Q1
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
You can meet Wendy in person on __________.
P6 English SA2 2012 — Raffles Girls
Source: Raffles Girls, 2012
This P6 English SA2 paper from Raffles Girls (2012) covers editing and spelling, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, cloze passage and sentence synthesis and transformation 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
🖼 Visual
The "Wendy – I can be a Rock Star" events are held at Level __________ of the mall.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Which one of the following statements is true?
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
To get to Sunny Mall, you can take bus service 36 from __________.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
You could use your own computer and have free Internet access at __________.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
The twins, James and Jane, built the sandcastle all by __________.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
Kaley, together with her three sisters, __________ hurt in the accident yesterday.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Charmaine and Charlotte do not have any more money to buy the donation ticket, __________?
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
"Have you ever __________ far out to sea?" Ali asked his father, an ex-national swimmer.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
The domestic helper was accused __________ stealing the money that was left in the unlocked drawer.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
Nobody __________ my mother thought I would win the race.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
What puzzled the security guards __________ the sudden disappearance of the rare diamonds.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
"Out of concrete (13) Goggles asked.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
He looked at his friend (14) Froggy, who looked equally puzzled.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
"That's right," the man nodded (15) Just about there."
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
A good debater has to be able to think on his feet and come up with __________ lines of argument that are logically connected and easily understood.
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
Teenagers do not have a lot of pocket money, so they must __________ carefully for everything they want to buy.
Q18
MCQ
1 mark
She was so full of __________ that she won the race despite having a sprained ankle.
Q19
MCQ
1 mark
John had foresight and was willing to take risks. His __________ spirit was the main contributing factor to the company's success.
Q20
MCQ
1 mark
They __________ as they do not know when their next meal will come.
Q21
MCQ
1 mark
The argument was based on something so trivial (21) that it did not seem worth wasting a single word on it. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'trivial'.
Q22
MCQ
1 mark
There were enough reasons for this friction (22). Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'friction'.
Q23
MCQ
1 mark
Mrs Dan had removed all but three of her sheets from our communal (23) linen closet. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'communal'.
Q24
MCQ
1 mark
"Oh! Can't you be more careful?" she had exclaimed angrily in her abominable (24) Dutch. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'abominable'.
Q25
MCQ
1 mark
If anyone were to hear her bungled (25) attempts in speaking the language, he would laugh his head off. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'bungled'.
Q26
MCQ
1 mark
What can we learn about Peter Coke in the first paragraph?
Q27
MCQ
1 mark
Coke's shell ornaments commanded high prices because __________.
Q28
MCQ
1 mark
Which one of the following statements about Coke's shell-collecting activities is true?
Q29
MCQ
1 mark
What did Coke regret about his work?
Q30
MCQ
1 mark
The word 'it' in line 28 refers to __________.
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
Section G: Structural Cloze. Choose the most suitable word (A to Q) for each blank. Word list: (A) are (B) because (C) for (D) hence (E) in (F) is (G) more (H) much (J) of (K) or (L) ourselves (M) their (N) themselves (P) what (Q) while. Blank: 'Entertainment industries compete (31)____ your leisure time.'
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'You can watch television, listen to music, go to an art gallery (32)____ read a book.'
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'Sometimes, it seems that reading is neglected (33)____ even if you are a fast reader, it can take a considerable amount of time to finish a novel.'
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'However, in the modern world, time is something that can be (34)____ short supply.'
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'a product which will not take up as much (35)____ your time but still tells you an excellent story.'
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors (36)____.'
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'Audiobooks are relatively new but people are becoming (37)____ aware of them and sales are increasing all the time.'
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'One of the attractions of audiobooks (38)____ that the experience is similar to listening to the radio, if not better.'
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'You can listen to (39)____ you want when you want and you will not ever miss anything.'
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
Blank: 'They allow you to do other things (40)____ you are listening, such as driving or doing the housework.'
Q41
Open-ended
1 mark
Section H: Editing for Spelling and Grammar. Correct the underlined word for grammar: 'Every society preserves their myths because the beliefs and worldview found about them...' (41).
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'the beliefs and worldview found about them are crewsuial to the survival of that culture' (42).
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the underlined word for grammar: 'Myths usually originated in an ancient, oral tradition' (43).
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'Some explain origins, natural feenormeena, and death' (44).
Q45
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'others provide models of virchoouhs behaviour by relating the adventures of heroes' (45).
Q46
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'the adventures of heroes or the misfortunes of aerogant humans' (46).
Q47
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'They depict humans as an inteegural part of a larger universe' (47).
Q48
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the underlined word for grammar: 'they impart a feeling of awe in all that are mysterious and marvellous in life' (48).
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the underlined word for grammar: 'Myths were originally created as entertain stories with a serious purpose' (49).
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the underlined word for grammar: 'Their broad appeal have enabled them to survive for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years' (50).
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
Comprehension Cloze. Fill each blank with a suitable word. 'Ruth Graves Wakefield was the woman responsible for coming (51)____ with the concoction.'
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
'After her graduation, she (52)____ as a dietitian and food lecturer.'
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
'The house had originally been built in 1709, and at that (53)____, it had served as a haven for road-weary travellers.'
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
'More than 200 years later, the Wakefields decided to (54)____ on the house's tradition, turning it into a lodge.'
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
'She created new dessert recipes that (55)____ to the masses.'
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
'Soon, her incredible desserts began (56)____ people from all over New England.'
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
'Many flocked from all over the country to (57)____ out her amazing desserts.'
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
'(58)____ of Ruth's favorite recipes was the Butter Drop Do cookies.'
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
'she cut it into tiny bits and added them to the dough, expecting them to (59)____ as the cookies baked in the oven.'
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
'(60)____ to say, the cookies were a success.'
Q61
Open-ended
1 mark
'Ruth's creation became very (61)____ with guests at the inn.'
Q62
Open-ended
1 mark
'soon her recipe was (62)____ in a Boston newspaper, as well as other papers in the New England area.'
Q63
Open-ended
1 mark
'Meanwhile, Nestle saw sales of its Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar (63)____ dramatically.'
Q64
Open-ended
1 mark
'Ruth and Nestle came together to reach an (64)____ that would allow Nestle to print the "Toll House Cookie" recipe on its packaging.'
Q65
Open-ended
1 mark
'In (65)____, Nestle would supply Ruth with all of the chocolate she could use for the rest of her life.'
Q66
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite the sentence using the word(s) provided, keeping the same meaning. 'She asked if I would be going for the trip.' Begin: She asked, "__________"
Q67
Open-ended
2 marks
'Mary stood motionless for a minute because she was too shocked to react.' Begin: Too shocked __________
Q68
Open-ended
2 marks
'The report is almost complete. There are a few amendments.' Begin: Apart from __________
Q69
Open-ended
2 marks
'The boys do not like the gift. Jane also does not like the gift.' Begin: Neither __________
Q70
Open-ended
2 marks
'Mr Lim was negligent. The parcel was sent to the wrong address.' Begin: Due to Mr Lim's __________
Q71
Open-ended
2 marks
Section K: Comprehension Open-Ended. Read the passage 'My Enemy' by Andre Chamson and answer in complete sentences. Where was Maubert?
Q72
Open-ended
2 marks
Which word in paragraph three shows that Maubert had weighed his options on how to react to the narrator's attack?
Q73
Open-ended
2 marks
Explain why the narrator felt "ecstatic joy" (Line 11) when he looked at Maubert.
Q74
Open-ended
2 marks
Which sentence in paragraph five tells you the rivalry between the two boys had been going on for a long time?
Q75
Open-ended
2 marks
The narrator and Maubert had fought many times. What were the outcomes of these fights?
Q76
Open-ended
2 marks
What does "them" in Line 26 refer to?
Q77
Open-ended
2 marks
Why was Maubert able to attack the narrator near the bridge in the dark successfully?
Q78
Open-ended
2 marks
How can we tell that Maubert and the narrator were personal enemies?
Q79
Open-ended
2 marks
Which two actions of Maubert showed that he could not hold out in the river much longer?
Q80
Open-ended
2 marks
With reference to the last paragraph, did the narrator think highly of Maubert's character? Why?