2012 Primary 1 English End Year Examination 5

Section A

Read the sentences carefully. Choose the most suitable answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

Mary is a ____________ girl. She does not pack her things or help her mother in the kitchen.

1. diligent
2. hardworking
3. lazy
4. neat

2.

This drain is _______________ enough for us to jump over to reach the other side of the park.

1. deep
2. narrow
3. shallow
4. wide

3.

Sandy spoke so __________ that Miss Lim could not hear her.

1. carefully
2. loudly
3. slowly
4. softly
   

4.

My father's sister came to visit us last week. She is my ______________.

1. aunt
   
2. grandmother
3. mother
4. sister

5.

After a soccer match under the hot sun, the boys were very _____________ and tired.

1. cool
2. full
3. lively
   
4. thirsty

6.

On their learning journey to the farm, the pupils were chatting happily and ______________ in the bus.

1. angrily
2. excitedly
3. sadly
4. timidly

7.

During the December holidays, Mr Lee took his family for a/an ____________ in Japan.

1. errand
2. expedition
3. ramble
4. trip

8.

"I eat leaves from the treetops. My neck is the longest in the animal kingdom and I am also very tall. I am a/an _______________."

1. deer
2. elk
3. giraffe
4. hippopotamus

Section B

Read the sentences carefully. Choose the most suitable answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

Peter is very tired _____________ he does not want to go to bed.

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

2.

Sam and Ben are twins. __________ look exactly alike.

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

3.

Look at all _____________ files over there. They belong to our class.

1. that
2. this
3. these
4. those

4.

My mother _______________ me how to bake muffins yesterday. They were yummy!

1. teach
2. teaches
3. taught
4. is teaching

5.

The rain has stopped. We can go _________________ the house to play now.

1. over
2. away
3. outside
4. everywhere

6.

Please leave _________ fried rice for your brother. He will have it for dinner when he comes back from work later.

1. many
2. much
3. some
4. a few

7.

James ______________ a little puppy and it is only two months old.

1. has
2. had
3. have
4. is having

8.

I received your invitation card. It came in the post ____________.

1. tonight
2. tomorrow
3. yesterday
4. fortnightly

Section C

Read the passage carefully. Choose the most suitable answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

Jim and Paul went to Sunny Park. They brought along a picnic basket with them. They found a shady spot under a big tree and laid out their mat. The boys had a tiring day the previous day, so they wanted to relax at the park. They had taken park in the Sports Day events organised by their secondary school. Jim took out the food from the basket. The food really looked delicious. Jim's mum had prepared sandwiches, fruit and cakes for them. There was a bottle of honeyed water too. "Wow! The food looks good! Aunty Rita is the best!" grinned Paul. The boys ate the food up quickly as they were hungry. With a full stomach, Paul dozed off. Jim read his book and fell asleep soon after After their nap, they explored the park a little before heading for home. It was indeed a restful day for the two childhood friends and a pleasant way to end their school holidays.

1.

The first thing the boys did when they arrived at the park was to _______________________.

1. lay out the mat
2. look for a shady spot
3. open the picnic basket
4. eat the food in the basket

2.

What did the boys do that was so tiring the day before?

1. They slept the whole day.
2. They explored the park.
3. They read too many books.
4. They took part in sports and games.

3.

Aunty Rita packed ________________ in the picnic basket.

1. fruit and honey
2. sandwiches and chocolates
3. cakes and honey
4. sandwiches and cakes

4.

Aunty Rita is ________________________.

1. Jim's aunt
2. Paul's aunt
3. Jim's mother
4. Paul's mother

5.

The boys have known each other since ______________________________.

1. they were young
   
2. they met at Sunny Park
3. Sports Day in their school
4. they went to secondary school

Section D

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

1.

barefooted

beetle

parents

pond

delight

It was a lovely evening. Patty went to the Botantic Gardens with her (1) _____________. She bought some bread to feed the fishes in the (2) ______________. Patty squealed in (3) ________________ when she found a red (4) _______________ on a leaf. She also loved taking off her shoes and walking (5) _______________ on the grass. The Botantic Gardens was one of Patty's favourite places.

Section E

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

1.

in

on

with

A parcel came in the post. Mr Ali took it and put it (1) _____________ the table. He wanted to see what was (2) ____________ the parcel. He tore the wrapper quickly. In his hurry, the object in the box slipped and fell to the floor (3) ____________ a crash! He blamed himself for being so careless!

2.

has

have

There are many types of fish at the fish farm. It is a big place and (1) _____________ four ponds. The ponds (2) _____________ different fishes swimming in them. Many people like to visit the farm to watch the fishes.

Section F

Fill in the correct punctuation marks in the spaces provided.

1.

My father bought noodles (a)__ chicken rice and porridge from the market(b)___

2.

(a)__what did the children do at the hall just now(b)__

3.

"Oh dear(a)__ I've forgotten to feed the cat (b)__"

Section G

Rearrange these words to form a sensible sentence. Begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop or question mark.

1.

some

a glass

Mr Wong

milk

into

poured

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2.

held

Dan's

at

Rainbow Cafe

was

birthday party

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3.

grass

in

were

the

sheep

field

the

eating

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Section H

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Joe used to be a very forgetful boy. Very often, he would forget to bring his pencils, erasers and books to school. His teachers would be angry with him. Once, his mother asked him to buy some milk and bread from the minimart near his flat. Joe came home with the bread but he forget to get the milk. His mother was furious. Something happened one day that changed him. His mother asked him to invite some of his friends to his house for his birthday party. His mother made some invitation cards for him to give to his friends. However, he forgot to give them out and no one showed up at his party! Joe was very sad but he learnt his lesson. From that day on, he tried very hard not to be so forgetful.

1.

What did Joe do that made his teachers upset with him?

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2.

What did Joe's mother ask him to buy at the minimart?

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3.

Why did Joe's mother make invitation cards for him?

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4.

What went wrong at Joe's birthday party?

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5.

From the passage, what was the lesson that Joe learnt in the end?

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