Q1
MCQ
1 mark
All but Melody ______________ given a scolding by the teacher earlier this morning.
P6 English SA2 2016 — Pei Hwa
Source: Pei Hwa, 2016
This P6 English SA2 paper from Pei Hwa (2016) covers comprehension, vocabulary, editing and spelling, visual text and situational writing, grammar and cloze passage across 80 questions worth 95 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P6 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
None of the children ______________ been informed of the flight delay, thus they were upset about it.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
Peter and his brother barely visits the library, ______________ they?
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
Janice was reeling ______________ shock at how cluttered the house was when she arrived.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
"Has anyone ever ______________ this song for the year-end concert?" Miss Yew asked the pupils.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
I really do not know ______________ to tell Roy about the tragic news.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
______________ Mr Lim's car was badly damaged during the accident yesterday, no one was injured.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
______________ did the couple expect such generous donations from the public for their child's surgery.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
The lead actress, together with the rest of the cast, ______________ for their play daily since last month.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
John has the habit of ______________ his friends by passing sarcastic remarks.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
Mrs. Peh managed to get a few good bargains by ______________ with the vendors at the flea market.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
At the First Aid course, the participants learnt that placing a pack of ice on a swell will help to ______________ the pain.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
The sales assistant is trying to ______________ the fuming customer and not antagonise him further.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
As the Guest-of-Honour did not turn up, Mr. Yeo had to make an ______________ speech at the prize-giving ceremony.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
The reason why this hospice has won the award for excellent service is because its staff often ______________ to fulfil their patients' wishes.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
For each question from 16 to 20, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined words. In the passage, Kevin saw people (16) frantically gesturing toward the water. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'frantically'.
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
He noticed a bright red kayak (17) swirling in the raging water at the base of the dam. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'swirling'.
Q18
MCQ
1 mark
About 30m from shore, he spied an object (18) bobbing downriver. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'bobbing'.
Q19
MCQ
1 mark
"When I caught up to it, I realised it was (19) attached to a person." Choose the word closest in meaning to 'attached'.
Q20
MCQ
1 mark
After five hits, the man coughed up water and began mumbling (20) incoherently. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'incoherently'.
Q21
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Based on the flyer, the main organiser for 'Romeo and Juliet' is ______________.
Q22
MCQ
1 mark
What is the unique attraction of this event?
Q23
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
To receive a souvenir, one must purchase a/an ______________ picnic ticket.
Q24
MCQ
1 mark
The phrase 'from page to stage' tells us that the play is ______________.
Q25
MCQ
1 mark
According to the flyer, SRT has chosen to stage Romeo and Juliet to mark the 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare as ______________.
Q26
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Which of the following statements is not true?
Q27
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
In the event of adverse weather during the show after the interval, ticket holders are ______________.
Q28
MCQ
1 mark
Certain words in the flyer are printed in bold to ______________.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
There are 10 blanks, numbered 29 to 38, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. (Word list: (A) I, (B) me, (C) must, (D) are, (E) than, (F) should, (G) got, (H) when, (J) besides, (K) just, (L) then, (M) myself, (N) the, (P) this, (Q) that.) The best camping spot was (29) ______________ one closest to Cresta Pond, where I could take a short hike to the fishing hole.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
Dad allowed me to explore the park by (30) ______________, as long as he or Mum could see my location.
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
(31) ______________, there was no way to get lost.
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
One afternoon, I rushed down to the fishing hole to stake out a good spot for Dad and (32) ______________ before the evening crowd showed up.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
About the time I (33) ______________ have reached the pond, I realised something was wrong.
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
I knew better (34) ______________ to keep walking.
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
My father had always said, "If you ever get lost, just stay where you (35) ______________ and wait. I'll come for you."
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
It was almost dark (36) ______________ a big man rounded the corner with a slow but steady pace.
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
It was Dad. My father came looking for me (37) ______________ as he said he would.
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
(38) ______________ night, I felt so secure as we headed back to camp. My dad had indeed kept his promise.
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. He moved to Yunnan, China together [of] his wife and a year-old daughter, to fulfil a calling.
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
He says, "If my [skeels] could bring some healing and joy to any community, then let it be my first aim."
Q41
Open-ended
1 mark
For the next 14 years, the doctor and his family lived in [ruleral], mountainous Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
He met, [diagnosing] and healed villagers, and established a barefoot doctors medical programme.
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
...established a barefoot doctors medical programme [and] give farmers basic medical training.
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
He also helped with [volunteered] efforts by Singaporean schools and doctors.
Q45
Open-ended
1 mark
To Dr Tan, all [those] activities are about meeting needs.
Q46
Open-ended
1 mark
"When you see a needy situation, on one extreme there can be [airperthy]."
Q47
Open-ended
1 mark
"On the other hand, there can be [orporetuneity]."
Q48
Open-ended
1 mark
In [rekenition] of his community work in China, he was presented with the China National Day Friendship award in 2004.
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
Six years later, he made a [diciseon] to return to Singapore.
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
...he was being treated "like a VIP" there, which he thought was dangerous for [my] soul.
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. According to the study, the Danes were the top country in (51) ______________ a tremendous 759 kg of waste per citizen.
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
The figures are significant, especially in (52) ______________ to Norway, who only wasted 423kg in the same year.
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
The country has cut food waste by 25 per cent (53) ______________ the past five years.
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
Recently, it (54) ______________ headlines for opening the world's first supermarket which (55) ______________ sold excess food.
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
...it made headlines for opening the world's first supermarket which (55) ______________ sold excess food.
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
Two people, Frederic and Constance, are now (56) ______________ another change to the shoppers of Copenhagen.
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
In their organic food store, there will be no packaging to all its (57) ______________.
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
They found the inspiration to create their zero packaging store (58) ______________ France and Germany.
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
"The inspiration came from these two countries (59) ______________ 500 organic shops are selling goods in bulk in containers."
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
"Through our visits to these stores, we (60) ______________ tell that people are now ready to buy products (61) ______________ packaging."
Q61
Open-ended
1 mark
"...people are now ready to buy products (61) ______________ packaging because many are now tired of the (62) ______________ use of plastics and packaging in Denmark."
Q62
Open-ended
1 mark
"...because many are now tired of the (62) ______________ use of plastics and packaging in Denmark."
Q63
Open-ended
1 mark
In this store, customers are encouraged to bring (63) ______________ own containers to the store for dry goods.
Q64
Open-ended
1 mark
But shoppers without one need not worry (64) ______________ the store would offer environmentally-friendly paper bags to them.
Q65
Open-ended
1 mark
When it comes to liquids, consumers (65) ______________ be given a bottle to reuse.
Q66
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided, in one sentence with the same meaning. The swimmers are not singing. The teacher is not too. Neither ______________ nor ______________.
Q67
Open-ended
2 marks
The two clock towers are connected by the bridge. Connecting ______________.
Q68
Open-ended
2 marks
"Cheryl, are the keys which are kept in the cupboard with you?" Mum asked. Mum asked ______________.
Q69
Open-ended
2 marks
Sam enjoyed school. He had a humorous teacher. Having ______________.
Q70
Open-ended
2 marks
Sam relied on his mother to pack his bag for him. He was a laughing stock in school. ______________ made ______________.
Q71
Open-ended
2 marks
Read the passage about Sandra and the van driver and answer the questions. What did Sandra do every night after her shift had ended at the restaurant? [2m]
Q72
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word in paragraph 2 shows that Sandra had sensed that something bad was going to happen? [1m]
Q73
Open-ended
2 marks
What does "it" in line 10 refer to? [2m]
Q74
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table is true or false. Give a reason to support your answer. [3m] Statements: (a) Sandra was suspicious that her car was unlocked. (b) Sandra was drenched in the rain. (c) Sandra was not alone in her car.
Q75
Structured
3 marks
State three actions the van driver did to capture Sandra's attention while she was still in the car. [3m] (a) ______________ (b) ______________ (c) ______________
Q76
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Contrast Sandra's feelings when she encountered the van driver in paragraph 5 and paragraph 6. [2m]
Q77
Structured
1 mark
Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. [1m] ___ Sandra got down from her car angrily. ___ A man holding a knife had gotten into Sandra's car. ___ A van driver had noticed the man who held a knife in Sandra's car.
Q78
Open-ended
2 marks
Which sentence in paragraph 5 shows that Sandra could not wait to get out from this "unexpected situation"? [2m]
Q79
Open-ended
2 marks
While Sandra was in her car, she could not see the knife wielding man. When did she see the knife wielding man and why could she do so? [2m]
Q80
Open-ended
2 marks
Each time something bad was about to happen, Sandra's left eyelid would twitch. Do you think that Sandra's twitching eyelid helped warn her of the danger and eventually saved her life? Support your answer with evidence from the passage. [2m]