Q1
MCQ
1 mark
As soon as Mary __________ her homework assigned by her teachers, she went to bed.
P6 English SA1 2016 — Tao Nan
Source: Tao Nan, 2016
This P6 English SA1 paper from Tao Nan (2016) covers editing and spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, sentence synthesis and transformation, visual text and situational writing 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
Andy, who has mopped all the bedrooms, certainly __________ to be praised by his parents.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
__________ Jane had committed an offence, she was not severely scolded by her parents.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
The police __________ the area but there is still no sign of the most-wanted fugitive.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
The bully threw Tim a marker, daring him to __________ on the wall in the secluded corner of the school.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
Neither of the siblings __________ outdoor activities as they are shy and quiet.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
William hardly ever goes to the library, __________ he?
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
The boy __________ in the canal for the past two days before he was caught by the policeman.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
Mrs Wong was very upset that none of her children showed __________ interest in her collection of rare stamps.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
The old man felt that collecting discarded cardboard boxes every day __________ not an easy task.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
Can you help me __________ the cheese while I prepare the pasta?
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
The death __________ caused by the massive flood has increased in the last two days.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
While holidaying in England, my brother referred to the __________ to find out where he would be going in the next couple of days.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
The scorching sun coupled with the drought caused the lakes to be __________.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
"The exams are over! It's time to __________!" the class cheered in exuberance.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
A man only learns in two ways: one by reading and the other by associating with smart people. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'associating'.)
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
People have always appreciated the educational benefits of reading. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'appreciated'.)
Q18
MCQ
1 mark
...and recent research also suggests that reading habits can have an effect on our wallets. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'recent'.)
Q19
MCQ
1 mark
...reading habits can have an effect on our wallets. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'effect'.)
Q20
MCQ
1 mark
One study found that children and adolescents who had wide reading habits were more likely to be successful as adults. (Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word 'wide'.)
Q21
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
What does the word 'Biggest' in the heading 'Asia's Biggest! Aviation's Finest!' refer to?
Q22
MCQ
1 mark
Which phrase from the advertisement tells you that the Black Eagles Aerobatic Team is famous around the world?
Q23
MCQ
1 mark
According to the advertisement, if you do not want your photographs to be used for marketing purposes, you should __________.
Q24
MCQ
1 mark
Which of the following statements is not true of the advertisement?
Q25
MCQ
1 mark
The asterisk (*) is used in the flyer to __________.
Q26
MCQ
1 mark
Shuttle service is provided to __________.
Q27
MCQ
1 mark
What will you be entitled to if you purchase a group package?
Q28
MCQ
1 mark
The main purpose of this advertisement is to __________.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
There were only 415 cases reported __________ 28 February to 5 March, according to the National Environmental Agency (NEA). (Choose from the word list A–Q; each word used only once.)
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
Last week's figures were fewer than __________ reported in the previous week and NEA, __________ the public were looking to for answers, had assured that the situation would improve. (blank 30)
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
...and NEA, __________ the public were looking to for answers, had assured that the situation would improve. (blank 31)
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
This had provided reassurance __________ the public and they hoped that the worrying trend would end.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
A total of 4889 dengue cases had been reported __________ Singapore since the start of last year.
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
The Ministry of Health and NEA had alerted the public that the number of cases __________ exceed 30,000 and surpass the current record.
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
This might be due to a number of factors such as warmer conditions brought about __________ the El Nino weather phenomenon...
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
...faster breeding cycles and __________ change in the dengue virus.
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
...the measures taken to control the spread of dengue __________ shared.
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
Members of the public were reminded of __________ roles in the prevention of the deadly disease.
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word. Mr Lee Kuan Yew whose given name in Mandarin, Guang Yao, which means 'light and brightness', was born in 1923. He is the eldest son... (correct the underlined word 'is')
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
...a name given to him by his perternal grandmother whom Mr Lee was close to. (correct the underlined word 'perternal')
Q41
Open-ended
1 mark
Growing up in a close-knit extanded family, the young Lee showed early signs of his sharp intellect. (correct the underlined word 'extanded')
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
...the young Lee showed early signs of his sharp intelact. (correct the underlined word 'intelact')
Q43
Open-ended
1 mark
As such, his grandmother enrol him in a school to allow him to hone his talents. (correct the underlined word 'enrol')
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
His excelling performance earned him a place in Raffles Institution. (correct the underlined word 'excelling')
Q45
Open-ended
1 mark
Thareavter, he continued to excel and proving to be an extremely bright student. (correct the underlined word 'Thareavter')
Q46
Open-ended
1 mark
...he continued to excel and proving to be an extremely bright student. (correct the underlined word 'proving')
Q47
Open-ended
1 mark
There, he was only outdo once by one of the students, Miss Kwa Geok Choo. (correct the underlined word 'outdo')
Q48
Open-ended
1 mark
In Mr Lee's biografy, he recounted how impressed he was by Miss Kwa's brilliant. (correct the underlined word 'biografy')
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
...he recounted how impressed he was by Miss Kwa's brilliant. (correct the underlined word 'brilliant')
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
Unfortunately, Mr Lee's education at Raffles College was inturuptted by the second world war... (correct the underlined word 'inturuptted')
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. This was due to the emergence of new hope for __________ the mystery.
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
Debris found off the African coast gave __________ to many of the victims' relatives, prompting them to demand that investigators step up efforts.
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
...prompting them to demand that investigators step up efforts on their search __________ the clock.
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
They complained that the search was based __________ calculations which had never been used.
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
Some 120 000 sq km of the seabed was being __________.
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
Although the final amount had not been tallied, an __________ amount of $170 million had been spent thus far.
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
However, no part of the missing __________ had been found except for a wing part...
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
...except for a wing part which was __________ ashore on Reunion Island off Madagascar last July.
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
Australia gave a statement last year which stated that they had provided incorrect __________ of where the debris from the jet might first wash up.
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
They had inaccurately identified Indonesia __________ the most likely location.
Q61
Open-ended
1 mark
However, as that was incorrect, many people who had taken an __________ in the case were asking if anything else could have gone __________. (blank 61)
Q62
Open-ended
1 mark
...were asking if anything else could have gone __________. (blank 62)
Q63
Open-ended
1 mark
Families of the victims were demanding for the search to continue after a recent __________ of a piece of white metal, found off the coast of Africa.
Q64
Open-ended
1 mark
Just as the families prepared to mark the two-year __________ of the jet's disappearance, the victims' relatives asked for greater efforts...
Q65
Open-ended
1 mark
They felt that the reason provided by the authorities, the __________ of funds, was unacceptable.
Q66
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence with the same meaning. The twins do not like the muffins. The twins' sister also does not like the muffins. ( __________ nor __________ )
Q67
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite using the word provided, keeping the same meaning. Ali felt that it was not necessary to purchase the umbrella despite the rain. (Ali thought that there __________)
Q68
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite using the word provided, keeping the same meaning. The top three winners will sing the theme song during the opening ceremony of the parade. (The theme song __________)
Q69
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite using the word provided, keeping the same meaning. Siva complained to his mother, "I am famished! I need some food." (Siva complained to his mother that __________)
Q70
Open-ended
2 marks
Rewrite using the word provided, keeping the same meaning. The notorious student was nominated as the Star Pupil. I was surprised and shocked. (Much to __________)
Q71
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Write down the similes from the passage with the correct meanings. [2m] (Table: column 1 'Simile', column 2 'Meaning'; meanings given are 'the jersey was absorbent' and 'to chase in an attempt to overtake'.)
Q72
Open-ended
2 marks
What does 'It' in line 6 refer to? [2m]
Q73
Open-ended
2 marks
From paragraph 3, state two ways in which John was the heart of the team. [2m]
Q74
Open-ended
2 marks
How did Leong get the idea of setting up a team of Kenyan Riders? [2m]
Q75
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] __________ The team travelled to Australia to train. __________ Leong founded the Kenyan Riders. __________ John was killed in an unfortunate accident.
Q76
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [2m] Statement 1: Leong's dream about the Kenyan Riders winning the Tour de France came true. Statement 2: The writer had seen John before the accident happened.
Q77
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Choose words from lines 16-23 which have the same meanings as the words below. [3m] forced: __________; fancy: __________; height: __________
Q78
Open-ended
2 marks
What were the Kenyans endowed with that allowed them to be good cyclists? [2m]
Q79
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
The table below shows the problems faced by the Kenyan Riders. Complete the table using information from the text. [2m] Problem 1: John's death led to his family losing their sole breadwinner. (Solution: __________) Problem 2: __________ (Solution: The team had to look for a second camp in Australia.)
Q80
Open-ended
2 marks
State a value which Leong displayed. Give a reason from the passage to support your answer. [2m]