2012 Primary 1 English End Year Examination 3

Section A

Choose the word that matches each pictures.

1.

1. eat
2. blow
3. smell
4. taste

2.

1. eye
2. ear
   
3. tail
4. nose
   

3.

1. hop
2. walk
3. kick
4. chase

4.

1. bicycle
   
2. tricycle
   
3. scooter
4. motorcycle
   

5.

1. worm
2. snake
3. lizard
4. dragon

Section B

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

1.

"____________ is that lady standing at the doorway?" my teacher asked me.

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

2.

Megan is a good singer ____________ a poor dancer.

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

3.

Alice and her family ___________ to the zoo last weekend.

1. go
2. goes
3. went
4. are going
   

4.

Peter and I are classmates. ____________ walk to school together.

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

5.

The pupils are ______________ their tests quietly.

1. do
2. did
3. does
4. doing

6.

This book belongs to Mr Tan. It is _______________.

1. his
2. mine
3. hers
4. yours

7.

Susan _____________ up the ladder carefully but she fell.

1. climb
2. climbs
3. climbed
4. is climbing

8.

John is the _____________ boy in the class.

1. strong
2. strongly
3. stronger
4. strongest

9.

Jane has two dogs. She takes ________________ for a walk every morning.

1. us
2. it
3. him
4. them

10.

My father ________ talking on the telephone now.

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

Section C

Choose the correct answer for each questions.

1.

Jenny is hungry. She opens the cupboard to find some food but it is _______________.

1. full
2. dull
3. bare
4. enormous

2.

Mr Lim, the ______________ of the party, welcomed the people warmly as they entered his house.

1. boss
2. host
3. guest
4. friend

3.

John _______________ the cup and the table becomes wet.

1. tops
2. tips
3. trips
4. tramples

4.

The zookeeper feeds the tigers with ________________________.

1. grass
2. meat
3. fruit
4. leaves

5.

A duck uses its webbed _______________ to swim.

1. beak
2. feet
3. head
4. mouth

6.

"Stop beating the _____________! I can't hear the news on the radio," exclaimed Mother.

1. flute
2. violin
3. piano
4. drum

7.

Kelly can ______________ very well with her beautiful voice.

1. cook
2. sing
3. paint
4. dance

8.

Mary and Betty are nice to each other. They try not to _______________.

1. share
2. smile
3. squawk
4. squabble

9.

Alice is joining her sisters for dinner this _________________.

1. noon
   
2. morning
3. evening
4. afternoon

10.

The sheep ______________ loudly. It is so noisy.

1. bleats
2. barks
3. purrs
4. moos

Section D

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

agree	colours	carry	fetch
tiny	uniform	walls	wish

My favourite colour is pink. I like all shades of pink. A lot of things in my bedroom are pink. My curtains have (1) ____________ pink flowers on them. The (2) ____________ of my rooms are painted dark pink.

I like to wear pink dresses but I do not wear them to school. My school (3) _____________ is blue and white. The school allows me to (4) _____________ a pink schoolbag and a water bottle. I (5) ____________ my school uniform can be pink too!

Section E

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

down	from	into	on
through	towards	up

Aunt Nora is thirsty. She is looking for a drink in the kitchen. She takes a carton of milk (1) ____________ the refrigerator. She pours some milk (2) ___________ a glass before drinking it.

The doorbell rings. Before she walks (3) ____________ the door, she puts her glass of milk (4) _____________ the table. She wonders who is at the door. She peeps (5) _____________ the peephole. It is her sister, Betty.

Section F

Fill in the blanks with the past tense of the words in the brackets.

1.

Emily was invited to Ariel's birthday party. She (1) ___________ (use) some colourful gift paper to wrap up a teddy bear. Then, she left home with the present. She (2) ____________ (take) a bus to Ariel's house.

When she arrived, she (3) ____________ (greet) Ariel's parents. Everyone (4) _____________ (sing) Ariel a birthday song. She made a wish and (5) ____________ (cut) the cake.

Section G

Fill in the blank with the punctuation marks in the box given below. Use each punctuation once only.

1.

,

?

.

(1) There are ten oranges in the basket ___

(2) I had cereal ___ milk and an apple for breakfast.

(3) How did you get here ___

Section H

Choose one word from each sentence that should be begin with a capital letter.

1.

They celebrate christmas every year.

Ans: ______________

2.

It is a school holiday next tuesday.

Ans: _________________

Section I

Choose the most suitable answer.

1.

___________ are served.

1. Hot drinks and snacks
2. Hot burgers and sausages
3. Cold burgers and drinks

2.

Cindy, who is six years old, has to pay ____________ for the barbecue.

1. $5
   
2. $10
3. $20

3.

The barbecue begins at _____________________.

1. 3pm
2. 5pm
3. 10pm

Section J

Read the passage carefully. Choose the most suitable answer for each questions.

Betty visited her uncle and aunt at their farm last week. She loves the animals. She helped to care for them during her one week's stay there. In the morning, the cockerel crowed loudly and woke up her. The rest of the animals then made a lot of noise. "Moo...., oink....., quack!" It was not peaceful. Betty's uncle had five cows. He milked them in the morning and evening. He sold the milk to a dairy. Betty enjoyed her visit to the farm.

1.

Betty stayed on the farm for _____________ day(s).

1. one
2. five
3. seven

2.

Betty's uncle milked the cows ________________ a day.

1. once
2. twice
3. thrice

3.

The animals found on the farm were ________________________.

1. cows, goats and pigs
2. cows, duck, a cockerel and pigs
3. cows, a cockerel, ducks and goats

Section K

Read the passage carefully. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Betty visited her uncle and aunt at their farm last week. She loves the animals. She helped to care for them during her one week's stay there. In the morning, the cockerel crowed loudly and woke up her. The rest of the animals then made a lot of noise. "Moo...., oink....., quack!" It was not peaceful. Betty's uncle had five cows. He milked them in the morning and evening. He sold the milk to a dairy. Betty enjoyed her visit to the farm.

1.

What did Betty's uncle do with the milk he got from the cows?

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2.

Which word in the passage has the same meaning as "quiet"?

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