2012 Primary 1 English Continual Assessment 2

Section A

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1.

Sam had ________________ and burger for his lunch.

1. rice
2. fries
3. tacos
4. pasta

2.

The _____________ roared loudly.

1. pig
2. lion
3. tiger
4. horse

3.

Miss Lee uses some flour, butter and ______________ to bake a cake.

1. eggs
2. fruits
3. sugar
4. cocoa

4.

Meimei screamed when she saw ________________ on the table.

1. a bug
2. an ant
3. a butterfly
4. a cockroach

5.

We cannot see any ________________ in Singapore.

1. wind
2. trees
3. rocks
4. mountains

6.

Aunt Mary made an apple _______________ for my birthday.

1. pie
2. rice
3. cake
4. biscuit

7.

My sister lays the _________________ for our picnic.

1. mat
2. cloth
3. paper
4. carpet

8.

I drew a picture of a ________________ during my art lesson yesterday.

1. seal
2. crab
3. whale
4. jellyfish

9.

Bala gave me a bar of _________________ yesterday.

1. sweets
2. biscuits
3. crackers
4. chocolate

10.

My mother bought a new _________________ for her baking needs.

1. oven
2. radio
3. cooker
4. television

Section B

Read each sentence carefully. Then choose the correct answers.

1.

My classmates and I are going to the zoo tomorrow. __________ are very excited about it.

1. You
2. We

2.

Can I have ___________ egg and bread for breakfast?

1. a
2. an
   

3.

This bicycle belongs to John. This is _______ bicycle.

1. his
2. her

4.

Miss Tan _______ talking to a pupil.

1. is
2. are

5.

My sister _______ to eat oranges.

1. like
2. likes

6.

You can buy a book ______ a file. You can't buy both.

1. or
2. so

7.

The ________ are playing in the garden.

1. boy
2. boys

8.

I _______ five marbles in my pocket.

1. has
2. have

9.

Sam ______ his homework every night before going to bed.

1. do
2. does

10.

Bob _______ dance. He can only sing.

1. can
2. cannot

Section C

Read the passage carefully. Then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

trees	park	pond
teacher	school	good

We have a garden in our (1) _____________. There are many kinds of plants, (2) ____________ and flowers. Small animals and insects can be found there too. Our (3) _____________ likes to take us to the garden. We can see ants, snails, caterpillars and beetles. There is a small (4) ___________ there. We can see stones, water plants and frogs around it. We take (5) ____________ care of our school garden.

Section D

Read the passage carefully. Then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

are	her	is
She	their	They

Nani has just finished (1) ___________ homework. She wants to go to the playground near her house. (2) ____________ meets her friends there. (3) ____________ like to play on the see-saw and the slide. There (4) ____________ many children at the playground. Some of them come with (5) ___________ parents. Everyone is having a great time at the playground.

Section E

Rearrange the phrases to form a meaningful sentences. Begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop or a question mark.

1.

playing

a

train

toy

Ben

is

with

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

2.

you

do

have

pet

a

home

at

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

3.

my

is

birthday

July

in

sister's

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

4.

going

to

zoo

the

we

are

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

5.

there

a

crocodile

in

the

river

is

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Section F

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

One day, a hat-seller was walking through the village. It was a very hot day and he was feeling tired. He decided to take a nap under a big, shady coconut tree. While fanning himself with a hat, he soon fell asleep. Not long after, he got up with a start. A coconut had fallen from above. Luckily, it missed him by just a bit. He looked up and found a cheeky monkey on the tree with some of his hats. He was mad. He threw his hat angrily to the ground. To his surprise, the naughty monkey followed him and threw all the hats to the ground. The hat-seller quickly collected the hats and left.

1.

It was a _____________ day.

1. hot
2. rainy
3. windy

2.

The hat-seller woke up feeling ________________.

1. sad
2. happy
3. shocked

Section G

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

One day, a hat-seller was walking through the village. It was a very hot day and he was feeling tired. He decided to take a nap under a big, shady coconut tree. While fanning himself with a hat, he soon fell asleep. Not long after, he got up with a start. A coconut had fallen from above. Luckily, it missed him by just a bit. He looked up and found a cheeky monkey on the tree with some of his hats. He was mad. He threw his hat angrily to the ground. To his surprise, the naughty monkey followed him and threw all the hats to the ground. The hat-seller quickly collected the hats and left.

1.

How did the hat-seller feel when he saw the monkey?

He __________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

2.

What did the monkey do when it saw the hat-seller throw his hat?

It ____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

3.

From the passage, find a word that rhymes with "mat".

The word is "________________________".