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Primary 3 English Language - Semester Assessment 1 (SA1)
Grammar Practice Paper (Version 5)
Subject: English Language
Level: Primary 3
Paper: Grammar Focus
Duration: 45 Minutes
Total Marks: 20
Name: __________________________
Class: _____________
Date: _________________
Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of 20 questions.
- Answer all questions.
- Write your answers in the spaces provided or on the answer sheet.
- For multiple-choice questions, write the number (1, 2, 3, or 4) in the brackets provided.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (Questions 1 – 15)
For each question, four options are given. Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3, or 4) in the brackets provided. Each question carries 1 mark.
1. The library _________ many interesting books about space. (1) have (2) has (3) having (4) had [ ]
2. Yesterday, my brother _________ his bicycle to the park. (1) ride (2) rides (3) rode (4) riding [ ]
3. Please put the books _________ the shelf. (1) in (2) on (3) at (4) under [ ]
4. Neither Tom nor his friends _________ going to the cinema tonight. (1) is (2) are (3) was (4) be [ ]
5. Look! The birds _________ in the sky. (1) fly (2) flew (3) are flying (4) have flown [ ]
6. She is afraid _________ spiders. (1) with (2) of (3) for (4) at [ ]
7. Every student in the class _________ a textbook. (1) have (2) has (3) having (4) had [ ]
8. We _________ breakfast at 7 o'clock every morning. (1) eat (2) ate (3) eating (4) eats [ ]
9. The cat jumped _________ the table and knocked over the vase. (1) onto (2) into (3) at (4) through [ ]
10. My mother _________ dinner when the phone rang. (1) cooks (2) cooked (3) was cooking (4) is cooking [ ]
11. There _________ some milk in the fridge. (1) is (2) are (3) were (4) be [ ]
12. He has lived in Singapore _________ five years. (1) since (2) for (3) from (4) during [ ]
13. The teacher asked us to _________ quiet during the assembly. (1) keep (2) kept (3) keeping (4) keeps [ ]
14. I _________ my homework before I went out to play. (1) finish (2) finished (3) had finished (4) have finished [ ]
15. She is the girl _________ won the spelling bee. (1) which (2) who (3) whose (4) whom [ ]
Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 16 – 20)
Read the passage below. Fill in each blank with the most suitable word or phrase. Each question carries 1 mark.
Last Saturday, my family and I went to the zoo. It was a sunny day. We (16) __________ early in the morning to avoid the crowd. When we arrived, we saw many animals. The lions were sleeping under a big tree. My younger sister wanted to feed the goats, but the zookeeper told her not to. He said that feeding the animals is not allowed. We (17) __________ some photos of the elephants. They were spraying water (18) __________ their trunks. It was very funny! After that, we had lunch at the food court. I ate a chicken sandwich and drank some orange juice. In the afternoon, we watched a bird show. The birds could do many tricks. One parrot could even say "Hello!" We were very tired but happy. We (19) __________ home at 5 p.m. It was a wonderful day. I hope we can go to the zoo (20) __________ soon.
16. (1) leave (2) left (3) leaving (4) leaves [ ]
17. (1) take (2) took (3) taken (4) taking [ ]
18. (1) with (2) by (3) on (4) at [ ]
19. (1) go (2) went (3) gone (4) going [ ]
20. (1) again (2) too (3) also (4) either [ ]
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Answers
Answer Key and Marking Scheme
Primary 3 English Language - Grammar Practice Paper (Version 5)
Total Marks: 20
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (15 Marks)
1. (2) has
- Reasoning: The subject "The library" is singular. In the simple present tense, a singular subject takes the singular verb form "has".
- Common Mistake: Choosing "have" because "books" is plural. The verb must agree with the subject "library", not the object "books".
2. (3) rode
- Reasoning: The time marker "Yesterday" indicates the past tense. The past tense of "ride" is "rode".
- Common Mistake: Choosing "ride" (present) or "rides" (present singular).
3. (2) on
- Reasoning: We place items "on" a surface like a shelf. "In" would imply inside a container, and "at" is for a general location.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "in" if thinking of a bookcase as a container, but "shelf" specifically refers to the flat surface.
4. (2) are
- Reasoning: With "Neither... nor...", the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. "Friends" is plural, so the verb must be plural ("are").
- Common Mistake: Choosing "is" because "Tom" is singular and appears first. The rule is proximity to the second subject.
5. (3) are flying
- Reasoning: The word "Look!" indicates an action happening right now (present continuous tense). The structure is am/is/are + verb-ing.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "fly" (simple present) which is for habits, not current actions.
6. (2) of
- Reasoning: The adjective "afraid" is always followed by the preposition "of".
- Common Mistake: Choosing "with" or "for" due to direct translation from other languages.
7. (2) has
- Reasoning: "Every student" is treated as a singular subject. Therefore, it takes the singular verb "has".
- Common Mistake: Choosing "have" because "student" feels like part of a group. "Every" makes it singular.
8. (1) eat
- Reasoning: The phrase "every morning" indicates a habit or routine (simple present tense). The subject "We" is plural, so we use the base form "eat".
- Common Mistake: Choosing "eats" (singular) or "ate" (past).
9. (1) onto
- Reasoning: "Onto" indicates movement to a position on a surface. The cat moved from somewhere else to the top of the table.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "on" which indicates position, not movement.
10. (3) was cooking
- Reasoning: This sentence describes a longer action (cooking) that was in progress when a shorter action (phone rang) interrupted it. The longer action uses the past continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing).
- Common Mistake: Choosing "cooked" (simple past) which doesn't show the ongoing nature of the action.
11. (1) is
- Reasoning: "Milk" is an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns take singular verbs. Therefore, we use "is".
- Common Mistake: Choosing "are" because students might think of "some" as plural.
12. (2) for
- Reasoning: We use "for" with a period of time (five years). We use "since" with a specific starting point (e.g., since 2019).
- Common Mistake: Choosing "since" because it is often used with present perfect tense, but the object here is a duration, not a point in time.
13. (1) keep
- Reasoning: After "to" (infinitive marker), we use the base form of the verb. "To keep" is the correct infinitive form.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "kept" or "keeping".
14. (3) had finished
- Reasoning: The sentence describes two past actions. Finishing homework happened before going out to play. The earlier action uses the past perfect tense (had + past participle).
- Common Mistake: Choosing "finished" (simple past). While sometimes acceptable in casual speech, past perfect is grammatically precise for sequencing past events.
15. (2) who
- Reasoning: We use "who" to refer to people. "Which" is for things, and "whose" shows possession.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "which" if the student forgets the antecedent is "girl" (a person).
Section B: Grammar Cloze (5 Marks)
16. (2) left
- Reasoning: The story is narrated in the past tense ("went", "was"). Therefore, the verb must be in the simple past tense. The past tense of "leave" is "left".
17. (2) took
- Reasoning: Consistent with the past tense narrative. The past tense of "take" is "took".
18. (1) with
- Reasoning: We use "with" to indicate the instrument or body part used to perform an action. They sprayed water using their trunks.
19. (2) went
- Reasoning: Consistent with the past tense narrative. The past tense of "go" is "went".
20. (1) again
- Reasoning: The context implies a desire to repeat the experience in the future. "Again" means one more time. "Too" and "also" mean "in addition", and "either" is used in negative sentences.
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