2012 Primary 2 English End Year Examination 3

Section A

Choose the most suitable answer for each question.

1.

I cannot open the gate because the _________________ is broken.

1. sign
2. roof
3. paint
4. catch

2.

You have to put on warm clothing during ______________ as the weather is very cold and snowy then.

1. winter
2. spring
3. autumn
4. summer

3.

Suzy is very shy. She ______________ whenever she has to answer questions in class.

1. yells
2. laughs
3. shouts
4. stammers

4.

The warlord was filled with ______________. He wanted everyone to give him all their jewels.

1. joy
2. anger
3. greed
4. sadness

5.

Jenny always ______________ her feet in anger when she cannot get what she wants.

1. flaps
2. thumps
3. stamps
4. prances

6.

Mabel was very upset when she could not find her favourite book and kicked up a big ______________.

1. cry
2. fuss
3. storm
4. trouble

7.

The teacher ______________ when her pupils started talking during her lessons.

1. flipped
2. frowned
3. wriggled
4. whispered

8.

My mother can make very good beef ______________. There are potatoes, carrots and beef in it.

1. jelly
2. cake
3. stew
4. juice

9.

The snake ______________ into the garden quietly so that it can catch its prey.

1. runs
2. swims
3. crawls
4. slithers

10.

The wealthy man lives in huge ______________ at the top of the hill.

1. hut
2. cage
3. throne
4. mansion

Section B

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers, using the words provided in the box.

USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

1.

best	dance	happy	laugh	longest
nervous	rhythm	song	stage	theatre

My school put up a musical last week. I was one of the actors and I was very happy. It was the (1) _______________ time of my life. It was also the first time I was performing on (2) _______________. My friends and I had spent a lot of time practising our parts. We had to act, sing and (3) _______________.

Before the musical started, I was so (4) _______________ that I shivered. After some time, I began to relax and moved to the (5) _______________ and beat of the music. Everyone clapped for us at the end of our performance. We were very happy.

Section C

Choose the most suitable answer for each question.

1.

Will you ______________ me carry these boxes up the stairs?

1. help
2. helps
3. helped
4. helping

2.

I have to buy ______________ apples over there. They look very fresh.

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

3.

"Leave ______________ school bags here," the coach told the boys.

1. my
2. his
3. your
4. their

4.

Danny ______________ to the supermarket a few minutes ago.

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

5.

Jenny screamed ______________ she saw a rat.

1. if
2. but
3. and
4. when

6.

There is a lot of pepper ______________ the soup. It is too spicy for me.

1. in
2. into
3. over
4. through

7.

It is too late for us to go home by ______________. Let's call our parents.

1. himself
2. yourself
3. ourselves
4. themselves

8.

I am so full that I have ______________ room for desserts. Please give the cake to my sister.

1. no
2. few
3. much
4. many

9.

The bicycle shop is closed. Please ______________ again tomorrow.

1. came
2. come
3. comes
4. coming

10.

Many ______________ art pieces were displayed in the hall during assembly.

1. pupil
2. pupils
3. pupil's
4. pupils'

Section D

Fill in each blank with the correct form of word in the brackets.

1.

There are many ______________ (ox) in the field.

2.

Cindy is going to ______________ (bake) a cake in the evening.

3.

He ______________ (pull) his sister's hair just now and she cried.

4.

The clown can ______________ (jump) through the ring of fire.

5.

Sharon ______________ (do) not have any money now so she cannot buy anything from the canteen.

6.

The baby cried ______________ (soft) when she was hungry.

7.

Between Joe and Peter, who is the ______________ (tall) boy?

8.

"Please pack your bag before you sleep," Mrs Lim ______________ (tell) her son last night.

9.

Andy ______________ (buy) a cake for his mother now.

10.

He ______________ (sing) in the church choir every Sunday.

Section E

Read the passage carefully. Then, choose the most suitable answer for each question.

George Washington was born on 22 February, 1732, in Virgina. George grew up on a plantation with his parents, seven brothers and sisters. Young George's father taught him at home. He was a good student. When he was sixteen, he started to work for Culpeper County as a land surveyor, a person who measures land. When he was in his twenties, he joined the army and became a commander. He was elected as the first President of the United States. As the first president, he was responsible for making important decisions. He solved many problems by listening to the people in his country. George Washington is sometimes called the 'Father of His Country'. In fact, the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. was named after him. A sculpture of him was carved into the face of Mount Rushmore to honour him.

1.

George Washington was born in __________________.

1. Virginia
2. Culpeper County
3. Washington, D.C.
4. Mount Rushmore

2.

There were _______________ people in George Washington's family.

1. seven
2. eight
3. ten
4. eleven

3.

George Washington first worked as a _________________.

1. farmer
2. president
3. commander
4. land surveyor

4.

When George Washington became the President, he _______________.

1. measured land
2. joined the army
3. worked at a plantation
4. solved many problems

5.

George Washington is most likely to called the 'Father of His Country' because he ______________________.

1. had many children
2. was a commander
3. was a good student
4. was the first President of United States

Section F

Read the following passage carefully.
Answer in complete sentences.

Mrs. Johnson had passed around a picture of a lion for the pupils in Pete's class to colour for the class animal report. "I want to draw something, not colour in other people's drawing," Pete thought. Pete was a good artist. He turned his paper over and started to draw. Mrs. Johnson was walking around the room. Pete heard her footsteps getting closer to his desk and then stopping. He slowly looked up at her. "Pete, what is this?" inquired Mrs. Johnson. "It's a picture of a zebra," Pete answered faintly. "Class, please stop what you are doing," said Mrs Johnson as she picked up Pete's paper. Pete slowly slid down in his seat. He was worried. "Pete has drawn a very interesting picture," Mrs. Johnson told the class excitedly. "Pete, I have no idea you are such a great artist. This is wonderful!" Pete let out a huge sigh of relief as Mrs. Johnson hung his masterpiece on the wall.

1.

Which animal did Mrs Johnson choose for the class animal report?

_____________________________________________________________

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2.

What did Pete enjoy doing?

_____________________________________________________________

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3.

Why was Pete worried when Mrs. Johnson picked up his drawing?

_____________________________________________________________

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4.

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

_____________________________________________________________

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5.

Was Mrs Johnson angry with Pete? How do you know?

_____________________________________________________________

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Section G

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word of your own. The first letter of each word has been given.

1.

There are four stages in a butterfly's life cycle. First, the butterfly lays an (1) e____________ on the leaf of a plant.

Then, the egg hatches and the caterpillar, also known as the larva, comes (2) o___________. The caterpillar is long and wriggles like a (3) w___________. It feeds on the leaves of the (4) p______________ and sheds skin as it grows.

When the caterpillar is fully grown, it makes a little silk pad called a chrysalis and attaches itself to it It is now in the pupa stage. The two pairs of (5) w_________, legs and the rest of the butterfly is formed. Then, the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.