2012 Primary 3 English End Year Examination 2

Section A

For each question, choose the most suitable answer to fill in the blank. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

Can you help me _________________ the cheese while I prepare the pasta?

1. fry
2. broil
3. grate
4. steam

2.

The only piece of ___________________ he has in his room is a sofa.

1. luggage
2. furniture
3. stationery
4. equipment

3.

Jacob managed to get a/an ____________________ photograph of the popular movie celebrity for his sister when he attended the opening ceremony of a restaurant.

1. initialled
2. captioned
3. authorised
4. autographed

4.

Weiling cannot go to school today. She is as sick as a _________________.

1. dog
2. lark
3. dodo
4. mule

5.

She hired a private ________________ to look into the case of her missing brother.

1. officer
2. sergeant
3. policeman
4. investigator

6.

They set up a ________________ to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless after the tsunami.

1. retreat
2. shelter
3. hideout
4. stakeout

7.

The ______________ at the stadium cheered loudly when their favourite team scored a goal in the soccer match.

1. audience
2. onlookers
3. witnesses
4. spectators

Section B

For each question, choose the most suitable answer to fill in the blank. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

Mandy _______________ a television programme when she heard a knock on the door.

1. watches
2. watched
3. is watching
4. was watching

2.

Jamal is the _______________ singer of the duo.

1. best
2. good
3. better
4. as good as

3.

Everyone watched the ______________ladies perform on the stage.

1. ten dancing young
2. ten young dancing
3. young ten dancing
4. young dancing ten

4.

My brother and I do not eat prawns because _________________ dislike them.

1. he
2. us
3. we
4. me

5.

________________ men who are talking to my father over there are my uncles.

1. This
2. That
3. These
4. Those

6.

It started to rain ________________ Valerie decided not to go for the picnic.

1. so
2. for
3. however
4. although

7.

Everyone _______________ early to prepare for the class party tomorrow.

1. come
2. comes
3. has come
4. is coming

8.

You know what you are doing, _________________ you?

1. do
2. are
3. don't
4. aren't

Section C

Read the passage carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

Those who sign up for the 2D1N Batam Tour Package will return on ________________________.

1. 10 December 2011
2. 24 December 2011
3. 25 December 2011
4. 26 December 2011

2.

Which one of the following is not included in the package?

1. breakfast
2. hotel stay
3. ferry ticket
4. personal insurance

3.

If you and your sister have decided to sign up, how much would you have to pay for the tour package?

1. $100
2. $200
3. $240
4. $244

4.

If you like traditional performances, you will enjoy the visit to ____________________.

1. Cuggi Limited
2. Batam Shopping Mall
3. Bengkong Dried Food Market
4. Kuda Lumping Culture Dance Centre

5.

To get more information about the tour package, you can _______________________.

1. call CH Tours
2. email Cuggi Limited
3. call Batam View Resort
4. visit Ms Winne Tang's office

Section D

Choose the most suitable answer from the box below and fill in each blank. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

badges	events	fun	games
participate	support	trophies	win

Johan is a good athlete. He loves to participate in his school's annual Sports Day. There are many track and field (1) ________________ such as long-distance running, long jump, high jump and many more. He has won many (2) ______________ over the years.

In Johan's school, Sports Day is not only about winning but also about having (3) ______________. Parents may attend the Sports Day to spend time with their children and give them (4) ______________. They may also (5) _____________ in some races with their children. Johan always looks forward to attending the Sports Day with his parents every year.

Section E

Choose the most suitable answer from the box below and fill in each blank. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

rob	robbed	robbers	robbery
robbing	robs	was robbing	were robbing

Mr Raja was on his way to the bank. When he walked into the bank, two armed (1) _______________ appeared out of nowhere. They were trying to (2) ______________ the bank with a gun each. They told all the people in the bank to squat down and hand over all their possessions. When they were busy (3) ____________ the bank, one of the bank tellers sounded the alarm. The police immediately rushed to the scene and foiled the (4) __________ attempt. During the investigation, the men admitted that they were also responsible for having (5) ____________ two other goldsmith shops. They were then sentenced to jail.

Section F

Correct the words in bold for spelling. Write your correct answer in the spaces provided.

1.

Have you eaten ice kachang before? It is a very common dessert in Singapore. First, many (1) _______________ ingrediants such as red beans, jelly and attap seeds are put into a bowl. Then, a (2) ____________ mountein of shaved ice is put on top. Syrups of at least 3 (3) ______________ diffirent colours and a generous dose of condensed milk is (4) ______________ drizled onto the ice. At some stalls, you can even (5) _____________ requast to add mango or durian paste on top of the ice for an extra charge. Nothing beats having an icy cold and sweet-tasting shaved ice on a hot day!

Section G

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word.

1.

A young shepherd tended to his sheep near a forest not far from the village. He found life in the pasture very dull.

One day, as he sat watching the (1) ______________ of sheep, he thought of a plan to amuse himself. He ran towards the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers immediately ran to the flock. When they got there, they found the (2) _______________ laughing scornfully at them because they had fallen for the trick he had (3) ______________ on them.

The boy tried this trick again and again. The villagers kept running to him, only to be laughed at again and again.

Then, one evening, a wolf emerged (4) ____________ the forest. In terror, the shepherd ran towards the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!" This time, no one came to his (5) _____________.

The wolf killed many sheep and then slipped away into the forest.

Adapted from: Aesop's Fables, The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

Section H

Read the passage and answer questions 1 to 5.

One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, announced, "I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs." "I know only one trick to get away from the dogs," said the cat. "You should teach me some of yours!" "Well, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones," replied the fox arrogantly. Just then, they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder as the dogs headed in their direction. At once, the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed onto its branches. "This is the trick I told you about and it is the only one I know," she called down to the fox. "Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?" The fox sat silently under the tree. Before she could decide what to do, the dogs arrived and pounced on her. Adapted from: The Cat & The Fox retold by Aesop by Rohini Chowdhury

1.

What did the fox boast about?

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Who were the cat and the fox afraid of?

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Which word in the passage has the same meaning as 'proudly'?

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

4.

What does the word 'their' in line 9 refer to?

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Based on the passage, did the fox managed to use any of the tricks she knew? How do you know?

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Section A (Answers)

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Section B (Answers)

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Section C (Answers)

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Section D (Answers)

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1.

(1) events
(2) trophies
(3) fun
(4) support
(5) participate

Section E (Answers)

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1.

(1) robbers
(2) rob
(3) robbing
(4) robbery
(5) robbed

Section F (Answers)

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1.

(1) ingredients
(2) mountain
(3) different
(4) drizzled
(5) request

Section G (Answers)

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(1) flock
(2) shepherd
(3) played
(4) from
(5) rescue

Section H (Answers)

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1.

She boasted that she knew at least a hundred tricks to get away from the dogs.

2.

They were afraid of the dogs.

3.

The word is 'arrogantly'.

4.

It refers to the cat and fox.

5.

No, the fox did not even know any tricks.