PSLE Yearly English Language - Model Answers PAPER 2 Booklet A it © Educational Publishing House Pte Lid (4) (The gerund form of the verb is required.) (4) (Since there is a to-have verb ‘have’ in the first part of the question, the verb in the question tag should be ‘haven't’.) a) (Few is the most appropriate choice as the rest of the options do not agree with the second part of the sentence. ‘Few’ is also used because - ‘people’ is countable.) 2) (The preposition ‘of’ is used to indicate possession.) (a) (The modal verb ‘should’ is used to indicate possibility.) (4) (The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that © started in the past and continues to - the present.) (1) (The infinitive form of the verb is used.) @) (The modal verb ‘could’ is used to indicate possibility.) @) (The connector ‘while’ is used to mean ‘although’ here.) 12 10. 11, 13. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 5 20. @) (The second part of the sentence shows that the event in the first part of the sentence has already happened. Thus, the post tense should be used. The singular form is used because the noun ‘the voice’ is singular.) (a) (To ‘step in’ is to become involved in a situation so as to bring about a solution.) (2) (To ‘honour’ is to reward.) (4) (The adjective ‘quick’ means fast.) (2) (To ‘restore’ is to return something to its former good condition.) @) (When things happen ‘in succession’, they happen one after another.) (1) (A ‘gesture’ is a movement of some part of the body to express something.) (2) (Something that does not ‘make sense’ is not clear.) @) (To be ‘bewildered’ is to be puzzled.) (2) (To ‘move away’ is to avoid something.) a (To do something ‘awkwardly’ is to do it in a worried or embarrassing way.)PSLE Yearly English Language - Model Answers 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. (4) (Pupils have to understand that GREEN is an acronym for something, hence the use of capital letters.) @) (It is stated that Ms Nair was prompted to do something after seeing how youngsters did not care about the environment.) (4) (It is stated that a poster-making : contest and a competition to see | which housing block has the least : waste will be organised.) (a) (It is stated that coupons can be purchased from participating schools before the event.) 2) (People are encouraged to bring their ‘own containers when purchasing food from the stalls. They are also encouraged to bring their own bags to collect items from the Treosure Corner) 8) (People can sort their waste into different recycling bins and make their own scrapbooks from old newspapers at these corners.) (3) (Itis stated that ‘all coupon booklets come with free reusable bags’.) a (The poster contains information all about activities related to the ‘Go | GREEN!” Campaign.) 13 Booklet B 29. 30. 31 32. 33, 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. c (‘Although’ is used to contrast the two parts of the sentence.) N (Pupils can infer the answer from the words ‘the way it is now.) H (Since the sentence is referring to an action in the past, the past tense verb is used.) Q (‘With’ is used to mean ‘because of’ here.) L (The word ‘than’ indicates that the comparative form should be used.) D (The plural verb ‘are’ is used to agree with the plural noun ‘greeting cards’.) A (The phrase ‘a thing of the past’ refers to something that no longer happens.) M (The adverb ‘nevertheless’ is used to contrast this sentence with the previous sentence.) B (The preposition ‘against’ is used to indicate opposition here.) F (The modal verb ‘can’ is used to indicate possibility.) what (The relative pronoun ‘what! is used to refer to what Jim is going to tell his father.) © Educational Publishing House Pte LtdPSLE Yearly English Language ~ Model Answers 40. a. 42. 43, 45. 46. 47. 49, 50. 51. 52. © Educational Publishing House Pte Ltd ‘announcement (The correct ‘announcement’.) scissors (The correct spelling is ‘scissors’.) Apparently (The correct spelling is ‘apparently’.) innovative spelling is (The correct spelling is ‘innovative’.) turned (The post tense of the verb is used since the sentence is about something which has already hoppened.) makes (The singular form of the verb is used because the noun ‘my project’ is singular.) repeatedly (The adverb form of the word is used to describe the action.) extension (The noun form of the word is used to indicate the act of lengthening the time for the project.) deadline (The correct spelling is ‘deadline’,) dialogue (The correct spelling is ‘dialogue’.) in (To be ‘in time’ is to be early enough.) spend (The words ‘how much time’ provide = a clue to the answer.) for (The words ‘far from uncommon‘ ‘mean ‘common'’.) 53. 54, 55. 56. 57, 58. 59, 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. manner (‘Manner’ is used to describe a way of doing things.) Whether (The words ‘whether...or’ is used to indicate two or more possibilities.) look (To ‘look out for something’ is to try to notice something.) if (Pupils can infer the answer from the words ‘even more’.) how (‘How’is used to mean ‘in what way’) chosen (The previous paragraph is about how to select a toothbrush.) rather (Rather’ is used to mean ‘instead of’) temptation (A ‘temptation’ is a wish to do something you know should not be done.) refrain (To ‘refrain’ is to avoid doing something.) adhere (To ‘adhere’ to something is to continue to do something that is a rule.) trapped (The answer can be inferred from the words ‘between the teeth’,) lasts (The answer can be inferred from the words ‘two to three minutes’.) follow (To ‘follow’ is to obey.)PSLE Yearly English Language ~ Model Answers 66. 67. 69. 70. n. 72. Both Emma and her brother like music. (The verb ‘like’ has to be plural to agree with the plural nouns.) Mr Hamid invited the author whose book had won an award to give a talk. i (The relative pronoun ‘whose’ is used to refer to the author's book.) Not having washed clothes before, Arun made a mess of it. i (The verb ‘had’ has to be changed to | the gerund form in the transformed ° sentence.) Out of fear of the thunder, the cat hid under the sofa. (The verb ‘fear’ has to be changed into the noun form in the transformed sentence.) i Gina stared at the headline in ! disbelief. i (The verb ‘not believe’ has to be : changed into the noun form in the transformed sentence.) the work of skilled hands (Pupils have to scan the lines for | words associated with the clay : kitten.) The discussion he had with Raj : regarding his idea for their Drama : Club led him to forget about the | clay kitten. (The answer can be obtained from : the first paragraph.) 15 73. He had the intention of taking it to the General Office where the Lost and Found bosket was so that it could be returned to its rightful owner. ‘Meng reached into his pocket and felt ‘the clay kitten in his pocket. False His classmates ‘exclaimed in surprise when they thought that he was the one who had made the clay kitten, True (Pupils have to read what Meng intended to do with the clay kitten. Pupils have to know that he took out the clay kitten from his pocket before recess. He did not search for it. Pupils have to read the response of Meng’s classmates to obtain the answer.) He had not told his classmates explicitly that he was the one who had made the clay kitten but only smiled in response, which meant that he had not lied, but neither did he ‘speak up to say that he was not the one who had made the clay kitten. (Pupils have to understand the meaning of ‘lie’ to explain their answer.) © Educational Publishing House Pte LtdPSLE Yearly English Language ~ Model Answers 75. She knew that Meng was not the one who had made the clay kitten and wanted to him another chance to tell the truth. (Pupils can refer to the next two lines to obtain the answer.) answer her question 76. (The answer can be obtained from line 17.) pay attention (The answer can be obtained from line 19.) sleep properly (The answer can be obtained from line 25.) cone (line 16) the cloy kitten Rina made excuse (line 17) | Meng saying that he had to go somewhere her Rina not telling anyone ‘thoughtfulness | the truth that Meng had (ine 30) lied about making the cloy kitten’ (Pupils can refer to the words ‘lose @ similar’ to obtain the answer. 79. 80. relieved proud (The answers can be obtained from the words ‘heart felt lighter’ and ‘deep sense of satisfaction’.) She was referring to Meng's honesty in admitting that he did not make the clay kitten. She had shot him on opproving glance earlier when he confessed that he did not make the clay kitten. (Pupils can refer to line 39 to obtain the answer.) PAPER 3 1 Pupils can refer to the words : ‘mumbling that he had to go somewhere’ to obtain the answer. Pupils con refer to the previous paragraph to obtain the answer.) 78. simply laborious (Pupils have to scan the lines to look for words related to making the clay lamb.) © Educational Publishing House Pte Lid 16 a) (It is stated that Lisa and her father will buy vegetables, milk and ice cream.) @) (Lisa's father said that he had to pick up cat food at the pet shop after they were done at the supermarket.) 2) (The children stopped at the swimming complex before crossing the overhead bridge to the food centre.) @) (They went to the community club to check out the taekwondo class.) (3) (Mr Ong’s height and weight were measured at the second health screening station.)