Q1
MCQ
1 mark
The teachers, as well as Mr Lee, ___________ for a learning journey this coming Monday.
P6 English SA1 2025 — Rosyth
Source: Rosyth, 2025
This P6 English SA1 paper from Rosyth (2025) contains 75 questions worth 90 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P6 level in Singapore schools.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
"Jasmine will join the Orchestra CCA. She's been playing the violin for six years, ___________?" asked Beth.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
Roald Dahl is a famous author who found ___________ success writing books for children.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
___________ minutes of the fire alarm, the students quickly gathered at the fire evacuation area.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
The principal announced, "Neither the students nor their teacher ___________ going to school tomorrow as the school holidays have started."
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
Keiran continued joking around ___________ being told to remain quiet in the library.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
During the science experiment, the students observed the colour of the water ___________ from blue to purple.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
If I had trained harder, I ___________ the tennis match.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
"Since you have caused the mess, you will have to deal with the consequences ___________," Father chided my siblings.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
I wish to visit Uncle Tan ___________ I have not met for two years.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
Highlighting that every child deserves to go to school, the speaker stressed that none should be ___________ of it.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
Our plan to have a surprise birthday party for our teacher ___________ when someone accidentally told her about it.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
Sharifah got a new job with better pay shortly after getting dismissed from her previous job. It was indeed ___________.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
The restaurant manager ___________ the upset customer by offering a discount and a sincere apology for the inconvenience caused.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
Dr Wong advised my brother to ___________ from exercising for the next few months due to a fractured ankle.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
Flashes of lightning lit up the sky, signalling an approaching storm. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'approaching'.
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
She fervently wished for the overcast sky to clear. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'fervently'.
Q18
MCQ
1 mark
However, instead of granting her wish, the sky unleashed a torrent of rain. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'unleashed'.
Q19
MCQ
1 mark
The rain spattered mercilessly inwards towards the bus stop and Zoe could feel the cold droplets hitting her back. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'mercilessly'.
Q20
MCQ
1 mark
She soon learned that it was the monsoon season, with prevalent thunderstorms and showers were expected for the next few months. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'prevalent'.
Q21
MCQ
1 mark
Tina would like a discounted price for the workshop. What must she do?
Q22
MCQ
1 mark
"We eat, sleep and breathe batik". The writer use this line in Text 1 to show that he ___________.
Q23
MCQ
1 mark
In Text 1, children below 9 years old are discouraged from attending the workshop because ___________.
Q24
MCQ
1 mark
The visual in Text 1 gives the impression that batik can be ___________.
Q25
MCQ
1 mark
What is the main idea evident in both Texts 1 and 2?
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
High in the dense bamboo forests in southwestern China lives one of the world's cutest mammals - the giant panda. (26) ___________ are considered a national treasure in China and adored by many people around the world. [Options A-Q: a, it, they, being, but, by, had, in, is, since, that, are, these, this, with]
Q27
Open-ended
1 mark
They have a white face, neck and torso which are (27) ___________ contrast to the black fur that covers their limbs, tail, legs and shoulders.
Q28
Open-ended
1 mark
(28) ___________ thick and oily, their fur also acts as (29) ___________ coat to keep them warm in the cool and moist bamboo forests.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
...their fur also acts as (29) ___________ coat to keep them warm in the cool and moist bamboo forests.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
Pandas eat almost nothing (30) ___________ bamboo.
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
The shape of the teeth helps them to crush the shoots, leaves and stems so (31) ___________ they can digest the bamboo more easily.
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
Destruction of habitat and illegal hunting are two main reasons that the number of giant pandas (32) ___________ dwindling.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
Thankfully, scientists and conservationists are working to protect pandas and their homes (33) ___________ creating sanctuaries, studying their behaviour and helping them reproduce.
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
As a result of (34) ___________ efforts, the status of the giant panda has been changed from endangered to vulnerable...
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
...changed from endangered to vulnerable (35) ___________ 2021. This means that the animal is still threatened but faces a lesser risk of extinction than before.
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
I was playing golf with my friends on a Friday afternoon. (36) ___________ — Correct the error in the underlined word(s) 'on a Friday afternoon'.
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
We had almost reached the end of the game when the downpour starts and we ran quickly for shelter. (37) ___________ — Correct the error in 'starts'.
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
We were standing under the shelter and while waiting, we started rowdy joking and teasing one another. (38) ___________ — Correct the error in 'rowdy'.
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
It was then that we noticed that the air had a strange and owkuard smell to it. (39) ___________ — Correct the spelling of 'owkuard'.
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
In that moment, a lightning bolt hit. When it happened, there were red flashing lights. Then, there were the loudest noise I had ever heard. I was complitly frozen. (40) ___________ — Correct the spelling of 'complitly'.
Q41
Open-ended
1 mark
At the same time, my body was feeling burning hot too. It was as though I had been slamed between two huge trucks. (41) ___________ — Correct the spelling of 'slamed'.
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
My limbs were heavy, and every part of my body was at pain. (42) ___________ — Correct the error in 'at'.
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
The pain was both dull and sharp. It was like a sevear headache with the sensation of millions of needles piercing my antyre body. (43) ___________ — Correct the spelling of 'sevear'.
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
...the sensation of millions of needles piercing my antyre body. (44) ___________ — Correct the spelling of 'antyre'.
Q45
Open-ended
1 mark
The lightning bolt had strike a tree next to the shelter and bounced off to us. (45) ___________ — Correct the error in 'strike'.
Q46
Open-ended
1 mark
While most are still in dreamland, Bowen Beckman wakes up at five in the morning every Tuesday to fulfil another kind of dream. He ___________ (46) the lift to the top floor of his condominium block...
Q47
Open-ended
1 mark
Once he has four bags in hand and can no ___________ (47) pick up anymore, he throws them into a bin which his father wheels behind him.
Q48
Open-ended
1 mark
Bowen is only six years old but already making a big ___________ (48) on the environment.
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
He completes his ___________ (49) of bags and newspaper stacks an hour later.
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
He sorts the items and puts them into different bins for paper, metal and plastics before getting ___________ (50) ready for breakfast and pre-school.
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
These items ___________ (51) then picked up by a waste collection company.
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
"I ___________ (52) to find it difficult to wake up, but what I am doing is good for the earth and I have already made it a habit now," Bowen shared in a recent interview.
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
Bowen decided to start the recycling service after ___________ (53) a documentary in June.
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
He was disturbed to find out that polar bears are losing ___________ (54) homes when ice caps melt because of the excessive use ___________ (55) fossil fuels.
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
...ice caps melt because of the excessive use ___________ (55) fossil fuels.
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
He spent a day crafting letters to send to the housing management, asking for their ___________ (56) to take his neighbours' recyclable trash downstairs.
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
The management board gave the ___________ (57) light and many households ___________ (58) up for his service after he went around to distribute flyers and seek support.
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
...many households ___________ (58) up for his service after he went around to distribute flyers and seek support.
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
After three months, his idea attracted the ___________ (59) of other children in the condominium.
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
The children then ___________ (60) their own collection service in the other blocks.
Q61
Open-ended
2 marks
Ahmad goes to the library every week. His cousins go to the library every week too. Rewrite using 'as well as'.
Q62
Open-ended
2 marks
"Don't forget to bring the present to the party tomorrow," Mother reminded me. Rewrite beginning with 'Mother reminded me'.
Q63
Open-ended
2 marks
Lucas broke his mother's vase. He felt guilty. Rewrite beginning with 'Having'.
Q64
Open-ended
2 marks
The children are responsible for keeping the classroom clean. Rewrite beginning with 'Keeping'.
Q65
Open-ended
2 marks
When we saw the delicious food at the stall, we made a beeline for it. Rewrite beginning with 'Upon'.
Q66
Open-ended
1 mark
Where were Paul and Jim in paragraph 1? [1m]
Q67
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word in paragraph 2 suggests that Jim was not taking the sport seriously? [1m]
Q68
Structured
3 marks
Based on paragraph 3, complete the following table which explains Jim's feelings. [3m] | What Jim said | How he felt | What he did which showed the feeling | Why he felt that way | | i. "It's kind of silly." | uncomfortable | (a) | He thought what the coach taught was silly. | | ii. (b) | confident | He smirked. | (c) |
Q69
Open-ended
2 marks
In line 22, what does the phrase "Not wanting to admit defeat" refer to? [2m]
Q70
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 | What the word(s) refer(s) to | | this (line 8) | | | it (line 22) | | | you (line 26) | |
Q71
Open-ended
2 marks
In lines 24-25, why was Paul worried about them getting too close? [2m]
Q72
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 | True / False | Reason | | Paul and Jim were focused when they were fencing with each other. | | | | Jim moved the broken end of the foil away from Paul. | | | | The other members were worried for Paul. | | |
Q73
Open-ended
2 marks
From paragraphs 6 and 7, which two pieces of evidence show that Paul was in pain? [2m]
Q74
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] ___ Jim and Paul fenced with each other. ___ Jim did not follow the warm-up exercises. ___ Mr Martin was irritated with Jim.
Q75
Open-ended
2 marks
In the last paragraph, explain clearly why "Jim's face turned red." [2m]