P6 English CA1 2012 — Rosyth | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The organiser of this writing competition is ______________.

C. Young Writer's Club. The advertisement footer states 'Organised by Young Writer's Club'. World Wildlife and Singapore Science Centre are sponsors of the cash prizes, and Wonder Book Arts sponsors the keychains.

Q: The main aim of the "Write and Win 2012" competition is to ______________.

D. highlight the plight of endangered species. The advertisement is themed 'I AM ALIVE!' and opens with facts about animals and plants becoming endangered or extinct; entries must be about an endangered animal or plant and what could be done to save it, so the competition's main aim is to highlight the plight of endangered species.

Q: Andy, who is eleven years old, wants to take part in the competition. His composition must be at least ________________ long.

B. 180 words. At eleven years old, Andy falls into Category B (10-12 years), for which the minimum length of composition is 180 words.

Q: For your writing to be accepted, it must be sent in ________________.

C. with the completed entry form. The rules state each writing must be accompanied by an entry form given to your school, and incomplete forms will not be accepted — so it must be sent in with the completed entry form. Entries go through your own school, not any school or the club.

Q: According to the advertisement, which one of the following is not true?

B. Participants must write about any animal or plant.. Participants must choose an animal or plant that is on the endangered list, not just any animal or plant — so option B is not true. The keychain, deadline and increased rate of endangerment are all stated in the advertisement.

Q: Mrs Ling was the first person ______________ advice I asked for.

D. whose. The relative pronoun must show possession — it was Mrs Ling's advice that was asked for — so the possessive relative pronoun 'whose' is correct.

Q: Kevin has not been very diligent in preparing for his examination. His chances of passing the examination ______________ slim.

B. are. The subject 'chances' is plural and the context is present tense ('has not been'), so the plural present-tense verb 'are' is correct.

Q: More animals will be endangered unless someone __________________ of an ingenious plan to protect them.

B. thinks. In a conditional clause with 'unless', the present simple tense is used, and the singular subject 'someone' takes the singular verb 'thinks'.

Q: The naughty boy pinched his baby sister and made her ____________.

A. cry. The causative verb 'made' is followed by the bare infinitive, so 'made her cry' is correct.

Q: The famous singer was greeted warmly by his fans ______________ his arrival at the airport.

C. upon. 'Upon his arrival' is the correct prepositional phrase meaning 'at the moment he arrived'.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Visual context

Advertisement poster titled 'I AM ALIVE!' in conjunction with Write & Win 2012. It has a 'Do you Know?' paragraph stating that an estimated 27,000 species become extinct each year (about three an hour); a category table (A: 7-9 years, minimum 120 words; B: 10-12 years, minimum 180 words; C: 13-15 years, minimum 350 words; D: 16-18 years, minimum 600 words); prize starbursts (1st Prize $200 with school receiving $500; 2nd Prize $100 with school receiving $200; 3rd Prize $50 with school receiving $100); bullet-point rules (choose an animal or plant on the endangered list; write on what could be done to save them; send in as many entries as you wish through your school; each writing must be accompanied by an entry form given to your school; all entries must reach Young Writers Club before 15 June 2012, late entries and incomplete forms not accepted); a dotted box offering an Endangered Species keychain free for the first 20 participants; footer: Organised by Young Writer's Club (5 Lorong Liu Yi, Singapore 737707), sponsored by Singapore Science Centre & World Wildlife (cash prizes) and Wonder Book Arts (keychains). Decorated with pictures of an anteater and a panda.

The organiser of this writing competition is ______________.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The main aim of the "Write and Win 2012" competition is to ______________.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Andy, who is eleven years old, wants to take part in the competition. His composition must be at least ________________ long.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

For your writing to be accepted, it must be sent in ________________.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to the advertisement, which one of the following is not true?

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Ling was the first person ______________ advice I asked for.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Kevin has not been very diligent in preparing for his examination. His chances of passing the examination ______________ slim.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

More animals will be endangered unless someone __________________ of an ingenious plan to protect them.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

The naughty boy pinched his baby sister and made her ____________.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The famous singer was greeted warmly by his fans ______________ his arrival at the airport.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

If she ____________ this was going to happen, she would have reported it to the police immediately.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The school gate was repaired and ______________ a new coat of paint.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "Oh," replied the farmer ____ "I feed them scraps and potato peelings."

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "In that case, I have no choice but to fine you. Don't you know that it is illegal to give such poor-quality food to animals that are going to be eaten by the public ____

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage: "Then I shall have to give you a fine. We cannot allow you to give chickens that kind of food when millions are starving ____ the man shouted angrily.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

They presented a/an ______________ picture of the increasing number of animals becoming endangered.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

The XYZ National Park was built to ______________ wildlife so that modernisation will not destroy them.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

It was an extraordinary ______________ for Li Li who became Singapore's youngest gold medalist.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

The King hid his treasure in the cave and Merlin, the magician, ____________ the cave so that nobody should ever find them.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

The man began to pick up very ______________ habits, such as barking at cars as they drove by.

Q21 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: 'I went on a diving trip with my friends. We were all passionate about sea-creatures which were featured strongly in our trip.' (underlined word: passionate)

Q22 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: 'After listening to a comprehensive briefing by our instructor, we were given the go-ahead.' (underlined word: comprehensive)

Q23 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined words: 'Corals of every shape gently swayed to the movement of the waves in synchrony with the musical movements.' (underlined words: musical movements)

Q24 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: 'They were actually very quick and nimble in water. I was truly impressed by their abilities.' (underlined word: impressed)

Q25 MCQ 1 mark

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word: 'If we do not put a stop to such merciless hunting, the population of these sea turtles will dwindle rapidly and will soon be extinct.' (underlined word: dwindle)

Q26 MCQ 1 mark

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30. Elsa was now twenty-seven months old, almost full grown. George and I had always known that we could not keep her free indefinitely at Isiolo. Our original idea had been to send her to join her sisters at the Rotterdam Zoo and we had even made the necessary arrangements in case an emergency should arise. But now she had taken her future into her own paws and her latest developments were decisive in altering our plans for her. We had been so fortunate to be able to bring her up in her natural environment. She seemed so much at home in the bush and was accepted by other wild animals. Elsa might well prove to be the exception to the rule that a pet would be killed by its own kind because of its human smell and ignorance of bush life. Hence, to release her back to the wild would be an experiment well worth trying. We intended to spend two or three weeks with her; then if all went well, we would take our long leave. Next, we had to consider where to release Elsa. Unfortunately, Isiolo was far too populated for us to let her go wild. We knew of an area which for most of the year was devoid of inhabitants and livestock but had an abundance of game. We received permission to take Elsa to this place and made the necessary arrangements. The rains were expected any day, so we had no time to lose if she were to reach her possible future home before they began. In order to get to this area, we would have to travel five hundred and forty-four kilometers; crossing the highlands on our way and also the great rift valley. We decided to travel at night for fear that Elsa might not be able to take the heat of the day. We settled to start about seven in the evening but Elsa had other ideas. Before setting off, we took her out for her usual walk to her favourite rocks, across the valley from our house. There I photographed her for the last time in her home. By then, it was time to get back to the house and to start off on a long journey. Elsa sat herself on a rock and gazed across the valley and nothing would move her. Obviously she had no intention of walking back and expected the car to be brought to her. All hope of making an early start was gone. George went home, fetched the car and came back to the foot of the hills where we had left Elsa. She was no longer there and had apparently gone for her evening stroll. He called to her but there was no response. Not until eleven at night did she reappear, jump on to the roof of the Land rover and consent to be driven home. (Adapted from Leaving Home) 26. The original plan for Elsa when she reached twenty-seven months old was to ________________.

Q27 MCQ 1 mark

A wild animal that had been kept as a pet and released to the wild would normally __________________________.

Q28 MCQ 1 mark

The new place that the author had chosen for Elsa was suitable as __________________________.

Q29 MCQ 1 mark

"they" in line 19 refers to ________________.

Q30 MCQ 1 mark

In line 30, why was the author not able to make an early start?

Q31 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — 'Thanks to GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking technology, wildlife biologists and the public ____ been able to track the elusive predator 1 000 kilometres across the northern United States.'

Q32 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — 'In February 2011, the Oregon Wildlife conservation team was able to shoot Orion ____ a tranquiliser dart from a helicopter.'

Q33 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — 'The grey wolf was equipped with a collar, attached with a GPS tracking device, ____ being released.'

Q34 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — '____ wolf in the mountains is too close for comfort for some California residents.'

Q35 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — '____ Orion cross the border, it would be the first recorded wild wolf in California since 1924.'

Q36 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — 'It is not unusual for wolves to break away ____ their packs and travel long distances.'

Q37 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — 'travel long distances ____ establish new territory.'

Q38 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — '"What's been most impressive about this animal is how far ____ can travel in a night over the mountains," said a U.S. Wildlife Service's coordinator.'

Q39 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — '"It's really ____ of a debate over values than it is about wolves and what they actually do," explained the coordinator.'

Q40 Structured 1 mark

Choose the most suitable word from the list for the blank (each word can be used only once): (A) a (B) from (C) before (D) after (E) to (F) and (G) with (H) will (J) it (K) away (L) more (M) should (N) unless (P) has (Q) have. — 'He hopes that people ____ come to terms with the return of the grey wolf in California.'

Q41 Structured 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar and write the correct word in the box: 'Saving wildlife is at the core of WWF's (World Wildlife Fund) mission as animal populations is disappearing at an alarming rate.' (underlined word: is, in 'populations is disappearing')

Q42 Structured 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling and write the correct word in the box: 'Even in the face of thrats like poaching, habitat loss and overuse of natural resorses, WWF is creating a better future for wildlife every day.' (bold word: thrats)

Q43 Structured 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling and write the correct word in the box: 'Even in the face of threats like poaching, habitat loss and overuse of natural resorses, WWF is creating a better future for wildlife every day.' (bold word: resorses)

Q44 Structured 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar and write the correct word in the box: 'We protect wildlife because they inspire us. It also focus our efforts in species like tigers, rhinos and whales.' (underlined word: It)

Q45 Structured 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar and write the correct word in the box: 'We also focus our efforts in species like tigers, rhinos and whales.' (underlined word: in)

Q46 Structured 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling and write the correct word in the box: 'Their protection influences the servivel of other species.' (bold word: servivel)

Q47 Structured 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar and write the correct word in the box: 'Their protection influences the survival of other species and offering opportunities to protect whole landscapes or marine areas.' (underlined word: offering)

Q48 Structured 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling and write the correct word in the box: 'Protecting these species also kentribues to people's health and well-being.' (bold word: kentribues)

Q49 Structured 1 mark

Correct the underlined word for grammar and write the correct word in the box: '—from forests that slow down global warming of oceans that provide more than one-sixth of the world's food.' (underlined word: of)

Q50 Structured 1 mark

Correct the word in bold for spelling and write the correct word in the box: 'We continue to keep habitats thriving and work with gavenments and multinational bodies.' (bold word: gavenments)

Q51 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Masako was the youngest of the divers. She could stay underwater ____ and collect more oysters than anyone.'

Q52 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'The sea was like a second home to her and she swam easily through its depths, removing oysters ____ the rocks with her razor-sharp pearling knife.'

Q53 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Her mother had died when she was a baby and while she was still a child, misfortune struck yet ____.'

Q54 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Her father had cracked a ____ about the fact that the emperor was always sick.'

Q55 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'To make matters ____, communication between Masako and her father was forbidden.'

Q56 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Her friends tried to console the young girl, but they could not ____ her spirit.'

Q57 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'She felt like an orphan, and the house that had once been filled with much laughter ____ now filled with sorrow.'

Q58 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'The natives explained to Masako that the evil sea god demanded the ____ of a young girl once a year.'

Q59 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'They told her that the girl cowering before them had been chosen as the sacrifice and was about to ____ thrown into the sea.'

Q60 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'Then they said that the sea god had also ____ a spell on the emperor, causing his many ailments.'

Q61 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'They deliberated among themselves while Masako waited anxiously. Finally, much to her ____, they agreed.'

Q62 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'She swam deeper and deeper until she found herself face to face ____ the evil sea god.'

Q63 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'In an ____ all the emperor's symptoms vanished.'

Q64 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'He was delighted to be ____ of the ailments that had been plaguing him.'

Q65 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill in the blank with a suitable word: 'When he learned of Masako's ____ deed, he promised her whatever she wanted.'

Q66 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence and keep the same meaning: 'The staff of the store distributed the discount coupons to the customers.' Begin your rewritten part with: '... by ...' (answer must contain 'by').

Q67 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence and keep the same meaning: '"How did you come today?" he asked her.' Begin with: 'He asked her ...'

Q68 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence and keep the same meaning: 'Stop bothering me or else I will complain to the teacher.' Your sentence must contain: 'unless'.

Q69 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence and keep the same meaning: 'He did not want to aggravate the injury and rested for a while.' Begin with: 'Not ...'

Q70 Open-ended 2 marks

Rewrite the given sentence using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence and keep the same meaning: 'Sharks are ruthlessly hunted for their prized fins.' Begin with: 'There is ...'

Q71 Open-ended 2 marks

Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. "I'll retire only when I can't do it anymore," Roy said, alluding to his physical strength necessary to handle the 270-kilogram tigers that were the centrepiece of the performances. To a man so fit and lithe, that day seemed a long way off. For Roy, whose white tiger magic thrilled the audience in live animal shows, it was a night of terror. Roy tamed the tigers by bonding with them through affection conditioning, raising tiger cubs from birth and sleeping with them until they were a year old. "When an animal gives you its trust," Roy said, "you feel like you have been given the most beautiful gift in the world." However, on that night, that was broken. Forty-five minutes into the show, Roy led out Montecore, a seven-year-old white tiger. There was a woman with a red headdress in the front row, which fascinated and distracted Montecore. She reached out and attempted to pat the animal. The 170-kilogram cat, confused by the break in the routine, strayed towards the edge of the stage. Roy leapt to put himself between Montecore and the front row. The tiger kept coming. Roy gave him a command to lie down but Montecore refused, gripping the trainer's right wrist with his paw. Roy lost grip of the chain around the tiger's neck. "Release!" Roy commanded the tiger to let go of his arm. Montecore relaxed his grip, but Roy tripped and fell on his back. Immediately, Montecore was on top of him, clamping his powerful jaws around Roy's neck. Many believed the stress of the situation could have caused Montecore to turn on the man who had worked with him almost daily since he was six months old. Horrified stagehands jumped on the cat. It had to be restrained quickly or the result would be lethal. They sprayed the tiger with a fire extinguisher to get him to free Roy but the confused tiger was resolute. He leaned over Roy and dragged his master offstage. The stagehands beat the animal's head with the end of the extinguisher. Eventually, Montecore reluctantly relinquished Roy and ran into his cage. Although the puncture wounds caused Roy to lose blood, there was no damage to his neck. While being taken to the hospital, Roy said, "Montecore is a great cat. Make sure no harm comes to him." According to Siegfried, Roy's partner, when Roy fell during the act, Montecore was attempting to drag him to safety, as a mother tigress would pull one of her cubs by the neck. Siegfried said if Montecore had wanted to injure Roy, the tiger would have snapped his neck. However, animal behaviourists believed that Montecore was on his way to delivering a killing bite, much as a tiger in the wild would bring down an antelope. "They're predatory carnivores, so who can really know what goes on in their minds?" (Adapted from 'Siegfried and Roy: The Night of the Tiger Attack' by Alanna Nash) 71. Which three-word phrase from the 1st paragraph tells you that Roy was physically strong and agile?

Q72 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain, in your words, how Roy carried out 'affection conditioning' (Line 5) with his tigers.

Q73 Open-ended 2 marks

According to passage, why did Roy need to earn an animal's trust?

Q74 Open-ended 2 marks

What does the word 'that' (Line 8) refer to?

Q75 Open-ended 2 marks

What was 'the break in the routine' (Line 12) that confused Montecore?

Q76 Open-ended 2 marks

What caused Roy to lose grip of the chain around Montecore's neck?

Q77 Open-ended 2 marks

Why were the stagehands desperate to free Roy from Montecore's grip?

Q78 Open-ended 2 marks

Which word in the third paragraph tells you that Montecore refused to release Roy's neck? (Note: the printed word 'fourth' has been hand-corrected on the paper to 'third'.)

Q79 Open-ended 2 marks

Was there a change in Roy's feeling towards Montecore after the attack? How do you know?

Q80 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did the animal behaviourists think that Montecore had the intention to kill Roy?

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