Primary 4 English Grammar: SA1 Term 2

• The test is for Primary 4, Term 2 (SA1) English, from School CH.
• The test is out of 36 points.

Grammar

• In the sentence, "My brother and sister ____ in their bedrooms when the fire started," the correct answer is "were sleeping".
• In the sentence, "Yesterday, the prefects ____ a dance for Teachers' Day," the correct answer is "performed".
• In the sentence, "The children ____ excited when they shook hands with the football star," the correct answer is "were."
• In the sentence, ""You found the missing wallet, ____ you?" Xin Ming exclaimed," the correct answer is "didn't".
• In the sentence, "The teacher lent some books to my classmate and ____," the correct answer is "me".
• In the sentence, "The train has to go ____ a tunnel before reaching the next station," the correct answer is "through".
• In the sentence, "Zaki was not feeling well ____ he refused to see a doctor," the correct answer is "so"
• In the sentence, "As I was late for the party, there was not ____ food left"., the correct answer is "much".

Vocabulary

• In the sentence, "The mouse ____ out of the house when we switched on the lights," the correct answer is "scampered."
• In the sentence, "John recited his poem confidently before a ____ of judges," the correct answer is "panel."
• In the sentence, "Please do not ____ me! I want to be left alone to study," the correct answer is "harass".
• In the sentence, "Grandma is very ____ and does all her own shopping and cooking," the correct answer is "independent".
• In the sentence, "Grace only has a ____ chance of winning the race as she has not been attending training sessions regularly," the correct answer is "slim"
• In the sentence, "The ____ took out their phones to take videos when the fight occurred in the supermarket," the correct answer is "onlookers".

Visual Text Comprehension

• The Annual Art Contest is organized by the School of Fine Arts (SOFA).
• The art competition takes place once a year.
• Posters from the competition can be viewed at the School of Fine Arts exhibition hall.
• The deadline to submit entry forms and posters for John is June 22, 2018.
• All winners will receive a Certificate of Achievement.

Comprehension

• Siva was trapped under some rubble.
• The word in paragraph 2 that has the same meaning as "appeared" is "emerged".
• Siva winced when he saw the bright lights because he had stayed in the darkness for too long.
• After Siva left the scene for the hospital, the rescuers ate some food.
• Corporal Ahmad felt that he had done nothing special, he was just doing his job.

Grammar Cloze

• "Good morning boys!" Mr Tan greeted the pupils as he stepped into class. Steve and Rajesh raised their hands.
• Mr Tan asked what they wanted.
• "I found a wallet during recess just now," Rajesh announced.
• "Then, he showed it to me!" Steve added. "Where is the wallet now?" asked the boys.
• When his parents are not at home, George likes making all kinds of strange medicine.
• He uses toothpaste and shoe polish, and mixes them in the pan with some other ingredients.
• Although the mixture smells bad, he continues to stir it carefully

Grammar

• Nobody in his or her right mind is willing to try his medicine.

Comprehension Cloze

• The Mekong River starts from Tibet and passes six countries before flowing into the sea.
• The region surrounding the river is called the Greater Mekong. Many new species have been recently discovered over the last decade.
• Their habitats have been destroyed by the building of new roads and dams.
• Some wild animals are trapped for food, others are sold as pets.

Synthesis and Transformation

• As soon as I stepped into class, the bell rang.
• It was raining heavily, so we trained in the hall.

Comprehension Open-Ended

• The scouts could earn a merit badge by hiking to the peak of Bukit Timah Hill within one hour.
• "The enemy" refers to mosquitoes and ants.