2012 Primary 1 English End Year Examination 2

Section A

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

1.

Sam keeps his pet rabbit in a _______________ in his garden.

1. den
2. nest
3. hutch
4. kennel
   

2.

The elephant used its long ______________ to squirt water at the zookeeper.

1. ear
2. tail
3. beak
4. trunk
   

3.

Jenny went to the _____________ to send a parcel to her friend who is living in Australia.

1. bank
2. library
3. post office
4. community club
   

4.

We watched _______________ of ants carrying pieces of biscuit crumbs.

1. a pod
2. a pack
3. an army
4. an ambush

5.

"The frogs are very noisy. They ________________ all the time," grumbled Jane.

1. sing
   
2. neigh
3. croak
4. quack

6.

The horse an its young _____________ are walking around the stable.

1. kid
   
2. calf
3. foal
4. kitten

7.

The cheetah ___________ very fast when it saw a deer.

1. ran
2. hopped
3. crawled
4. lumbered

8.

Mr Toh works as a ______________ in a restaurant.

1. hairdresser
2. teacher
3. doctor
4. chef

9.

Mr Tan is going to Hong Kong. He has to board the ______________ at the International Airport.

1. bus
2. train
3. aeroplane
4. motorcycle

10.

Joshua scored full marks for his English test. His parents are very ______________ of him.

1. angry
2. proud
3. excited
4. disappointed

Section B

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1.

There ____________ only one sweet left in my pocket now.

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

2.

The lion is resting ________________ a shady tree.

1. in
2. on
3. over
4. under

3.

A hippopotamus is _______________ than a rabbit.

1. heavy
2. heavier
3. heaviest
4. as heavy as

4.

Jay and I are good friends. _____________ walk to school together every morning.

1. He
2. We
3. She
   
4. They

5.

Javier likes to ______________ cartoon characters.

1. draw
2. drew
3. draws
4. drawing

6.

The teacher _____________ to the pupils about their duties yesterday.

1. speak
2. spoke
   
3. speaks
4. speaking

7.

There is ____________ fly in my soup!

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. some

8.

____________ time is Aunt Norleen bringing the birthday cake?

1. Who
2. What
3. When
4. Where

9.

He must hurry ____________ he will be late.

1. so
2. or
3. but
4. and

10.

Tom cried, "I am hungry! Please prepare some food for ____________!"

1. him
2. her
3. me
4. it

Section C

From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word. Each word can be used only ONCE.

1.

broken	pain	happily	glad
hurt	loudly	delight	praised

Jim had a younger sister. Everyone in the family loved the little girl. One day, she fell off her baby chair and knocked her head. She cried (1) ____________. She was in great (2) _______________. Luckily, she was not (3) _____________ badly. Jim carried her to Mother.

Mother (4) _____________ Jim for being a good brother. He was (5) _____________ that he was able to help his mother.

Section D

From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word. Each word can be used only ONCE.

1.

a	was	gives	it
them	is	gave	all

It was Jane's birthday yesterday. Her mother baked a birthday cake. Jane invited (1) ____________ her friends to the party. Her friend (2) __________ Jane a large cage.

There (3) ____________ a brown rabbit in the cage. It was (4) ___________ pleasant surprise for Jane. She opened the cage and let the rabbit out in her garden. Then, she gave (5) ______________ some lettuce to eat.

Section E

Read the passage below carefully. Fill in each blank with the most suitable word. Use only ONE word for each blank.

1.

Mark received a new blue bicycle on Christmas Day. It was a (1) ____________ from his parents. It had a big black basket attached to it. Mark wanted to (2) ____________ his new bicycle in the park.

At the park, Mark saw a puppy standing (3) ____________ to a tree while he was riding the bicycle. It was whining pitifully.

Mark picked (4) ____________ up and stroked its fur. He decided to take it home. He (5) ___________ the puppy in the basket and rode his bicycle home carefully.

Section F

Read the passage below and answer the following questions.

Dan worked for a farmer in a village. The work in the farm was tiring. By the time Dan finished all his tasks and went to bed, it was usually very late at night. The farmer would wake Dan at five o'clock to start work when the rooster crowed every morning. He had to milk the cows before the sun had risen. "If the rooster was not around, I would not have to get up so early!" grumbled Dan. He thought of a plan to get rid of the rooster. One day, while the farmer was away, Dan killed the rooster. "I can sleep longer now," he thought to himself. The farmer returned and found the rooster dead. He buried it sadly. The farmer was afraid that Dan might oversleep, so he woke Dan at four o'clock in the morning. In the end, Dan realised that he had made an awful mistake by killing the rooster. He was angry with himself.

1.

Dan's work started ______________________.

1. late at night
2. after the sun had risen
3. when the rooster crowed
4. when he had finished all his tasks

2.

Dan killed the rooster because ________________________.

1. the farmer was away
2. it was the farmer's favourite animal
   
3. it woke him at four o'clock every morning
4. its crow made him wake up early every morning

Section G

Read the passage below and answer the following questions.

Dan worked for a farmer in a village. The work in the farm was tiring. By the time Dan finished all his tasks and went to bed, it was usually very late at night. The farmer would wake Dan at five o'clock to start work when the rooster crowed every morning. He had to milk the cows before the sun had risen. "If the rooster was not around, I would not have to get up so early!" grumbled Dan. He thought of a plan to get rid of the rooster. One day, while the farmer was away, Dan killed the rooster. "I can sleep longer now," he thought to himself. The farmer returned and found the rooster dead. He buried it sadly. The farmer was afraid that Dan might oversleep, so he woke Dan at four o'clock in the morning. In the end, Dan realised that he had made an awful mistake by killing the rooster. He was angry with himself.

1.

What was the first task Dan had to do in the farm every morning?

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2.

How did the farmer feel when he found out that his rooster was dead?

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3.

Why was Dan angry with himself at the end of the story?

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4.

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

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