Wednesday 27 August 2014
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Section K:
Comprehension Open-Ended - 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
Read the passage
below and answer questions 71 to 80.
ALL
ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
71. Which two-word phrase in Paragraph 1 tell
us that the campaign to raise money was progressing well?
The phrase
is "gathered momentum".
"Gathered momentum"
means speeded up, accelerated.
72. State two things about the
envelope, besides the sender’s name, that suggest he was a rich man.
The words on
the back flap was embossed in gold letters and the sender's address was the
grazing ground of the country's affluent.
Gold letters on envelop and
address in District 10, around River Valley Road, in those days were signs of
wealthy background.
73. What was the sender’s excuse for not
donating a cent?
He had just
invested in a two million dollar house and he needed to pay for his mortgage.
74. Explain clearly how the rich school
graduate failed to live up to expectations.
It was
expected that he, being rich would donate a huge sum. Instead he did not give a
single cent.
75. In what way did the writer and Kevin try
to be sensitive to Joe?
They decided
to return the money to Joe discreetly.
76. What does “it” in line 31 refer to?
It refers to
not donating in the fund.
77. What evidence is there that Joe was not
angry?
His eyes
twinkled and gave a lighted hearted reply.
“Twinkle in his eyes” in line
35 means a sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes, suggesting that Joe was light hearted.
78. What did Kevin almost do which shows he
was touched by Joe’s reply?
Kevin almost
cried when he heard Joe's reply.
“Eyes glistened” in line 38
indicated that his eyes were in tears.
79. Was the donation drive successful?
Support your answer with evidence from the passage.
Yes, the
donation drive was successful. With all the donation the school was built at
last.
80. Why was Joe’s reply a “spring of hope in
the fund-raising campaign”?
It gave them hope that others would be as sacrificial as Joe
so that they would accomplished their goal and collect enough funds for the
campus.
Section J: Transformation
/ Synthesis - 2013 P6 English Exam paper
For each of the questions 66 to 70, rewrite
the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one
sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the
given sentence(s). (5x2 marks)
66. Both
Juliana and Sarah are not going to the concert.
Neither
_______________________________________________________________
Neither Juliana or Sarah is
going to the concert.
‘Neither’ is used in a sentence in the
negative sense when you want to say that two or more things are not true.
67. Aziz
did not want to go to the party. His friends tried very hard to persuade him.
No matter _____________________________________________________________
No matter how hard his
friends tried to persuade him, Aziz did not want to go to the party.
‘No matter’ means ‘it doesn’t
matter’. It is used with who, whose, which, what, when, where and how.
68. Mr
Roshan was teaching the pupils when the accident happened.
The pupils
_____________________________________________________________
The pupils
were being taught by Mr Roshan when the accident happened.
“When” can mean ‘at the same
time as something else’.
69. We
could not believe that the concert was cancelled.
Much _________________________________________________________________
Much to our
disbelief, the concert was cancelled.
‘Could not belief’ is changed
to ‘disbelief’, a noun.
70. “Did
you find the solution to this problem?” I asked Joshua.
I asked
_______________________________________________________________
I asked
Joshua whether he had found the solution to that problem.
In reported speech, the present
tense or past tense of the speech has to be changed to past tense or past
perfect respectively.
Section H: Editing
for Spelling and Grammar 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
(10x1 mark)
Answers
41) professor 42) go
("watch
him go" or "watch him going somewhere", somewhere is not in
passage)
43) tremendous 44) in ('pulled in' to arrive at a
destination) 45) passed (past tense)
46)
before 47) mascot (a thing
that is supposed to bring good luck, especially one linked to an
event.)
48) died (verb) 49)
especially 50) bronze
Section G: Structural
Cloze - 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
(10x1 mark)
31. M – also (in
addition to the hat)
32. J
- into (movement with the result that something
becomes enclosed by something else.)
33. D
- around (so as to face in the opposite
direction.)
34. C – by (so as to go past.)
35. G – soon (in
or after a short time.)
36. A – how (used
to ask about the condition.)
37. N – then (at
that time)
38. L – just (simply;
only; no more than.)
39. H – that (to
such a degree; so.)
40. K – should (used
to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness.)
Section F:
Comprehension MCQ 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
Read the passage below and answer
questions 26 to 30.
For each question
from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make
your choice (1,2,3 or 4). (5 marks)
26. According
to paragraph 1, why do the ants crawl in a line?
They are __________.
(1) tiny
insects
(2) attracted to the food ü Refer to
line 1
(3) looking
for their nest
(4) of
the same size and species
27. Why
was the word ‘surprisingly’ used in line 8 to describe the ants?
(1) They
can move as fast as racehorses.
(2) They
cannot swallow or chew their food.
(3) They
can carry 20 times their body weight. ü
Refer to line 8
(4) Their
combined weight outweighs that of humans.
28. Ants
have two stomachs, one for __________ and the other for __________.
(1) food
juices ………. Solid food
(2) their
food now ………. another time
(3) their
own food ………. ants in the colony ü Refer to
line 12, 13
(4) food
they can chew ………. food they cannot
29. What
does ‘this’ in line 23 refer to? It refers to the __________.
(1) lifespan
of an ant
(2) ability
to end their lives
(3) average
life expectancy of an ant
(4) knowledge of when their lives will end ü
Line 23: they tend to take greater risk because
they know their lives will end
30. According to the text, the young ants are
made to do work around the nest because __________.
(1) they
are still very inexperienced
(2) they
are not good at looking for food
(3) it is safer for them to be near the nest ü
Line 25: it does not pay to put young worker ants in high-risk jobs.
(4) there
are many household tasks for them to do
Monday 25 August 2014
Section E: Vocabulary Cloze - 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
For
each question from 21 to 25, choose the correct word(s) closest in meaning to
the underlined words. (5x1 mark)
21. Choose
the correct word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word.
(1) way
(2) trail
ü
A marked or beaten path.
(3) route
(4) direction
22. Choose
the correct word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word.
(1) features
ü
To give special attention to.
(2) presents
(3) introduces
(4) emphasises
23. Choose
the correct word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word.
(1) led
(2) guided
(3) piloted ü
One who operates or is licensed to operate an
aircraft or spacecraft in flight.
(4) directed
24. Choose
the correct word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word.
(1) hired
(2) recruited
ü
To engage (persons) for military service.
(3) procured
(4) registered
25. Choose
the correct word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word.
(1) name
(2) figure
(3) celebrity
ü
A famous person.
(4) personality
Section
D:Vocabulary - 2013 P6 Enlish Exam Paper
For each question
from 16 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make
your choice (1,2,3 or 4).
16. He
__________ the report very carefully to see if there were any errors.
(1) scanned - Look at all parts of
(something) carefully in order to detect some feature.
(2) skimmed
-To remove floating matter from (a liquid).
(3) surveyed
(4) scrutinised
ü
- to look at critically or searchingly, or in
minute detail
17. This
school will not __________ such bad behaviour.
(1) support
(2) endorse
- To give approval of or support to, especially by
public statement
(3) condone
ü
accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or
offensive).
(4) authorise
18. The
pipe burst suddenly and a huge amount of water __________ out.
(1) oozed
(2) trickled -To flow or fall in
drops or in a thin stream.
(3) gushed
ü
- flow
out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.
(4) squirted
19. Her
parents were __________ when she had a temper tantrum in public.
(1) humbled
(2) mortified
ü
- cause (someone) to feel
very embarrassed or ashamed.
(3) degraded
(4) chagrined
- A keen feeling of mental unease, as of
annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a
disconcerting event.
20. He is a very __________ parent. He gives
his only daughter everything she wants.
(1) indulgent ü
- having or indicating a
readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone.
(2) pampered
(3) demanding
(4) extravagant
Section C: Punctuation - 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
(3x1 mark)
For each question from 13 to 15, choose the
correct punctuation to complete the passage. (3
marks)
13.
[ : ” ] colon and inverted commas
[ . ” ] full stop and inverted commas
[ ? ” ] question mark and inverted commas ü
His mother asked a question
[ ! ” ] exclamation mark and inverted commas
14.
[ : ] colon
[ , ] comma
[ . ] full-stop ü
End of sentence.
[ ; ] question mark
15.
[ : ] colon
[ , ] comma ü
break between 2 parts of sentence separated by
conjunction “then”
[ . ] full-stop
[ ! ] exclamation mark
Section B: Grammar - 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
Section B: Grammar (7x1 mark)
For each question
from 6 to 12, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make
your choice (1,2,3 or 4).
6. She
was ready to take _________ the challenge once she realised she had a fighting
chance of winning.
(1) in
“take in” means to include or stay in
(2) on
ü
means “take up challenge” or “rise to the challenge”
(3) off “take off” used more
for “airplane take off”
(4) over
“take over” means assuming
control of something
7. That
bicycle belongs to neither my brother nor _________.
(1) I
(2) me ü “Me” is an object
pronoun the rest are not. See http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Object_Pronouns.htm
(3) my
(4) myself
8. My
sister, along with her five closest friends, _________ to spend a night at a
chalet. They will be back tomorrow.
(1) go
(2) goes
(3) has gone ü
Present perfect tense used because action
happened at an unspecified time before now
(4) have
gone
9. _________
the haze, life still goes on.
(1) Due
to
(2) Despite ü
“despite”
shows contrast, does not need ‘of ’ or subject verb after that.
(3) Although
“although” shows contrast, but
we use a subject and a verb.
(4) Because
of
10. He
always goes to the gymnasium _________ ?
(1) is
it
(2) isn’t
it
(3) does
he
(4) doesn’t he ü negative
interrogative, does/doesn’t are used for question that include “he, she, it”
11. Of
the two speakers, Fiona speaks __________.
(1) clearer adjective
(2) clearest adjective
(3) more
clearly ü
“clearly” is a adverb that describes “speaks”
(4) most
clearly “most” is used more for 3 or
more objects
12. If
it rains, the game _________ cancelled.
(1) is
(2) will
be ü depicted in the
if-clause is a result of the main clause
(3) would
be “would” is
possible in if-clauses
(4) would
have been
Section
A - Graphic Stimulus - 2013 P6 English Exam Paper
The Awful Egyptian and the Ruthless Romans
The Awful Egyptian and the Ruthless Romans
For each question
from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make
your choice (1,2,3 or 4). (5 marks)
For advertisement type of questions,
it is better to read the question first then scan the advertisement row
by row for answers or hints.
1. ‘The
Awful Egyptians’ and ‘The Ruthless Romans’ advertised in the text are
__________.
(1) stage
plays ü
(2) travel
shows
(3) History
lessons
(4) children’s books
Q1 Answer Explained
Top left hand corner shows “Spotlight Children’s Theatre” and “Make History Lessons come alive”. Answer
(1) “stage plays”, relates with Theatre and is the answer. (4) “History
lessons” is not the answer as they are stage plays that make history lessons
come alive but are not history lessons per se.
2. ‘The
Awful Egyptians’ and ‘The Ruthless Romans’ are held at __________.
(1) SISTIC
(2) The
Arts Centre ü
(3) National
Book Centre
(4) Spotlight
Children’s Theatre
Q2 Answer Explained
Second last row on Performance Details indicated the venue for both
plays at The Arts Centre, (2) is the answer.
3. Madam Siti saw the ‘Horrible Histories’
advertisement on Tuesday 27 August and decided to get tickets for herself and
her daughter. She can get tickets for
__________.
(1) ‘The
Awful Egyptians’ only
(2) ‘The
Ruthless Romans’ only ü
(3) both
‘The Awful Egyptians’ and ‘The Ruthless Romans’
(4) neither
‘The Awful Egyptians’ nor ‘The Ruthless Romans’
Q3 Answer Explained
27 August is after the 22
August “The Awful Egyptians” play, so that can only watch (2) ‘The Ruthless
Romans’ only
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tan want to take their
teenage son to ‘The Ruthless Romans’. They are not eligible for the 20%
discount because __________.
(1) their
son is too old to get a discount.
(2) they
are not going to ‘The Awful Egyptians’ as well.
ü
(3) there
are too many family members to get a discount.
(4) they
can only get a discount if they buy Schools tickets.
Q4 Answer Explained
Bottom right hand corner shows
that the 20% discount is only for those who booked both plays. The answer is (2),
as they only book one play.
5. Which
of the following statements is true?
(1) SISTIC
is the organiser of ‘Horrible Histories’.
(2) To
watch ‘The Ruthless Romans’, one has to go to Britain.
(3) The
innovative effects help make ‘The Awful Egyptians’ special. ü
(4) ‘Horrible Histories’ is all about how the
Romans and Egyptians fought each other.
Q5 Answer Explained
(1) is not true as the organiser is “Spotlight
Children’s Theatre” and “National Book
Centre”. (2) is not true as it was just a virtual trip to Roman Britain, in third
row ‘The Ruthless Romans’. (3) is true is shown in row 2, “Using
ground-breaking special effects”
(4) is not true as Romans and Egyptians are in two separate
plays.
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