2012 Primary 2 English End Year Examination 4

Section A

Choose the most suitable answer for each question.

1.

Martin was watching a television programme that was so _____________ that he almost dozed off on the sofa.

1. dim
2. boring
3. gloomy
4. depressing

2.

When she saw her friends playing in the field, she felt so ________________ sitting at the canteen all by herself that she started to cry.

1. happy
2. delighted
3. lonely
4. surprised

3.

The children were caught in a sudden downpour and were _____________ by the time they reached home.

1. burnt
2. moist
3. dried
4. drenched

4.

Ali runs as ________________ as a cheetah and no one else in the school can outrun him.

1. fast
2. slow
3. agile
4. clumsy

Section B

Choose the most suitable answer for each question.

1.

Did you ________________ your hands after using the washroom?

1. wash
2. washes
3. washed

2.

Tim's mother ________________ a new soccer ball for his birthday last weekend.

1. buy
2. buys
3. bought

3.

Do not feed the goldfish with so ________________ food or they will die.

1. most
2. much
3. many

4.

____________ you know how to make a kite?

1. Do
2. Did
3. Does

Section C

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

1.

They ________________ (try) to look for shelter when it rained suddenly.

2.

________________ (Wolf) usually hunt for their prey in packs.

3.

Finish your work ________________ (quick) if you want to go out to play.

4.

Lucy is the ________________ (smart) student in class.

Section D

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

USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

1.

(A) her	(B) it	(C) she
(D) us	(E) we	(F) you

Dear Mrs Lim,

Our class would like a pet. (1) ____________ promise to take good care of (2) _____________. Please let (3) ____________ know if (4) _____________ decide to get us a pet. We will be delighted to hear from you soon.

Love,
Mary, Sue and Raja

Section E

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

USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

1.

(A) beach	(B) hermit crab	(C) oyster
(D) rest	(E) sea	(F) tide

Mandy went to East Coast Park with her family last weekend. She was very excited as her father promised to help her build a sandcastle at the (1) ______________.

After building the sandcastle, they took a (2) _____________ under a tree as they were tired. Mandy watched her younger brother find shellfish on the seashore as the (3) _____________ had subsided. He was elated when he found a (4) _____________. It crawled across his toes.

Section F

Read the passage carefully.
Write a suitable word in each blank.

1.

The Jurong Bird Park was first opened in January 1971. It has about 600 species of birds. The birds come (1) _____________different countries such as South East Asia and Africa. At the bird park, visitors can visit the African Waterfall Aviary (2) _____________ is the world's largest walk-in aviary. They can also (3) _____________ exciting shows like the "Birds and Buddies" show where the parrots will (4) _____________ the latest pop tunes melodiously. The shows have attracted many visitors to the bird park.

Section G

Read the sentences carefully. Each underlined word contains a spelling mistake.

1.

A magnet is usually used to ______________ atrect magnetic objects.

2.

When his mother yelled at him, he would do this work ______________ imediately.

3.

"Mum, I have a _______________ stomakake," groaned Sam.

Section H

Read the sentences carefully. Each bracket () indicates a missing punctuation mark.

1.

It was such a funny sight. The clown put a sock on his head (1) a tomato on his nose and wore flippers to make everyone laugh. (2)he was really amusing when he waddled across the stage (3) Everyone could not stop laughing.

Section I

Re-arrange the words to form meaningful sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or question mark.

1.

he

when

scared

saw

was

the dog

John

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2.

drink

every day

eight glasses of

we

water

must

_________________________________________________________________________

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3.

hunt for food

do you

bats

know

where

owls and

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Section J

For each questions, join the given sentences using "and" or "but". Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentences.

1.

Jim enjoys watching movies. His brother also enjoys watching movies.

______________________________________________________________and

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2.

Janet likes swimming. Janet dislikes jogging.

_______________________________________________________________but

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Section K

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions.

The school basketball court was crowded with pupils during recess. Alan was there playing basketball with his friends. Just as they were enjoying themselves, he tripped as he was rushing for the ball. Alan fell and injured his arm. He cried out in agony as he was in pain. When his best friend, Tom, informed their teacher that Alan was in pain. Their teacher called for an ambulance. Then minutes later, the ambulance arrived. Alan was sent to the hospital. When the doctor checked his arm, Alan was told that he had broken it. He felt dismayed as he had to stay in the hospital for two weeks. When Alan was discharged, his arm was still in a cast. The doctor told him not to play basketball for six months.

1.

Where was Alan when he fell?

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2.

How did Tom help Alan?

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3.

How long did the ambulance take to arrive?

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4.

Which word in the passage has the same meaning as 'upset'?

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5.

Why do you think Alan's arm was still in a cast when he was discharged?

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