2012 Primary 1 English Mid Year Examination 3

Section A

For the following questions, fill in the blanks with the helping words given. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

It

We

She

They

He

(a) Jane and I are in the study room. __________ are doing our homework.

(b) The boys are going out. ___________ are going to visit a friend.

2.

is

am

are

(a) My friend _____________ building sandcastles at the beach.

(b) The children ______________ swimming in the pool.

3.

on

over

in

(a) The books are _____________ the drawer.

(b) There is a picture hanging _____________ the wall.

Section B

Choose the correct answer.

1.

The pupils ______________ football in this field.

1. play
2. plays

2.

The zookeeper ________________ the animals everyday.

1. feed
2. feeds

3.

Peter ____________ a present to his mother yesterday.

1. give
2. gave

4.

The rabbits ______________ all the carrots two hours ago.

1. eat
2. ate

Section C

Group the words in the box according to the headings.

1.

honey

apple

tomato

butter

Countable nouns	Uncountable nouns

Section D

For the following questions, fill in the blanks with the helping words given. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

dog

sheep

zebra

cow

(a) The farmer is milking the ________________.

(b) A ______________ gives us wool.

2.

run

play

listen

climb

(a) Jenny likes to _______________ the piano.

(b) We had to _______________ the stairs because the lift broke down.

Section E

Group the following vehicles according to the headings given.

1.

helicopter

van

boat

lorry

aeroplane

bicycle

On land	On water	In the air

Section F

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

salad

party

ice cream

dinner

delicious

Today is Elaine's birthday. She is getting ready for her birthday (1) ___________. Her friends will be coming to her house for (2) ____________. Her mother has prepared many (3) _____________ food items such as pizza and fried noodles. Her father has bought five tubs of (4) ____________. Elaine is making a bowl of fruit (5) _____________. She cannot wait for her party to start.

Section G

Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence.

1.

many

library

books

has

The

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________.

2.

your

fruit

What

favourite

is

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________?

Section H

Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation.

1.

(a) how many pencils do you have (b) ___

Ans:_________________

2.

(a) the children are playing in the park (b) ___

Ans: ________________