Answer Keys ( SA1 Revision Paper )

Section A: Vocabulary (6 x 1 mark each = 6 marks)

For each question from 1 to 6, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

1. Many people say that both my brother and I _________ my father. All three of us have been mistaken for brothers.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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2. A few months ago, my eldest brother _________ in the army.

(1) enlisted(2) enrolled(3) admitted(4) processed

3. After taking a short rest, my grandmother ___________ her walk in the park.

(1) reigned(2) returned(3) resumed(4) resigned

4. If the weather _________, the boys are going to fly a kite together.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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5. Mr Kang wants to return the new torch to the store because it is _________.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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6. I looked through the __________ carefully before deciding on which model aeroplane to buy for myself.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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Section B: Grammar (8 x 1 mark each = 8 marks)

For each question from 7 to 14, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

7. My two sisters help __________ with their homework.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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8. Janice, together with her cousins, ____________ to watch a movie when the accident happened.

(1) is going(2) are going(3) was going(4) were going

9. During our learning journey, we ______________ reprimanded by Mr Tan for misbehaving.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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10. Both Peter and his brother ________________ devastated when they received the bad news.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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11. Yesterday, I ____________ the doctor who had saved my life.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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12. As we ____________ dinner in the living room, we heard a loud explosion.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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13. _____________ chameleons in that tree are well-camouflaged against the branches.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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14. Whenever my aunt travels, she needs a porter to help her as she has _____________ luggage.

(1)(2)(3)(4)

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Section C: Visual Text Comprehension (4 x 1 marks each = 4 marks)For each question from 15 to 19, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

Choose the most appropriate option and shade its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the OAS provided.

15. The main objective of this story-telling competition is to _____________________________.

(1) promote the use of Standard English

(2) improve the speaking skills of the pupils

(3) train students to speak confidently on stage

(4) promote creativity and also listening skills among the audience ( 2 )

16. According to the poster, all participants need to __________________________________.

(1) speak in standard English

(2) present an original fairy tale

(3) be either in Primary 4 or Primary 5

(4) submit their stories by the end of May ( 1 )

17. George is a P4 pupil from Primary 4B. In order to register for this competition,

he needs to submit his personal particulars to ________________________________.

(1) the librarian

(2) his form teacher

(3) the General Office

(4) his English teacher ( 4 )

18. According to the poster, which one of the following statement is true?

(1) The Library Week lasts for 5 days.

(2) Every participant has more than 15 minutes to present the story.

(3) The competition is organised by the Speak Good English Movement.

(4) Interested pupils can download the registration form from the school website. ( 1 )

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PART IISection D: Grammar Cloze

Cloze 1: Personal Pronouns (4 x 1 mark)

Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct word from the words given in the box and write its letter (A to F) in each blank. USE A WORD ONCE ONLY.

(A) their (B) them (C) his

(D) we (E) he (F) they

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Years ago, shoals of swordfish began swimming up to the shoreline, killing

and injuring hundreds of swimmers and fishermen with (19) (A) their long,

sharp, horn shaped snouts. Some fishermen believed the fish were taking revenge

as many of them had been killed over the years because of their King’s liking for

collecting swordfish horns. As the King and (20) (C) his generals stood on the

bloody sand and surveyed the damage, a young boy walked up to them.

He suggested a solution, “Why don’t we put up a wall of sharp stakes made

from banana tress trunks?” “This could be placed along the shore to protect the

people.” (21) (E) he added.

The King was so impressed and he immediately ordered his men to build the

fence. When the fish’s snouts were stuck in the banana trunks, (22) (F) they

whipped out their swords and killed them.

Adapted from The little big story book by Alison De Souza

Cloze 2: Subject-Verb Agreement (4 x 1 mark)

Read the passage carefully. Circle the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Removal of the skin from fruits before eating them is an extra and unnecessary

process. The skin often (23) [ contains / contain ] plenty of nutritional goodness. There

are some ways how skin on various fruits (24) [ benefits / benefit ] us. For example,

almost half of the vitamin C (25) [ is / are ] just underneath the skin of apples. The skin

of apples also contains different antioxidants. Leaving the skin on increases the fibre

in your meal. The fuzzy skin of a kiwi fruit contains fibre and an extra dose of

antioxidants, so (26) [ do / does ] the purple skin of the eggplant. Save yourself some

time and boost the nutritional goodness of your meals by leaving the peel on.

Adapted from Readers’ Digest

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Section E: Sentence Combining (4 x 1 mark)

Combine each pair of the sentences to make one sentence using the word(s) given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given.

Example: May is tall. May’s sister is not tall.

May is tall but her sister is not.

27. The Olympian can win a medal for Singapore. He trains hard.

The Olympian trains hard so that he can win a medal for Singapore.

28. There is a playground at the park. The children can play there.

The children can play at the park where there is a playground.

Or

There is a playground at the park where the children can play.

29. The man robbed the bank last week. The police was looking for him.

The police was looking for the man who robbed the bank last week .

30. I must improve my grades. My parents will take me for a holiday.

If I improve my grades, my parents will take me for a holiday.

OR

If my parents take me for a holiday, I must improve my grades.

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Section F: Comprehension 1 (10 marks)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

A few years ago, after a long morning of sightseeing in New York, my

children and I took a breather at Central Park. “Look!” my son said, pointing to

a nearby rubbish bin. That was when we saw our first raccoon. Quite at home

in a big city, he paid us no heed, concentrating only on finding a tasty lunch.

He sorted through a few options before emerging with a wrapped sandwich,

held between his paws.

Satisfied, he jumped down steadily and ambled nonchalantly towards a

spot on the gravel path, less than a metre from where we sat. The children

were fascinated by the raccoon which had entertained them much better than

any museum.

I tried to walk forward to the gravel path but he turned around and gave

us a glance, perhaps as reassurance that we were not about to take his lunch.

With his delicate fingers, he peeled back the layers of plastic wrap until the

half-eaten sandwich was uncovered.

Then he surprised us all. Instead of starting on his food, he turned to a

nearby rain puddle and dipped his hands in a casual air. He rubbed his hands

together underwater for a moment, preened his whiskers and then delicately

picked at his meal.

Adapted from Reader’s Digest

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For Q31-32, decide who does the following activities. Tick () your chosen answer. The first example has been done for you. [2m]

Activities described in paragraph 1 Raccoon Author’s Son

Example pointing to a rubbish bin

31. sightseeing in the park

32. scavenging for food

33. Satisfied, he jumped down steadily and ambled nonchalantly to a spot on the (A) (B)

gravel path, not a metre from where we sat.

Statement Raccoon Author’s Son

E.g. He was eating in the park.

34. He peeled the plastic wrap using his fingers.

35. He turned around and gave a glance.

36. sandwich [1m]

37. Tick your chosen answer. The raccoon had surprised the writer by ____________. [1m]

running away with his food

stuffing the food in his mouth

putting his hands into the puddle

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38. Which word has the same meaning as ‘amazed? Circle either (A) or (B). [1m]

The children were fascinated by the raccoon which had entertained them (A) (B)

much better than any museum.

39. What were the two things the raccoon did just before having his lunch?

i. washed his hands [1m]

ii. cleaned his whiskers [1m]

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Section G: Comprehension 2 (10 marks)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

A Singaporean taxi driver returned $1 million in cash that had been

left behind by a Thai couple in his cab. The money, which was in S$1,000

bills, was inside a black paper bag left on the rear seat.

Taxi driver Mr Sia, 70, had picked up the couple from The Sail

condominium at Marina Bay at around 11.30 a.m. on Monday. After he had

dropped them off at Golden Mile Complex in Beach Road, he proceeded to

look for a parking space so that he could visit a toilet.

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After returning from the toilet, he noticed a black paper bag on the

right side of the back seat. It contained stacks of S$1,000 notes. Anxious

thoughts raced through his mind. Mr Sia said, “When I saw the money, I

thought, “Trouble is here. What if some other passengers find the money and

keep them? I was sure there was a lot of money in the bag.”

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Afraid that someone else might get into his taxi, he locked its doors

and drove straight to his taxi company.

“The money is unimportant to me. It doesn’t belong to me, so how

can I keep it?” said Mr Sia, who has been a taxi driver for 31 years. His

colleagues were stunned when he handed over the bag of cash. They

counted the money and realised it was $1 million.

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At the same time, the Thai couple had contacted the taxi company.

They went to Sin Ming, where Mr Sia was waiting at the lost-and-found

department. To express their gratitude, the couple gave a reward for his

honesty. Mr Sia declined to reveal the amount.

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Spokesman Ms Tammy Tan said Mr Sia had acted quickly and with

great integrity by returning the money directly. Ms Tan commended Mr Sia

and said, “Finding $1 million in cash is not an everyday affair and in fact, we

wonder how many people would have possibly been tempted by it.”

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Adapted from

The New Paper

For Q40, write 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the bracket provided.

40. The Thai couple alighted at ______________________. [1m]

(1) Sin Ming(2) Marina Bay(3) Golden Mile Complex(4) The Sail condominium ( 3 )

41. Write one word from the passage that shows that the Thai couple was thankful to the taxi-driver.

[1m]

42. These are the events that involved Mr Sia. Put them in the right sequence, according to the flow in the story. Write 1, 2 and 3 on the lines. [1m]

__1___ Mr Sia parked his car.

__3__ Mr Sia noticed the bag of money.

__2___ Mr Sia went to the toilet.

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43. State whether each sentence below is True or False. Give a reason for your answer. [2m]

True/False Reason

(i) False

It was the Thai couple who gave Mr Sia the reward, not the taxi company. (1)

The couple gave a reward to Mr Sia for his honesty.

It was the Thai couple who gave him a reward but he did not accept it. (0)

The passage did not mention that the taxi company gave a reward to Mr Sia for his honesty. ( 0)

(ii) False

Mr Sia did not know how much money there was in the cab when he drove his taxi to his taxi company. (1)

Mr Sia only knew there was a lot of money in the bag but he did not know the exact amount. (1)

Mr Sia did not count the money but he only saw stacks of $1000 notes. (1)

Mr Sia knew there was a lot of money in the bag. (0)

44. Based on the passage, match Column A with Column B correctly.[2m]

(i)) Ms Tammy Tan praised someone.

(ii) Mr Sia went to Sin Ming to return the money.

(iii) The Thai couple went to the taxi company to recover the money.

For Q 45-46, write your answer in complete sentences.

45. What does the word ‘it’ in line 26 refer to? [1m]

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It refers to the money.

It refers to the $1 million.

It refers to the finding of $1 million. (0)

46. Why did Mr Sia feel anxious when he discovered the bag of money? [2m]

Mr Sia was afraid /anxious/worried that some other passengers would find and take the money.

Mr Sia thought there would be trouble and that some passengers might find the money and keep it.

Me Sia was afraid that someone might get in his taxi and take the money in the bag.

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