2012 Primary 2 English Mid Year Examination 4

Section A

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

1.

Baby Jimmy enjoys playing with _______________ at bath time.

1. balls
2. bubbles
3. balloons
4. marbles

2.

I saw a/an ______________ perching on the branch of that tree last night.

1. owl
2. bat
3. eagle
4. turkey

3.

I dreamt that I was chased by a ___________________.

1. snake
2. dragon
3. dinosaur
4. crocodile

4.

The chicks had just _____________ from the eggs.

1. popped
2. hatched
3. exploded
4. appeared

5.

The bird carries some leaves in its _________________.

1. beak
2. head
3. wings
4. tongue

6.

Mrs Smith is searching the ______________ to look for information.

1. radio
2. internet
3. telephone
4. television

7.

Snappy Monster ______________ in the cold weather.

1. mumbled
2. shivered
3. muttered
4. stammered

8.

Mother went to the market to buy a big _____________ for Halloween.

1. watermelon
2. pumpkin
3. orange
4. tomato

9.

Butterflies and bees suck nectar from _______________.

1. stems
2. plants
3. flowers
4. branches

10.

Mr Nathan is giving a ____________ to his good friend.

1. talk
2. drink
3. dance
4. feast

Section B

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

1.

Jaime and Jerlyn _______________ twin sisters.

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

2.

Brenda _______________ when she saw a cockroach.

1. scream
2. screams
3. screamed
4. screaming

3.

We have to study hard ___________ our English test.

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

4.

The boys decided to do the project by ________________.

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

5.

How _____________ did you pay for this book?

1. less
2. much
3. little
4. more

6.

"What are _____________ girls doing over there?" Amy asked.

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

7.

"When did Jun Hao ____________ the room?" asked the teacher.

1. leave
2. leaves
3. left
4. leaving

8.

Joseph is __________ Kevin. Both of them achieved full marks for the test.

1. smart
2. smarter than
3. smartest
4. as smart as

9.

Mother fainted _____________ she saw three mice in the kitchen.

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

10.

____________ saw John at the shopping centre last night. He waved at us.

1. He
2. We
3. She
4. They

Section C

Fill in the blanks with the helping words in the box.
Each word can be used only ONCE.

1.

bubbles	envelope	giraffe	kites	wings
elephants	feathers	invitation	monkeys	zebra

(a) I love blowing ________________ with my friends.

(b) The parrot has beautiful ________________ covering its body.

(c) We can hear the chattering of the ________________ at the zoo.

(d) I saw a ________________ reaching for leaves on a tree with its long neck.

(e) Diana received a/an ________________ to attend Tom's birthday party.

Section D

Fill in each blank with the correct punctuation. The underlined word is not punctuated correctly.

1.

Mr Tan stepped into the classroom and put the books on the table.

"Who did that (1)" he asked, pointing to the words on the whiteboard. Everyone was silent.

Suddenly (2) Jane raised her hand. (3) ________all eyes were on her. The children were surprised at Jane(4)s honesty. They did not expect her to own up as she was well-known for her dishonesty(5)

Section E

Look at the picture and fill in each blank with a suitable word.

1.

It was Peter's first day at Uncle Wee's farm. Uncle Wee had promised to take him to see the (1) ___________ in his farm. Peter was very excited as he would get to see his favourite (2) ___________ there. Uncle Wee had seven of them. At one corner of his farm, he had two (3) ___________ that galloped all day long.

As Peter was walking on the bridge across the river, he spotted a big (4) ___________ swimming in the water below. Nearby, under one of the trees, he saw a brood of (5) ___________ scratching the ground, looking for worms.

Section F

Write the correct answer in the blanks.

1.

Once, a woodcutter found an eagle which (1) ___________ (is, was, were) caught in a trap. He was so amazed by its beauty and majesty that he let (2) ___________ (them, me, it) go free.

Some time later, the exhausted woodcutter (3) ___________ (sits, sat, sitting) down on a rock on the very top of steep hill. While he was having his lunch, the eagle swooped by and flew away with his hat. The man left the steep hill to run after the bird. Just then, the rocks on which he had been sitting rolled down to the foot of the hill (4) ___________ (at, on, with) a loud crash.

If not for the eagle, the man would (5) ___________ (has, have, had) probably fallen off the steep hill.

Section G

Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question.
Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark.

1.

begged

for a pet

to get him

his

a snake

Jim

parents

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2.

the biggest

you think

Do

bubble

can blow

you

in the class

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3.

the witch

into

was worried that

a frog

Charlie

turn him

would

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Section H

For each question, combine the sentences to make one sentences using the word given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given.

1.

The baby is hungry. He cries loudly.

__________________________________________________________because

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2.

Sandy loves baking cakes. Her sister loves baking cakes.

Both_____________________________________________________________

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Section I

Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

1.

John and James were good friends who were wandering in a forest. Suddenly, a ferocious black bear appeared before their eyes. Imagine how (1) ___________ they were. They knew that the bear would chase them. They had to flee at once. John managed to (2) ___________ up a tree. As for James, he fell to the ground and pretended to be (3) ___________. He knew that a bear would only attack something that was alive.

The bear sniffed James all over. James tried (4) ___________ hold his breath as best as he could, hoping that the animal would not discover the pretence. Thinking that James was really dead, the (5) ___________ ambled off on its huge paws in search of other prey.

Section J

Read the passage carefully and answer question 1 to 5.
Answer in complete sentences.

Rita was a good cook. One day, her master ordered her to prepare roast chicken as he was inviting a guest for dinner. Rita wanted to do her best so she roasted the chicken very well. "I must taste it and make sure that I've added enough salt," she said to herself. She pulled off a wing and ate it. "It's absolutely delicious!" she congratulated herself. "But if I leave only one wing, then master will notice that the other is missing. It would be better if I eat the other one as well." By the time she had practised some more of this logic, she had finished eating the whole chicken. However, Rita assured her master, "The chicken is ready! You can sharpen the carving knife." The guest arrived shortly after. "Run! Quick!" Rita whispered to him. "My master wants to kill you. Can't you hear him sharpening his knife?" The guest fled immediately upon hearing that. "That was a strange person you invited for dinner!" she told her master. "You guest came, stole the chicken ad ran away!"

1.

What was Rita good at?

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2.

What dish was Rita told to cook?

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3.

Why did Rita want to taste the chicken?

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4.

Why did the guest run away?

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5.

What kind of person do you think Rita was? Why do you think so?

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