PRACTICE1
Vocabulary(12marks)
Choosethemostsuitableanswerandwriteitsnumberinthebracketsprovided.(121=12marks)
()1.TodayisHui''sbirthday.Herfriendsare__________itwithher.
??????A.spoiling??????B.playing??????C.celebrating?????D.remembering
()2.Nick''spet__________isgrowing
??????biggerbytheday.
??????A.snail??????B.terrapin
??????C.fish???????D.whale
()3.Thankyouforthe_________present.
??????A.horrid?????B.awful
??????C.lovely?????D.ugly
()4.Duringtheblackout,Davidlita?__________.?
??????A.torchlight????B.candle???????C.paper???????????D.cigarette
()5.Thelionisa/an__________animal.
??????A.fierce????????B.adorable?????C.gentle??????????D.friendly
()6.Thehugemonkey_________fromtreetotreeplayfully.
??????A.flies?????????B.flips????????C.swings??????????D.sways
()7.The________iscrossingthebusyroad.
??????A.passenger?????B.victim???????C.pedestrian??????D.vehicle
()8.Pleasecleanthechalkboardwitha_________.
??????A.handkerchief?????B.duster
??????C.napkin???????????D.cloth
()9.IwassotiredthatIkept__________.
??????A.yawning??????????B.grinning?
??????C.smiling??????????D.eating
()10.Thesnailis_________slowly.
???????A.jogging?????????B.walking
???????C.swimming????????D.crawling
()11.Iput________onmytoothbrush.
???????A.toothpaste??????B.flour
???????C.perfume?????????D.cement ()12.Pleasespeak__________.Ican''thearyou.
???????A.softly???????B.quickly??????C.loudly??????????D.carelessly
Grammar(38marks)
Answerthequestionsincompletesentencesusingthewordsinthebrackets.(42=8marks)
13.WhatisJasminedoingnow?(reading,listening,music)
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14.Howdidthemonsterlook?(gigantic,threelegs)
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15.Whydidtheboysruntothetelephonebooth?(ambulance)
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16.Whathappenedwhenthebellrang?(pupils,returned,classrooms,orderly)
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Underlinethecorrectwordineachofthebrackets.(141=14marks)
17.Fishare(over,covers,covered)withscales.
18.Theshoplifter(who,which,what)wasarrestedbythepolicewasaboyfrom?
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19.Thestraycatsare(look,looks,looking)forfood.
20.Hiswalletwas(steal,steals,stolen)byayounggirl.
21.Wecan(find,finds,found)seashellsonthebeach.
22.Henrypaidaprincelysum(for,with,on)themansion.
23.Annwastakingabathwhenthetelephone(ring,rings,rang).
24.Rambutans(is,are,am)hairyfruit.
25.Desmondhas(take,takes,taken)Helen''scalculator.
26.Thespeedingmotorcyclistwasstopped(by,with,at)apoliceman.
27.PeterandMosesplantostay(in,on,at)thelibraryforonehour.
28.Kennyhas(go,going,gone)outforlunch.
29.Theyput(in,on,out)thefirebeforeitspreadtootherhouses.
30.Hesat(on,in,onto)thebeachforalongtimelisteningtothewaves.
Rearrangethewordstoformcorrectsentencesandendeachsentencewithafull-stop.(82=marks)
31.day??fine????Itwas???and????was????a????the?????sea?????calm?
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32.is????hehas?????sports????Myfather????that????for??sobusy???notime
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33.ahole????and?????in????Thedog???theground???dug???buried??thebone
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34.spent????whole??????Janson????day?????the???????drawing
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35.gohome???that????They????to?????when?????decided??????theysaw???
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36.the?????time??????Martha????at?????wonderful????a????zoo?????had
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37.pupils???class????in??????there???????this???????twenty?????are
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38.likes????porch????her?????always?????cat????at????sit????to???the?
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VocabularyCloze(10marks)
Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwordsfromthebox.
reducing
pant
advice
overeat
overweight
flight
centres
undergo
problem
examined
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????Therearemany(39)________peoplearoundus.Afatpersontendsto(40)_________afterclimbinga(41)_________ofsteps.However,mostofthemdisregardthis(42)_________.Theycontinueto(43)__________.Someofthemvisitslimming(44)_________inthehopeof(45)_________theirweights.Inschools,studentsare(46)_________forobesity.Theyhaveto(47)__________particularexerciseprogrammes.Theyarealsogiven(48)__________ontherighttypeoffoodtoeat.
ComprehensionMCQ(10marks)
Readthepassagecarefully.Thenchoosethecorrectanswerandwriteitsnumber(A,B,CorD)inthebrackets.
Johnwasinaqueuetoboardthebus.Whenitwashisturn,amancameandsqueezedupthebus.Johnfeltangry.Helookedaroundforaseatbutcouldnotfindanyseatexcepttheonebesidetherudeman.Johnsatunwillinglybesidehim.Henoticedthatthemanwasveryyoungandhadanearringonhisleftear.Hewaslisteningtothewalkman.ThemusicwassoloudthatJohncouldhearit.Johnknewthathewouldnotenjoyhisbusridebesidesuchaninconsideratepassenger.
Awhilelater,theyoungman''smobilephonerang.HeansweredthecallandspokesoloudlythatthepassengersinfrontturnedtolookathimandJohn.Notwantingthepassengerstothinkhewastheyoungman''sfriend,Johnalightedatthenextbusstop.
()49.Johnfelt_________tositbesidetheyoungman.
???????A.unhappy???????B.happy?????????C.excited??????????D.worried
()50.Johnsatbesidetheyoungmanbecause_________.
???????A.hewantedtotalktotheyoungman
???????B.hewantedtoseewhethertheyoungmanwaswearinganyearring
???????C.theyoungmanwasveryrude
???????D.therewasnootheremptyseat
()51.Johnthoughtthattheyoungmanwasinconsideratebecause_________.
???????A.theyoungmanlistenedtothewalkman
???????B.theyoungmantalkedverysoftly
???????C.themusicthattheyoungmanwaslisteningtowasveryloud
???????D.theyoungman''smobilephonerang
()52.ThepassengersinfrontturnedtolookatJohnandtheyoungmanbecause
???????__________.
???????A.theyoungman''smobilephonerang
???????B.theyoungmanlistenedtothewalkman
???????C.theywantedtoknowwhosatbehindthem
???????D.theyoungmanwastalkingloudly
()53.Johnalightedatthebusstop__________.
???????A.whenhereachedhisdestination?
???????B.whenheknewhemissedhisdestination
???????C.beacusetheyoungmantalkedveryloudly
???????D.beacusehedidnotwanttherestofthepassengerstothinkthatthe
??????????youngmanwashisfriend
ComprehensionOE(10marks)
Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
????ToencouragetheyoungpeopleinSingaporetoreadwidely,ourgovernmentbuildsmanylibrariesandholdsreadingcampaignsyearly.Therearemanybooksinthelibrary.Therearenon-fictionbooksandfictionbooks,referencebooksandmagazines.Booksprovideknowledgeabouttheworldwelivein.Readingisagoodwayofknowingthehappeningsintheworldandthepeoplearoundus.Wegainabetterunderstandingofpeopleofdifferentculturesandtheircustoms.Itisgoodtocultivatethehabitofreadingasknowledgeispower.Italsoenablesonetospeakandwritebetter.
()54.HowdoesthegovernmentencouragetheyoungpeopleinSingaporetoread
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()55.Nametwokindsofbooksthatyoucanfindinlibraries.
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()56.Whatdobooksprovide?
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()57.Whichwordinthepassagemeans''develop''?
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()58.Whyisitgoodtocultivatethehabitofreading?
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GuidedWriting(20marks)
Writeastorybasedonthepicturesbelow.Youmayusethewordsandphrasesinthebox.
AFilialChild
tidieshisbed
household?chores
washestheplatesandbowls
waterstheplants
listenstoparents
studiesdiligently
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ANSWERS
Primary2English
Practice1
1.C 4.B 7.C 10.D 2.B 5.A 8.B 11.A 3.C 6.C 9.A 12.C 13.Sheisreadingandlisteningtothemusicnow.
14.Itwasgiganticandhadthreelegs.
15.Theywantedtocalltheambulance.
16.Thepupilsreturnedtotheirclassroominanorderlymanner.
17.covered 18.who 19.looking 20.stolen 21.find 22.for 23.rang 24.are 25.taken 26.by 27.in 28.gone 29.out 30.on 31.Itwasfinedayandtheseawascalm.
32.Myfatherissobusythathehasnotimeforsports.
33.Thedogdugaholeinthegroundandburiedthebone.
34.Jansonspentthewholedaydrawing.
35.Theydecidedtogohomewhentheysawthattheskywasovercast.
36.Marthahadawonderfultimeatthezoo.
37.Therearetwentypupilsinthisclass.
38.Hercatalwayslikestositattheporch.
39.overweight 40.pant 41.flight 42.problem 43.overeat 44.centres 45.reducing 46.examined 47.undergo 48.advice
49.A 50.D 51.C 52.D 53.D
54.Thegovernmentbuildsmanylibrariesandholdsreadingcampaignsyearly.
55.Wecanfindfiction/non-fictionbooks/magazines/referencebooksinlibraries.
56.Theyprovideknowledgeabouttheworldwelivein.
57.Theword''cultivate''meansdevelop.
58.Itisbecauseknowledgeispowerandreadingenablesonetospeakandwrite
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