2012 Primary 2 English Mid Year Examination 2

Section A

For each question, choose the most suitable answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

The parrot has colourful __________________.

1. hair
2. shell
3. feathers
4. skeleton

2.

Little Bobby _______________ in pain when the doctor gave him an injection.

1. smiled
2. waddled
3. squirmed
4. mumbled

3.

"Those _______________ leave a slimy trail as they move along," said John, pointing to the crawly creatures.

1. snails
2. clams
3. oysters
4. mussels

4.

The worker uses a ________________ to make a hole in the wall.

1. clip
2. drill
3. magnet
4. iron bolt

5.

Last month, I received _____________ to Sally's birthday party.

1. a sign
2. a letter
3. a poster
4. an invitation

6.

Wow! What a _____________ bouquet of flowers. Thank you very much.

1. tasty
2. horrible
3. beautiful
4. delicious

7.

John _______________ when he read his poem aloud in class. He was nervous and shy.

1. nodded
2. laughed
3. screeched
4. stammered

8.

Mother is cooking a huge pot of meat and carrot _______________ for dinner tonight.

1. stew
2. cream
3. custard
4. powder

9.

Walk _____________ or we will miss the bus.

1. slowly
2. quietly
3. quickly
4. carefully

10.

My sisters ______________ make-up before they go to work in the morning.

1. put on
2. put out
3. put into
4. put away

Section B

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

1.

creatures	fight	gongs	library	road
soldiers	swords	theatre	tunnel	work

Dear Diary,

I had lots of fun today. Mother took Grandma and me to the Esplanade to watch a Chinese opera. We went there by train. When the train went into the (1) ______________, I was excited.

At last, we reached the Esplanade. When the performance was about to start, everyone sat quietly in the (2) ______________. Then, the musicians started to play the flutes and hit the flat round metal (3) ______________. Tok-tok-chang! Minutes later, the heavy red curtain was drawn. "Ai-yah-yah!" sang the actors as they came onto the stage.

Today's story was about a brave girl called Mulan who took over her elderly father's place to (4) ______________ in a war. she fought fearlessly and killed many (5) ______________. At last, she won the war. It was indeed a great story.

Sweet dreams!

Section C

For each question, choose the most suitable answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

Mr Felix lost _______________ wallet during recess.

1. its
2. his
3. her
4. their

2.

He wanted to buy that toy ________________ it was to expensive.

1. so
2. but
3. and
4. then

3.

Zhihao hid ______________ a bridge when it rained.

1. over
2. along
3. under
4. inside

4.

The twins ____________ at the playground when they saw an accident.

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

5.

Is this ___________ earring she had lost yesterday?

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

6.

Mary _______________ her grandfather last Sunday.

1. visit
2. visits
3. visited
4. is visiting

7.

"_______________ late for school again," scolded my principal as I entered the school after the bell had rung.

1. I'll
2. I'm
3. We're
4. You're

8.

I am lost! Can someone help __________, please?

1. me
2. her
3. him
4. them

9.

Dan _________ to school every day.

1. cycle
2. cycles
3. cycled
4. was cycling

10.

My teacher glared ____________ my angrily.

1. at
2. for
3. with
4. from

Section D

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

1.

Caterpillars love eating _____________ (leaf).

2.

The girl _____________ (cry) when her ice cream dropped on the floor.

3.

My brother likes to _______________ (read) a storybook before he goes to bed.

4.

The children _______________ (help) their mother to clean the cupboard yesterday.

5.

Mr Chan _______________ (wash) his car on Saturdays.

6.

That shop sells many expensive _______________ (ring).

7.

A sofa is _______________ (comfortable) than a wooden chair.

8.

Butterflies _______________ (flutter) from flower to flower.

9.

She made some _______________ (sandwich) for herself.

10.

We have not met for a year. You look _______________ (thin) than before.

Section E

Look at the advertisement below. Answer the following questions. For each question, choose the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

The name of the restaurant is _______________________ Restaurant.

1. Sunny
2. Makan
3. Yummy
4. Chomp Chomp

2.

The restaurant is open for ______________ days a week.

1. 7
2. 6
3. 5
4. 4

3.

From the advertisement, we know that the restaurant serves ______________.

1. ice cream
2. durian rolls
3. steamed fish
4. cereal prawns

4.

The restaurant promises that its food _________________.

1. is cheap and tasty
2. is healthy and good
3. will make customers come back again
4. can be delivered to your family and friends

5.

The promotion ______________________.

1. ends in May
2. starts in May
3. ends at 5 p.m.
4. starts at 11 a.m.

Section F

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Answer in complete sentences.

Cats are popular pets. They began living with people in Egypt a long time ago. Cats are well-liked by the Egyptians because they were useful for getting rid of rats and other pests. Egyptians loved their cats so much that anyone who killed a cat would be punished by death. Sir Walter Scott, a famous author, was also a cat-lover. He lived with a cat called Maida. One night in 1825, a fire started while Sir Walter was in his bedroom. Soon, the strong heat woke him. He was shocked to see that the room was filled with thick smoke. He could not stop coughing and could hardly breathe as he tried to make his way to the door. Sir Walter was about to collapse when Maida pulled at his trousers and guided him to safety. It is amazing how many cat-lovers like Sir Walter have left money and even houses to their pets when they die.

1.

What did the Egyptians keep as pets long ago?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

2.

How did the cats help the Egyptians?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

3.

Where was Sir Walter when the fire started?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

4.

Which word in the passage has the same meaning as 'fall down'?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

5.

Who saved Sir Walter?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Section G

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

1.

Mum:	Ron, what are you doing at the computer?
Ron:	Oh, I'm looking up the (1) I____________ for some information about turtles, Mum. I'm going to do a 'Show and (2) T___________' about turtles in school next week.
Mum:	Have you found anything interesting?
Ron:	Oh yes, Mum. Do you know that the female sea turtle always returns to the same (3) b___________ where she was born to lay her eggs? She comes to the beach late at night and using her strong flippers, she scoops out a large hold. In the next hour, she lays about one hundred eggs into the hole. Before the female sea turtle goes back to the sea, she covers the hole with (4) s___________. About two months later, the eggs will hatch. The baby turtles break through the egg (5) s____________ with their special egg tooth. Isn't it interesting, Mum?
Mum:	Wow! I can see that you are well-prepared for your presentation.