
Source: Nanyang, 2019
This P6 English SA1 paper from Nanyang (2019) covers editing and spelling, visual text and situational writing, comprehension and grammar across 82 questions worth 150 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P6 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q1
Structured
15 marks
🖼 Visual
Imagine you are Helen.
Write an email to your friend, Janet, to encourage her to participate in the dance competition with you.
You are to refer to the picture and information on page 2 for your email.
In your email, include the following key information:
* the date of the competition
* the exact place where the competition will take place
* two details about the competition to arouse Janet's interest in it
* two things you and Janet need to do before the competition to stand a chance of winning
You may reorder the points. Remember to write in complete sentences.
Q2
Open-ended
40 marks
🖼 Visual
Write a composition of at least 150 words about a changed behaviour.
The pictures are provided to help you think about this topic.
Your composition should be based on one or more of these pictures.
Consider the following points when you plan your composition:
* What was the changed behaviour?
* Why was there a change in behaviour?
You may use the points in any order and include other relevant points as well.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
Mr Gopal is happy that the number of participants attending his robotics class ____ increased in the past four months.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
____ Uncle Hubert reaches the airport on time, he will miss his flight.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
Ziying ____ home once she finishes her studies overseas.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
Mrs Aishah hardly buys her groceries from the wet market, ____ she?
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
The guest ____ bag was stolen was enraged.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
We ____ have attended the performance last Friday if we had known you were acting in it.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Leticia ____ of the puppy from the time it was abandoned by its owner till now.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
The instructor, together with her dancers, ____ nervously for the results that will be released in ten minutes' time.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
Kelly was shocked to see her best friend ____ a book from the store.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
It rained ____ for three days and many areas in the village were flooded.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
This misunderstanding will surely ____ the already tense relationship between the two quarrelsome neighbours.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
The police officer asked many questions and ____ the statements of the eye-witnesses during the interrogation.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
Uncle Aaron is often ____ unlike his wife who always takes time to think carefully before she makes a decision.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
The sponsors threatened to pull the ____ on the event if there are not enough participants for the programmes.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
Grandma is a 70-year-old opera singer. Despite her wealth of experience, she still actively **hones** her craft by attending singing practices.
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
Grandma loves to reminisce about her **heyday** when she was at the peak of her success: Everyone looked up to her during those times.
Q18
MCQ
1 mark
Everyone **looked up to** her during those times.
Q19
MCQ
1 mark
Till today, she is always **immaculately** dressed, complete with an unflagging smile on her well-powdered face.
Q20
MCQ
1 mark
However, belying her vain appearance is a heart of great **magnanimity**.
Q21
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Why is the phrase 'LIMITED PLACES' in capital letters?
Q22
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
What can participants expect when they sign up for the dance workshops? Participants can
Q23
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
10-year-old John has swimming lessons on both weekend mornings every week. Which dance workshop can he sign up for?
Q24
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
What is the similarity between 'FAMILY DANCE PARTY' and 'LITTLE STEPS'? Both workshops
Q25
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Testimonials of ex-participants are used in the flyer to
Q26
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
This workshop is organised by ____
Q27
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Which of the following statements about the workshop is not true?
Q28
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
The main purpose of the poster is to ____
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
Azlin suffered ____ a severely damaged spinal cord, a fractured pelvis and such terrible facial abrasions that the nurses advised her not to look into the mirror ____ a month.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
...nurses advised her not to look into the mirror ____ a month.
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
____ those long and dreadful years, she ____ to slowly piece her life together again...
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
...she ____ to slowly piece her life together again...
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
...rethinking her hopes and dreams so that despair ____ not destroy her.
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
Though she survived the ordeal, her life was changed ____ forever.
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
That fateful day, Azlin was ____ her way to meet a friend for dinner. She recalled that ____ she stepped onto the escalator...
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
She recalled that ____ she stepped onto the escalator at the MRT Station ____ day, there was no barrier blocking it to signal it was ____ maintenance.
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
...blocking it to signal it was ____ maintenance.
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
She was stuck in a waist-deep pit for 30 to 45 minutes, feeling lonely and helpless ____ help finally arrived.
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...to adorp healthy eating habits...
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...the Government will progressive tighten...
Q41
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...of food served to children after pre-schools...
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
Already, whole grains, fruit and vegetables is being served...
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...sugeree drinks and deep-fried food are not allowed...
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...following enhansmens to the nutritional requirements...
Q45
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...provides a wonderful opotunety to shape the tastes...
Q46
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...tastes and pereferenses of children.
Q47
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...a good start, for healthcare institutions...
Q48
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...playing an intergral role...
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...role in bringing care into a community, he said.
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes.
...in enable him to achieve his full potential in life.
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
Recently, there are more sightings of wild otters in Singapore. These otters have ventured ____ their usual habitats, the rivers, to explore other parts of the island.
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
In fact, a family of ten smooth-coated otters ____ been spotted at the Marina Bay area.
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
This is a change from the 1970s, when wild otters were ____ longer sighted in Singapore.
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
It was thought that they had ____ from Singapore for good.
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
Otters thrive in clean waters and their reappearance is an ____ that the island's waterways are ____ cleaner.
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
...is an evidence that the island's waterways are ____ cleaner.
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
As such, it is important for us to continue to ____ our environment and keep it clean so that we will not lose these creatures again.
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
With the increased sightings, otter enthusiasts often look for them to take ____ of them.
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
Interestingly, the otters do not seem to ____ human attention and are rather comfortable in front of the camera.
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
The otters also seem to ____ a certain routine daily, and can be very predictable with regards to the timing when they appear.
Q61
Open-ended
1 mark
The otters also seem to have a certain routine daily, and can be very predictable with regards to the timing when they appear. ____ they do not always appear at the ____ place.
Q62
Open-ended
1 mark
...they do not always appear at the ____ place.
Q63
Open-ended
1 mark
One of ____ is the otters' love for playing catching, a behavior that is ____ to that of a dog or a cat.
Q64
Open-ended
1 mark
...a behavior that is ____ to that of a dog or a cat.
Q65
Open-ended
1 mark
____ playing for about half an hour, they will start to get tired. When that happens, they will scramble back to the waterways from where they had come from.
Q66
Open-ended
2 marks
John asked Ali and his brother if they were going to the concert the next day.
John asked Ali and his brother, ____?
Q67
Open-ended
2 marks
The boys are sports champions. Joe is one of them.
Joe is ____.
Q68
Open-ended
2 marks
Huimin edits the speech on the importance of recycling.
The speech ____.
Q69
Open-ended
2 marks
Both the siblings do not want to go to the party.
Neither of ____.
Q70
Open-ended
2 marks
The two cities are connected by an expressway.
Connecting ____.
Q71
Open-ended
1 mark
In the first paragraph, which five-word phrase suggests that Sally was not badly hurt by the first explosion? [1m]
Q72
Structured
2 marks
How did Sally feel when she stopped in front of the pile of smoking rubble? Explain clearly why she felt that way. [2m]
Q73
Structured
2 marks
What did Mrs Jen do to show the urgency of the situation when she first saw Sally? State her first two actions. [2m]
Q74
Open-ended
2 marks
Why was Sally worried about her father? [2m]
Q75
Structured
3 marks
Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right. [3m]
Word(s) from the passage
here (line 16)
it (line 37)
attempt (line 41)
Q76
Open-ended
2 marks
Mrs Jen 'stood in front of the stairs with her arms outstretched' in line 38-39. What was Mrs Jen trying to do? Why? [2m]
Q77
Structured
2 marks
Based on the interaction between the siblings stated below, tick the adjective that best describes Betty and Walter repectively. [2m]
a) Eric was crying non-stop. Betty barked at Eric to stop. Betty was
b) Eric continued crying. Walter comforted him. Walter was
Q78
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]
Statement
Sally wanted to follow Mrs Jen when she was grabbed by the arm.
Sally had never met Mrs Jen's children before this.
Sally believed that the house provided them with a good protection from the explosions.
Q79
Open-ended
2 marks
Explain clearly why Sally lied to Mrs Jen in the last paragraph. [2m]
Q80
Structured
1 mark
Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred. [1m]
Sally cried.
Mrs Jen's children were sitting in the cellar.
Mrs Jen assured Sally that Billy would be safe.