2012 Primary 1 English Mid Year Examination 4

Section A

Choose the correct answer.

1.

Peter swims every day so it makes him fit and ____________________.

1. thin
2. small
3. tough

2.

The fierce lion _________________ angrily at the people in the zoo.

1. hisses
2. roars
3. chatters

3.

"Brr-rrr, brr-rrr," went the ________________ all the way to town.

1. helicopter
2. vintage car
3. bulldozer

4.

Sue had cornflakes and milk for _______________ this morning.

1. breakfast
2. lunch
3. dinner

5.

The thief is ______________ quietly into the house.

1. creeping
2. wading
3. snapping

Section B

Choose the correct answer.

1.

There _____________ two people in the car.

1. is
2. are
3. was

2.

The fat giant was stuck ________________ the doorway.

1. into
2. on
3. at

3.

I _____________ too much ice cream just now.

1. eat
2. ate
3. am eating

4.

You can choose to wear your school uniform ______________ PE attire to school tomorrow.

1. so
2. but
3. or

5.

I have _________________ money left to buy a sandwich.

1. much
2. many
3. some

Section C

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box given below. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

tea	tigers	giraffe	monkey
party	bread	hungry	beehive

Last Sunday morning, my father took me to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for a walk.

As we entered the forest, we saw a (1) _________________ eating a banana on a tree. We stopped to take a picture of it with our camera. My father told me that many (2) ______________ used to live in the forest. After the last tiger was killed, there was no more left.

After walking for an hour, we felt tired and (3) _____________. We chose a shady spot to rest and have (4) ____________. We ate some (5) _____________ with butter that my mother had prepared for us. After tea, we went home.

Section D

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box given below. Use each word ONCE only.

1.

a	few	lot	some
an	the	many	much

It was my father's birthday. My sister and I wanted to show our father how (1) _______________ we loved him. So, we baked (2) __________ lovely chocolate cake for him. We put a (3) _____________ strawberries on the cake. My mother made (4) _____________ tea for the party. We had tea long with (5) ______________ cake that we made.

Our father was very surprised to receive the cake for his birthday. He smiled broadly from ear to ear.

Section E

Read the sentences below. Wrong or missing punctuation marks are BOLD and grammatical mistakes are UNDERLINED. An apostrophe is indicated by 's or s'. Put the correct punctuation mark or word in the spaces provided.

1.

"Get me some honey (.)" roared the hungry giant.

Ans: _________

2.

There are a yellow helicopter flying in the sky.

Ans: ___________

3.

We use a umbrella on a rainy day.

Ans: ________

Section F

Read the passage carefully.

Uncle Bob is a fireman. Every morning, he goes to work at a fire station. When Uncle Bob and the other firemen hear about a fire, they will climb into their red fire-engine and set off to the place where the fire is burning. When they reach there, the firemen will use a long, thick water hose to put out the fire. Uncle Bob has saved many people from fires. To keep himself fit for his job, Uncle Bob jogs three times a week at a park near his house. I respect Uncle Bob very much and I want to be a fireman when I grow up.

1.

Where does Uncle Bob work at?
He works at a _______________ station.

1. fire
2. train
3. television

2.

Where does Uncle Bob jog every week?
He jogs _________________________________________.

1. around his house
2. at the fire station
3. at the nearby park