2012 Primary 1 English End Year Examination 4

Section A

Look at the pictures and choose the correct answer.

1.

The __________ chirped loudly and flew away when a cat prowled towards it.

1. hen
2. bird
3. duck
4. stork

2.

The ______________ slept soundly after drinking some milk.

1. baby
2. sister
3. brother
   
4. grandson

3.

A/An ____________ looks like a pig but it has two large tusks.

1. elk
2. warthog
   
3. anteater
4. hippopotamus

4.

Sheila loves to ____________. She hopes to perform in a concert one day.

1. swim
   
2. climb
3. dance
4. skate
   

5.

Our _____________ takes good care of our plants by watering them daily.

1. king
2. cook
3. queen
4. gardener

6.

I need two slices of _________________ to make a tuna sandwich.

1. pie
2. honey
3. bread
4. butter

7.

The policeman rides on his _____________ and catches any motorist who drives recklessly.

1. bicycle
2. helicopter
3. racing car
4. motorbike

8.

A flamingo is a bird that has a pair of long thin ____________________.

1. legs
2. beak
3. hooves
4. flippers

9.

A ____________ is a furry animal that lives near river banks.

1. turtle
2. muskrat
3. crayfish
   
4. salamander

10.

"I am going to catch that cheeky ____________ before it eats up my banana!" said Sunil.

1. cat
2. dog
3. tiger
4. monkey

Section B

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

1.

"Vegetables that are _____________ and leafy are good for you," the doctor told me.

1. red
2. blue
3. green
4. silver

2.

Tarzan would jump and grab a _____________ to swing from tree to tree.

1. weed
2. flower
3. thistle
4. jungle vine

3.

The mouse slowly _______________ on the strawberry, bit by bit, because it did not want to finish it all at once.

1. ate
2. sipped
3. nibbled
4. swallowed

4.

The angry dog ____________ at the strangers standing outside Mr Lee's house.

1. hissed
2. roared
3. barked
4. croaked

5.

Chloe was very happy when she ______________ Mrs Tan announcing her name as the winner of the Spelling Bee competition.

1. saw
2. heard
3. felt
   
4. knew

Section C

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

1.

"If you complete your homework now, I will _______________ you a sticker," Aunt Bella told me.

1. give
2. gives
3. gave
4. giving

2.

Grandmother poured green tea ____________ Cindy's waterbottle so that she could drink it later in school.

1. over
2. on
3. above
4. into

3.

"_____________ this your purse?" Miss Ayu asked Lindy.

1. Is
2. Are
   
3. Was
4. Were

4.

Our teacher told ______________ not to run along the corridors.

1. me
2. us
3. you
4. them

5.

"Did you ___________ a butterfly just now?" asked Blossom.

1. see
2. sees
3. saw
4. seeing

6.

The roads were closed because there was so ______________ snow that fell last night.

1. much
2. many
3. some
4. few

7.

"I bought ___________a new pair of skates," Mary said.

1. myself
2. himself
3. herself
4. yourself

8.

My grandfather ______________ early every night.

1. sleep
2. sleeps
3. slept
4. sleeping

9.

Romeo held the roses in his hands and said, "_____________ are for you."

1. This
2. That
3. These
4. Those

10.

Timothy performed very well _____________ he did not win the competition.

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

11.

Yuki raised her hand and ______________ the teacher a question.

1. ask
2. asks
3. asked
4. asking

12.

Colin: ___________ did Jessy cry?
Tina: She cried because she could not find her mother.

1. How
2. Who
3. Why
4. Which

13.

Singapore Idol is a singing competition. Only the ________________ singer on the island will win the competition.

1. good
2. better
3. best
4. as good as

14.

Wei Ling _____________ the dishes in the kitchen now.

1. wash
2. washed
3. is washing
4. are washing

15.

Mrs Wishy Washy was here just now. ____________ was looking for her dirty cows.

1. I
2. She
3. It
4. They

Section D

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

1.

zebra	showed	squabbling
playing	springbok	disguised

(1) The robber ______________ himself as a cleaner in order to get into the house.

(2) The ______________ looked at the black and white stripes on its body and said, "I wish to be colourful instead."

(3) Janet and Lydia were scolded by their parents for _____________ over a doll.

Section E

Fill in each blank with the correct punctuation. The underlined word is not punctuated correctly. Write its correct form in the space given.

1.

There was once a girl who had no manners. Everyone called her Silly lily. (1) ______

She does not thank her father each time he helps her tie her shoelaces. She screams at her mother when she is hungry. What a rude girl (2) ___

One day (3) ___ her mother sat her down and said, "it (4) ___ is time for you to stop behaving like this! We should always treat others with respect. Have you forgotten your manners (5) ___"

She cried and apologised to her parents immediately. "I promise to be polite from now on," she said as she gave her parents a hug.

Adapted from "Remember your Manners" by Nancy Battista Morgan

Section F

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

1.

There was once a boy who had to take care of his (1) _____________ every day. One day, he felt bored as he watched them eating grass. He decided to do something mischievous.

"Help! Help!" he cried. All the villagers came out of their (2) _____________ to help the boy. When they realised he was fine, they were angry.

The next day, the boy saw a (3) _____________ coming. He shouted at the top of his voice. No one came to his rescue and he lost all his sheep. He regretted his mischievous act. "I promise I won't lie every again," he said as he cried.

Adapted from www.goodreads.com

Section G

Choose the correct answer in the brackets.

1.

Once, Wind and Sun had an argument about who was stronger. At last, they decided to (1) ___________ (show, showed, showing) each other their powers. "Here comes a man. Let's see (2) ___________ (who, why, which) can make him take off his coat," said Sun.

Wind agreed. He blew hard (3) ___________ (in, on, at) the man. The man held on to his coat even (4) ______________ (tight, tighter, tightest) than before.

Then, it was Sun's turn. At first, he shone gently at the man. Then, Sun went on shining brighter and brighter. The man felt hot. At last, he (5) ____________ (take, took, taking) off his coat. Wind accepted defeat but being arrogant, he said, "One day, I will prove you wrong!"

Adapted from "The Sun and the Wind" - Retold by Rick Walton

Section H

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.

river

is

the

eel

swimming

in

an

there

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2.

all of us

party

to

Michael

birthday

invited

his

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3.

Jack

sleepy

why

in

always

class

is

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Section I

Answer the following questions.

1.

Join the sentence using 'where'.

The swimming pool is always crowded.

My cousins like to swim there.

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2.

Join the sentences using 'because'.

Mimi sang to her children.

Her children were crying.

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Section J

Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

1.

One fine day, Lionel the lion was walking through the forest looking for food. He had not eaten for more than ten days so he was very (1) ____________. Soon, Lionel met a mouse. He went close to the mouse and (2) ______________ him. "Smells good!" Lionel exclaimed.

If you let me go, I will reward you," the mouse pleaded. Lionel thought for a while and asked to see the reward.

The mouse took out a (3) ___________ and said, "You can use this to spot a star in the sky. Then, call out the name of the animal you wish to eat. The animal will appear in front of you.

Lionel was impressed. He accepted the reward and let the mouse go. The mouse crept away quickly and had a good laugh later that night.

Adapted from Aesop's Fables 'The Lion and the Mouse'

Section K

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. Write your answers in complete sentences.

Once upon a time, there was a whale called Lola who always kept to herself. Whenever anyone tried to cheer her up, Lola would move away. After some time, the animals decided to ignore her forever as they thought that Lola was unfriendly. However, Dido, a young dolphin, refused to follow the others. She secretly followed Lola to find out why Lola behaved in that way. To Dido's surprise, she saw Lola eating sand while crying near the ocean bed. As Lola opened her mouth to eat, Dido realised that Lola had bad breath. She asked Lola, "Is this why you do not want to make friends with all of us?" Lola nodded sadly and said, "I am ashamed of my bad breath." "Do you know that the rest of the animals think that you are unfriendly? Isn't that worse? Dido asked. Lola realised that by not getting help, she had created a bigger problem. Lola then accepted Dido's offer to clean her teeth. When this was done, Lola began speaking to everyone again. She learnt to trust her friends with her problems. Adapted from 'Lola the Whalte' by Pedro Pablo Sacristan

1.

Why did the animals decided to ignore Lola forever?

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2.

What was Lola doing near the ocean bed?

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3.

What was Lola trying to hide?

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