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Primary 1 English Ace the Exam with

My 24/7 Personal Tutor

Detailed Explanation of ALL Questions by Tutor in Virtual Classroom

Consulting Editor: Dr Zhang Yong

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Preface

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Contents

Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 1 1 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 2 10 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 3 20 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 4 30 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 5 40 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 1 50 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 2 61 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 3 71 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 4 81 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 5 91 Suggested Answers 101 Free Past Year School Exam Papers (from 2004 onwards) for download and print. Visit http://www.orlesson.org for links and download instructions. Subscribe to Outreach Lesson Online Access for hundreds of hours of lessons, and thousands of questions. Less than 70 cents a days for unlimited access to ALL subjects. For details, visit http://www.orlesson.org.

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Semestral Assessment 1: Mock Paper 1

Duration: 1 hr 10 min

Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. An _________ a day keeps the doctor away. (1) apple (2) orange (3) pear (4) pineapple ( ) 2. The young _________ is smiling brightly. (1) woman (2) girl (3) boy (4) man ( )

3. The handsome _________ lumbers slowly out of the water.

(1) polar bear (2) sun bear (3) dog

(4) goat ( )

4. The cute little __________ is excited to see its owner.

(1) cat (2) dog (3) mouse (4) tiger ( )

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5. Does this ___________ belong to you? (1) wolf (2) fox (3) dog (4) cat ( ) 6. Jim is a keen reader. He has many ________. (1) books (2) tables (3) pages

(4) chairs ( )

7. This _____________ is used as a taxi. (1) bus (2) car (3) bicycle (4) motorcycle ( )

8. Jane wore a beautiful __________ to the party.

(1) shirt (2) dress (3) skirt (4) pant ( ) 9. The ________ shows the time of the day. (1) watch (2) clock (3) hour (4) minute ( )

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10. My mother uses the _________ to sweep the floor.

(1) stick (2) brush (3) broom (4) handle ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. My sister and I ________ studying in the same school. (1) is (2) am (3) are (4) was ( ) 12. The students __________ to keep the school clean. (1) has (2) had (3) have (4) is ( ) 13. Clarence and I are classmates. ________ always do our homework

together. (1) They (2) He (3) We (4) She ( ) 14. Seng Meng is my brother. __________ is older than me. (1) It (2) He (3) She (4) I ( )

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15. My aunt __________ lunch for us every day. (1) cook (2) cooked (3) cooks (4) cooking ( ) 16. My parents __________ very long hours. (1) work (2) worked (3) working (4) works ( ) 17. __________ is your sister? We are looking for her. (1) When (2) What (3) Where (4) Who ( ) 18. My younger sister keeps all her toys _________ a box next to her

bed. (1) in (2) below (3) above (4) out ( ) 19. _________ are you doing now? You should be doing your

homework. (1) When (2) Who (3) Where (4) What ( ) 20. I am sitting __________ Lin and Alice at the table. (1) above (2) between (3) below (4) on ( )

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Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. hair tongue elbow stomach bone 21. I comb my ___________ every day. 22. I bruised my __________ when I fell down on the ground. 23. Our __________ digests the food we eat. 24. The __________ helps us taste the food we eat. 25. Drinking milk everyday strengthens our __________. Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. Every Friday evenig (26)__________ , Becky and her younger

brother go to the shopping mall with their parents.

they(27)__________ always visit a book store to buy a book for

Becky. Becky love (28)__________ to read. After shoping

(29)__________ Becky and her family go to a nearby restaurant for

dinner (30)

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Section E: Picture Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Look at the pictures and fill in each blank with a suitable word. The first three letters are filled in for you.

Johnny was very (31)hap_____________. His

father gave him a (32)pres______________

for his birthday. He (33)tha____________

his father.

The (34)sol_____________ looked through

his binoculars to view (35)thi_____________

far away.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets. 36. I saw two __________ (butterfly) resting on a flower petal. 37. Mary __________ (have) a nice umbrella. She uses that on rainy

day. 38. The boys __________ (play) soccer everyday on the field. I enjoy

watching them play. 39. The chef has to _____________ (cut) and wash the vegetables

before cooking.

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40. A bird _________ (sit) on my window every morning. Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. deep jumped down well fox A fox fell into a (41)_____________ well. It was unable to get

out. A goat passed by and asked the (42)____________ what he was

doing down there.

"Oh, have you not heard?" said the fox, "There is going to be a

great drought, so I (43) ___________ down to look for water. Why

don't you come (44)______________ too?" The Goat thought it was a

good idea, and jumped into the (45)____________. The Fox

immediately jumped on its back, and by putting its foot on the goat’s

long horns jumped up to the edge of the well.

Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. What you are doing today?

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47. Mei school everyday walks to.

48. My and like fried chicken brother I.

49. Jim at every night nine o’clock sleeps.

50. Where today going you are?

Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Every Saturday morning, Carol and her brother visit the market with

their parents. They always go to the fruit stall to buy cherries, their

favourite fruit. When their parents are done, they would bring them to the

nearby food court for breakfast. They love to eat there because the food is

delicious.

In the evening, the whole family go to the park near their house. At the

park, they exercise to keep healthy. Carol’s family loves spending time

together.

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51. How many siblings does Carol have? (1) one (2) two (3) three (4) four ( ) 52. Carol goes to the market with her __________ (1) father (2) uncle (3) aunt (4) cousin ( ) 53. The family takes their _________ after marketing. (1) breakfast (2) exercise (3) lunch (4) cherry ( ) 54. What does Carol do at the park?

55. Where do Carol and her family take their breakfast?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. Is this a ___________ ? (1) apple (2) pear (3) grape (4) orange ( )

2. I like to eat __________ even though it is a little sour at times.

(1) pear (2) pineapple (3) blueberry (4) strawberry ( ) 3. I can hear the _______ croaking in the pond. (1) mosquito (2) tadpole (3) fish (4) frog ( ) 4. The _______ swims happily in water. (1) frog (2) fish (3) snake (4) crab ( )

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5. The _______ can fly high up in the sky (1) sparrow (2) duck (3) eagle (4) crow ( )

6. The _________ writes the solution to the difficult problems on the board.

(1) girl (2) lady (3) teacher (4) chalk ( )

7. The ferocious __________ stared at the timid deer.

(1) cat (2) mouse (3) fox

(4) tiger ( )

8. The _______ carried away the rubbish from the garbage bins.

(1) truck (2) rickshaw (3) bicycle

(4) car ( )

9. The ________ is grazing on the field. (1) cow (2) sheep (3) lamb (4) horse ( )

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10. The _______ collects honey from flowers. (1) mosquito (2) fly (3) bee (4) dragon-fly ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. __________ elephant has a long trunk. (1) A (2) An (3) Some (4) Many ( ) 12. Jack is the __________ boy in our class. (1) strong (2) tall (3) strongest (4) stronger ( ) 13. If you take the path __________ the two trees, you will reach

53rd street. (1) among (2) between (3) up (4) under ( ) 14. The children ________ two pet dogs. (1) having (2) has (3) had (4) have ( ) 15. Jane helps her mother do housework. She _______ the floor twice

a week. (1) swept (2) sweep (3) sweeps (4) sweeping ( )

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16. The stadium is located ________ the police station. (1) under (2) near (3) among (4) between ( ) 17. My brother and I __________ to the library every Sunday. (1) goes (2) go (3) went (4) going ( ) 18. Mary wants to ________ a letter to her cousin who lives in

Australia. (1) writing (2) written (3) write (4) writes ( ) 19. He dived __________ the swimming pool to save the drowning

child. (1) into (2) through (3) in (4) over ( ) 20. Ben and Tom ___________ to play tennis and badminton together.

They are best friends. (1) loves (2) love (3) dislikes (4) dislike ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. doctor wig pouch postman thermometer

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21. When I am sick, my parents take me to the clinic to see a _____________.

22. The doctor measures your body temperature using a

________________.

23. The tiny baby joey lives in its mother’s __________. 24. I saw the ______________ and I knew there would be a letter

for me. 25. Mr Wang is bald. He wears a _____________. Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. I have two pretty bird (26)__________ as pets. They are

green-and-blue budgies. Their home is a shady three (27)__________

in the garden where they are free to fly from branch to branch

(28) Yet, they are safe from the cat as the whole tree is inside a

wire enclosure. I has (29)__________ nailed a wooden box on the

tree. these (30)__________ is their 'nest' where they sleep at

night.

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Section E: Picture Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Look at the pictures and fill in each blank with a suitable word. The first two letters are filled in for you.

My mother brought me to see a

(31)de___________ who examines my

(32)te___________. I have to keep my

(33)mo___________ open all the time during

the examination.

John is very (34)ta____________ and he is

good at basketball. He is able to

(35)ju____________ high.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Circle the correct answer in the brackets. Once a wolf was moving around in a forest looking for a prey. He

came near a village on the edge of the forest. 36(There, Here) he saw a

flock of sheep.

While he was planning to kill a sheep, he found a sheep-skin lying

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by the foot-path. Seeing the sheep-skin, a wicked idea came to him. He

thought of wearing it and pretending to be a sheep.

37(When, While) the wolf joined the flock, the shepherd drove it

to the village. 38(He, Him, His) enclosed the sheep in the pen and shut

the door. Just then, his wife came and said, “I have nothing to cook for

dinner, please kill one sheep for 39(mine, me).”

The shepherd went 40(into, in) the pen and looked for a healthy

sheep. Mistaking the disguised wolf for a sheep, he killed him with an

axe.

Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. kind grateful eat trunk leaked Jumbo, a large elephant, was very (41)______________ and

caring towards others. One day, he saw a little boy crying. Jumbo went

to him and asked him why he was crying.

The boy replied, “I was carrying water to my home, when I noticed

a hole in my bucket. All the water has (42)_______ out. Now how will I

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bring water home?”

Jumbo consoled the boy and thought of a plan. He filled his

(43)______________ with water and went along with the boy to his

home. There he poured the water from his trunk into another bucket.

The boy felt very (44)___________ and gave Jumbo bananas to

(45)_____________.

Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. Sunday every I church go to

47. Rosita doctor a went to see because she a fever had

48. last rained it heavily night

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49. Mrs Tan English us Math and teaches

50. Mr Lim son for takes his a swim

Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Once there was a proud peacock. It loved to boast. “Look at the colours

of my feathers. I must be the most beautiful bird in the world.”

When he said this, he would open its tail like a fan and wait for

someone to come and praise his beauty.

The other birds disliked the proud peacock. The crane was the leader

of all the birds. He had an idea. “I will make the proud peacock look

foolish”, he told the others.

One morning, the crane walked past the peacock. “Your feathers may be

more beautiful than mine,” said the crane. “But you cannot fly. Your

beautiful feathers are not strong enough to lift you from the ground.

My feathers may be dull, but my wings can carry me to the sky!”

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51. The crane thought the peacock is ___________. (1) boastful (2) colourful (3) beautiful (4) nice ( ) 52. What did the crane want to do to the peacock? (1) Make it look proud (2) Make it look beautiful (3) Make it look boastful (4) Make it look foolish ( ) 53. Who is the leader of all the birds? (1) peacock (2) beautiful bird (3) crane (4) foolish bird ( ) 54. Why did the other birds dislike the peacock?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided.

1. Our sense of __________ enables us to listen to music.

(1) hearing (2) smell (3) touch

(4) sight ( )

2. The little __________ sat on the petal spreading its colourful wings.

(1) bee (2) ant (3) butterfly

(4) dragon fly ( )

3. The ______ stopped in front of the zebra-crossing to let the students cross the road.

(1) truck (2) bicycle (3) motor bike

(4) car ( )

4. The _________ took the patient quickly to the hospital.

(1) ambulance (2) rickshaw (3) bicycle (4) lorry ( )

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5. The ________ jumped up from the pool and squeaked at the audience.

(1) dolphin (2) octopus (3) squid (4) shark ( ) 6. The _______ burned down the woods. (1) water (2) gas (3) light (4) fire ( ) 7. I dry my _____ in the sun. (1) books (2) handkerchief (3) clothes (4) bed sheet ( ) 8. I brush my ________ with a toothbrush. (1) tap (2) hand (3) mouth (4) teeth ( )

9. The movie hero used a __________ to chase down the criminal

(1) motor bike (2) bicycle (3) car

(4) lorry ( )

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10. The __________ aims the rifle at the target.

(1) soldier (2) woman (3) boy

(4) girl ( )

Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. Mrs Tan ___________ her son to school every morning. (1) walks (2) walked (3) walk (4) walking ( ) 12. The elephant is one of the ____________ animals on earth. (1) heavy (2) big (3) heavier (4) heaviest ( ) 13. I can run ___________ than you. (1) fastest (2) slow (3) faster (4) fast ( ) 14. He __________ up late last night. (1) stayed (2) stay (3) staying (4) stays ( ) 15. __________ are you sulking? (1) How (2) Why (3) What (4) When ( )

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16. The boy steps __________ the pile of rubbish. (1) in (2) above (3) to (4) over ( ) 17. The box __________ the table belongs to my aunt. (1) after (2) under (3) before (4) in ( ) 18. __________ is the best time for me to call you? (1) Who (2) How (3) What (4) When ( ) 19. He is ____________ in the living room tonight. (1) sleep (2) sleeping (3) sleeps (4) slept ( ) 20. He is strong, but I am ___________. (1) strong (2) stronger (3) strongest (4) tall ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. school classroom garden canteen flat 21. My family live in a __________ in Hougang. 22. There are many flowers in that ________________.

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23. Lin walks to ________ while her cousin takes the school bus. 24. After recess, the pupils return to the ______________. 25. The workers take their meal at the ___________ next to the

worksite. Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word.

John: Hurray (26) I got an “A’ for Math.

Teddy: Congratulations. Will you (27)__________ parents be

delighted (28)

John: Yea (29)__________ , they will (30)

Section E: Picture Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Look at the pictures and fill in each blank with a suitable word. The first two letters are filled in for you.

The (31)te______________ is having an

English (32)le___________ with her class.

When she asks a question, many of her pupils

raise their (33)ha___________.

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When I am not feeling (34)we___________,

my mother would bring me to see a

(35)do____________.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Circle the correct answer in the brackets. Once there was a big haystack near a village and several small

animals had made their homes 36(over, in) it. Among them 37(were,

was) a snake, a tortoise and a jackal.

One day, when all the three creatures were gossiping, suddenly,

they heard some people 38(shout, shouting) “Fire! Fire!” The snake said

that he knew a hundred ways to deal with the fire and the tortoise said

that he knew a thousand ways.

When it was the Jackal’s turn, he said, “I 39(knew, know) only one

way to deal with fire and that is to run away.”

Immediately, after saying this, the Jackal 40(run, ran) away and

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the other fire specialists got burnt in the fire.

Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a word from the list. weather begged foolish food drying The ants were spending a fine winter's day (41)____________ grain

which they had collected in the summertime.

A grasshopper who was very hungry passed by and (42)____________

for a little food.

The Ants asked him, "Why did you not store up (43)____________

during the summer when there was plenty around?”

The grasshopper replied, "I didn't have the time. The

(44)____________ was so lovely that I spent all the days singing."

The ants then said in anger: "If you were (45)____________ enough

to sing all the summer, you must dance without supper to bed in the

winter."

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Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. Who tallest the is in person class your?

47. I pizza like eat to.

48. Mary gentle is girl a very.

49. My playful very brother is.

50. dog I walk take my for a evening every.

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Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. On my way to school every morning, I walk past the bakery. I can

smell the freshly baked bread from the bakery. It smells so sweet. The

friendly baker smiles and greets me good morning.

Then I walk past the local market. This market is always wet and

dirty. I see some people carrying bags of vegetables with spinach and

lettuce. Others will be carrying bags of meat with chicken and duck

inside. Sometimes, I hear the fishmonger shouting at his customers. He

does not like his customers to touch the fishes with their bare hand. It

is unhygienic.

Finally, I walk past the busy coffee shop where I see working

adults having eggs and toasts for their breakfast. My neighbourhood is

filled with many activities. I enjoy living here.

51. What is the first place the author walk past on his way to school? (1) bakery (2) coffee shop (3) market (4) neighbourhood ( ) 52. What is sold in the coffee shop? (1) fish (2) bread (3) cooked food (4) vegetables ( )

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53. What can you buy from the market? (1) bread (2) toasts (3) duck (4) coffee ( ) 54. Why does the fishmonger shout at his customers?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The ________ is very graceful. (1) girl (2) woman (3) boy (4) dancer ( )

2. There is ________ coming out of the chimney.

(1) house (2) smoke (3) door (4) window ( )

3. The __________ landed on top of the burning building and pulled the victim to safety.

(1) flying machine (2) aeroplane (3) helicopter

(4) vehicle ( )

4. Jane gazes at the __________ in the horizon. Their tops are covered with snow.

(1) mountain (2) hill (3) cloud

(4) ice ( )

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5. The young man paddles the __________ across the river.

(1) vehicle (2) canoe (3) ship

(4) boat ( )

6. The _________ and groom were happily wedded on Christmas eve.

(1) couple (2) woman (3) girl (4) bride ( )

7. The cute little _________ sat quietly waiting for her mother.

(1) man (2) baby (3) woman

(4) girl ( )

8. We have a _________ for mother’s birthday. (1) candles (2) birthday cake (3) plate (4) hands ( ) 9. The colourful ___________ is beautiful (1) circle (2) rainbow (3) cloud

(4) rain ( )

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10. He can spin the __________ very well. (1) ball (2) circle (3) tops (4) rings ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. Fred ______________ an email to his friend in Hongkong every

week. (1) writes (2) write (3) wrote (4) writing ( ) 12. _______________ are you wearing to the party? (1) How (2) Who (3) Why (4) What ( ) 13. A car can go _________ than a bicycle. (1) fast (2) fastest (3) faster (4) quick ( ) 14. It is ______________ now. (1) raining (2) rains (3) rain (4) rained ( ) 15. Please return the book _______ the shelf after reading. (1) above (2) to (3) below (4) on ( )

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16. Mrs Lee put on _______ spectacles to read the fine print. (1) his (2) he (3) she (4) her ( ) 17. John ________ a picture of the lake during his holiday last year. (1) draw (2) draws (3) drew (4) drawing ( ) 18. The children _________ having their lesson in the class now. (1) are (2) is (3) were (4) was ( ) 19. This book belongs to that boy. Give it back to ___________. (1) them (2) him (3) it (4) her ( ) 20. ______ like to eat pineapple tarts, so my mother always buys me

some whenever she goes shopping. (1) I (2) She (3) They (4) He ( )

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Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. jeans parcel box tub calves 21. Mum bought a _____________ of ice cream. 22. The girls changed into a pair of comfortable ___________. 23. I have a ____________ of chocolate for my birthday present. 24. The cow and her ___________ are grazing in the field. 25. The postman will be delivering a large __________ to your house

this afternoon. Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. Nora is my best frend (26)__________ in school. She is a

fair(27) prety (28)__________ girl with dimpled cheeks. She

and I first met at kindergarten and we became great friends. She is

kind, jolly and helpful. We are classmates again this year and we goes

(29)__________ to school together each morning(30)

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Section E: Picture Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Look at the pictures and fill in each blank with a suitable word. The first few letters are filled in for you.

The (31)pos____________ is here to deliver

(32)let____________. He always greets me

when he sees me.

The bride is very (33)beaut____________

and the groom is very (34)hand___________.

They are having their (35)wed___________

today.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets. 36. He saw two __________ (dog) running in the park. 37. They __________ (has) a picnic lunch along the river bank. 38. The boy __________ (walk) to school everyday with his mother. 39. My mother has to _____________ (washes) the vegetables

before cooking them. 40. The yellow bird _________ (sit) on the tree next to my window

every morning.

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Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. noise mouse room new ghost Peter shifted to a (41)____________ house with his parents. The

neighbours told them that the house was haunted but the family

ignored them.

One day, when Peter was sleeping in his room, he heard some

(42)__________ from the next room. He was scared and he shouted

loudly. His parents quickly came to his (43)________.

Peter told them that there was a ghost in the other room. When

they went there, they saw a (44)________ running around.

Seeing this, Peter laughed and his parents made him understand that

there is no such thing as a (45)_________ in this world.

Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. Can party you to my come?

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47. Who down knock bottle the?

48. The loudly baby crying is.

49. My housework mother busy is doing.

50. I problem cannot too solve the.

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Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. One day, a hare met a tortoise and laughed at the small feet and

slow pace of the tortoise. The tortoise grinned.

"You may be as swift as the wind, but I will beat you in a race."

"Simply impossible," laughed the hare and they agreed to a race.

On the day of the race, the two started together.

The tortoise went on at a slow but steady pace to the end of the

course and never stopped for a moment.

The hare, however, lay down by the wayside after a while and fell

asleep.

When it finally woke up, it ran as fast as it could. However, the

tortoise had already reached the finishing point and was comfortably

dozing in the sunshine.

51. The hare can run __________ than the tortoise. (1) faster (2) as fast (3) slower (4) as slow ( )

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52. The hare thought the tortoise ________ win in a race with it. (1) can (2) may (3) cannot (4) could ( ) 53. When was the tortoise sleeping? (1) After the race. (2) Did not sleep. (3) During the race. (4) Cannot get to sleep ( ) 54. Who won the race?

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1. The carpenter uses the ___________ to knock in the nails.

(1) stick (2) head (3) hammer (4) bar ( )

2. There are many __________ lying on the table.

(1) nails (2) screws (3) screw (4) nail ( ) 3. The sun emerges from the __________. (1) sun (2) rain (3) cloud (4) raining ( ) 4. The ____________ is playing with the ball (1) seal (2) dolphin (3) dog (4) cat ( )

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5. I like baked __________. (1) bread (2) rice (3) corn (4) leaves ( ) 6. My little brother likes to eat ____________. (1) stick (2) box (3) French fries (4) matches ( ) 7. The ___________ ran off with the loot. (1) robber (2) policeman (3) man (4) runner ( )

8. The ____________ works out the solution to the problem on the board

(1) teacher (2) student (3) aunt (4) mum ( )

9. The _____________ pranced around the cage.

(1) donkey (2) man (3) child (4) monkey ( )

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10. That ___________ is very fierce. You shouldn.t go near it.

(1) cat (2) mouse (3) donkey (4) bulldog ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. The elephant is a big animal. _______ has a long trunk. (1) She (2) It (3) He (4) They ( ) 12. I like to have _____ apple for lunch. (1) a (2) an (3) the (4) few ( ) 13. The boys play well for ________ school. (1) his (2) our (3) them (4) their ( ) 14. This little girl ________ the grand daughter of that old man. (1) is (2) are (3) was (4) were ( ) 15. Sue _______ not have the ticket to the movies now. (1) do (2) did (3) does (4) didn’t ( )

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16. I ______ going to the movies now. (1) was (2) is (3) am (4) are ( ) 17. The short boy was standing __________ the adults. He was

blocked and did not get to see anything. (1) above (2) behind (3) below (4) around ( ) 18. The children _________ playing in the park. (1) is (2) was (3) are (4) be ( ) 19. My dad bought me a pen _______ a notebook for me to bring to

the camp. (1) and (2) pencil (3) or (4) eraser ( ) 20. The workers are _________ down the wallpaper. (1) tear (2) tearing (3) tore (4) tears ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. water acrobat artist scooter bicycle 21. We went to the circus. An ____________ balanced herself on a

beam.

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22. Please give me a glass of _____________. 23. The ____________ painted a beautiful portrait for me. 24. The man rode his ___________ along the narrow path at 60

km/hour. 25. John loves riding his _________ in the park. Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. During the Deceber (26)__________ vacation, Lim, Ali and I

decided to go fishing at the lake near mine (27)__________ house.

he (28)__________ brought along our fishing rods, baits, and cold

drinks. Soon, we found a shady spot (29) fixed the bait, threw our

lines into the water and waited. Half an hour later, there was still no

sign of any fish (30)

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Kate drinks a (31)gla_________ of

(32)mi_______ before going to

(33)b_______.

Sue plays with her (34)do_________ after

finishing her (35)hom___________.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets. 36. John saw many __________ (apple) in the box. 37. There __________ (is) many pupils in the class for the lesson. 38. Susan __________ (drink) milk every morning. 39. My dad has to _____________ (cut) the legs of the table to

lower its height. 40. They __________ (go) to the playground last evening.

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Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. water coffee blowing window morning Suddenly, I heard the strong wind (41)_____________ through the

trees and the rumble of thunder. I got up and looked out of the

(42)____________. There were dark clouds overhead and the sky was

still gloomy. The road was completely deserted. It looked wet and

slippery with puddles of (43)____________ all over. There were no

birds to greet the (44)____________ . I decided to have a wash and

get a cup of hot (45)____________ as it was time for a good

breakfast though things all around looked dreary and dull.

Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. He late school is always for.

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47. She vegetable does eat not like to.

48. Please meal hands wash your after your.

49. John student polite is a very.

50. Jane teacher is very her happy praises because the

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Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. One night, two frogs entered a dairy. Hopping around, they

accidentally jumped into a pail that is half filled with milk.

After swimming around in the milk for some time they tried to get

out. But the wall of the pail was too slippery for them to do so. One

frog thought it was useless trying to swim on and just gave up hope.

It sank and was drowned.

The other carried on swimming hoping that something would turn up.

He swam and he swam until he began to feel tired. However, by this

time the milk which was full of cream had become thick. The frog

kept on swimming, stirring the cream so much that it became a solid

lump of butter.

On this lump of butter, the frog could rest and jump out of the pail

into safety.

51. What is in the pail? (1) water (2) butter (3) milk (4) cream ( ) 52. Why didn’t the frog jump out of the pail at the beginning? (1) They were lazy. (2) The pail is slippery. (3) They liked swimming. (4) The pail contains milk. ( )

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53. When milk is stirred continuously for a long time, it turns into ____________.

(1) butter (2) milk (3) water (4) solid ( ) 54. Why did the first frog die?

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1. My parents bought me a pack of ________ when we went to the movies.

(1) box (2) cheese (3) coke

(4) popcorn ( )

2. Monkeys like _________. (1) bananas (2) apples (3) oranges (4) grapes ( ) 3. You need to see a _______ if you are unwell. (1) dentist (2) teacher (3) driver (4) doctor ( ) 4. Someone gave me a ________ during school. (1) plant (2) tree (3) rose (4) grass ( )

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5. The ________ has two humps on its back. (1) horse (2) dog (3) donkey (4) camel ( )

6. My dad uses the ______ to cut the wooden block into two.

(1) hammer (2) screwdriver (3) stick (4) saw ( ) 7. The _______ can carry heavy goods. (1) car (2) man (3) bicycle

(4) truck ( )

8. The ________ jumps out of the water. (1) fish (2) dolphin (3) shark (4) seal ( ) 9. My mother got us a __________. (1) Christmas tree (2) tree (3) plant (4) toy

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10. The ________ is very strong. (1) doctor (2) man (3) woman (4) wrestler ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. ________ were you doing last night? I watched television. (1) What (2) How (3) Where (4) Why ( ) 12. ________ you be going to the party tomorrow? (1) Can (2) Will (3) Who (4) Whose ( ) 13. There is something ________ the table. (1) over (2) above (3) into (4) under ( ) 14. Jane ________ a cake everyday. (1) bake (2) bakes (3) baked (4) baking ( ) 15. Susan eats ________ food quickly because she is hungry. (1) her (2) his (3) she (4) he ( ) 16. Lin cannot go out to play ________ it is raining. (1) because (2) but (3) so (4) may ( )

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17. ________ is the doll that I lost last month. (1) This (2) Those (3) That (4) There ( ) 18. At seven, ________ still cannot feed herself. (1) herself (2) she (3) her (4) him ( ) 19. The three boys play ________ themselves. (1) after (2) between (3) before (4) among ( ) 20. The baby ________ on the floor. (1) crawl (2) crawling (3) crawls (4) crawled ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. feather snake listens laughed smiles 21. They __________ loudly when John told them the joke. 22. He _____________ at the guests politely during their visit. 23. She ___________ to the teacher attentively during the lesson. 24. There is a _____________ in the garden. 25. The bird dropped a ____________ as it flew away in fright.

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Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. As it threatened to rained (26)__________ , we picked up our

fishing rods and our basket of fish and returned home happily. My

mother is (27)__________ glad to see us home safely (28) and

promise (29)__________ to fry the fish for us. It was a good

attempt at fishing and we hope to get a better catch next

time(30)


The (31)wa______________ is very

hardworking. He has a

(32)bo_____________ and two

(33)gl_______________ on his tray.

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John and Jane are good

(34)da____________. They practise dancing

once a (35)d___________.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Circle the correct answer in the brackets. One day, my parents (36)_______________ (has, had) to go off for a

few hours to (37)_______________ (visit, visits) a sick relative. I

was left in charge of my baby sister. She is four years old and very

mischievous.

When lunch time came, I (38)_______________ (seat, seated) her at

the dining table. She spilt the food all over her and refused to allow me

to feed her. I had to clear up the mess and (39)_______________

(clean, cleans) her up. The latter proved to be quite a difficult task as

she was reluctant to have her dress (40)_______________ (change,

changed), crying all the time.

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Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. inventions time old simpler difference different simple older Life today is (41)_________________ compared to the past. There

are many new (42)_________________ in the home. The rice-cooker,

gas stove, electric oven, microwave oven, electric toaster and food-

processor are a great help to housewives who find cooking and

preparing meals very much easier now than in the

(43)_________________ days. These new inventions saved time and

we find we can afford to spend more (44)_________________ on

hobbies and other activities.

The rice-cooker is a real time-saver. It is so

(45)_________________ to operate that even a child of ten or so can

handle it and dish out perfectly cooked rice. So are the other gadgets

which save the housewife long hours of labour.

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Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. I homework you can hope help my me with.

47. When from will your return brother school?

48. Can table clear up the after you your meal?

49. It is rude cough to in face people’s.

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50. Remember apologise late to if you are.

Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. A group of schoolboys went hiking and exploring in the jungle. They

were thrilled to see waterfalls, jungle creepers and enormous trees as

they walked through the jungle. They watched monkeys swinging on the

branches of trees and eating wild fruits.

The boys were so engrossed with exploring their surroundings that

they forgot time was slipping by quickly. They were also unaware that

they had wandered deep into the jungle and away from the track which

they had followed while entering the jungle. They were lost in the maze

of trees and creepers.

By now, they were hungry. So they sat under a tree to eat their

sandwiches, peanuts and fruits. Then it started to rain and it grew

dark, making it all the more difficult for the boys to retrace their

steps in an attempt to get out of the jungle.

In the end, they decided to spend the night in the jungle. They huddled

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together under a tree. They hardly slept as they were bitten by

mosquitoes and were worried about the wild animals they heard

prowling around. They were relieved when day broke.

51. Where did the schoolboys go?

52. What did they see on the branches of the trees?

53. Why were the boys lost?

54. What food did the boys bring for the hike?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The __________ is now extinct. (1) dinosaur (2) goat (3) tiger (4) horse ( ) 2. I used the ________ to print my photograph. (1) scanner (2) printer (3) computer (4) television ( ) 3. John likes to play __________. (1) table tennis (2) soft ball (3) ball (4) soccer ( ) 4. It is _________ heavily outside. (1) snowing (2) watering (3) raining (4) wet ( )

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5. Bring along an _________ in case it rains. (1) cap (2) umbrella (3) hat (4) rain ( )

6. I hope _________ will give me a present this year.

(1) Santa Claus (2) man (3) woman (4) aunt ( ) 7. The man has a _________ across his nose. (1) paper (2) bandage (3) rubber band (4) thing ( )

8. When I visit the Jurong Bird Park, I saw some __________.

(1) bird (2) rat (3) duck

(4) penguins ( )

9. The little _________ ran across the room and frightened everyone.

(1) dog (2) rabbit (3) mouse (4) cat ( )

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10. It is frightening when the ________ howls. (1) wolf (2) cat (3) duck (4) chicken ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. _________ is your dad taking you tomorrow? (1) What (2) How (3) Where (4) Why ( ) 12. _________ is the one that threw the plastic bag here? (1) Can (2) Will (3) Who (4) Whose ( ) 13. There is a spider _________ your head. (1) on (2) in (3) into (4) under ( ) 14. Karen is _________ a cake now. (1) bake (2) bakes (3) baked (4) baking ( ) 15. The boy is angry because _________ does not get to watch

television. (1) her (2) his (3) she (4) he ( ) 16. I would like to watch television _________ I have a test

tomorrow. (1) because (2) but (3) so (4) may ( )

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17. _________ boys are really noisy. (1) This (2) Those (3) That (4) There ( ) 18. This is _________ book. Be careful with it. (1) herself (2) she (3) her (4) him ( ) 19. February is the month _________ March. (1) after (2) between (3) before (4) among ( ) 20. The baby is _________ on the floor. (1) crawl (2) crawling (3) crawls (4) crawled ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. knocked collapsed spicy sweetly shivering 21. He does not like _________ food. He prefers them mild. 22. She smiled __________ at the visitors when they arrived. 23. They found him __________ in the cold icy room. 24. He ___________ in exhaustion after the run. 25. She accidentally ____________ down the pile of plates.

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Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. The trin (26)__________ finally arrived and we scrambled into our

coach to get to your (27)__________ seats. I was lucky to get a good

seat near the window. At last(28) the guard blew the whistle and the

train moved slower (29)__________ and pulled out of the station. I felt

very excited and I enjoyed the jerky movement and the new experience

(30)


The (31)wo____________ builds the

(33)w__________ using (33)br__________.

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I hope Santa will bring me a

(34)pre_________ during

(35)Chr_____________.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Circle the correct answer in the brackets. One day, as I was (36)_____________ (return, returning) home late

from school at about 7.30 p.m., I was dismayed to

(37)_____________ (discover, discovers) a group of rough-looking

boys following me.

As I quickened my (38)_____________ (step, steps), one of them,

apparently the leader, blocked my path and ordered me to give him my

watch and wallet. At first, I resisted, but, when he

(39)_____________ (threatens, threatened) to harm me, I quickly

handed over the items. I felt frightened and, at the same time, angry,

at having to part with my possessions. Once they (40)_____________

(has, had) taken possession of my things, they laughed and made their

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way to a coffee shop nearby while I was left fuming by the road.

Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. agree agreed tighter hot walk walking arguing tight The Sun and the Wind were (41)___________ about their strengths

when they saw a traveller (42)___________ down a road. The Sun

said, “I know of a way to prove our strength. Whoever can take off the

traveller’s cloak shall be the stronger one. Wind (43)___________.

The Sun went behind a cloud and the wind started to blow very hard.

The cold wind chilled the traveller. The traveller held onto his cloak

even (44)___________. After a while, Wind had to give up. The Sun

came out. The surroundings became very (45)___________ and the

traveller took off his cloak. The Sun won the challenge.

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Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. Are house come tonight you able to my to?

47. You be to home have by 8 pm.

48. My test parents do not would be disappointed pass if I the.

49. My model award pupil sister won the.

50. This is for too problem difficult me.

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Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Chinese all over the world celebrate Chinese New Year in February

when the Lunar Year usually begins.

The preparations begin a month or so earlier as there are many things

to be done before the great day arrives. Shops and supermarkets stock

all kinds of Chinese delicacies which the Chinese must obtain and store

up for the festival.

In Chinese homes, the women get busy making cakes, biscuits, glutinous

rice cakes and jellies which are stored away carefully. Homes are

cleaned up, new curtains sewn, and new cushions and carpets bought to

give the home a new look.

Children are the ones who enjoy the festive season most. They receive

red packets containing money from their parents and their elders. New

dresses are worn.

On New Year's eve, the whole family gathers in the parents' home for

a re-union dinner. Many delicious dishes make up the meal and everyone

enjoys themselves. This is only the start of the Chinese New Year

celebrations which stretch on for a period of fifteen days.

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51. Who celebrate Chinese New year?

52. When does preparation for Chinese New Year begin?

53. Who enjoy Chinese New Year most?

54. What do children receive from their parents?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. I like to eat _____________. (1) vegetable (2) carrot (3) stick (4) thing ( ) 2. The little _______________ is really cute. (1) rabbit (2) tortoise (3) rat (4) mouse ( )

3. I use the __________ to convert my hand written notes into computer files.

(1) scanner (2) computer (3) mouse (4) copier

( )

4. Jane is a good ___________ player. (1) volleyball (2) basketball (3) football (4) soccer ( )

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5. There is some ice in the _________. (1) jug (2) pail (3) bottle (4) container ( ) 6. Tuna is a kind of ____________. (1) fish (2) chicken (3) duck (4) can food ( )

7. I like to eat ___________ but my brother does not.

(1) vegetable (2) carrot (3) green pepper

(4) cabbage ( )

8. I use the ____________ to call my friends. (1) fax (2) telephone (3) keypad (4) handle ( )

9. The ___________ helps to make the game more interesting.

(1) dancer (2) player (3) girl (4) cheerleader ( )

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10. The _________ works hard since morning. (1) woman (2) boy (3) worker (4) teacher ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. _________ do you solve this problem? I am really lost. (1) What (2) How (3) Where (4) Why ( ) 12. _________ was here last night? (1) Can (2) Will (3) Who (4) Whose ( ) 13. I found some sweets _________ the table. (1) on (2) above (3) into (4) under ( ) 14. The children _________ the cakes during class. (1) bake (2) bakes (3) baked (4) baking ( ) 15. Kate’s dad told _________ to study hard. (1) her (2) his (3) she (4) he ( ) 16. He was late _________ he had to sit at the back. (1) because (2) but (3) so (4) may ( )

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17. _________ is an apple in the cupboard. (1) This (2) Those (3) That (4) There ( ) 18. Jan is late, so _________ runs to the bus stop. (1) herself (2) she (3) her (4) him ( ) 19. The girl is standing _________ the two boys. (1) after (2) between (3) before (4) among ( ) 20. The baby _________ towards her mother when she saw her

coming. (1) crawl (2) crawling (3) crawls (4) crawled ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. bouquet dusty slice fry bush 21. You need to trim the ___________ in front of your house. 22. The young girl presented a _____________ of flowers to the

speaker. 23. We walked along the __________ road for about 500 metres

before reaching the gate. 24. They _________ the fish in the pan. 25. Mary used a knife to ____________ that fish.

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Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word.

Finally (26) the train jerked to a complete stopped

(27)__________ . We had at last reached our destination. We

disembarked and walk (28)__________ a short distance to the gate.

It had been a very pleasant journey, one I could looking

(29)__________ forward to on our return trip(30)

Section E: Picture Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Look at the pictures and fill in each blank with a suitable word.

The (31)g__________ is very

(32)unha____________. She is

(33)pun__________ by her mother.

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I used my (34)fi___________ to type on the

(35)ke_______________.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Circle the correct answer in the brackets. It was the end of the final school term. The pupils

(36)______________ (plan, planned) to hold a class party. First of all,

each pupil contributed $2.00.

Ten pupils volunteered to be in charge of food and drinks. These pupils

prepared iced-drinks, bought biscuits, cakes and sweets, Their mothers

helped by (37)______________ (fry, frying) mee and meehoon and

making hot dogs. The pupils (38)______________ (bring, brought)

(39)______________ (they, their) own plate, glass, fork and spoon.

At 4.00 p.m. on that day, all the pupils met and re-arranged the

furniture in the classroom. They reserved one section for food and

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drinks. Some (40)______________ (pupil, pupils) organised games

such as 'Treasure Hunt' and 'Musical Chairs' which everyone enjoyed.

Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. lovely catch caught like opened open clever praise In a village, there was a (41)_____________ rooster. He used to wake

up the villagers by crowing every morning. Once a jackal went to him

and said, “I have heard that you have a (42)_____________ voice.”

The cock felt pleased on hearing his (43)_____________. He at once

started crowing “Cock-a-doodle-doo.”

This gave the jackal the opportunity that he was waiting for. He

(44)_____________ hold of the cock by his teeth and fled towards

the jungle.

Seeing this, the villagers ran after the jackal. The cock thought of a

plan and said to jackal, “Look, the villagers are after you. Tell them

that I am yours and not theirs.”

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As soon as the jackal (45)_____________ his mouth, the cock ran off.

Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. The sun and rises sets in from the the east west.

47. My present best birthday friend gave a for me my.

48. I this like sofa comfortable because it is.

49. Each forward time recess day I look to.

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50. Can paper please pass you me a tissue?

Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. My brother, sister and I love rainy days. We enjoy playing in the rain.

There is a shallow stream near our house. Each time it rains, we go

there to sail our paper boats and watch them being swept away. The

rain makes the water in the stream flow faster and it is exciting to

watch the swift currents flow over the stones, carrying away leaves,

grass and other refuse from our garden. We watch intently as our

paper boats are tossed around in the water. They then sail swiftly down

the stream and we often wonder where they finally end up.

When it is raining, we also like to sit and watch the puddles of water in

our garden. Sometimes, we throw stones into the puddles of water and

watch the ripples of water grow. The water looks like rings of silver as

the shining raindrops fall onto its surface.

Once in a while, we enjoy ourselves playing ball games in the rain. It is

fun, provided we do not catch a cold.

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51. How many siblings are there in the family?

52. What can you find near the children’s house?

53. What do the children do at the stream when it rains?

54. What happen when the children throw stones into puddles of

water?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The __________ is beautiful. (1) vase (2) glass (3) container (4) box ( )

2. Last night the light __________ fused and my room was in darkness.

(1) ball (2) wire (3) bulb (4) glass ( )

3. The __________ is attracted to unfinished food left around the house.

(1) butterfly (2) dragonfly (3) housefly (4) moth ( )

4. My mother uses the _________ to keep the clothes in place on the cloth line.

(1) pin (2) clothes peg (3) pincer (4) hair band ( )

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5. The __________ is half filled with water. (1) bucket (2) tank (3) plate (4) bowl ( ) 6. The __________ is very agile. (1) dancer (2) boxer (3) jumper

(4) gymnast ( )

7. My aunt bought me a pair of ____________ for my birthday.

(1) table tennis bats (2) plate (3) ball (4) tennis ( )

8. When we went to the ski resort last June, we make a ___________.

(1) clown (2) man (3) snow man (4) carrot ( )

9. My father uses the ___________ to fix my bicycle.

(1) screw driver (2) stick (3) pole (4) thing ( )

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10. The _________ attacks the ship (1) man (2) one-eye man (3) handsome man (4) pirate ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. _________ are you playing computer when you should be doing

your work? (1) What (2) How (3) Where (4) Why ( ) 12. _________ bag is this? Please put it away neatly. (1) Can (2) Will (3) Who (4) Whose ( ) 13. Please put the toys _________ the box. (1) on (2) above (3) into (4) under ( ) 14. Mary _________ a cake yesterday. (1) bake (2) bakes (3) baked (4) baking ( ) 15. John is playing with _________ toys. (1) her (2) his (3) she (4) he ( ) 16. You _________ come in now. (1) because (2) but (3) so (4) may ( )

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17. _________ is the book that I told you about. (1) This (2) Those (3) That (4) There ( ) 18. There is a girl looking for you. What does _________ want? (1) herself (2) she (3) her (4) him ( ) 19. The alphabet B comes _________ A. (1) after (2) between (3) before (4) among ( ) 20. The baby was _________ on the bed the whole morning. (1) crawl (2) crawling (3) crawls (4) crawled ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. rabbit neck snake know high feather listen narrow fat hear 21. The road is too _________. The big bus cannot get through 22. Do you __________ how to bake a cheese cake? 23. He looks like a giraffe with his long ___________. Oh, you are

mean. 24. She is so thin. She is as light as a ________________. 25. Do pay attention in class. If you _________ carefully to your

teacher, you will understand the lesson better.

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Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. A thief rented a room in a hotel. He was looking to steal something

which would helping (26)__________ him to pay his bill.

He saw the innkeeper drssed (26)__________ in a new coat and

sitting by his door. The thief sit (26)__________ down beside him

and talked with him. Suddenly, the thief yawned and howled like a

wolf at the same time (29)

The Innkeeper said, "Why do you howl like a wolf(30) "


The (31)_____________ gave a lesson to the

pupils on the(32)___________ of playing

with fire.

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John likes to play (33)______________ . He

can run very (34)______________. His

friend James prefers to be a goalkeeper. He

is good with his (35)_____________.

Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Circle the correct answer in the brackets. To me, the best part of the day (36)_____________ (is, was) between

five and seven in the evening. It is truly a quiet and peaceful time for

the family (37)_____________ (after, before) a hectic morning at

school or at the office. My mother, who has been busy from 6.00 a.m.,

would be relaxing in the garden, (38)_____________ (enjoys,

enjoying) the lovely flowers and I would be sitting beside her chatting

away in the pleasant surroundings. My father would be in his favourite

chair, reading the newspapers. After a while, I would

(39)_____________ (play, plays) with my pet, Snowy, a white puppy

which loves to (40)_____________ (ran, run) round and round the

garden, chasing a ball.

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Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. going heard thrilling hear go spectators fun funny We arrived at the circus grounds early. When I (41)__________

the growling of tigers and lions, I felt scared. My parents assured me

that everything was (42)___________ to be fine. Soon we were

seated and the show began.

The first item was a comical one performed by monkeys dressed in

coloured suits and little hats. They rode on horse-back around the ring.

I liked the (43)___________ sight. They looked like tiny men. The

next item was performed by two pretty girls on a trapeze. They kept

the (44)___________ spellbound with their skilful stunts, swinging

and exchanging places in the air to the accompaniment of soothing

music. It was (45)___________ to watch them.

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Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. I saw accident school on to an the way.

47. My I was me telephoned friend dinner when my having.

48. He happy selected is to that he is for the learn camp.

49. My zoo father sister brought and I my to the.

50. The has an ending interesting story.

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Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Ring, ring, goes the daily bell at 9.30 a.m. for recess. There is a

sigh of relief on the faces of the students as they rush to the school

canteen. Hungry and thirsty, the students go straight to the food and

drink stalls.

The stall-holders are busy serving food to the students. Some of

the students are impatient and are sometimes rude if the stall-holder

is slow in serving them.

Ring, ring! The unwelcome bell goes at 9.50 a.m. for the students

to get back to class. It is another rush, this time for lessons which

begin promptly. Late-comers are punished.

After recess, the canteen is quiet except for the clatter of

plates, glasses and cups being washed by the stall-holders.

51. When does recess begin?

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52. Why do the pupils rush to the canteen?

53. Why are some students rude?

54. When does recess end?

55. Who washed the plates after recess?


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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The girl is ________ sweetly. (1) frowning (2) sitting (3) laughing (4) smiling ( )

2. The nurse uses a ________ to give me an injection.

(1) stick (2) syringe (3) pencil (4) pen ( )

3. The ________ crawls up onto the pathway in the garden.

(1) snake (2) snail (3) tops (4) dog ( ) 4. It is beautiful. Is this a ___________? (1) butterfly (2) mosquito (3) housefly (4) dragonfly ( )

Marks

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5. The little __________ has eight legs. (1) spider (2) fly (3) thing (4) crab ( )

6. A __________ will eventually turn into a butterfly.

(1) mosquito (2) caterpillar (3) housefly (4) leave ( )

7. I can see __________ coming out of the chimney.

(1) house (2) smoke (3) door (4) window ( )

8. The __________ celebrated after the ceremony.

(1) people (2) men (3) women (4) graduates ( ) 9. The ___________ swings the club forcefully. (1) golfer (2) player (3) footballer (4) runner ( )

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10. I like to eat __________ because they are sweet.

(1) oranges (2) apples (3) grapes (4) things ( ) Section B: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 11. _________does the show begin? I am really looking forward to it. (1) What (2) How (3) Where (4) When ( ) 12. __________ I have a piece of cake, please? (1) Can (2) Will (3) Who (4) Whose ( ) 13. There are many stones __________ the floor. (1) on (2) above (3) into (4) under ( ) 14. Who is __________ a cake in the kitchen? (1) bake (2) bakes (3) baked (4) baking ( ) 15. Susan is teaching __________ younger brother to read. (1) her (2) his (3) she (4) he ( ) 16. He is upset __________ he misses the game. (1) because (2) but (3) so (4) may ( )

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17. __________ is a very interesting piece of news. (1) This (2) Those (3) That (4) There ( ) 18. She should take care of __________ during the hike. (1) herself (2) she (3) her (4) him ( ) 19. The children talk __________ themselves. (1) after (2) between (3) before (4) among ( ) 20. The children __________ around the playroom during the game. (1) crawl (2) crawling (3) crawls (4) crawled ( ) Section C: Vocabulary (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once. florist windy boots market mall 21. She went with her mother to the shopping __________ to buy a

dress. 22. The _____________ demonstrated to the pupils the correct way

to arrange the flowers. 23. It is a ____________ night. I feel cold out here. 24. The little girl wears a pair of high ___________ to the party. 25. You can get fresh fishes from the wet ____________.

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Section D: Editing (5 marks) Each word in bold contains either a spelling or grammatical mistake. A missing punctuation is indicated by a circle. Fill in the correct punctuation or word. My mother and I went shoping (26)__________ last Saturday. We

first visited a shoe shop as I neded (27)__________ a new pair for

school. My mother bought a par (28)__________ of low-heeled

shoes for herself too. We mext (29)__________ visited the book

shop where we browsed through some new books(30)


The (31)______________ are busy at work

building a (32)___________. One is climbing

up the (33)_____________ to reach the

second floor. Two are right at the top fixing

the (34)__________. It is a sunny day.

There are (35)___________ flying in the

sky.

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Section F: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets. As the rain gradually subsided, I put down my book and

(36)__________ (look) out of the window. I found my garden

(37)__________ (flood) with water and birds were (38)__________

(have) some fun splashing about in the puddles. The first streaks of

sunlight (39)__________ (was) peeping through the clouds and the day

became more cheery. I felt more energetic now and went to my table to

do my homework. By now, the sun was up and the wet morning

(40)__________ (has) faded away.

Section G: Comprehension Cloze Passage (5 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. scolding once one approached sun moon knew scold A donkey (41)___________ found a lion's skin which the hunters

had left out in the (42)__________ to dry. He put it on and went

towards his native village. All, both men and animals, fled when he

(43)__________ them, and he was a proud donkey that day. In his

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delight, he opened his mouth and brayed, and then every one

(44)__________ it was him, and his owner came up and gave him a

sound (45)__________ for the fright he had caused. And shortly

afterwards a Fox came up to him and said: "Ah, I knew you by your

voice."

Section H: Word Order (5 marks] Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark. 46. My rest and I sat friend a tree under to.

47. Everyday homework I my do before TV watching.

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48. Sally mother is to happy see her.

49. Can return please you my book?

50. John sister school his their and are on to way.

Section I: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Every year, all schools celebrate Teachers' Day - a day to honour and

remember teachers who are leaders of students in their education.

Teachers are very much a part of a student's life as they influence a

child, right from kindergarten. It is they who prepare the child for his

or her life in society.

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Teachers' Day is held to show appreciation to teachers who work hard

and who teach their pupils patiently. In most schools, pupils bring gifts

of flowers, presents and other tokens, which are sometimes hand-

made, to show that they care for their teachers. A party is held where

tasty refreshments and drinks are served in the classroom for both

the teachers and the students. Everyone has a good time and the day

ends earlier than usual.

Teachers play a very important role in the development of a child.

However, their efforts are seldom appreciated. That is why Teachers'

Day is so significant to teachers; it is only on this day that they are

appreciated and honoured for their deeds.

51. How often is Teacher’s Day celebrated?

52. Why do schools celebrate teacher’s day?

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53. What do students bring for their teachers?

54. What is held in the classroom?

55. Why is Teacher’s Day significant to teachers?


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Answers to Semestral Assessment 1 – Mock Paper 1

Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 2

21 hair 22 elbow 23 stomach 24 tongue 25 bone 26 evening 27 They 28 loves 29 shopping 30 . 31 happy 32 present 33 thanked 34 soldier 35 things 36 butterflies 37 has 38 play 39 cut 40 sits 41 deep 42 fox 43 jumped 44 down 45 well 46 What are you doing today? 47 Mei walks to school everyday. 48 My brother and I like fried chicken. 49 Jim sleeps at nine o’clock every night. 50 Where are you going today? 51 1 52 1 53 1 54 Carol exercises in the park. 55 They take breakfast at the nearby food court.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 4 4 2 3 3 4 1 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 1 2

21 doctor 22 thermometer 23 pouch 24 postman 25 wig 26 birds 27 tree 28 . 29 have 30 This 31 dentist 32 teeth 33 mouth 34 tall 35 jump 36 There 37 When 38 He 39 me 40 into 41 kind 42 leaked 43 trunk 44 grateful 45 eat 46. Every Sunday I go to church. 47. Rosita went to the doctor because she had a fever. 48. It rained heavily last night. 49. Mrs Tan teaches us English and Math.

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50. Mr Lim takes his son for a swim. 51 1 52 4 53 3 54. The other birds disliked the peacock because it was proud and boastful. 55. The crane’s feathers are not colourful.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 3 4 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 2 2

21 flat 22 garden 23 school 24 classroom 25 canteen 26 ! 27 your 28 ? 29 Yes 30 . 31 teacher 32 lesson 33 hands 34 well 35 doctor 36 in 37 were 38 shouting 39 knew 40 ran 41 drying 42 begged 43 food 44 weather 45 foolish 46. Who is the tallest person in your class? 47. I like to eat pizza. 48. Mary is a very gentle girl. 49. My brother is very playful. 50. I take my dog for a walk every evening. 51 1 52 3 53 3 54. The fishmonger shouts at his customers because they touch the fishes with their bare hand. 55. The working adults are having breakfast at the coffee shop.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 2 3 1 2 4 2 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 1

21 tub 22 jeans 23 box 24 calves 25 parcel 26 friend 27 , 28 pretty 29 go 30 . 31 postman 32 letters 33 beautiful 34 handsome 35 wedding 36 dogs 37 have 38 walks 39 wash 40 sits 41 new

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42 noise 43 room 44 mouse 45 ghost 46. Can you come to my party? 47. Who knock down the bottle? 48. The baby is crying loudly. 49. My mother is busy doing housework. 50. I cannot solve the problem too. 51 1 52 3 53 1 54. The tortoise won the race. 55. When the hare woke up, the tortoise was at the finishing point.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 1 3 3 2 3 1 2

21 acrobat 22 water 23 artist 24 scooter 25 bicycle 26 December 27 my 28 We 29 , 30 . 31 glass 32 milk 33 bed 34 doll 35 homework 36 apples 37 are 38 drinks 39 cut 40 went 41 blowing 42 window 43 water 44 morning 45 coffee 46. He is always late for school. 47. She does not like to eat vegetable. 48. Please wash your hands after your meal. 49. John is a very polite student. 50. Jane is very happy because the teacher praises her. 51 3 52 2 53 1 54. The first frog died because it gave up hope and stopped swimming. 55. Yes, the second frog survived.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 3

21 laughed 22 smiles 23 listens 24 snake 25 feather 26 rain

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27 was 28 , 29 promised 30 . 31 waiter 32 bottle 33 glasses 34 dancers 35 day 36 had 37 visit 38 seated 39 clean 40 changed 41 different 42 inventions 43 older 44 time 45 simple 46. I hope you can help me with my homework. 47. When will your brother return from school? 48. Can you clear up the table after your meal? 49. It is rude to cough in people’s face. 50. Remember to apologise if you are late. 51. The schoolboys went hiking and exploring in the jungle. 52. They saw monkeys swinging on the branches and eating wild fruits. 53. The boys were lost because they wondered too deeply into the jungle. 54. The boys brought sandwiches, peanuts and fruits. 55. The boys did not sleep well because they were bitten by mosquitoes and were worried about the wild animals heard prowling around.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 2

21 spicy 22 sweetly 23 shivering 24 collapsed 25 knocked 26 train 27 our 28 , 29 slowly 30 . 31 worker 32 wall 33 bricks 34 present 35 Christmas 36 returning 37 discover 38 steps 39 threatened 40 had 41 arguing 42 walking 43 agreed 44 tighter 45 hot 46. Are you able to come to my house to night? 47. You have to be home by 8 pm. 48. My parents would be disappointed if I do not pass the test. 49. My sister won the model pupil award. 50. This problem is too difficult for me. 51. Chinese all over the world celebrate Chinese New Year. 52. Preparation for Chinese New Year begins about a month earlier. 53. The children enjoy Chinese New Year most.

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54. The children receive red packets from their parents. 55. The evening before Chinese New Year, the whole family gathers in the parents' home for a re-union dinner.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 4

21 bush 22 bouquet 23 dusty 24 fry 25 slice 26 , 27 stop 28 walked 29 look 30 . 31 girl 32 unhappy 33 punished 34 fingers 35 keyboard 36 planned 37 frying 38 brought 39 their 40 pupils 41 clever 42 lovely 43 praise 44 caught 45 opened 46. The sun rises from the east and sets in the west. 47. My best friend gave me a present for my birthday. 48. I like this sofa because it is comfortable. 49. Each day I look forward to recess time. 50. Can you pass me a tissue paper please? 51. There are three siblings in the family. 52. There is a small stream near the children’s house. 53. The children sail their paper boats. 54. When the children throw stones into the puddles of water, there are ripples of water which grow. 55. The children are afraid of catching a cold.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 3 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 4 4 4 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 2

21 narrow 22 know 23 neck 24 feather 25 listen 26 help 27 dressed 28 sat 29 . 30 ? 31 fireman 32 danger 33 soccer 34 fast 35 hands 36 is 37 after 38 enjoying

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39 play 40 run 41 heard 42 going 43 funny 44 spectators 45 thrilling 46. I saw an accident on the way to school. 47. My friend telephoned me when I was having my dinner. 48. He is happy to learn that he is selected for the camp. 49. My father brought my sister and I to the zoo. 50. The story has an interesting ending. 51. Recess begins at 9.30 am. 52. The pupils rush to the canteen because they are hungry and thirsty. 53. The students are rude because the stall-holders are slow in serving them.= 54. Recess ends at 9.50 am. 55. The stall-holders washed the plates after recess.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 2 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 3 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 1

21 mall 22 florist 23 windy 24 boots 25 market 26 shopping 27 needed 28 pair 29 next 30 . 31 workers 32 house 33 ladder 34 roof 35 birds 36 looked 37 flooded 38 having 39 were 40 had 41 once 42 sun 43 approach 44 knew 45 scolding 46. My friend and I sat under a tree to rest. 47. Everyday I do my homework before watching TV. 48. Sally is happy to see her mother. 49. Can you return my book please? 50. John and his sister are on their way to school. 51. Teacher’s Day is celebrated every year. 52. Schools celebrate teacher’s Day to honour and remember teachers who are leaders of students in their education. 53. Students bring gifts of flowers, presents and other tokens 54. A party is held in the classroom. 55. Teachers' Day is significant to teachers because it is only on this day that they are appreciated and honoured for their deeds.

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