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Tuesday 7 August 2012

2012 Primary 2 English Mid Year Examination 3

Section A
Choose the most suitable answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).
1.
A snail has a _________________ on its back.
  1. fur
  2. shell
  3. feather
2.
The danger sign at the playground warned the children not to play on the ____________ swing.
  1. torn
  2. broken
  3. crumpled
3.
The actors _____________ their cloaks as they performed on stage.
  1. blew
  2. dressed
  3. swirled
4.
Sumei applied _______________ on her face before her stage performance.
  1. costume
  2. make-up
  3. accessories
5.
The firemen _______________ the fire in the kitchen.
  1. put on
  2. put off
  3. put out

Section B

Choose the most suitable answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).
1.
Raju __________ a letter to his grandfather in India yesterday.
  1. send
  2. sent
  3. sends
2.
Ali and Tom are best friends. __________ have been classmates since primary one.
  1. We
  2. He
  3. They
3.
David ______________ a reward from his mother when he behaves himself.
  1. get
  2. got
  3. gets
4.
Meili did not want to be late for school ________________ she took the bus.
  1. so
  2. if
  3. because
5.
Rani is a hardworking student. She ______________ all the homework given by her teacher every day.
  1. do
  2. does
  3. doing

Section C

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box given below.
USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.
1.
dressedinvitationslettersparty
peoplepowderstagewearing


It was Lucy's eighth birthday. She was excited about her birthday (1) _______________. Her parents sent out (2) _______________ to all her friends weeks ago. They also invited their neighbours to the party.

On the day of the party, Lucy was (3) _______________ in her new clothes. She also put (4) _______________ on her face. She looked very pretty as she smiled and welcomed the (5) _______________ who turned up for her party. Everyone had an enjoyable time that day.

Section D

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box given below.
USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.
1.
areandtheirits
istoforthem


Animals around the world live in different kinds of homes. Some animals like turtles and snails carry their homes around with (1) _______________. Others like beavers (2) _______________ bees make their own homes.

Beavers (3) _______________ very clever at making homes. They use (4) _______________ sharp teeth to cut down trees. They also use logs, stones and mud to build a lodge in the water where food (5) _______________ winter is stored. That is how beavers spend the long winter in their cosy homes.

Section E

Read the sentences below. Wrong or missing punctuation marks are indicated by a bracket () and grammatical mistakes are underlined. An apostrophe is indicated by 's or s'. Fill in the correct punctuation mark or word in the spaces provided.
1.
Rahim did not ___________ posts the parcel last week.
2.
The Art teacher told the children to draw some _____________ pattern on the greeting cards.
3.
When the bell rings__(!) the pupils return to their classes.
4.
The old woman walks ____________ slower across the road.
5.
Did John paint the gate__(.)

Section F

Study the following text and then answer the following questions.

1.
What is the name of the workshop as shown in the text?

It is __________________________________________
2.
David is eleven years old. Why is he not allowed to attend the workshop?

He is not allowed to attend the workshop because he is above _________ years old.
3.
What door gift can you take home after attending the workshop?

I can take home ______________ after attending the workshop.
4.
Mary is not free on 1 June 2011.
Which other date can she attend the workshop?

She can attend the workshop on ___________________.
5.
What should you do if you need to know more about the workshop?

I should call the _____________________________.

Section G

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

It was a Saturday morning. Jane remembered it was Devi's birthday. She quickly made her way to her wardrobe to look for a pretty dress to wear the Devi's party.

Jane decided to iron the dress she had chosen. Just as she started ironing, Jane heard the phone ring. She ran to answer it. It was Siti. Both girls started talking about their present for Devi, their best friend.

Suddenly, Jane smelled something burning. "My dress!" she shouted as she quickly hung up on the phone. She rushed to her room and switched off the iron. However, it was too late!

Just then, Jane's mother walked into her room. She frowned at Jane. Jane apologised to her mother and promised to be careful in the future.
1.
Whose birthday was on Saturday?
It was _______________ birthday.
  1. Jane's
  2. Siti's
  3. Devi's
2.
Why did Jane suddenly stop ironing?
  1. Her dress was burnt.
  2. She went to answer a call.
  3. Her mother entered her room.

Section H

Read the following passage carefully.
Answer in complete sentences.

It was a Saturday morning. Jane remembered it was Devi's birthday. She quickly made her way to her wardrobe to look for a pretty dress to wear the Devi's party.

Jane decided to iron the dress she had chosen. Just as she started ironing, Jane heard the phone ring. She ran to answer it. It was Siti. Both girls started talking about their present for Devi, their best friend.

Suddenly, Jane smelled something burning. "My dress!" she shouted as she quickly hung up on the phone. She rushed to her room and switched off the iron. However, it was too late!

Just then, Jane's mother walked into her room. She frowned at Jane. Jane apologised to her mother and promised to be careful in the future.
1.
What did Jane and Siti talk about?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
2.
Which sentence in the passage tells you that Jane could not save her dress in time?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
3.
How do you think Jane felt about the whole incident?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

1 comment:

  1. Section A (Answers)

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    1.
    B.




    2.
    B.




    3.
    C.




    4.
    B.




    5.
    C.


    Section B (Answers)

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    1.
    B.




    2.
    C.




    3.
    C.




    4.
    A.




    5.
    B.


    Section C (Answers)

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    1.
    (1) party
    (2) invitations
    (3) dressed
    (4) powder
    (5) people


    Section D (Answers)

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    1.
    (1) them
    (2) and
    (3) are
    (4) their
    (5) for


    Section E (Answers)

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    1.
    post




    2.
    patterns




    3.
    [,] comma




    4.
    slowly




    5.
    [?] question mark


    Section F (Answers)

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    1.
    It is Life In A Shell.




    2.
    ten




    3.
    I can take home a bag of beautiful seashells after attending the workshop.



    4.
    She can attend the workshop on 10 June 2011.



    5.
    I should call the Helpdesk.

    Section G (Answers)

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    1.
    C.




    2.
    B.


    Section H (Answers)

    Answers



    1.
    They talked about their present for Devi.



    2.
    The sentence is "However, it was too late".



    3.
    Jane felt terrible.

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