Name: ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (PRIMARY) MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2004 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BOOKLET A ) Marks ; Class :Primary6 _ Date: 11 May 2004 Duration of Paper: 2hSection A : Graphic Stisawlus (5 marks) Study the advertisement carefully aud answer questions 1— 5. ‘YOU'RE INVITED TO A BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY 3 —! Sito RABY ELEPHANT RAIA'S 2° BIRTHDAY PARTY 18 pal, 100 tetas Zoo Theavee Lion ‘Phos a TRUNKFUL of Other Activities Mect Baby Elephant Raj & His Keeper 10-18 Apsil, 130 2.00pm Zoo Theatre Lawn Token Feeding For Adult Elepbants 10~ 18 April, 11.S0am~— 12.05pm, 2a0-235pm (Only eon Elephant Exhibi (Guests are invited to bring slong onl + honsyéeuy swatennston, sugar cane, apples, banaras, pineapples and bread) session for weekends) Elephant Walk & Mect The Keeper Session TO 18 April, 10.30 11.Wuar, 239 ~ 3.00pm __ (nly morning seas for weseends) Zoo Theatreste Lave Daily Eleppeot Sbows 10~18 Aprit, 11.30am0~ 12.005m (Exes Weekend Shots a 4.00 ~ 4.3050) Elephant Exhibit Kids Games & Craft Sescioas ‘Weekends ealy (10,31,7, 18 Ape 20, 0,17, 18 Apt) { [ ao.o0- 11.60em, 250-3 opm YesEnannee ee , [ Leatning Centre . } | eines nisisisroy |For each question tiem 1 ta 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer, Make your euoice (1, 2,3 or 4), Shade the correct oval (1,2. 3 or Dan the Optical Answer Sheet J. Visitors to the S apoce Zoological Gardens aze stowed to feed the elephants fre Ly birticay oghe and bread if honeydew and cainh: 2 7 2. Baby El (2 Adidas (23 RUS Ratio Station (2) Diners World Trave 4. (The Singapore Zoological Gardens 3. LEyow go to the borday, 1? Ap: ‘apote Zoological Gardens at 4 oclock in the aftemoos on you will be able to dfeed the sleptants {Dewateh the elephant show ) a's birthday party GY take part in some gemes and craft sessions 4. eyo miss Baby Hlophant Raja elephant in the thday Party, you can stilt meet the bob atthe Zoo Entrance at the Leaming Cente f the Zoe Theatrette Lawn the Elepaant Exhibit Acea BBymoming 5S. Which of the adopted by the Singapore Zoological Gardens as its slow: ATI Stacts F (Deiourne: ys in Wild Places ae 2 Brinvitation § TrostSection B : Grammar (15x 1) marks For each question from Q6 to Q20, four options are given. One of them is che correct answer. Make your éboice (1,2,3 or 4). Sbade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet, 6. None of the workmen _ _ up so the repair work could nor be carried out. Bum 2) tums B) tres BD wuming 2 Bryan, to _ __} passed the information, turned out to be a spy. a (that ie who ¢ whom xX & whose a 8 Petersaw Alex some money from Mary's handbag. “Why did you tum __ the job offer?” she asked. i ia off Q> down ; Oy @ away 10. This pair of spectacles_______ not suit you at all, You hed botter use the old pair. wr 4 >? Ry ai + Gy had @ 4n M4 16. oropier always By) wed QD vses BY isnane iF was using fim, jike his sister and brother, _ every weekend bought in ponght up onight off bonght out There is a commen saying that no news Gy me By was GY were Jane enjoys watching movies with her fiends, Gy is she Qy sn’ishe GB) does she (4) doasn'e she ongratutated Mes Heng, yteaks down whenever Janet _ his parents at their food-stat 2 _. the witness and wes acquitted of his crime. good news _.____ tier regent promotion.48. 19, 20. Neither Peter nor! (1) isattending 2) am attending CG areattending (4) were attending ___ the swimming meet uext Wednesvay __being canght in the massi on time, Q) Since BR ‘Unies: Despite (Although Weyou _ _imy advive, you would not ve Jamenting now. Gy heed 3 heeds @ had heeded a were heeding, “Don't keep blaming advised David, QO} myself’ (Q) — himseli’ G) yourself via 4 __ for what had happened,” Kenneth 2Seetion Ci Vocabubary (20x t= 10 marks ) For each question trom 21 te Q30, four options are given, One of them is the ct answer, Make youtr choice (1,2,3 or 4). Shale the correct oval (1.2.3 or 4) op the Optical Auswer Sheet 21, Shylferwas__ __ about taking up rock-slimbi teacher for advice S approached her stispicions appreneash oilshywed en for Mathematics when he was just shitade sates aptitude 23 ____ life, spending oxy whet she thinks is necessary 24 the movie made me __ in fear, > snivel 2D smter 2 \ ~ 5S} stage: ‘3) shud 28 ____and itis unlikely that she will E> dechned Q} dehydrated GB} depresia ratedFor Q26 to Q30, choose the most suitable word(s) to replace the underlined workis). Shade the correct oval (1, 2,3 or 4) on the OAS. 26. The ring sbe was wearing was so conspi cuous that everyone was talking about it GR) fancifial @)—_airactive GY — enormous 2 (33 noticeable 27. The drug smuggler was apprchended at the airport. (B arrested RY — assaulted ey comered (convicted 28. The pupils listened attentvely while the six musicians from a famous band performed on stage. 2 io Q) sextet > Gi quartet @y quintet 29. The company was able to cover costs within a vear of its opening (3 break up LY break off ‘BJ break even Gj break away 20. Having wasted her money in her ‘youth, the old lauy is penniless now. (lost Qy tmundered 3 exhausted '4) squanderedSection D: Comprehwasion MCQ (5 X 2 marks} Read the pas aroun’ ti he | went away around het Taken Pon, Sots with the good news, “The big race on Field D d the room. » their father’s b best rusner in the whole world, | the school to watek: the sports © | woulde’t work at o run as fast as you ean» it was her tara, she ran with against her ribs wd when somneone erie, Sadako, cheering and now and then the ‘zziness rene | Chicka. Frightened, Sadako & promised Sadako. “A. gisl your age should have one.” Kimono. She oaly eared abo Sadako was minting in age carefai'y ané answer question 31 to 38 Itwas the beginning of auaumn when Sadako rushed into the house 1 wonderful thing has happened!” she said breathlessly. ay! Y've been chosen to be in the relay team!” She danced f we win. UN be sure to get on the team next year?” 8 shat Sadako wanted more than anything efse. ont, Sadako thonght of only one Tuing ~- therelay race, Soo! and often ran all the Wey home, Masahiro timed From thi every day faster. Maybe, she thought, Twill bethe 10 | At last the big day amtived. Par , Felatives and friends gathered at | vents. Sadako wes nervous, She was attaid her lees “Don’t worry,” Mrs Sasaki said. "When you get out there, vou will Arts i i signal t start Sadako forgot everything but the xace, Whe> i he strength she had. Het heart thumped painfully i n the race was over \ \ | twas then ther a strange, dizzy feeling came over he She scareety Sadako! Your team won!” ‘The class surrounded wating, She shook her head a few times and the dizziness Ali winter ko practised to improve her speed. But every She didn’t teli anyone shot it, not even 25 « the secret inside ofher oc, Mrs Sasald bung, good-luck symbols above Op New Year | | the door to protect her family all through che year. \ “As soon an afford it, Tl buy # kimo for you,” she 20 ko politely thanked her mother, but she didn’t cace about & | ¢vacing with the team next yeu 1 Por sever ymbo!s were } iieko felt strong and ealthy, and she can faster and Easter i ur al) the: ended one crisp, cold winter day in Februacy when \ neal y everything seemed to whi} 35) ang she sacks‘ dee eronindl \For each question from 31 to 35, four options are given. One of them is the comece answer. Make your chojce (1,2, 3 of 4 ). Shade the correct oval (J .2,3 of d) on the Optical Answer Sheet, 31, 32. 33. a4 BB In line 2, Sadako received the good news that (%) autumn had just began @_ there would be a big rece on Field Day (3) she would be running for the relay team the next year “4) she had been selected to run in the relay teaun for the year Sadako was nervous before the race because she Was Q) feeling unwell o worried that her legs would fail het QJ afiaid to let her iriends, parents and relatives down, (affected by the presence of her friends, pareats and relatives ‘Masahiro and Sadako were__ QJ. fiends Q covsins () siblings @)_ neighbours Sadako's secret in Tine 26 was Q) towin the race Q2) 10 train all winter Q) the pain in her heart @. her recurring dizzy spells Mrs Sasaki hanged the good-tuck symbol above the door as UY it was a gift Q} it served asa decoration (3}xt would keep her family from harm (Fic would help Sadako to run mare quicklySteuctura! Clow {10 metks! Thera are 19 blariks nuinbered 36 to #5 in the passage heiow. given, choose tne mest suitable word for each blank, blank The letters (3 From the ist of wards its letter (A to Q) in the void conk 11 (O} have been omitted ip orclsr to EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE - a) ney } i) alter | {) should geaen | =) a day, Adam came by the room to remove the handeaes a __Pe unwound the gauze, 1 cout fet the fake teanng 38) __ Sw ron the slaps, 2s th! something was ninving 80 Mme Then he pias coy off, F ieoked al the minor. * had staples running in curves geross my scatp, Adam sais, “ive dons sny par” | stutied the staples in (41) _ = au Mirror, 1 knew A. kuti back togeltier (43) ___.. Sarr had done, He had eset titanium serows to put iy _& my skin. Tianfum ig ar allay used fa same light 1 siege "Mave i 14d) _belp me climb bata" I joked. D Adam became a good ‘fend and he contiqued ta dap (45) my room to see howt was doing over the coxt Few months of treatment etgated bem Its Mot steve Ye Biea'be Cgsce ArmaanEgitina for Spetiing, Punctuation and Grammar (10 marks) Each of the underlined words contains aither a speting or a aranimatic Punttuation marks are circled. Am i ‘should be. Put the coreci puncttiation mart or word (in terms of usege and orn) i each of the boxes ‘The setting was Montgomery, Alaboms ~ haart ofthe south, Kosa wes going me | ~You'have'to give up yourseat, (_} thé bus oriver ~ No," vias Rosa's shocking reply [@ age The Bus driver moved down the aizse of the bus. “f you don't move, fil ¢ cv agin, Rosa's simple reply was No,” Ce LS dhrer | Rosa was tired with a fong and hard day of work as 2 seamstress, Most of Sas | gugh she was black. Rosa vas tired of being eaeted tke this th eoziee to sing Sta Kage - Pubisnng)mnpreher jon Crom (20 marks) Fill in each blank with 3 suitable wort. By the time Neivetie Tan was thirty-one, he bad heen in jai for a total of een years. Graduating (66) yom ‘an institutional home for boys, he wenk to the Reformative Training Centre, Then be went onto seve (87), sania se ‘Outram and Changi Subsequentiy ho ok inte & Gang fight and he was (58) _ faking bloodied kite fran the body ef the manwihe Ui Spares the paliows in 1958 because he was hyo weeks short of eighteen st BIN ne ys cetsined ndetintly ona release « Neder of ton fumates set tree to (62) the time af the, not be considered for at ( ore. pore’ inctenenoe seven yoars, However, in.1965, he ora wes (8D Sieg: Within six oe bs was hack - for armad robbery, Canad thirty time: he was the in main’ inmatas looked ( » AD tothe prison toansrane they looked to for a Youn. Today, at showtwo. ce (64) SS martian with three chien ang the founding paster and director of the Church of God at 1658 Bedsk Read charge came stout uadar rather hiterious 5) een Atmee, hac baer put man isolation (68% __NTOO RA p _that he was going (@ WBe.to hurt someone, He kiske _.. $0: three months for uyina to Yo get hin te vee viet, anether (69) MNO say oe pagns from nis le foe the warden 19 give him, but not 28 (70) Age Ni per Ingiead.“ies tke donking water for on (7 }@MAMMEEIY wiry man oeceuse (73) been completely deprived of everything, The grey walls around _me were the (74) SOMAG, (73) Nong Tse same men as before but | was ne ‘Asoplod arn 42 May 200 Siete imag Ave Neves again Man Fume aoe78, 78, ven santence(s) using the words provide sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the gise tb him, Ken would not talk to Ary. sees Any apslogsed to ¥en, he Mout _ Rot fale ~e_her sm ja suitalbie candidate fortne race. Rita'g.a suitable candidate too. eased te s - ond Be on slitebe _ ates br the (ee‘Comprehension (20 marks) Read the passage and answer the questions below, “Where is Miss Belly 7° ~ She ad better hury of she will miss it!” “The children pressed ayainst each other like cifferest flowers intermixed, peering outfor a took at the iden sun. Shad bean raining, just like it had been for the past seven years, The qusn ct) water palted the windows like tidal waves caring aver an island aa 8 blast of cold wind swapt through the room. This was the way ff hag always been on the planet Venus and this was the schaolrooin of children whose parents were astronauts who had chosen to come to this world la Lve out anew lite 1 { | 1 | Mandy stood apart ftom them. Unlike her, these crildrea would never 10 remember a time when there was no rain, They had abvays ascokened to the | talting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon the reo, 1 the walk, the gardens and the forests. But Mandy remembered the way the Sun | was as she wes already four when she left Onio, | } ; | t | | \ 1 William walked up to Mandy anid gave her a shove: “What are you looking at 7” Mandy said nothing. i ‘Speak when you are spoken to,” William glared at her. Mandy did not move. Meanwhile, the children edged away fom har. She wou! play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground city. Wher The class cang songs about happiness and life, her lips barely moved. Only when they sang about the sun and te summer did she, ook Up 3 drenched windows, 0 watch the “Nothing is going to happen today, isn'tit 7” cried Willan 1 | “Oh, bul this is the day, the ‘scienlists predict that, the sum..." Mandy 25 | whispered { “This all a joke | Hey everyone, let us put ner im a cicset betore Miss Betty i comes,” someone shoutec|. \ The children surged aboui ner and was about to fit hee uo when Miss Getty k arrived aa | It glanced a ner wateh, dy, children 2° She ¢[Nes F said everyone. joo" and waited in anticipation, sfackened Ther the world around to a standstil, The silence was so t immense ana unbelievenit thal it was as # one had lost his hearing. The 35} childen put their hands to their ears and stood apart, The door s'id back and ! smell of the silent. waiting world came to them. The sun had frnathycome out The children sushect aut, tumilig their faces up to the sky. Feeling the sun om (thelr cheeks like @ erm iran, they took aut their jackets. They lay on the jungle 40 | mattress and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilisnt and alive. They ran james the wane, toy singed fl. Thay usted each cb and leed op, but ost of al, thev equintad a the sun till the tears ran down the'r faces. They put up their hands up to that yellowness and the! amazing bluenass and they breathed the fresh ait. They looked at everything and savoured everthing, 45 Sudden'y, Witarn well! aut his hand. | #. cupped an and everyone stopped. He stood in the open and held -ieryore cama slowly to lak at his opened palm, In the centre of ge. was a single raindrop. | As everyone gianced guietl at the skv, Mandy started to cry, | Adapted or" Sone na Day cy Fay Bro) “eplain ciearty wény the childtes. would never remember a time whan the wasne int fies 10-14).83, 84. 86, a7. 88. What dows the phrase “clear bead necklaces’ in fine 12 refer to Quote the sentence from fines 10 — 26 which hes! tells us that Mandy missed the sun. Why did the children “put their hands (o thelr ears’ {line 33} when the rain sloppad ? ~ tn this passage, the children did several things bec se they had never experienced the aun before. What were two of these things 789. Exnteen clearly why William and Mandy wee upset over the discovery of a single saindroa, 90. Write the word from ines 1B — 35 that has the same meaning as : ab moved slowly END OF PAPERANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL (PRIMARY) oP MED YEAR EXAMINATION 2004 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIMARY STX 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 2 4 hows & 3 now S . 28) 29) 30) an) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40) Al) 42) 43) ab) 45) 46) 47) 48) 49) 50) si 52) 53) 54) ee, 2 58) 3 4 4 59) 2 80) 3 et) 4 62) 3 63) x 64) B 65) J 66) = 67) © 68) F 69) H 70) Q mn) L 72) D 73) respoase . 73) of 97) was in 88) aisle chreatened from Amy apologised to Ken would not talk te caught 77) Jim, whose pet doe was ios ees ed to look Zor it by th killing ere 78) No matter how hard Leo tried teast © his ssmates id not believe his one celebrate 79) Both Sem and Rice are able candidate fer up the ace 80) The little boy said thet he bad been waiting for someone -cpantO be Feseuet the day before circumstances ais xeon 81) The phvase is "sadal waves", weapon 82) The children grew up on Venus ané sunce their bitth fuss it nad been raiain immate 83) It refers to the rain veer down, Fodter 84) The sentence 45 "Only when they sang aboue the sun and word the summer did she loak up aiid vatch the drenched extremely windows. nad 65) She would not sing songs, 34) came 88) it reterred to che scientists’ prediction longer that the sun would co: our that dag. They were out cf the school te have in the sunshing, They wanted co check if the rain stopped. They tock cheeks. their jackers ond squintes i teers rolled dawn ihe. The childeen foie the sun like har iven 89) Ie was guing vo rain, imates Willian sun vo ® Sy upsec as the 90) a) edged