Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division General English Quiz 2 2016-2017 PDF

## Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division ### General English Quiz 2 (2016-2017) **Name:** **Date:** 24th November 2016 **Class:** G.1 **Marks:** /40 **Parent's Signature:** **Time allowed:** 30 minutes for both GE and Literature Studies Quiz ### Part 1 - General English (40 marks) #### Read th...

## Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division ### General English Quiz 2 (2016-2017) **Name:** **Date:** 24th November 2016 **Class:** G.1 **Marks:** /40 **Parent's Signature:** **Time allowed:** 30 minutes for both GE and Literature Studies Quiz ### Part 1 - General English (40 marks) #### Read the following passage. Today, my parents take my sister and me to Ocean Park. It is a sunny day but it is not very hot. It is very comfortable. We wake up at 8 o'clock in the morning. We have ham, sausages and eggs for breakfast. Mum gives each of us an apple and some water for the trip. Now we are ready to go! My sister, Mary, wants to see the jellyfish and I want to watch the dolphin show. After watching these, we have lunch in a restaurant. I have fries and a burger. Mum and Dad have some fried rice. Mary has some noodles. #### A. Answer the following questions using short phrases or Yes/No statements. (6 marks) 1. Where are they going today? 2. What do they have for breakfast? (Name one.) 3. Does Mary have fried rice for lunch? #### B. Fill in the blanks with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. (8 marks) e.g. It takes me an hour to finish my homework. 1. There is ___ grade one boy running in the School Field. ___ boy is called Matthew. 2. This is ___ interesting story. Do you want me to read it for you? 3. ___ books on the shelves are very colourful. #### C. Complete the following questions and answers with the correct form of the verb 'to do'. (6 marks) e.g. Do you like Iron Man? Yes, I do. 1. Does your sister like ice cream? No, ___ . 2. ___ monkeys eat bananas? Yes, they do. 3. Does James like swimming? Yes, ___ . #### D. Fill in the blanks with 'is', 'am' or 'are'. (8 marks) e.g. Thomas and Allen ___ playing in the basketball court. 1. John and I ___ good friends. 2. The hamster ___ very cute! 3. Aidan and his mum ___ at the supermarket. 4. "I ___ very tired! I should take a nap," said Marcus. #### E. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets. (8 marks) e.g. She always ___ (go) to school by car. 1. I ___(brush) my teeth every night. 2. Mum and Dad ___ (take) us to the park every Sunday. 3. Nick ___ (read) a book every day. 4. Mr Ng and Mr Chan always ___ (play) football together. #### F. Proofreading (4 marks) Do not make unnecessary changes. No line has more than one mistake and some lines may be correct. Corrections must be done as follows: **Wrong word:** Underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the space provided. e.g. They is naughty. **are** **No mistake:** Put a "✓" in the space provided. e.g. She is very happy. ✓ 1. Does you like cycling? 2. A moon is round. It is very beautiful. 3. Ms Chan and Ms Wan is kind to us. 4. My brother and I go to bed at nine o'clock every night. ### Part 2 - Literature Studies **Name:** **Date:** 24th November 2016 **Class:** G.1 **Marks:** /10 **Parent's Signature:** #### A. Questions 1-3 are from the story 'The Surprise' and Questions 4-5 are from the story 'A List'. Circle 'T' if the statement is true or 'F' if it is false. (5 marks) 1. The leaves had fallen off the trees and were lying in the park. T/F 2. Frog wanted Toad to see him running through the woods. T/F 3. Toad was surprised to see that Frog had cleaned up his lawn. T/F 4. Frog wrote a list. T/F 5. Frog and Toad went on a long walk. T/F #### B. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box below. (5 marks) yard messy blew dark catch remember 1. In autumn, the ___ is covered with leaves fallen from trees. 2. The wind ___ mum's shopping list away. 3. My bedroom is very ___ at night so I turn on a night light. 4. I can't ___ what I had for breakfast this morning. 5. In PE lesson, students learn how to throw and ___ a ball.