2012 Primary 2 English Continual Assessment 1

Section A

Choose the correct form of word for each statement.

1.

Ahmad and I ____________ for the same basketball team.

1. play
2. plays

2.

The moon _______________ brightly in the night.

1. shine
2. shines

3.

Babies _____________ for milk whenever they are hungry.

1. cry
2. cries

Section B

Choose the most suitable answer from the box.
Use each word only ONCE.

1.

signs	bent	underground	drilled
dream	letter	beautiful	tunnel
shelter	poked	broke	under

(A) Drivers must read and obey ________________ on the road.

(B) John sent his grandmother a ________________ to tell her how he was doing overseas.

(C) The peacock spreads out its ______________ tail feathers as it parades around the garden.

(D) "It was all a bad _______________ ," said my mother when I woke up screaming.

(E) The ginger is a stem which grows _______________________.

(F) James was so angry that he took the ruler and ______________ it into many pieces.

(G) My father _______________ a hole in the wall to hang up the picture frame.

(H) The train sped through the ______________ of a mountain.

Section C

Choose the correct punctuation mark from the box provided and place them in each of the spaces provided in the passage.
You may use each given punctuation mark more than once.

1.

,

?

.

One day, Diana found a box outside her house (1) ____ She looked around to see who had left it there but she did not see anyone. Diana picked up the box (2) _____ turned it upside down and gave it a good, hard shake. Something inside rattled. Finally, she opened the box and saw a dozen of eggs inside. All of them were broken (3) ___

She wondered, "Could my friends be playing a trick on me (4)___"

Section D

Choose the correct form of word for each statement.

1.

Mother scalded ________________ while she was boiling some water.

1. himself
2. herself
3. itself

2.

Grandmother took out ______________ money from her purse to pay for the fruits.

1. many
2. much
3. some

3.

Mr Kumar waited for a bus ____________ the bus stop to go to work.

1. on
2. at
3. in

4.

There is not _____________ paint left in the can.

1. little
2. many
3. much

5.

The teacher gave us _____________ hour to complete our work.

1. a
2. an
3. the

Section E

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

"Hurrah!" yelled Tom. He and his sister jumped for joy as their mother was taking them out for a meal at the newly opened shopping mall in Clementi. They reached the new mall just before noon. They waited for a long time before they found a parking lot. Tom and his sister saw many people at the mall. Before they went into the mall, their mother warned, "Children, stay close, or else you may get lost." Tom held tight to his sister's hand and followed their mother into the mall. As they had missed breakfast that morning, their mother took them to the food court level first. They were lucky and found a table quickly as a family had just finished their meal. Tom and his sister went to the roast chicken stall. The stall was very crowded so they stood in the queue. Their turn came after a while. They both ordered some chicken, a bowl of soup and two plates of rice. They returned with their food to the table where their mother was waiting for them. The roast chicken was crispy and tasty. It was a delicious meal. Tom's mother promised to take them to the food court again the next time they came to the mall. After a short rest, Tom's mother took them to the shops as Tom and his sister needed new shoes and clothes for the coming Chinese New Year.

1.

Tom's mother took him and his sister to the ________________.

1. parking lot
2. chicken rice stall
3. new shopping mall

2.

Tom and his sister were ______________ when their mother took them out.

1. cheerful
2. excited
3. nervous

3.

They left their house in the ____________________.

1. morning
2. afternoon
3. evening

Section F

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

"Hurrah!" yelled Tom. He and his sister jumped for joy as their mother was taking them out for a meal at the newly opened shopping mall in Clementi. They reached the new mall just before noon. They waited for a long time before they found a parking lot. Tom and his sister saw many people at the mall. Before they went into the mall, their mother warned, "Children, stay close, or else you may get lost." Tom held tight to his sister's hand and followed their mother into the mall. As they had missed breakfast that morning, their mother took them to the food court level first. They were lucky and found a table quickly as a family had just finished their meal. Tom and his sister went to the roast chicken stall. The stall was very crowded so they stood in the queue. Their turn came after a while. They both ordered some chicken, a bowl of soup and two plates of rice. They returned with their food to the table where their mother was waiting for them. The roast chicken was crispy and tasty. It was a delicious meal. Tom's mother promised to take them to the food court again the next time they came to the mall. After a short rest, Tom's mother took them to the shops as Tom and his sister needed new shoes and clothes for the coming Chinese New Year.

1.

What did Tom's family have for lunch in the food court?

They_____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

2.

Which festival would Tom and his family be celebrating soon?

They_____________________________________________________________

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