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My 24/7 Personal Tutor

Detailed Explanation of ALL Questions by Tutor in Virtual Classroom

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Preface This book is written to assist pupils in preparing for the Primary 2 English Paper Two examinations. There are a total of 10 specially crafted examination style papers. The main features of the papers are as follows.

1. Questions are modelled after examination papers set by top well known Singapore schools.

2. Questions are crafted to enrich vocabulary and enhance

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Contents

Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 1 1 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 2 10 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 3 19 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 4 28 Semestral Assessment 1 Paper 5 37 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 1 46 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 2 55 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 3 64 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 4 74 Semestral Assessment 2 Paper 5 84 Suggested Answers 93 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 most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. These cheesecakes taste great. My mother would be delighted to

have the _________ so that she can bake them for Jack. (1) menu (2) recipe (3) list (4) notes ( ) 2. Ben took his pet dog to the ____________ as it had injured its

paw. (1) doctor (2) nurse (3) veterinarian (4) surgeon ( ) 3. Good mimes _________ the act so well that their audience can

understand the play even though the actors and actresses do not say a word.

(1) mimic (2) read (3) sing (4) whisper ( ) 4. The pair of shoes is a very tight fit for me. It will be better to get

a _______ pair. (1) looser (2) tighter (3) smaller (4) longer ( ) 5. Ms Tay put on a pair of white ___________ to match her wedding

dress. (1) slippers (2) high heels (3) running shoes (4) clogs ( )

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6. Greed is a ______. (1) blessing (2) virtue (3) curse (4) friend ( ) 7. As the track was very ________, we had to walk slowly to avoid

slipping. (1) wide (2) flat (3) narrow (4) inclined ( ) 8. Kim wrote a _________ to inform his supervisor that he could not

come to work that day as he had to attend a funeral. (1) reply (2) postcard (3) note (4) report ( ) 9. The villain in this movie was very ________; he frightened all the

little girls. (1) pretty (2) cute (3) hideous (4) small ( ) 10. Xiaoping’s mother had to calm her down as she had gotten very

________ and had started jumping up and down. (1) excited (2) lazy (3) tired (4) busy ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. planned thrilled sad fear passengers pilot excitement airport rushed upset

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Jason and his parents were going to spend the June holidays in

Thailand. Jason’s parents had (11)__________ to go there by air. Jason

was (12)_________ as he had never been on a plane before. Before the

flight, Jason could not stay calm because of the (13) ___________.

When the passengers started boarding, Jason (14) __________ into

the plane so that he could get the window seat. But his parents waited

patiently for other (15)______________ to board first. Finally, the

plane took off and Jason enjoyed his flight.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. _________ English class interesting? (1) Are (2) Were (3) Was (4) because ( ) 17. Charlie is _________ of the being alone in the dark. (1) scares (2) scared (3) scary (4) scare ( ) 18. Superman can _______ any villain with ease. (1) defeat (2) lose (3) defeats (4) win ( )

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19. Beth is the ________ girl in the whole class. (1) cute (2) cuter (3) cutest (4) cuddly ( ) 20. His son ________ to him regularly from China. (1) wrote (2) write (3) writing (4) writes ( ) 21. Mr. Tom asked Justin, “How ______ your father feeling now?” (1) do (2) are (3) was (4) is ( ) 22. Lim enjoys________ fairytales such as Snow White and Cinderella. (1) reads (2) reading (3) read (4) is reads ( ) 23. Jack and Jill went _______ the hill to fetch a pail of water. (1) up (2) over (3) beyond (4) across ( ) 24. The librarian ________ to sort out the books at the end of every

day. (1) had (2) have (3) having (4) has ( ) 25. In football, both teams try to ________ a goal against the other. (1) scores (2) scored (3) score (4) scoring ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. play playing likes like liked in at improving improves improve Ming loves (26) _________ sports. Although he (27) _________

soccer the most, Ming is also good (28) ________ tennis. He is better

at tennis than soccer. So, everyday he trains to (29) _________ his

skills in soccer.

Section E: Editing (6 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 (30)__________ as pets. They are

green-and-blue budgies. Their home is a shady three (31)__________

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

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

wire enclosure. I has (33)__________ nailed a wooden box on the

tree. these (34)__________ is their 'nest' where they sleep at

night (35)

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Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. Alice was not hurt, so she jumped to her feet in a moment. She

looked up, but it was all dark. There was another long passage, and the

White Rabbit was still in sight. She was close behind it when she turned

the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen. She found herself

in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the

roof.

There were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked.

Alice walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get

out again.

Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of

solid glass. There was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and Alice's

first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall.

But, alas! Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small.

However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she

had not noticed before and behind it was a little door. She tried the

little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!

(Adapted from Alice in Wonderland)

36. When Alice got up, it was all ________ around. (1) bright (2) illuminated (3) dark (4) darkness ( )

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37. The hall was lit up by a _______ of lamps. (1) column (2) row (3) matrix (4) group ( ) 38. Alice was wondering ___________. (1) where did the rabbit go (2) where her sister was (3) how to get food (4) how she would get out again ( ) 39. Alice found a _______________ on the three legged table. (1) tiny gold key (2) tiny silver key (3) big gold lock (4) big silver lock ( ) 40. Alice was ____________ when the gold key fitted into a lock. (1) sad (2) shocked (3) delighted (4) happiness ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Emma Woodhouse was the younger of the two sisters. Since her

sister's marriage she was the mistress of the house. Her mother had

died a long time ago. She had been replaced by an excellent governess.

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Miss Taylor had been in the family for sixteen years, and is more

like a friend than as a governess. She liked Emma. Between them it was

more like the closeness of sisters. Even before Miss Taylor ceased to

be the governess, they had been living together as friends and were

attached to each other.

Emma felt sad when Miss Taylor got married. It was on the

wedding day of this beloved friend that Emma first sat in sad thoughts.

After the wedding was over and the guests had left, her father and

Emma were left to dine together. Her father took a nap as usual after

dinner and she had then only to sit and think of what she had lost.

The event had every promise of happiness for her friend. Mr.

Weston was a man of pleasant manners. Emma thought of Miss Taylor

all the time. She recalled her past kindness in the last sixteen years.

How she had taught her and how she had played with her from the time

Emma was five years old.

41. How many years had Miss Taylor been with the Woodhouse family?

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42. Why was Emma sad on Miss Taylor’s wedding day?

43. How many people dined together after the wedding was over?

44. Why was Emma attached to Miss Taylor?

45. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as

“discontinued”?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. Linda and her mother bought some fresh vegetables and fruit from

the __________. (1) grocer (2) florist (3) greengrocer (4) cashier ( ) 2. A good writer can __________ his characters so vividly that their

readers can imagine them in their mind as they read the story. (1) describe (2) outline (3) label (4) draw ( ) 3. James called the __________ as his pipes had burst. (1) carpenter (2) engineer (3) plumber (4) electrician ( ) 4. Peter poured his hot coffee into a __________ to keep it warm. (1) tub (2) test -tube (3) mug (4) thermos flask ( ) 5. The frightened little mouse begged the ________ lion not eat it. (1) fierce (2) surprised (3) kind (4) excited ( )

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6. The angry bull __________ down the track at top speed causing a panic among the people who were taking a stroll along it.

(1) running (2) lumbered (3) strutted (4) charged ( ) 7. There was a __________ of birds flying high in the sky. (1) group (2) flock (3) gang (4) gaggle ( ) 8. The path was covered with thin layer of ice, so we had to walk very

________as we were afraid of falling. (1) clumsily (2) hurriedly (3) quickly (4) carefully ( ) 9. For some reason, Frederick got very _________ and started

shouting. I tried to calm him down. (1) angry (2) tired (3) busy (4) lazy ( ) 10. The doctor uses a __________ to listen to James’ heartbeat. (1) thermometer (2) syringe (3) machine (4) stethoscope ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with a word provided in the box. Use each word only once.

patient left favourite excited angry surprise arrived shock

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Alice’s relatives were coming from Canada to visit her. She was very

(11)_________ as she had never seen her aunt Sally before. To her

(12)__________, aunt Sally also had a daughter of her age. When the

guests finally (13)________, Alice rushed to greet them. However, Alice

had to be (14)________, and wait until her aunt had unpack before she

could see what her aunt had brought her from Canada. It was a box full

of her (15) ________ chocolates from Canada.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Molly’s hair _________ black. (1) is (2) maybe (3) are (4) surely ( ) 17. The fox was _________ by the donkey. (1) tricked (2) trick (3) tricking (4) track ( ) 18. Tom was not ________ the right state of mind. (1) on (2) in (3) at (4) by ( )

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19. “Be _______!” ordered the teacher. (1) quite (2) silence (3) stop (4) quiet ( ) 20. Colin’s father is the ________ man in the whole town. (1) rich (2) richer (3) richest (4) riches ( ) 21. All that _________ is not gold. (1) glitters (2) glittering (3) glitter (4) glittered ( ) 22. ________ apple a day keeps the doctor away. (1) Is (2) An (3) A (4) The ( ) 23. Monkeys are very _______ animals. (1) cleverest (2) cleverer (3) clever (4) silliest ( ) 24. We _______ always listen to what our parents say. (1) could (2) would (3) need (4) should ( ) 25. Blood is _______ than water. (1) thick (2) thicker (3) thickest (4) thin ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. tiring tired enter entering energetic beach dirtier exit dirty tire A long time ago, tortoises did not have to carry their shells on

their backs. They could (26) and leave their shells easily as and

when they liked. One day, a tortoise who lived on the beach found that

her shell was very (27) , so she decided to clean it. She foolishly

used a bottle of glue she found on the (28) . After that, she felt

(29) and decided to go into the shell for a nap. When she woke

up, the shell was stuck to her back. This is how tortoises got their

shells.

Section E: Editing (6 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’s family arrives (30) __________ at the restaurant at

seven o’ clock in the evenning (31) __________ last Saturday to

celebrate his mother’s birthday (32) Although John’s mother

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was already sixty years old, she still looks younger (33) __________

and active. She takes care of herself and makes sure she has reglar

(34) __________ meals and exercise (35)

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he

buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall. He went there

daily to look at it. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to

the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the

secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of

gold, and stole it. The miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty

and began to tear at his hair and to make loud lamentations. A

neighbour, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said,

"Pray do not grieve so. Go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and

fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same

service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not

make the slightest use of it."

36. The Miser sold _______ that he owned. (1) some (2) few (3) all (4) every ( )

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37. Miser ________ the lump of gold in the ground. (1) threw (2) hang (3) thrown (4) buried ( ) 38. The Miser was miserable after he saw that his lump of gold had

been______. (1) stolen (2) steal (3) sold (4) present ( ) 39. According to the neighbour, both the stone and the lump of gold

are _______ for the Miser. (1) different (2) useful (3) expensive (4) useless ( ) 40. The workman had observed the Miser visiting the spot _________. (1) rarely (2) frequently (3) sometimes (4) in the night ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Dorothy lived in the middle of Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry

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and Aunt Em. Their house was small, for the timber to build it had to

be carried many miles by wagon. There were only four walls, a floor and

a roof, which made one room. There was no cellar except a small hole

dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in

case one of the whirlwinds arose. It was in the middle of the floor.

Once, the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and

the rains washed it away, and now the house was dull and grey.

When Aunt Em went there to live she was young and pretty. The

sun and wind had changed her too. They had taken the shine from her

eyes and left them a dull grey. She was thin and never smiled now.

When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had

been so shocked by the child's laughter that she would scream and

press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's happy voice reached

her ears, she still looked at the little girl with wonder.

Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning till night

and did not know what joy was. He was grey also, from his long beard to

his rough boots. He spoke very little and was always a serious figure.

1. Where did Dorothy live?

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2. What was the cyclone cellar used for?

3. Why was the house dull and gray?

4. Which word from the passage has the same meaning as “wood”?

5. What kind of character was Uncle Henry according to the passage?


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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The ___________ rescued the trapped girl from the burning

house. (1) policeman (2) superman (3) fire-fighter (4) soldier ( ) 2. The waiter offered us the __________ as soon as we got seated. (1) recipe (2) menu (3) ingredients (4) list ( ) 3. There is too much __________ because of all the traffic. (1) petrol (2) pollution (3) oxygen (4) sound ( ) 4. Birds generally __________ to warmer areas in winter. (1) immigrate (2) migrate (3) emigrate (4) sleep ( ) 5. I have decided to take up this job instead of waiting for a better

job opportunity - a bird in the hand is worth two in the________. (1) stomach (2) forest (3) tree (4) bush ( )

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6. _________ favours the brave. (1) Weather (2) Weapon (3) Fortune (4) Luck ( ) 7. The doctor _________ a very rare medicine for Lim’s illness. (1) said (2) inscribed (3) advice (4) prescribed ( ) 8. Lilly had to write her own ___________ for medical leave. (1) reply (2) postcard (3) application (4) letter ( ) 9. The heroine in this movie was very ________; all the guys loved

her. (1) smart (2) beautiful (3) hideous (4) small ( ) 10. The road accident proved _________ for Jack’s father. (1) dangerous (2) fatal (3) painful (4) scary ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. ran thrill run feed fascinated enjoy barely fed enjoyed upset Last Sunday, Karen went to the zoo with her family. She was so

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happy that she could (11)__________ speak since she had never been to

the zoo before. She (12) __________ towards the first cage upon

entering the zoo. She was scared at first to (13) _________ the

monkeys as they were so noisy and active. Riding on the elephant’s back

(14)_________ Karen and she wanted to take another round when her

parents called her to join them for lunch. All in all, Karen

(15)__________ the trip to the zoo.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. _________ this story interesting? (1) Are (2) Were (3) Was (4) Because ( ) 17. Lee is very _________ at playing soccer. (1) good (2) worse (3) great (4) worst ( ) 18. Snails are probably the _________ of all insects. (1) slow (2) slowest (3) slower (4) slows ( )

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19. Jack begged the kidnapper to his life. (1) sparing (2) had spared (3) spared (4) spare ( ) 20. I saw Tom and Dick _________ during recess. (1) fought (2) fighting (3) fights (4) happiness ( ) 21. Julie was _________ when the doctor mentioned the need for an

injection. (1) scared (2) scare (3) scares (4) sacred ( ) 22. Instead of _________, Martin played all day long. (1) study (2) is study (3) studies (4) studying ( ) 23. The Olympics _________ in the ancient Greek city of Athens. (1) start (2) starts (3) started (4) starting ( ) 24. The car ________ down mid-way so Kim was late for work. (1) break (2) breaks (3) breaking (4) broke ( ) 25. Athletes try to keep themselves as _________ as possible. (1) fits (2) fit (3) fitted (4) is fit ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. harder hardest would caring careful equal hard equally could should It is necessary to work (26) _________ to be successful in

studies. However, it is also (27) _________ important to participate in

healthy physical activities such as sports. We should be (28)

_________ with how we manage our time. We (29) _________ study

when it is time to study and play when it is time to play. Elizabeth does

exactly that and, hence, is successful in achieving her goal of becoming

a doctor.

Section E: Editing (6 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. Kevin got into a fite (30)__________ at school. He fought with

his best friend Jim over a bunch of chokolates (31)__________ . It

was during the mathematics period that Kevin found his chocolates

missing from his bag (32) He looked for them everywhere and

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finally found a piece of chocolate under Jim’s chair. Kevin was angriest

(33)__________ at Jim and, hence, they started fighting. The

teacher had to scolds (34)__________ both of them to stop the

fight (35)

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. A donkey once found a Lion's skin which the hunters had left

out in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native village.

Everyone, both men and animals, fled at his approach and he felt very

proud of himself.

In his delight he lifted up his voice and brayed, but then every

one knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound beating for

the fright he had caused. Shortly afterwards a fox came up to him and

said, "Ah, I knew you by your voice."

36. _________ had left the skin behind. (1) Lion (2) Fox (3) Donkey (4) Hunters ( )

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37. The _________ put the skin on. (1) lion (2) fox (3) donkey (4) hunters ( ) 38. The villagers were scared when they saw the __________. (1) lion (2) fox (3) donkey (4) hunters ( ) 39. The donkey _________, so the people knew it was not a lion. (1) roared (2) brayed (3) barked (4) shouted ( ) 40. The foolish donkey was beaten by its _________. (1) lion (2) hunter (3) owner (4) fox ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were

made out of the same old tin spoon. The first thing in the world that

they ever heard was the words, "Tin soldiers!" They were given to a

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little boy for a birthday present. The soldiers were all exactly alike,

except for one, who had only one leg because there was insufficient

melted tin to finish him. This made him very remarkable.

The table on which the tin soldiers stood was also covered with

other play things. The most attractive was a pretty little paper castle.

Swans made of wax were put in front of the castle. The little lady in

the castle was a dancer. She was balanced on one leg with the other leg

raised and both arms stretched high over her head. The one legged

soldier thought she also had only one leg. He wished that she could be

his wife one day.

41. How many tin soldiers were there?

42. Why was one soldier different from the rest?

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43. What were the swans made of?

44. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as “not enough”?

45. Who did the one-legged soldier want to marry and why?


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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. It usually rains when it is __________. (1) sunny (2) cloudy (3) cloud (4) wet ( ) 2. I ___________ for my rude behaviour. (1) pardon (2) regret (3) sorry (4) apologise ( ) 3. Lim could not _________ his excitement over his game win. (1) contain (2) containing (3) be (4) contains ( ) 4. The instructor was teaching the campers how to a tent (1) build (2) grow (3) open (4) pitch ( ) 5. The police had caught the ______ , who damaged the cars in the

carpark. (1) robbers (2) truant (3) liar (4) vandals ( )

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6. It took the farmer several days to ________ the field before seeding.

(1) harvest (2) plough (3) rest (4) ready ( ) 7. _________ land is not suitable for farming. (1) Barren (2) Flat (3) Plough (4) Harvest ( ) 8. Kite _________ is one of the things you can do on the beach. (1) riding (2) driving (3) enjoying (4) flying ( ) 9. A _________ is a scary dream. (1) movie (2) nightmare (3) story (4) exam ( ) 10. Hui Min is a very _________ student. She tops her class in every

exam. (1) lazy (2) playful (3) intelligent (4) working ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. sparks flower fireworks spark fire scene traffic car clap clapping

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There were (11)__________ jams all over the city and traffic

police officers were busy directing the traffic. People were

swarming the Lake Gardens to watch the (12)__________ display.

Beautiful 'flowers' burst in the night sky, sending out luminous red,

pink, blue, orange, purple and yellow sprays of (13)__________. The

spectators were obviously enthralled, judging from their

(14)__________ and cheering. It was a (15)__________ of gaiety

and merriment.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Do you _________ to eat at this restaurant? (1) likes (2) liking (3) like (4) liked ( ) 17. _________ too many chocolates is bad for one’s teeth and gums. (1) Swallowing (2) Eat (3) Eating (4) Eaten ( ) 18. Jane keeps her room ________. (1) cleans (2) clean (3) cleaner (4) cleanest ( )

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19. Carlos _________ when he heard the sad news. (1) weep (2) weeps (3) weeping (4) wept ( ) 20. We should __________ before speaking instead of blurting out

anything that comes to our mind. (1) thinking (2) think (3) thinks (4) thank ( ) 21. The young should take care of the __________. (1) elderly (2) elders (3) elder (4) eldest ( ) 22. computer games is bad for your eyes, (1) Reading (2) Destroying (3) Watching (4) Playing ( ) 23. To avoid ________ in your test, keep practicing hard. (1) fail (2) fails (3) failing (4) be failing ( ) 24. We should be __________ at all times. (1) discipline (2) disciplined (3) practice discipline (4) disciplining ( ) 25. Exercise will _________ a person stays fit. (1) help (2) helps (3) helping (4) helped ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. inside apology happily friendly pardon friends between near apologised quarrelled Tim likes to play at the playground during his free time. His

mother usually takes him to the playground (26) his house. Tim

is very (27) and he likes plays with the other children there.

However, one day he (28) ____________ with his friend John as Tim

had accidentally flung some sand into John’s eyes. After some coaxing

from his mother, Tim (29) to John and continued to play

(30)_______ in the playground.

Section E: 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 missunderstanding (31)__________ led to a quarrel between

Lisa and her sister Alice. Alice thought that Lisa had allowed her to use

her nice, red umbrela (32)__________ when she went out. However,

Lisa denied ever giving permission to Alice to do so and, now, Lisa was

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mad at Alice (33) for losing it earlier in the day in Sentosa.

After argueing(34)__________ for a while, Lisa could not contains

(35)__________ her anger and hit Alice on the arm.

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. During the last December holidays, Leon, Albert and I decided to

go fishing at the lake near our house. We brought along our fishing

rods, baits, and cold drinks. Soon, we found a shady spot, fixed the

bait, threw our lines into the water and waited. Half an hour later,

there was still no sign of any fish.

Suddenly, Leon shouted excitedly that he felt a strong tug at his

line. We became excited too, and helped him pull the fish out as it was

heavy. Leon was overjoyed at the sight of the huge fish. We tried our

luck again and waited patiently. Soon I felt a strong tug but it turned

out to be on old rusty tin can. We had a good laugh and threw the can

away. I was quite disappointed.

We then drank some cold orange juice and chatted for a while. The

next time we threw in our lines, we were lucky. All of us pulled out more

fishes. They were smaller but good for frying nevertheless. We were

very satisfied with our catch.

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As it threatened to rain, we packed up our fishing rods and our

basket of fishes and returned home happily. My mother was glad to see

us home safely, and promised to fry the fish for us. It was a good

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

36. Who caught the first fish? (1) Leon (2) Albert (3) The author (4) Mother ( ) 37. Who caught the biggest fish? (1) Leon (2) Albert (3) The author (4) Mother ( ) 38. Why did boys decided to go home? (1) They were tired (2) It was about to rain. (3) Mother told them to be home for dinner. (4) They had caught enough fishes. ( ) 39. What happened to the fishes the boys caught? (1) They were placed in a basket. (2) They were small to be eaten. (3) They were thrown away. (4) They were fried for the boys’ meal. ( )

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40. Why was mother glad when she saw the boys (1) She saw the fishes they caught. (2) She wanted to fry the fishes. (3) She is concerned about the boys’ safety. (4) She is pleased with their fishing results. ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Deepavali is the festival of lights which symbolise the triumph of

the good over the evil. It usually falls in November.

Hindus celebrate Deepavali with all the traditional customs. Weeks

before the festival, Hindus start preparing their homes and clean them

up for the festival. New curtains are put up and old furniture replaced.

Traditional cakes, sweetmeats, biscuits and a variety of special titbits

are prepared by the womenfolk. New clothes are purchased for the

family and everyone is very excited.

For some families, numerous lights are placed outside their homes

at the entrances, and it is a beautiful sight to behold in the dark. Early

on Deepavali morning, Hindus start the day with a bath and put on

fresh, new clothes. Girls put on new frocks or skirts and blouses while

the boys show off their new shirts and pants. The elder folk visit the

temple to offer prayers to God for his mercies and blessings on the

family. They then return home to have a grand breakfast consisting of

curry, Indian pancakes, and hot coffee or tea. This is followed by

sweets and delicacies which are laid attractively on the table.

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41. What does Deepavali symbolise?

42. What food are prepared by the women?

43. When do Hindus usually celebrate the festival of lights?

44. Why are nights beautiful during Deepavali?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The __________ cut the meat into small pieces (1) sheep (2) man (3) butcher (4) knife ( ) 2. He _________ the door in my face. (1) open (2) slammed (3) close (4) move ( ) 3. Fitness is the key to _________. (1) intelligence (2) quick (3) richness (4) agility ( ) 4. The _________ of elephants moved in search of water. (1) heard (2) group (3) herd (4) circus ( ) 5. Gold and platinum are expensive because they are _________

metals. (1) rear (2) cheap (3) expensive (4) rare ( )

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6. This chair is not __________ enough, my back is already hurting (1) comfortable (2) comfort (3) uncomfortable (4) hard ( ) 7. The duck was teaching its _______ how to swim. (1) children (2) child (3) ducklings (4) chickens ( ) 8. A driving ________ is a permit to drive. (1) permission (2) ticket (3) licence (4) licensee ( ) 9. You need your parent’s _________ to be able to go on this field

trip. (1) license (2) permit (3) ticket (4) consent ( ) 10. Ying is a very _________ student. She barely got promoted to the

next level. (1) week (2) weak (3) intelligent (4) bright ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. grave musician graveyard glad surrounded surround prayer prayed mourning clergy

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Everybody was (11) _________ at the funeral. Men were wearing

black suits and women black dresses. The casket was (12)_________ by

friends and family of the dead. The (13)_________ gave a sermon and

then everyone (14) ________ for the late Tom. He was later buried

beside his father’s (15) _________.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. What ________ the score now? (1) was (2) are (3) is (4) were ( ) 17. The dentist __________ the cavity in the tooth. (1) fill (2) file (3) filed (4) filled ( ) 18. The old man is very ________ as he has a lot of experience. (1) wise (2) wiser (3) wisest (4) vice ( ) 19. Lisa is the __________ student in the class. (1) bright (2) brilliant (3) brighter (4) brightest ( )

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20. Too much shampoo can damage your ________. (1) hairs (2) hair (3) heir (4) heirs ( ) 21. We are _________ here to pray for our friend Nazim. (1) gather (2) together (3) gathered (4) to gather ( ) 22. Mr Lee is _________ difficult times as he had lost his job. (1) facing (2) faced (3) face (4) faces ( ) 23. The King was not __________ by his reception. (1) please (2) pleases (3) pleasing (4) pleased ( ) 24. Jeff was jumping up ________ down after winning the match. (1) in (2) or (3) and (4) on ( ) 25. There are no more than three ________ of bread left. (1) loaf (2) leaf (3) loaves (4) piece ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. cleans fell cleaned apply applied bled clean fall bleed bleeding Jack (26) _________ while playing. At first, he thought that he

had only bruised knee but later on it started to (27) _________.

When Jack got back home, his mother took him to the doctor. The

doctor (28) _________ the wound and then (29) __________

medicine over it. However, the wound continued to hurt for a few

hours.

Section E: Editing (6 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. Tim has two cute little kitten (30)__________ as pets. They

are white with brown spots on their furry bodies. Their home is a

comfortable and soft bascet (31)__________ in the living room(32)

Tim have (33)__________ nailed a little toy on the basket top.

This is their 'toy' which they play with when in the basket. When they

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are hungry (34) the kittens lick milk from a tinnie (35)

__________ bowl.

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. A fox saw a crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and

settle on a branch of a tree.

"Good day, Mistress Crow!” fox cried. "You are looking good.

Your feathers are shining and your eyes are so bright. I am sure your

voice must be the best, just as your body is. Please let me hear just one

song from you.” continued the fox.

The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the

moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground,

only to be snapped up by the cunning fox.

"That will do," he said. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for

your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: Do not

trust flatterers."

36. Crow had a piece of _________ in her beak. (1) advice (2) cheese (3) cake (4) fox ( )

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37. The fox wanted to __________ from the crow. (1) take the cheese (2) listen to a song (3) hear caw (4) cheese ( ) 38. The fox said that crow had __________ feathers. (1) black (2) white (3) light (4) shiny ( ) 39. The cheese fell from its beak when the crow started to ________. (1) shout (2) roar (3) bray (4) caw ( ) 40. Fox had ________ to the crow about her beauty. (1) true (2) truth (3) lied (4) lie ( )

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Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. One summer's day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and

singing to its heart's content. An ant passed by, carrying along with

great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

"Why not come and chat with me," said the grasshopper, "instead

of tiring in that way?"

"I am helping to stock up on food for the winter," said the ant,

"and I suggest that you do the same."

"Why bother about winter?" said the grasshopper, "We have

plenty of food at present." However, the ant went on its way and did

not stop gathering food.

When winter came the grasshopper had no food and found itself

dying of hunger and weakness. It saw the ants distributing corn and

grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the

grasshopper realised it should have prepared for days of need.

41. Why was the ant tired?

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42. Why was the ant gathering food in summer?

43. What was the grasshopper reaction to ant’s advice?

44. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as “difficulty”?

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Duration: 1 hr 10 min Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. Do you like your coffee a bit __________ or sugar free? (1) salty (2) sour (3) sweet (4) spicy ( ) 2. Please move __________. (1) so side (2) aside (3) sideway (4) beside ( ) 3. The __________ led us through the whole tour. (1) man (2) guide (3) hunter (4) student ( ) 4. Smoking is _________ to health (1) injurious (2) damage (3) injured (4) good ( ) 5. John’s parents _________ him from smoking and drinking. (1) permit (2) prohibit (3) inhibit (4) incline ( )

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6. I could not drink the tea it was too __________. (1) cool (2) hotter (3) colder (4) hot ( ) 7. The farmer was busy as his crops were ripe for _________. (1) ploughing (2) making (3) harvesting (4) hunting ( ) 8. This apple does not taste nice, it is not ________ yet. (1) reap (2) sow (3) ready (4) ripe ( ) 9. I love perfumes made from rose ________ . (1) smell (2) scent (3) essence (4) essences ( ) 10. You should always think positive, even in _________. (1) adversity (2) good (3) bad (4) prosperity ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. heavy carefully hurry street siren care hurriedly way heavily voice It was raining ____________. My father closed the windows

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____________. He then drove ___________ to school to fetch my

brother home. On our __________ back, we saw that two cars had

collided and the road was blocked. The ambulance __________ was loud

enough to be heard and everyone moved aside to give way.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Please _________ me, I promise not to commit the same mistake

again. (1) forgive (2) forgives (3) forgave (4) forgiven ( ) 17. The convict was _________ for mercy in front of the judge. (1) plead (2) pleads (3) pleading (4) pleasing ( ) 18. Tom promised he __________ come to the party. (1) could (2) would (3) should (4) was ( ) 19. Lito __________ he is the best student in the class. (1) think (2) thinks (3) thought (4) thinking ( )

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20. The magician came up with a very good ________. (1) tricks (2) tricked (3) trick (4) to trick ( ) 21. I should have listened to my grandfather’s ________. (1) advise (2) advising (3) advises (4) advice ( ) 22. To _________ your car fast is not a brave thing, it is foolish. (1) driving (2) drive (3) drives (4) driven ( ) 23. Alice was wearing the __________ dress of all in the party. (1) pretty (2) prettiest (3) prettier (4) is pretty ( ) 24. Tim was supposed to _________ after his younger brother, but he

did not. (1) look (2) looking (3) looks (4) looked ( ) 25. Jane __________ in the examination by copying from the boy in

front. (1) cheating (2) cheats (3) cheated (4) cheat ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. sunnier greeted roamed sunny beauty greet Them sun beautiful They It was a (26) ________ day when we went to Uncle Tom’s farm.

Uncle Tom and his son were in the fruit garden. (27) _________ were

perspiring profusely as it was extremely hot. Still, they (28) ________

and welcomed us as if they were all fresh. We (29) around the

garden and looked at all the different fruits. The farm looked (30)

_________ with its lush greenery and the colourful fruits hanging

from the tree branches.

Section E: Sentence Combination (6 marks) Rewrite the two sentences of each question below into a sentence by using the word given. 31. He loves Anne. Anne does not love him.

___________________________________________but____

__________________________________________________

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32. Jack still loves his wife. Jack and his wife are separated.

Although ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________

33. The baby is crying. The baby is hungry.

______________________________________because __________________________________________________

34. Jack went to the library this morning. Jill went to the library this morning.

Both ___________________________________________ and __________________________________________________

35. He is fit even at age of sixty. He exercises regularly.

__________________________________________because __________________________________________________

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. A wolf found it hard to get to the sheep because of the

shepherd and his dogs. But one day the wolf found the skin of a sheep,

so it put it on over its own body and walked down among the sheep.

The lamb that was the young of the sheep whose skin the wolf

was wearing began to follow the ‘wolf in the sheep's clothing’. So, after

leading the lamb a little, the wolf soon attacked and ate her. Now, wolf

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was able to hunt sheep easily.

36. It was _________ for the wolf to get to the sheep at first. (1) easy (2) difficult (3) soft (4) game ( ) 37. The wolf found the _________ of a sheep. (1) colour (2) body (3) skin (4) meal ( ) 38. The wolf was able to __________ everyone now. (1) eat (2) see (3) decieve (4) deceive ( ) 39. The wolf could now __________ among the sheep. (1) walk among (2) hunt (3) meal (4) skin ( ) 40. The wolf __________ sheep’s clothing deceived everyone for a

very long time. (1) on (2) at (3) in (4) it ( )

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Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Jack Frost lives in the Laughing Valley. His toys are manufactured

in a big castle. His workmen, selected from the pixies and fairies, live

with him, and everyone is as busy as can be from one year's end to

another.

It is called the Laughing Valley because everything there is happy

and gay. Everyone is happy to work hard at making toys as they know

that the children who receive their toys would be very happy.

One would think that our good old Jack Frost would have no

enemies at all. But the demons that live in the mountain caves grew to

hate Jack Frost very much for the simple reason that he makes

children happy.

41. Where does Jack Frost live?

42. Where are the toys manufactured?

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43. Why are the fairies and pixies busy all year round?

44. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as “foes”?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The weather _________ says it will rain today. (1) future (2) forecast (3) fortune (4) reporting ( ) 2. The cat _________ the mouse until it disappeared under the desk. (1) ran (2) chaste (3) chased (4) run ( ) 3. The winning prize was a shopping __________. (1) voucher (2) note (3) bill (4) list ( ) 4. Mosquitoes __________ in stagnant water. (1) develop (2) breed (3) bread (4) die ( ) 5. Mr Lim has time on his _________ now that he is retired. (1) hands (2) feet (3) legs (4) head ( )

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6. The thunder was so __________ that it woke up the baby. (1) quiet (2) loud (3) shout (4) soft ( ) 7. The kangaroo had given birth to a weak _________. (1) kitten (2) lamb (3) joey (4) calf ( ) 8. Rabbits live in a _________. (1) stable (2) burrow (3) coop (4) kennel ( ) 9. The eagle _________ its wing as it took to the skies. (1) splashed (2) zoomed (3) crunched (4) flapped ( ) 10. Xiaoping is a very _________ girl. She listens to her parents. (1) obedient (2) naughty (3) intelligent (4) careless ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. butterfly pit over put rabbit earthworm patient butterflies impatient out Anne (11) ____________ some flower seeds in the soil. Some

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colourful (12)_________ were fluttering around the flowers. Anne

smiled when she saw an (13) _________ loosening the soil in the ground.

Anne had a great day (14)_____________ in the garden. She was

already getting (15)__________ to go out again next weekend.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Look over there! __________ kids are fighting. (1) This (2) That (3) Those (4) Them ( ) 17. Mother added _________ salt in the corn soup. (1) some (2) many (3) a lot (4) a few ( ) 18. Jane ___________ watering her plants in the morning when she

heard a loud sound. (1) is (2) was (3) were (4) are ( ) 19. Carlos painted a very good picture of _________. (1) itself (2) themselves (3) himself (4) ourselves ( )

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20. __________ were you thinking? This is silly. (1) What (2) Why (3) When (4) Where ( ) 21. He hurt his arms after __________ the heavy boxes. (1) carry (2) carried (3) carries (4) carrying ( ) 22. Justin _________ to bake some pancakes last week. (1) try (2) is trying (3) tries (4) tried ( ) 23. Scrabble and Monopoly are so much __________ to play. (1) funny (2) fun (3) enjoy (4) funs ( ) 24. George likes to eat __________ sweets and chocolates. (1) are (2) themselves (3) all (4) both ( ) 25. These chocolates are Tim’s. These chocolates _________ to him. (1) belong (2) belonging (3) belongs (4) is belong ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. colder coldest decided at take took on in decide cold Judy had returned from Cold Storage. She was (26) _________

the kitchen preparing lunch for her little daughters. She

(27)_________ to cook beef fried rice. She (28) _________ out a

packet of frozen beef from the freezer. One of her daughters (29)

the packet and was surprised why it was so (30) _________.

Section E: Sentence Combination (6 marks) Rewrite the two sentences of each question below into a sentence by using the word given. 30. Let us keep playing. There is some free time left.

Since _____________________________________________

__________________________________________________

31. Alice was playing with her toys. Alice has an examination tomorrow.

Although ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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32. He still likes to eat lamb. His doctor advised him to avoid meat

Although ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________

33. He took a painkiller an hour ago. The painkiller did not relieve his

pain.

___________________________________________but __________________________________________________

34. The door was locked. He jumped over the wall into his house.

_______________________________________________so

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Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. A farmer did not want his worker, Tom, to stop working in the

field. One morning after breakfast, he told Tom, “It is too difficult to

come in from the field, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why

don’t we save time and have lunch now?”

Tom agreed. The farmer’s wife brought in some meat and bread.

The two men ate again.

When they had finished, the farmer said, “While we are still at

the table, let us have supper, too.” They were now served steak,

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mashed potatoes and all sorts of vegetables. The farmer and his

worker Tom ate once more.

“Now that we have had our fill,” the farmer said, “we can go out

to the field and work all day without stopping.”

“No,” answered Tom, “I never work after supper.” 36. The phrase “we have had our fill” means that the men

_____________. (1) wanted to stop working (2) were full from eating (3) were tired of eating (4) wanted to continue working ( ) 37. The farmer wanted Tom to have his lunch right after breakfast

because ________________. (1) it was already time to eat (2) he was still hungry (3) there was too much food (4) he wanted to save time ( ) 38. In this passage, Tom was a __________ man. (1) clever (2) nasty (3) kind (4) great ( )

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39. A suitable title for the passage could be “______________”. (1) The Loving Farmer (2) The Friendly Farmer (3) The Caring Farmer (4) The Selfish Farmer ( ) 40. Tom said he will not work because ______________. (1) he was tired (2) he was angry (3) he did not work after supper (4) he did not work before supper ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Santa Claus lives in the Fairy Land. His toys are manufactured in a

big cave. His workmen, selected from the fairies and gnomes, live with

him, and everyone is as busy as can be making toys for Christmas.

Everyone in Fairy Land is happy as Santa takes good care of all his

helpers. Santa is able to make everyone laugh because of his jolly

manner. To laugh one needs to be happy and to be happy one needs to

be contented.

Dear old Santa Claus, however, is not popular with the demons,

which live in the mountains near Fairy Land. The demons are jealous of

Santa Claus as he is popular with young children. They also hate it that

Santa Claus and his helpers are always so happy and gay. The demons do

not want anyone to be happy because their goal is to spread evil and

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pain.

41. Why is everyone in Fairy Land happy?

42. Where are the toys manufactured?

43. What is required to be able to laugh?

44. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as “bad”?

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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. Tom is a very good soccer player. He ________ the most goals. (1) serves (2) takes (3) scores (4) kicks ( ) 2. ___________ go up in space. (1) Astronauts (2) Scientists (3) Policemen (4) Professors ( ) 3. Safety ___________ must be taken when handling dangerous

liquids. (1) careful (2) precautions (3) cautions (4) lists ( ) 4. Everyone __________ after the players put in a poor

performance. (1) applauded (2) sighed (3) shouted (4) jeered ( ) 5. This elephant is well ___________; he listens to what the trainer

says. (1) treated (2) taught (3) trained (4) tailored ( )

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6. It took me a lot of time to ___________ the problem. (1) see (2) face (3) hear (4) solve ( ) 7. Can I __________ some money from you? (1) give (2) borrow (3) buy (4) lend ( ) 8. My mom’s __________ for making cookies is the best in the world. (1) menu (2) ingredient (3) list (4) recipe ( ) 9. Dustin __________ Sally while she was running. (1) tricked (2) fall (3) tripped (4) trip ( ) 10. Molly’s father died in a __________ car accident. (1) fatal (2) crazy (3) small (4) silly ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. wellness hygienic illness keep avoid contaminated expensive pure dirty upset Eating healthy and (11) ________ food is important for all. Eating

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unhealthy or (12) _________ food does not help the body. There are

germs that can cause (13) __________ in the (14) __________ food.

After that, only way to get well is to see a doctor and take medicine. We

should (15) _________ eating in places that are not kept clean and tidy.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Do you _________ eating at this restaurant? (1) likes (2) liking (3) like (4) liked ( ) 17. _________ too many chocolates is bad for teeth and gums (1) Swallowing (2) Eat (3) Eating (4) Eaten ( ) 18. Jane keeps her room ________. (1) cleans (2) clean (3) cleaner (4) cleanest ( ) 19. Carlos _________ when he heard the sad news. (1) weep (2) weeps (3) weeping (4) wept ( )

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20. We should __________ before speaking. (1) thinking (2) think (3) thinks (4) thank ( ) 21. The young should care for the __________. (1) elderly (2) elders (3) elder (4) eldest ( ) 22. Karim is fond of _________ during his free time. (1) reads (2) is reading (3) read (4) reading ( ) 23. To avoid ________ your test, keep practicing hard. (1) fail (2) fails (3) failing (4) be failing ( ) 24. We should be __________ at all times. (1) discipline (2) disciplined (3) practice discipline (4) disciplining ( ) 25. Exercise _________ a person stay fit and healthy. (1) help (2) helping (3) helps (4) helped ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. calm calmed shop shopping spends spending notice stained noticed stains Anna is fond of (26) _________. Every weekend she goes shopping,

(27) __________ hundreds of dollars on buying new clothes and shoes.

Last week, Anna went to Vivo city to buy herself a new dress. When she

got home, she (28) ________ there were (29) ________ on the new

dress.

She was very angry at the shopkeeper. But her mother calmed

her down and told her to be careful in (30)____________.

Section E: Sentence Combination (6 marks) Rewrite the two sentences of each question below into a sentence by using the word given. 31. James still hates to eat apples. His doctor advised James to eat

apples.

Although ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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32. Alice likes Barbie dolls. Alice could not afford a Barbie doll as it is

expensive.

__________________________________________but __________________________________________________

33. Nobody would buy chicken. Chicken is too expensive now.

_____________________________________ because __________________________________________________

34. You should sleep now. You will be getting up early in the morning.

___________________________________ because __________________________________________________

35. He is still not good at swimming. He practices swimming a lot.

Although ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. We read newspapers to get the latest news of events happening

locally as well as abroad.

People from all walks of life read newspapers. Not everyone goes

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for the same pages and hardly anyone reads every single page.

Politicians, for example, would be concerned about national and world

issues. Businessmen, on the other hand, would watch out for the share

market situation more keenly than others. Children scramble for the

newspapers even if it is only to read the cartoons or to find out the

current day's TV programmes.

Newspapers also provide a wide range of information including

advertisements on new products, sales, job vacancies, restaurants,

tours, cinema shows, courses of study available and a host of many

others.

No matter who we are, we must admit that newspapers play an

integral part in our daily life.

36. Politician are concerned about _________. (1) Formula One schedule (2) unemployment rate (3) tour advertisement (4) job vacancies ( ) 37. Which of the following groups is not likely to be concerned about

share prices? (1) Children (2) Politicians (3) Businessmen (4) Dad ( )

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38. My younger brother is likely to read about _________. (1) share prices (2) restaurant advertisements (3) job vacancies (4) television schedules ( ) 39. Newspaper is read by most people __________. (1) once in a while (2) everyday (3) weekly (4) monthly ( ) 40. Which of the following is unlikely to be found in newspapers? (1) Earthquake in Indonesia. (2) A fight between two school boys. (3) A fire in Ang Mo Kio market. (4) Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s dialogue with NUS students. ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Tommy was a mongoose. One day, a flood washed him out of the

burrow where lived with his father and mother. The flood carried him,

kicking and clucking, down the roadside ditch. He saw a tree and hung

on to the trunk until he fainted. When the flood water subsided,

Tommy was lying in the hot sun. A little girl, Kim, saw Tommy and said,

“Mum, there is a dead mongoose in our yard!”

Her mother said, “Let us take him in and pat him dry. Maybe he is

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still alive.”

They took him into the house and Kim’s father picked him up

between his fingers and thumb. He said the mongoose was still alive.

Hurriedly, he wrapped Tommy up in cotton wool and kept him warm for

a while. Tommy finally opened his eyes and sneezed.

Tommy saw the cotton wool around him and decided that it was not

good to eat. He ran around the table, sat up and looked at Kim. Then he

slowly climbed up to Kim’s shoulder. She was scared but her father told

him it was alright, as that was the way mongoose made friends.

41. Why did Tommy hang on to the tree trunk?

42. Where was Tommy when the flood came?

43. What kept Tommy warm?

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44. How does mongoose make friends?

45. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as “go down to a

lower level”?


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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The __________ was not in when I took my dog for check up. (1) doctor (2) teacher (3) vet (4) nurse ( ) 2. Please get me some mutton from the __________. (1) fishmonger (2) butcher (3) florist (4) vet ( ) 3. I can _________________ of my own things. (1) takes care (2) care (3) take good (4) take care ( ) 4. Tommy could not __________ his anger. (1) decrease (2) contain (3) increase (4) container ( ) 5. Let us go to the __________. I want to see all the animals they

have there. (1) zoo (2) school (3) doctor (4) museum ( )

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6. ___________ cigarettes is not a healthy activity. (1) Smoking (2) Drinking (3) Making (4) Trying ( ) 7. Use your _________ to wipe away sweat from your forehead. (1) cap (2) mask (3) handkerchief (4) gloves ( ) 8. Tiffany usually ________ the waste-paper basket in her room

before sleeping. (1) tidies (2) sweeps (3) collects (4) empties ( ) 9. Hassan laughed ___________ when I told him a joke. (1) angrily (2) slowly (3) loudly (4) bravely ( ) 10. It was ___________. This is the funniest movie that I have seen

so far. (1) fun (2) hilarious (3) happy (4) silly ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. work change loved scolded obedient disobedient belly bully learn teased

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Lee is a (11) _________. He likes to make fun of and beat up the

weaker children especially when there is no adult around. His teachers

(12) __________ him but he never listened to them. His parents also

said that he was (13)__________ at home as he would create a mess in

his room and refused to clean up. He (14) __________ Jane his little

sister by pulling her hair or hiding her favourite dolls. Lee’s parents are

very upset as they have tried various ways to discipline him but nothing

seemed to (15) __________ .

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Even though the turtle ran _________, he managed to win the

race. (1) slow (2) slowly (3) slowed (4) slows ( ) 17. The hare _________ before the finish line and lost the race. (1) sleep (2) sleeping (3) slept (4) sleeps ( ) 18. My clock just ________ nine. It is time to sleep now. (1) said (2) strike (3) strikes (4) struck ( )

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19. They __________ not go for a walk as it started to rain. (1) did (2) does (3) do (4) doing ( ) 20. __________ did the accident take place? (1) Why (2) Who (3) When (4) Where ( ) 21. Please may I _________ your textbook? (1) borrow (2) borrowed (3) borrows (4) borrowing ( ) 22. Bill and Chuck lived _________ a village house. (1) on (2) over (3) at (4) in ( ) 23. He _________ his exam as he did not studied hard enough. (1) fail (2) fails (3) failed (4) failing ( ) 24. It is very noisy in here. Please ___________ your voice. (1) low (2) lower (3) lowest (4) lowering ( ) 25. You should _________ your medicine if you want to get well. (1) takes (2) took (3) taking (4) take ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. learn teach make decorate decorations decorates festive teaches makes inside Chen likes Chinese New Year. Every year, during this time, her

mother would (26) _________ pineapple tarts and prawn rolls. Everyone

in the family helps in the spring cleaning and, then, they would put up

Chinese New Year (27) _________, some of which were made by Chen’s

mother. This gives the house a (28) __________ air, which Chen really

likes. Chen hopes that when she grows up her mother could (29)

__________ her how to make these things.

Section E: Sentence Combination (6 marks) Rewrite the two sentences of each question below into a sentence by using the word given. 30. He still likes to eat durians. His doctor advised him to avoid

durians.

Although ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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31. James likes to dance. Dancing is a good form of exercise.

___________________________________________because __________________________________________________

32. Tim wanted to go to Sentosa. Tim had not been there before.

__________________________________________because

_________________________________________________

33. Sally likes chocolates. Sally likes ice creams.

_____________________________________________both

__________________________________________________

34. Molly wanted to see a movie. Molly was busy.

______________________________________________but

_________________________________________________

35. Tim smokes. Tim’s father asked him not to smoke.

Although ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. Amy wanted to buy a new dress for her sister, Linda, who would

be celebrating her birthday on Saturday. Amy wanted to go to the mall

because there was a new collection on sale. However, Amy knew that it

would be very crowded during the weekend so she wanted to shop

during the week.

Amy got off from work early on Thursday so that she could do

her shopping on her way home. Amy saw many new dresses but she could

not decide which one she should buy for Linda. In the end, she decided

to buy both the pink and the blue dress as these were Linda’s favourite

colours.

After shopping, Amy got the gifts packed and drove home. She

was glad that she was done with the shopping and could now enjoy the

weekend celebrating Linda’s birthday.

36. Amy needed to buy a new dress as ______________. (1) there was new collection (2) a birthday present for Linda (3) the mall would be crowded on weekend (4) it was Thursday ( )

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37. After Amy got done with work early on Thursday

______________. (1) she went back home (2) she enjoyed the weekend (3) she celebrated Linda’s birthday (4) she went to buy birthday presents for Linda ( ) 38. Amy bought both the pink and the blue dress because

____________. (1) Linda loved these colours (2) Linda hated these colours (3) she liked the dresses (4) they were on sale ( ) 39. After buying the dresses _____________. (1) Amy had dinner (2) Amy enjoyed the weekend (3) Amy drove to work (4) Amy got the presents wrapped ( ) 40. Amy was glad to have finished her shopping for presents

_____________. (1) as it was Linda’s birthday (2) because she got off from work

(3) because she could now look forward to celebrating Linda’s birthday

(4) as she loved the dresses. ( )

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Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Butterflies are insects. They are notable for their colourful wings.

These wings are different from bird wings. Butterfly wings are not

made of feathers. Instead, they are made of overlapping scales.

Butterflies have a very interesting life cycle. It starts off as an

egg. The egg hatches into a larva, which is called a caterpillar. The

caterpillar looks nothing like an adult butterfly. Then it moves into the

cocoon stage and becomes a chrysalis or pupa. When it finally emerges

out of the cocoon it is called a butterfly.

There are about twenty thousand species of butterflies all over

the world. Butterflies symbolise different things in different cultures.

Some people believe that a butterfly landing on a person means good

luck. Some also say that they have “butterflies in the stomach” when

they are feeling nervous usually before they have something important

to do.

41. What are butterfly wings made of?

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42. What are butterflies classified as?

43. How many species of butterflies are there?

44. Do butterflies only symbolise good luck?

45. When is a caterpillar called a ‘chrysalis’?


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Section A: Vocabulary (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. The children became very _________ when the teacher went on

talking for too long. (1) fussy (2) restless (3) delighted (4) careless ( ) 2. Are you __________? This is so stupid a thing to do. (1) sin (2) fool (3) insane (4) clever ( ) 3. The magician _________ a spell on his foe. (1) cast (2) made (3) said (4) threw ( ) 4. We must do our best to conserve water as it is very _________. (1) unusual (2) expensive (3) cheap (4) precious ( ) 5. We asked the waiter to bring the __________ after we have

finished our dinner. (1) menu (2) recipe (3) list (4) bill ( )

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6. The shopkeeper __________ Jessica for shoplifting. (1) advised (2) congratulated (3) scolded (4) praised ( ) 7. Life will be more pleasant if we avoid making _________ . (1) friend (2) enemies (3) sisters (4) brothers ( ) 8. The _________ refused to give him the change back for the fish. (1) butcher (2) fishmonger (3) florist (4) grocer ( ) 9. Take good care of your __________. You have become very weak. (1) health (2) mass (3) weight (4) ill ( ) 10. He had to wait at the conveyer belt for his __________. (1) passport (2) trolley (3) purse (4) luggage ( ) Section B: Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) Fill in the blanks with the correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. depressed scold naughty catch funny punished obedient filled fun keep It was the weekend. Mary was (11) _________ with excitement.

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She was going to the theatre with her friend Jack. It was a

(12)__________ play, about a (13)__________ boy who loved to tease

and annoy his peers. He would play tricks on everyone around him. But

one day he was (14)_________ by a senior in the school. Mary laughed

so much that she had to (15)_________ her breath before getting up

from the seat.

Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Choose the most correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided. 16. Jim has a kitten. _________ usually runs around chasing insects in

the house. (1) I (2) Is (3) It (4) They ( ) 17. Devi helps her mother to __________ the shopping bags. (1) carry (2) carrying (3) carries (4) carried ( ) 18. You must _________ good care of your eyes. (1) takes (2) take (3) took (4) taking ( )

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19. What is _________ on there? (1) go (2) gone (3) goes (4) going ( ) 20. He had to walk all the way home __________ he just missed the

bus. (1) and (2) because (3) but (4) so ( ) 21. Could you help me __________ the car? (1) fix (2) broke (3) fixing (4) fixes ( ) 22. My brother is studying in __________ university (1) an (2) those (3) a (4) these ( ) 23. Jimmy played very well. The crowd __________ his performance. (1) jeered (2) applauds (3) applaud (4) applauded ( ) 24. You should __________ in the competition. (1) participates (2) participate (3) participated (4) participating ( ) 25. Sally _________ her ears when she heard the loud thundering. (1) cover (2) covering (3) covers (4) covered ( )

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Section D: Grammar Cloze (4 marks) Fill in the blanks with correct answer provided in the box. Use each word only once. young pride taller youngest proud tall helps younger help helping David and Joseph are two brothers. David is the (26) _________

of the two. But in terms of height he is (27) _________ than Joseph.

David likes to play cricket and Joseph plays soccer. Both brothers like

to (28) _________ their father with cleaning the car and other

household chores. Their mother is very (29) ___________ of them as

they are helpful and obedient.

Section E: Sentence Combination (6 marks) Rewrite the two sentences of each question below into a sentence by using the word given. 30. He still likes to play soccer. He is not good at soccer.

Although ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________

31. Tom was getting late for work. Tom still wasted time talking to a friend.

Although ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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32. Miss Lim scolded Jane. Jane did not do her homework.

_______________________________________because

__________________________________________________

33. Jack finished his dinner early. Jack could have ice cream after dinner.

_______________________________________________so __________________________________________________

34. She is very unhappy. She lost her favourite doll.

_________________________________________ because __________________________________________________

35. He wanted to eat ice cream. He had no money to buy it.

__________________________________________but __________________________________________________

Section F: Comprehension (5 marks) Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct answer for each question and write its number in the brackets provided. Sam likes to collect coins during his free time and keep them in

a big coin box. He gets most of his coins from his father who travels

around the world. Some of his coins are from Singapore while others

are from all over Europe and America, mostly from England and USA

where his father goes for business trips.

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Sam particularly likes older coins with all sorts of shapes and

designs on them. He learns about the names of the people and things

that are inscribed on the coins. She also goes for coin exhibitions.

He is able to build up his collection of coins since he exchanges

many coins of the same type with his friends and other coin collectors.

He is so proud of his collection that he looks at them whenever he is

free.

36. Sam likes to collect ___________. (1) tickets (2) stamps (3) coins (4) shoes ( ) 37. Most of his coins are from __________. (1) Singapore (2) around Singapore (3) Africa (4) England ( ) 38. He __________ many coins of the same type with others. (1) sells (2) exchanges (3) buys (4) changes ( ) 39. Most of the coins Sam has are given by his _________. (1) uncle (2) friend (3) brother (4) father ( )

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40. Sam is very __________ of her coin collection. (1) disappointed (2) sad (3) proud (4) applaud ( ) Section G: Comprehension (10 marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst. It

accidently slipped into the river and was carried away by the rush of

the stream. It was about to drown when a dove sitting on a tree

overhanging the water saw this. The dove quickly plucked a leaf and

dropped it into the stream close to the ant. The ant climbed onto it

and floated to safety.

Shortly afterwards a bird catcher came and stood under the

tree. He laid his trap for the dove, which sat in the branches. The ant,

perceiving his design, stung him in the foot. The bird catcher threw

down the twigs in pain, and the noise alerted the dove, who fly away

safely.

We should always keep in mind that one good deed leads to

another. We should also help whoever is in need.

1. What was the ant doing at the bank of the river?

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2. How did the dove save the ant?

3. How did the ant alert the dove about the danger that it was in?

4. What does the word “quench” in the passage mean?

5. What lesson can we learn from this story?


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Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 2 1 3 4 4 2 1 4 3 3 2 4 1 3 Q11 planned

Q12 thrilled

Q13 excitement

Q14 rushed

Q15 passengers

Q26 playing

Q27 likes

Q28 at

Q29 improve

Q30 birds

Q31 tree

Q32 .

Q33 have

Q34 This

Q35 .

Q41 Miss Taylor had been with the Woodhouse family sixteen years. Q42 Emma was sad as she would miss Miss Taylor, who would have to move out after her marriage. Q43 Two people, namely, Emma and her father dined together after the wedding. Q44 Emma was attached to Miss Taylor because Miss Taylor was kind to her and had taught her and played with her since she was five years old. Q45 The word is “ceased”.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 1 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 4 2 Q11 excited

Q12 surprise

Q13 arrived

Q14 patient

Q15 favourite

Q26 enter

Q27 dirty

Q28 beach

Q29 tired

Q30 arrived

Q31 evening

Q32 .

Q33 young

Q34 regular

Q35 .

Q41 Dorothy lived in Aunt Em and Uncle Henry’s house in the middle of Kansas prairies. Q42 It was used as a shelter during whirlwinds.

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Q43 The house looked dull and grey as its paint had been blistered by the sun and washed away by the rain. Q44 The word is “timber”. Q45 Uncle Henry never laughed, spoke very little and was always a serious figure.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 2 2 4 3 4 3 2 2 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 4 2 4 3 3 2 3 Q11 excited

Q12 ran

Q13 feed

Q14 fascinated

Q15 enjoyed

Q26 hard

Q27 equally

Q28 careful

Q29 should

Q30 fight

Q31 chocolates

Q32 .

Q33 angry

Q34 scold

Q35 .

Q41 There were twenty five tin soldiers. Q42 It had only one leg instead of two. Q43 The swans were made of wax. Q44 The word is “insufficient”. Q45 He wanted to marry the dancer who lived in the paper castle as he thought that she only had one leg just like him.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 4 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 3 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 3 2 4 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 Q11 traffic

Q12 fireworks

Q13 sparks

Q14 clapping

Q15 scene

Q26 near

Q27 friendly

Q28 quarrelled

Q29 apologised

Q30 happily

Q31 misunderstanding

Q32 umbrella

Q33 ,

Q34 arguing

Q35 contain

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Q41 Deepavali symbolises the triumph of good over evil. Q42 They prepare traditional cakes, sweetmeats, biscuits and a variety of special titbits. Q43 They usually celebrate Deepavali in November. Q44 It is because some families placed numerous lights at the entrances of homes. Q45 They visit the temple to pray to God for his mercies and to ask for blessings for the family.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 4 3 4 1 3 3 4 2 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 4 1 4 2 3 1 4 3 3 2 1 4 4 3 Q11 mourning

Q12 surrounded

Q13 clergy

Q14 prayed

Q15 grave

Q26 fell

Q27 bleed

Q28 cleaned

Q29 applied

Q30 kittens

Q31 basket

Q32 .

Q33 has

Q34 ,

Q35 tiny

Q41 The ant was tired as it was carrying an ear of corn. Q42 It wanted to store food for winter when food was scarce. Q43 Grasshopper scorned at ant’s advice and told it not to worry about winter as there was lots of food at present. Q44 The word is “toil”. Q45 Grasshopper was dying of hunger as it had not stocked up on food in summer.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 2 1 2 4 3 4 3 1 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 4 1 3 Q11 heavily

Q12 hurriedly

Q13 carefully

Q14 way

Q15 siren

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Q26 sunny

Q27 They

Q28 greeted

Q29 roamed

Q30 beautiful

Q31 He loves Anne but Anne does not love him. Q32 Although Jack and his wife are separated, Jack still loves her. Q33 The baby is crying because he is hungry. Q34 Both Jack and Jill went to the library this morning. Q35 He is fit even at age sixty because he exercises regularly. Q41 Jack Frost lives in Laughing Valley. Q42 The toys are manufactured in a big castle. Q43 Fairies and pixies are busy making toys for children. Q44 The word is “ enemies ”. Q45 It was because Jack Frost made the children happy.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 1 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 4 1 2 4 1 4 3 Q11 put

Q12 butterflies

Q13 earthworm

Q14 out

Q15 impatient

Q26 in

Q27 decided

Q28 took

Q29 touched

Q30 cold

Q31 Since there is still some time left, let us keep playing. Q32 Although Alice has an examination tomorrow, she was still playing with her toys. Q33 Although his doctor advised him not to eat meat, he still likes to eat lamb. Q34 He took a painkiller an hour ago, but it did not relieve his pain. Q35 The door was locked so he jumped over the wall to get into his house. Q41 Everyone who lives in Fairy Land is happy because Santa Claus takes good care of them. Q42 The toys are manufactured inside a big cave. Q43 You have to be happy and contented to laugh Q44 The word is “evil”. Q45 Demons hate Santa because he makes children happy.

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Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 1 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 1 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 3 2 4 2 1 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 2 2 Q11 hygienic

Q12 dirty

Q13 illness

Q14 contaminated

Q15 avoid

Q26 shopping

Q27 spending

Q28 noticed

Q29 stains

Q30 future

Q31 Although his doctor advised him to eat apples, he still hates to eat them. Q32 Alice likes Barbie dolls but she could not afford to buy one as it is expensive. Q33 Nobody would buy chicken now because it is too expensive. Q34 You should sleep now because you will be getting up early. Q35 Although he practices a lot, he is still not good at swimming. Q41 It clung on to the tree trunk to avoid being swept away by the flood. Q42 It was in the burrow. Q43 The cotton wool that Kim’s father wrapped Tommy with kept it warm. Q44 It made friends by climbing up people’s shoulders. Q45 The word is “subsided”.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 4 2 1 1 3 4 3 2 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 2 3 4 1 3/4 1 4 3 2 4 2 4 1 4 3 Q11 bully

Q12 scolded

Q13 disobedient

Q14 teased

Q15 work

Q26 make

Q27 decorations

Q28 festive

Q29 teach

Q30 Although his doctor advised him to avoid durians, he still likes to eat them. Q31 James likes dancing because it is a good form of exercise. Q32 Tim wanted to go to Sentosa because he had not been there before. Q33 Sally likes both chocolate and ice-cream.

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Q34 Molly wanted to see a movie but she was busy. Q35 Although his father advised him to stop smoking, Tim continues to smoke. Q41 Butterflies wings are made of overlapping scales. Q42 Butterflies are insects. Q43 There are about twenty thousand species of butterflies. Q44 No, butterflies symbolise different things in different culture. Q45 When the caterpillar moves into a cocoon.


Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 1 4 4 3 2 2 1 4 Q 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 36 37 38 39 40 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 Q11 filled

Q12 funny

Q13 naughty

Q14 punished

Q15 catch

Q26 younger

Q27 taller

Q28 help

Q29 proud

Q30 Although he is not good at soccer he still likes to play it. Q31 Although Tom was getting late for work, he still wasted time talking to a friend. Q32 Miss Lim scolded Jane because she did not do her homework. Q33 Jack finished his dinner early so that he could have ice-cream. Q34 She is very unhappy because she has lost her favourite doll. Q35 He wanted to eat ice-cream but he did not have the money to buy it. Q41 The ant was drinking water. Q42 The dove threw a leaf into the stream on which ant could float to safety. Q43 The ant stung the hunter and his cry of pain alerted the dove. Q44 Quench means to satisfy. Q45 We should help those in need as one good deed leads to another.

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