Q1
MCQ
I could not buy what I liked at the book fair as I had ____ money left.
P6 English SA1 2019 — Tao Nan
Source: Tao Nan, 2019
This P6 English SA1 paper from Tao Nan (2019) covers comprehension, sentence synthesis and transformation, visual text and situational writing and cloze passage across 80 questions worth 20 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P6 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q2
MCQ
She felt a surge ____ excitement when her team won the match.
Q3
MCQ
My brother would not have got up late if he ____ to bed earlier.
Q4
MCQ
None of them answered the question correctly, ____ they?
Q5
MCQ
Mrs Muthu demanded that her son ____ her the truth.
Q6
MCQ
Ali, together with the rest of the athletes, ____ diligently for the competition since last year.
Q7
MCQ
Students who have taken part in the art competition ____ a certificate at the upcoming assembly.
Q8
MCQ
"Please ring the bell ____ you need any help," the receptionist told me.
Q9
MCQ
Knowing that her child has the habit of telling lies ____ unacceptable for Mrs Lee.
Q10
MCQ
Mary refused to attend the camp ____ Chloe came along as they had earlier agreed to go together.
Q11
MCQ
Jason ____ with Keith as they could not agree on the theme of their Social Studies project.
Q12
MCQ
The student apologised to his teacher for his sudden ____ of anger.
Q13
MCQ
Mum will always ____ tend to her precious potted plants as gardening is her favourite pastime.
Q14
MCQ
Madam Norma is a very ____ parent who always gives her only daughter anything she wants even when it is not good for her.
Q15
MCQ
The students ____ uncomfortably during their learning journey under the scorching hot sun.
Q16
MCQ
A member of the crew beckoned to him to board the vessel.
Q17
MCQ
The weather was perfect and the sea was calm and peaceful.
Q18
MCQ
dark clouds began to gather in the sky, warning him that a storm was imminent. Ben was worried that he could not make it to the island.
Q19
MCQ
He did not want to return to his village without securing a job and become a laughing stock.
Q20
MCQ
Just when Ben thought things could not get any worse, seven burly men clambered aboard. Ben sensed danger so he jumped into the sea without a second thought.
Q21
MCQ
🖼 Visual
Why does the advertisement begin by describing the theft of a precious crown? It wants to
Q22
MCQ
🖼 Visual
The colon in the paragraph under the sub-heading 'Caught red-handed' is used to
Q23
MCQ
🖼 Visual
What does "This" on page 6 of the text refer to?
Q24
MCQ
🖼 Visual
Which one of the following statements about the advertisement is not true?
Q25
MCQ
🖼 Visual
The camp is organised to attract children who
Q26
MCQ
🖼 Visual
The phrase 'Back by popular demand' tells you that
Q27
MCQ
🖼 Visual
The organiser of this camp is
Q28
MCQ
🖼 Visual
Which of the following will be taught at the camp?
Q29
Open-ended
It is true that whole fruit contain sugar ____ (29) it is natural sugar.
Q30
Open-ended
The sugar we ought to limit is added sugar, found in regular soda and ____ (30) highly processed food.
Q31
Open-ended
When you eat fresh fruit, ____ (31) sugar comes from the fibre which slows the release of the fruits' natural sugar your bloodstream.
Q32
Open-ended
This will help to prevent ____ (32) sugar spike.
Q33
Open-ended
Many fruit are rich in ____ (33) only vitamins ____ (34) also minerals.
Q34
Open-ended
Many fruit are rich in ____ (33) only vitamins ____ (34) also minerals.
Q35
Open-ended
Ditching fruit may mean missing out ____ (35) some key nutrients.
Q36
Open-ended
Hence, fruit do not deserve ____ (36) a bad reputation.
Q37
Open-ended
So, how much fruit should you eat? That depends ____ (37) your age, gender...
Q38
Open-ended
The bottom line is that fruit add pleasure, nutrition and variety ____ (38) our meals.
Q39
Open-ended
The author, Hiroshi, had received several priestigous awards for his excellent work.
Q40
Open-ended
The social media had also sing praises about him when the book was launched.
Q41
Open-ended
For this, I had decided to camp overnight at the Yada book store and waiting till 11 a.m. the next day.
Q42
Open-ended
Though I was extremely exusted, it was all worth it!
Q43
Open-ended
I armed myself with some essantail items that would help me last the entire night.
Q44
Open-ended
I headed to the book store with my friend which favourite author was also Hiroshi.
Q45
Open-ended
Looking at the snaking queue ahead, dissappointment engulfed me.
Q46
Open-ended
I cried as it would be heartbreak for me to miss such a rare oppurtunnity.
Q47
Open-ended
I cried as it would be heartbreak for me to miss such a rare oppurtunnity.
Q48
Open-ended
My friend comforted me and promised to keep me company thoughout the night.
Q49
Open-ended
a man tried to elbow his way between my friend and myself.
Q50
Open-ended
Luckily, the alert security guard blow his whistle and insisted that he join the queue.
Q51
Open-ended
In a faraway village lived two brothers. Talented in drawing, both hoped to ____ (51) their dreams of becoming an artist one day.
Q52
Open-ended
However, living from ____ (52) to mouth and never knowing where the next meal was coming from, they simply could not ____ (53) to attend the art school in town.
Q53
Open-ended
they simply could not ____ (53) to attend the art school in town.
Q54
Open-ended
Undeterred, they ____ (54) and saved but the money was only enough for one of them to study at the art school.
Q55
Open-ended
Left with no ____ (55), the two brothers tossed a coin to decide their fate.
Q56
Open-ended
The ____ (56) would find work in the coal mine to support his brother.
Q57
Open-ended
The winner would attend the art school ____ (57) having to worry about his school fees.
Q58
Open-ended
In the end.the younger brother got to ____ (58) himself in the art school, much to his reluctance.
Q59
Open-ended
The temporary ____ (59) saddened him as he would miss his brother immensely.
Q60
Open-ended
Two years later, the younger brother graduated and returned to his village to ____ (60) his brother's kindness.
Q61
Open-ended
He then bent forward to ____ (61) out for the glass of water on the table but it ____ (62) out of his hand.
Q62
Open-ended
...but it ____ (62) out of his hand.
Q63
Open-ended
Toiling away at the mine has caused my hands to become so ____ (63) that I can't even lift a feather, what more hold a ____ (64) to paint.
Q64
Open-ended
...what more hold a ____ (64) to paint.
Q65
Open-ended
Out of gratitude, he ____ (65) his brother's hand.
Q66
Structured
The police found Banu's explanation confusing.
(Rewrite using: by Banu's explanation.)
Q67
Structured
"What's your favourite pastime?" Susan asked her brother.
(Rewrite using: Susan asked her brother ____)
Q68
Structured
Devi ruined Linda's drawings. Devi was envious.
(Rewrite using: Out of ____)
Q69
Structured
Henry drank the expired milk. Henry had a stomachache.
(Rewrite using: Having ____)
Q70
Structured
Ahmad was very unwilling to meet his coach but he went to him.
(Rewrite using: It was with great ____)
Q71
Open-ended
1 mark
Where did the writer and her family live? [1m]
Q72
Open-ended
2 marks
According to Budi, what would happen to Aki after the blinding light appeared? [2m]
Q73
Open-ended
1 mark
What was the writer's strange action? (line 11) [1m]
Q74
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]
Q75
Open-ended
2 marks
What did Aki's mother think Aki was doing when she found her behind the chicken coop? [2m]
Q76
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
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]
Q77
Structured
4 marks
🖼 Visual
Based on the information from the passage, fill in the blanks in the following table. [4m]
Q78
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
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. [2m]
Q79
Open-ended
2 marks
Which two of the words from lines 4-12 show that Aki was very reluctant to go to the city with her parents? The words are found in different sentences. [2m]
Q80
Open-ended
2 marks
What did the old man mean when he said "Many children are like this"? (line 35) [2m]