2012 Primary 3 English End Year Examination 1

Section A

For each question, choose the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

The salesgirl tired to _________________ my mother to buy the vacuum cleaner by telling her all the advantages of having one.

1. beg
2. force
3. command
4. persuade

2.

James and his friends ________________ discovered some jewellery while playing hide-and-seek in the deserted house. They handed them to the police instantly.

1. purposely
2. intentionally
3. carelessly
4. accidentally
   

3.

Without his spectacles, Thomas is as blind as a/an _________________.

1. bat
2. ant
3. moth
4. mouse

4.

The crystal vase breaks easily as it is very ____________________.

1. light
2. weak
3. fragile
4. feeble

5.

Motorists are ________________ to be cautious when driving along the winding and bumpy road.

1. warned
2. assured of
3. suggested
4. recommended

Section B

Choose the correct word from the box below and fill in the blanks. Use each word only ONCE.

1.

read	active	scrawled	prevent	written
encourage	drew	described	playful	continued

The novel, 'Treasure Island', was written by Robert Louis Stevenson. He (1) _______________ the story, a chapter a night, to his family as they listened spellbound. The book has become the greatest adventure story ever (2) ______________ for boys.

Stevenson was a sickly child. He longed to be (3) _____________ but was bed-ridden most of the time. He spent most of his time making up stories about an imaginary treasure island. When Stevenson grew up, he wrote every day and not even his illness could stop him. His doctor ordered him to lie ina dark room to (4) _____________ him from writing. However, he (5) _______________ writing on large sheets of paper. Stevenson is one of the greatest authors.

Section C

For each question, choose the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

We must leave the house now _______________ we will be late for the concert.

1. if
2. or
3. so
4. when

2.

Mary, as well as her parents, ______________ at the zoo now.

1. is
2. are
3. was
4. were

3.

Mrs Tan rang the doorbell several times but _______________ opened the door.

1. nobody
2. anybody
3. somebody
4. everybody

4.

She dances gracefully, __________she?

1. does
2. don't
3. doesn't
4. didn't

5.

While Mrs Lim was dining in the restaurant, she ______________ her friend.

1. meet
2. was meeting
3. met
4. had met

Section D

Choose the correct word from the box below and fill in the blanks. Use each word only ONCE.

1.

from	in	at
between	by	after

Do you like honey? If you do, you would know that honey comes from bees. (1) ______________ a bee colony, there is a queen bee and many worker bees. The worker bees are also females. As they are not fully mature, they cannot lay eggs. They go out in search of nectar and pollen (2) ________________ flowers. They work so hard that most of them die (3) ______________ five or six weeks. Only female bees can sting people, but they will die immediately after that.

2.

create	has created	had created	creations
is creating	creating	created	creates

John is a creative boy. He has liked to (1) ______________ his own toys since young. Through the years, his special (2) ______________ have won him numerous prizes from competitions. Though he is busy with his schoolwork, he has never given up (3) ______________ new things. Lately, he (4) _____________ a little robot. He hopes that he will be in time to participate in the Young Inventors Competition.

Section E

For each question 1 to 3, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

"Oh, my leg!" Tom groaned painfully. "I can't get up (1) Rover knew his master was in pain. He licked Tom's face and whined unhappily. Knowing that his dog was an intelligent animal (2) Tom stroked his dog's head. "Home, Rover (3) Go home and get help!" he said to his dog. Rover barked as if he understood and ran off.

1.

(1)

1. [."] full stop and inverted commas
2. [,"] comma and inverted commas
3. [:"] colon and inverted commas
4. [?"] question mark and inverted commas

2.

(2)

1. [.] full stop
2. [,] comma
3. [?] question mark
4. [!] exclamation mark

3.

(3)

1. [.] full stop
2. [,] comma
3. [?] question mark
4. [!"] exclamation mark and inverted commas

Section F

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammer. Write the correct word in the spaces provided.

1.

Mr Tan worked late one night. After work, he walked out of the factory gate. It was very (1) ______________ quiyet in the streets. There was nobody in sight. (2) _____________ Sudenly, the sound of screeching tyres broke the silence. Then, there was a loud crash. A car had knocked (3) ____________ at a lamp-post.

Mr Tan was shocked. He (4) _____________ stands rooted to the ground. Soon, he regained his senses. (5) ____________ Imedietly, he called the police to report about the accident. After that, he rushed to the car and helped the driver out.

Section G

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word or words given. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentences.

1.

Peter was going to the cinema. Macy was going to the cinema.

__________________________________________________________________________and

______________________________________________________________________________

2.

That is the story book. Linda gave it to me.

__________________________________________________________________________which

________________________________________________________________________________

3.

The police arrived at the scene. The thief had escaped from the scene.

When______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

4.

Siti could not enter her house She had forgotten to bring her key.

As________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Andrea does not like swimming. Daniel does not like swimming.

Neither____________________________________________________________________________

nor________________________________________________________________________________

Section H

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. Choose the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first-aid badge. They had worked and practised very diligently the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test. On their way to the test venue, they witnessed a hit-and-run accident. A motorist had sped through the red light and narrowly missed hitting a schoolboy. However, he could not stop in time to avoid a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The pillion rider was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The motorist panicked and drove off. Everyone on the street was shocked. Joe was spurred into action by the sight of the victim bleeding profusely. "Come on," he beckoned to his friends to follow him but they were hestitant. Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. "Which is more important? A man's life or a badge?" Joe asked his friends. The question made his friends feel small. The victim had a deep cut on his forehead. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.

1.

Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to ______________________.

1. be tested on first-aid
2. collect their first-aid badges
3. witness a hit-and-run accident
4. help the victim of an accident

2.

The witnesses to the accident were shocked because _______________________.

1. the ambulance had not arrived yet
2. the motorist hit the schoolboy
3. the motorist was irresponsible
4. the police did not come in time to nab the motorist

3.

Joe's friends felt "small" (Paragraph 5). This means that they were _______________________.

1. much shorter than Joe
2. unsure of their first-aid skill
3. embarrassed of themselves
4. afraid to apply their first-aid knowledge

4.

From the incident, we can say that Joe was different from his friends because he _________________________.

1. was their leader
2. could read his friends' minds
3. scolded them frequently
4. put others before himself

5.

Which of the following statement is true?

1. The motorist injured a schoolboy and sped off.
2. Joe's friends were unwilling to help the victim at first.
3. Joe and his friends attended to the victim's wound and practise for their test.
4. The Red Cross Society trained Joe and his friends in first-aid for the test only.

Section I

Read the passage and answer the following questions that follow. Answer in complete sentences.

Alexander Graham Bell is remembered for his invention of the telephone all around the world. He was born in Scotland in 1847 into a family with an interest in speech and hearing. Both his grandfather and father were teachers who taught deaf-mutes to speak. When he was 13 years old, Bell stayed in London with his grandfather for a year. In his grandfather's library, he read all about sound and speech. In 1870, Bell's father took the whole family to Canada. His two brothers had died of tuberculosis and he himself had the dreadful disease. Although tuberculosis was an incurable disease at that time, his father thought, rightly, that fresh air in Canada would cure it. Alexander became a professor at Boston University. There, he spent long hours experimenting with a very thin metal sheet placed close to a wire wound around a magnet. It was there where the first telephone call had been made. Alexander died in 1922. His simple and useful invention underwent many improvements made by other scientists, but it was he who made it possible for a voice to be carried over great distances.

1.

What is Alexander Graham Bell famous for?

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

What did he do when he was staying with his grandfather?

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Which sentence in the passage tells you that Alexander was cured of tuberculosis?

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Where was the first telephone call made?

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

How is the telephone a 'useful invention'?

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Section A (Answers)

Answers

1.

D.

2.

D.

3.

A.

4.

C.

5.

A.

Section B (Answers)

Answers

1.

(1) read
(2) written
(3) active
(4) prevent
(5) continued

Section C (Answers)

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1.

B.

2.

A.

3.

A.

4.

C.

5.

C.

Section D (Answers)

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1.

(1) In
(2) from
(3) after

2.

(1) create
(2) creations
(3) creating
(4) is creating

Section E (Answers)

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1.

A.

2.

B.

3.

A.

Section F (Answers)

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1.

(1) quiet
(2) suddenly
(3) into
(4) stood
(5) Immediately

Section G (Answers)

Answers

1.

Peter and Macy were going to the cinema.

2.

That is the story book which Linda gave to me.

3.

When the police arrived at the scene, the thief had escaped.

4.

As Siti had forgotten to bring her key, she could not enter her house.

5.

Neither Andrea nor Daniel likes swimming.

Section H (Answers)

Answers

1.

A.

2.

C.

3.

C.

4.

D.

5.

B.

Section I (Answers)

Answers

1.

Alexander is famous for his invention of telephone.

2.

He read all he could about sound and speech.

3.

The sentence is "Although tuberculosis was incurable disease at that time, his father thought, rightly that fresh air in Canada would cure it".

4.

The first telephone call was made from Boston University.

5.

It allows people to communicate with each other over great distances.