DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 2 – REVISION TEST

AY 2020-2021
English Language
Paper 2
Primary 4

NAME:

CLASS: Primary

ENGLISH
Total Questions: 32 Questions
Total Marks: 40 Marks
Duration: 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS

Do not turn this page until you are told to do so.

Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer all questions.

This paper consists of 10 pages including this cover page.

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Section A: Grammar MCQ (7 x 1 mark = 7 marks)
Read each question carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct and most
suitable answer.

1. Jane was washing the dishes __________ she heard a loud bang.

(A) as (B) since

(C) when (D) while

2. This is my __________ umbrella. She has been searching for it since

yesterday.

(A) sisters (B) sister‟s

(C) sisters‟ (D) sisters‟s

3. I received a __________, __________, __________ purse on my birthday.

(A) black, small, classic (B) black, classic, small

(C) classic, small, black (D) classic, black, small

4. The herd of cattle__________ its leader to the watering hole for a drink
every morning.

(A) follow (B) follows

(C) followed (D) following

5. If you do not brush your teeth, you __________ cavities.

(A) get (B) will get

(C) would get (D) are getting

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6. I went to the supermarket __________ my mother needed more apples for
her fruit salad.

(A) so (B) because

(C) so that (D) as though

7. Being kind to __________ can make the world a better place for everyone to
live in harmony.

(A) each (B) none

(C) each other (D) one another

Section B: Vocabulary MCQ (7 x 1 mark = 7 marks)

Read each question carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct and most
suitable answer.

8. It breaks my heart whenever I see __________ people walking around the

streets begging for money or food.

(A) fearless (B) joyous

(C) dangerous (D) homeless

9. The children __________ in the kitchen and broke their mother‟s favourite
porcelain bowl.

(A) crowed about (B) fished for

(C) horsed around (D) chickened out

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10. “Mummy, I have a terrible toothache,” Ali __________ in pain.

(A) giggled (B) moaned

(C) laughed (D) grumbled

11. I __________every time I read books with rib-tickling stories.

(A) shout out (B) turn a deaf ear

(C) laugh my head off (D) put my foot down

12. The police have not been able to catch the thief yet. He is as cunning as a
__________.

(A) fox (B) wolf

(C) mouse (D) peacock

13. Mr Lee‟s crops were swept away by the recent typhoon. However, he was
not upset. His __________ was admirable.

(A) calmness (B) sadness

(C) happiness (D) kindness

14. My uncle loves collecting _________ paintings. His new addition is a one-
hundred-and-fifty-year-old painting which he bought from Italy.

(A) new (B) latest

(C) colourful (D) antique

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Section C: Grammar Cloze Passage (5 x 1 mark = 5 marks)

Read the passage carefully and fill in each blank by choosing the correct letter
(A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H) from the box below. Use each letter only once.

(A) a (C) an (E) the (G) all

(B) less (D) fewer (F) because (H) little

It was the weekend after Chinese New Year. Ryan decided to go to the

bank to deposit the money which he had received from his relatives.

When he reached (15) __________ bank, he noticed long queues of

people waiting to be served. As he was about to join (16) __________ queue,

he heard a faint cry of help. Turning around, he saw (17) ___________ old

man behind him collapsing onto the floor. Ryan stood there dumbfounded

(18) __________ it was the first time he had ever seen such kind of an

incident. Almost (19) __________ the people in the bank crowded around the

old man. The security guards offered help and they took the old man to a

nearby hospital.

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Section D: Vocabulary Cloze Passage (5 x 1 mark = 5 marks)

Read the passage carefully and fill in each blank by choosing the correct letter
(A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H) from the box below. Use each letter only once.

(A) growled (C) frightened (E) noisily (G) excited

(B) whispered (D) comfortably (F) calmness (H) sadness

The dog was a snob. It was not good at anything but barking all day long. The dog
saw the wolf as a strong animal so it decided to stay with the wolf. At midnight, the dog
barked, “Woof, woof, woof!”

“Stop barking,” the wolf (20) __________ softly, “or the tiger will come and eat us
up!” The (21) __________ wolf stopped him at once.

Hearing this, the dog decided to move to live together with the tiger. At midnight,
the dog barked as it had done before. “Why are you making all that noise? The hunter
will hear us and will come looking for us!” (22) __________ the tiger. “The man must
be very strong and powerful,” the dog thought. Therefore, it went off to look for its new
companion. It saw a cottage where a man lived. The dog lay down

(23) __________ beside the man and fell asleep.

At midnight, the dog continued barking as before. The loud barking of the dog
disturbed the (24) __________ of the night. The man ran out of his cottage with a rifle.
When he saw nothing but the dog, he exclaimed, “Your barking must have frightened
away the wild animals. Good dog!” This pleased the dog greatly. The dog decided to
live with Man from then on.

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Section E: Sentence Synthesis (3 x 2 marks = 6 marks)
Read each question carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct and most
suitable answer.

25. James counted the coins. James put them in his piggy bank.

If you combine the two sentences above, which sentence below will be the
correct answer?

(A) James counted the coins so he put them in his piggy bank.
(B) James put them in his piggy bank before counting the coins.
(C) James counted the coins after putting them in his piggy bank.
(D) James counted the coins before putting them in his piggy bank.

26. “The Singapore Zoo has about three hundred fifteen species of animals,” my
teacher explained.

If you change the sentence above to indirect speech, which sentence

below will be the correct answer?

(A) My teacher explained that the Singapore Zoo has about three hundred fifteen
species of animals.
(B) My teacher explained that the Singapore Zoo will have about three hundred
fifteen species of animals.
(C) My teacher explained that the Singapore Zoo does not have about three
hundred fifteen species of animals.
(D) My teacher explained that the Singapore Zoo would have about three
hundred fifteen species of animals.

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 27. Samantha said, “I am going to spend my June holidays in Australia.”

If you change the sentence above to indirect speech, which sentence

below will be the correct answer?

(A) Samantha said that she has to spend her June holidays in Australia.
(B) Samantha said that she is going to spend her June holidays in Australia.
(C) Samantha said that she was going to spend her June holidays in Australia.

(D) Samantha said that she will be going to spend her June holidays in Australia.

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Section F: Comprehension MCQ (5 x 2 marks = 10 marks)
Read the passage carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct and most
suitable answer.

Why Do some Animals Have Armour?

1 Why do some animals have shells? The answer is for protection.

Many sea animals are at the risk of being eaten by larger animals so
they are protected by a hard shell. Some of these animals are snails,
scallops, crabs and lobsters. For a predator to eat the scallop, it would
have to either break its shell or force it open. 5

2 Crabs and lobsters have a different kind of armour. Their entire

bodies are covered with a jointed skeleton which can move about.
This allows crabs and lobsters to attack and defend themselves with
strong pincers.
3 Even insects have their own armour. It is made of a much lighter 10
material than crab or scallop shells. It allows the insects to fly.
However, some insects, like beetles, still seem to have problems
flying.
4 Animals with armour often face problems when they are growing.
As their shells do not grow with them, they must grow in stages. Just 15
before the new „skin‟ is fully hardened, the old armour is removed.
5 There are some disadvantages to having armour as well. Animals
with this form of protection are usually slow-moving but they are also
some of the longest living animals. One example is a tortoise which
lived up to 152 years. 20

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28. What is the main reason that animals have armour?
(A) to find food easily
(B) to protect themselves
(C) to attack other animals
(D) to move around more easily

29. If an animal wants to eat another animal with a shell, it must __________.
(A) swallow the shell as well
(B) suck the animal out of its shell
(C) break the shell or force it open
(D) wait for the animal to outgrow its shell

30. How does a crab move about in its shell?

(A) It sheds its shell.

(B) It uses its pincers.
(C) Its shell is made of a very light material.
(D) It has a jointed shell which allows movement.

31. When does an animal remove its shell?

(A) just after the animal is eaten
(B) just before it is ready to grow
(C) just after the new shell hardens
(D) just before the new shell is fully hardened

32. What is the main disadvantage of having armour?

(A) It is harder to be eaten.

(B) The animal lives longer.
(C) It is harder to move around.
(D) It can defend itself with its shell.

Check your paper carefully.

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