2012 Primary 2 English Mid Year Examination 1

Section A

Look at the pictures. Choose the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

The postman was here to delivery some _______________ just now.

1. food
2. letters
3. flowers
4. furniture

2.

The ______________ carries a shell on its back all the time.

1. snail
2. beetle
3. caterpillar
4. centipede

3.

I saw a _______________ of fish swimming together when I went deep-sea diving.

1. nest
2. herd
3. school
4. flock

4.

Mother uses her ______________ to lock the door when she goes to the market.

1. key
2. pen
3. fork
4. saw

5.

John is __________ because his mother wants him to apply some suntan lotion but he does not want to do it.

1. surprised
2. nervous
3. angry
4. exhausted

Section B

Choose the correct answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

My sister is a ______________ in school and all her pupils respect her.

1. teacher
2. cleaner
3. technician
4. clerk

2.

I am so ___________ because I shall be celebrating my birthday tomorrow.

1. annoyed
2. frightened
3. upset
4. excited

3.

Tom _____________ a fifty-dollar note near the playground and he brought it to the police station.

1. received
2. bought
3. took
4. found

4.

Sara wanted so much to perform in the concert but she was _____________ that she was not chosen to take part.

1. disappointed
2. overjoyed
3. pleased
4. relieved

5.

We had to climb a long and steep _______________ of stairs to reach the top of the mountain.

1. row
2. fleet
3. flight
4. heap

Section C

Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

1.

harmless	terrified	poisonous	webs	usually
fond	hurriedly	hardly	patiently	holes

All insects have six legs. Spiders, however, have eight legs. They are not insects. They are arachnids.

Many people are (1) _______________ of spiders. This is because people (2) _______________ think that spiders are harmful. In fact, many spiders are (3) _______________. For example, house spiders can help us by eating mosquitoes, flies and other pests.

Most spiders make their home in sticky (4) _______________ which they spin all by themselves. Then they wait (5) _______________ for insects to fly into their webs.

Section D

For each question from 1 to 10, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

I was in the kitchen when my sister ____________ down.

1. fall
2. falls
3. fell
4. falling

2.

The children like to _________________ in the field during recess.

1. play
2. plays
3. played
4. playing

3.

This book belongs to Mr Lim. You need to ask for _____________ permission before you can borrow it.

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

4.

My mother was pleased _____________ my test result.

1. to
2. in
3. at
4. with

5.

Ben and his classmates _____________ going to that restaurant for lunch later.

1. is
2. are
3. was
4. were

6.

______________ did you slow down? We are already late for the meeting.

1. Where
2. How
3. Why
4. When

7.

The baby _______________ a bottle of milk every morning.

1. drink
2. drinks
3. drank
4. drinking

8.

My neighbour's dog gave birth _____________a few puppies last night.

1. for
2. to
3. from
4. out

9.

He slept soundly _________________ he was too tired.

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

10.

Mary was happy that she got into ________________ school of her choice.

1. the
2. an
3. several
4. that

Section E

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

1.

has	wished	had	loudly	amuses
amuse	snoring	snored	wishes	loud

Dan found a seat by the window when he got on the bus. The bus was not crowded. Dan decided to read his storybook. As he searched for the book in his bag, he realised that he (1) ____________ left it at home. He was disappointed. He decided to (2) ____________ himself by looking around at the other passengers.

The boy who was seated opposite him was playing a game on his mobile phone. It looked like an exciting game. Dan (3) ____________ that he could play too. After that, Dan noticed an old man in front of him. The old man was fast asleep. He was (4) ____________ softly.

At the back of the bus, a few teenagers were watching a video on the mobile television. It was very funny and they were laughing (5) ____________. Dan watched the video for a while. Before it ended, he had reached his destination. He quickly got off the bus.

Section F

Rearrange these words to make sensible sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop (.) or a question mark (?).

1.

fiercely

the

the stranger

dog

barked

at

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2.

school

how

did

you go

to

this morning

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3.

lost

Jane

she

cried

when

her purse

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4.

was

John

what

doing

at the

canteen

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5.

carry

the boy

his

helped

the bag

friend

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Section G

Read the passage carefully and make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

One day, a hungry fox saw a crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak. The crow flew up to a high branch of a tree to enjoy its meal. The fox decided to get the cheese away from the crow. It called out to the crow, "Good day, Crow. Your feathers are so black and glossy, and your eyes are so bright. You are such a fine crow! I am sure you have a beautiful voice. Please sing me a song. If your singing is as good as your appearance, you will be the Queen of Birds." The crow was delighted to hear these words of praise. She lifted her head, opened her beak and began to caw as loudly as she could. As expected, the fox saw the piece of cheese falling to the ground the moment the crow opened her mouth. The piece of cheese was quickly snapped up and swallowed by the fox. "Thank you, Crow," he said. "That was all I wanted. You can stop singing now!"

1.

The crow settled in a tree to _________________.

1. listen to the fox
2. sing a song
3. eat the cheese
4. feed its babies

2.

The fox wanted to __________________.

1. talk to the crow
2. befriend the crow
3. tell the crow a story
4. get the cheese

3.

How did the crow feel when the fox commented about her appearance and her voice? She felt ______________________.

1. puzzled
2. furious
3. pleased
4. anxious

4.

Why did the fox ask the crow to sing?

1. It wanted the crow to prove that it was the Queen of Birds.
2. It knew that the crow could sing sweetly.
3. It admired the crow's appearance.
4. It wanted the cheese to fall out from the beak of the crow.

5.

The story shows that the fox is a _______________ animal.

1. cunning
2. pleasing
3. helpful
4. harmless

Section H

Read the question carefully and answer the questions in complete sentences.

It was after dinner. The Tan family was in the living room. Susan was playing chess with Mr Tan. Mrs Tan was reading a book to her son, Ron. Her younger daughter, Mary, was watching a cartoon on the television. Suddenly, they heard a loud bang. The television screen went blank and the lights went out. It was pitch dark! Ron cried and clung to Mrs Tan tightly. Mrs Tan carried him and comforted him gently. Mary ran to the door and looked at the blocks of flats nearby. "All the lights in our neighbours' homes are out too! What has happened?" She asked. "Don't worry. It must be a blackout," said Mr Tan. Mr Tan felt his way to the kitchen and came back with two lighted candles, which he put on the table. Just then, their neighbour, Mr Ravi, knocked on the door. He had come to borrow some candles and matches from them. Mrs Ravi was not at home and he did not know where she had kept the candles and matches. Susan put away the chess set and her mother closed the book. "I am sure the blackout will be over soon," said Mrs Tan. "Until then, we can take a rest and relax."

1.

What had caused Mr Tan and Susan to stop playing their chess game?

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2.

When the lights went out, 'Ron cried and clung on to Mrs Tan.' Why do you think Ron did that?

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3.

Why do you think Mr Tan had to feel his way to the kitchen?

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4.

Why did Mr Ravi have to borrow some candles and matches from the Tan family?

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5.

Which sentence in the passage tells you that there was a power failure in the whole neighbourhood?

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