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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Language Primary 4

TuitionGoWhere Secondary School (AI)


Subject:	English Language
Level:	Primary 4
Paper:	SA2 Practice – Version 2 of 5
Duration:	1 hour 10 minutes
Total Marks:	50
Name:	________________________
Class:	________________________
Date:	________________________

Instructions to Candidates

Write your name, class, and date in the spaces provided.
Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
For multiple-choice questions, write the number of the correct option (1, 2, 3, or 4) in the answer space.
For open-ended questions, write your answers clearly and in complete sentences where required.
The use of dictionaries is not allowed.

Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 marks)

Questions 1–10: Choose the correct answer (1, 2, 3, or 4) and write its number in the answer space.

1. The children ________ their homework before dinner yesterday.

(1) finish (2) finishes (3) finished (4) finishing

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

2. Neither the cat nor the dogs ________ allowed inside the house.

(1) is (2) are (3) was (4) has

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

3. My grandmother ________ a delicious curry for the family last Sunday.

(1) cook (2) cooks (3) cooked (4) cooking

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

4. The pupils who ________ late were asked to stay back after school.

(1) is (2) are (3) was (4) were

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

5. Each of the students ________ given a certificate at the ceremony.

(1) were (2) was (3) are (4) have

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

6. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the movie ________ already.

(1) start (2) starts (3) started (4) had started

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

7. If it ________ tomorrow, the sports day will be cancelled.

(1) rain (2) rains (3) rained (4) raining

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

8. The team of volunteers ________ working hard to clean up the park.

(1) is (2) are (3) were (4) have

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

9. She ________ to the library every Saturday to borrow new books.

(1) go (2) goes (3) gone (4) going

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

10. The books that ________ on the table belong to the school library.

(1) is (2) are (3) was (4) has

Answer: ________ [1 mark]

Section B: Grammar Cloze (8 marks)

Questions 11–18: Fill in each blank with the correct word. Use only ONE word for each blank.

Read the passage below and answer Questions 11 to 18.

Last Saturday, my family and I (11) ________ to the Singapore Zoo. We (12) ________ there at nine o'clock in the morning. The weather (13) ________ sunny and warm.

First, we visited the elephant enclosure. The elephants (14) ________ spraying water on each other with their trunks. My little brother and I (15) ________ very excited to see them.

After that, we (16) ________ lunch at a restaurant near the entrance. My mother (17) ________ chicken rice while my father ordered noodles. The food (18) ________ delicious.

We had a wonderful day at the zoo.

11. ________ [1 mark]

12. ________ [1 mark]

13. ________ [1 mark]

14. ________ [1 mark]

15. ________ [1 mark]

16. ________ [1 mark]

17. ________ [1 mark]

18. ________ [1 mark]

Section C: Editing (6 marks)

Questions 19–20: Each sentence below has one mistake. Identify the mistake and write the correction in the answer space.

19. The children was playing in the garden when it started to rain.

Mistake: ________

Correction: ________ [1 mark]

20. She have finished all her homework before dinner.

Mistake: ________

Correction: ________ [1 mark]

Section D: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (6 marks)

Questions 21–23: Rewrite each sentence as instructed. Your answer must be in one sentence and must be grammatically correct.

21. The boy is my cousin. He is wearing a red cap.

Combine the two sentences using the relative pronoun "who".

_______________________________________________________________ [2 marks]

22. The cat sat on the mat. The dog lay under the table.

Join the two sentences using the conjunction "while".

_______________________________________________________________ [2 marks]

23. "I will visit Grandma tomorrow," said Lina.

Rewrite the sentence in reported speech, beginning with "Lina said…"

_______________________________________________________________ [2 marks]

Section E: Vocabulary Cloze (8 marks)

Questions 24–31: Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word. Use only ONE word for each blank.

Read the passage below and answer Questions 24 to 31.

Amina was a (24) ________ girl who loved to read. She spent most of her free time at the school library. Her favourite (25) ________ was adventure stories because they were full of excitement and mystery.

One day, the librarian (26) ________ Amina to help organise the new books. Amina felt very (27) ________ to be given such an important task. She carefully (28) ________ the books according to their titles and placed them on the shelves.

When the job was done, the librarian smiled and said, "Thank you, Amina. You have done a (29) ________ job!" Amina felt a warm sense of (30) ________. She realised that helping others could bring great (31) ________.

24. ________ [1 mark]

25. ________ [1 mark]

26. ________ [1 mark]

27. ________ [1 mark]

28. ________ [1 mark]

29. ________ [1 mark]

30. ________ [1 mark]

31. ________ [1 mark]

Section F: Reading Comprehension (12 marks)

Questions 32–37: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The Lost Puppy

One rainy afternoon, ten-year-old Mei Ling was walking home from school. She noticed a small brown puppy sitting alone under a bus stop shelter. The puppy was shivering and looked very hungry.

Mei Ling knelt down and gently patted the puppy. It wagged its tail weakly. She looked around for its owner, but there was no one nearby. She decided to take the puppy home.

When she arrived home, her mother was surprised. "Mum, I found this puppy at the bus stop. It has no collar or tag. Can we keep it?" Mei Ling asked eagerly. Her mother hesitated but finally agreed to let Mei Ling care for the puppy while they tried to find its owner.

Mei Ling gave the puppy some warm milk and a blanket. The puppy drank the milk quickly and fell asleep. Mei Ling named it "Cocoa" because of its brown fur.

The next day, Mei Ling and her mother put up posters around the neighbourhood with Cocoa's picture. Within a week, a kind elderly man called to say that Cocoa was his missing pet. Mei Ling was sad but knew she had to return Cocoa to its rightful owner.

When the elderly man came to collect Cocoa, he thanked Mei Ling and her mother warmly. He told them that Cocoa had wandered away from his garden three days earlier. Mei Ling hugged Cocoa goodbye, and the elderly man promised to send her photos of Cocoa from time to time.

32. Where did Mei Ling find the puppy? [1 mark]

33. Describe two things that showed the puppy was unwell or in need of help. [2 marks]

(a) _______________________________________________________________

(b) _______________________________________________________________

34. Why did Mei Ling's mother hesitate before agreeing to keep the puppy? [1 mark]

35. What does the word "shivering" (line 2) tell you about the puppy? [1 mark]

36. How did Mei Ling and her mother try to find the puppy's owner? [1 mark]

37. How did Mei Ling feel at the end of the story? Give one reason from the passage to support your answer. [2 marks]

Feeling: _______________________________________________________________

Reason: _______________________________________________________________

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Language Primary 4

Answer Key – Version 2 of 5

Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 marks)

Qn	Answer	Explanation
1	(3) finished	The clue "yesterday" indicates past tense. "Finished" is the simple past form of "finish."
2	(2) are	With "neither…nor," the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. "Dogs" (plural) is closest, so the plural verb "are" is correct.
3	(3) cooked	"Last Sunday" signals past tense. "Cooked" is the simple past form.
4	(4) were	The relative clause "who ________ late" refers to "pupils" (plural), so the plural past tense "were" is correct.
5	(2) was	"Each" is a singular subject and takes a singular verb. "Was" agrees with the singular subject "each."
6	(4) had started	The past perfect tense ("had started") is used for an action completed before another past action ("arrived").
7	(2) rains	In a Type 1 conditional (real/likely future), the "if" clause uses present simple ("rains") and the main clause uses future ("will be cancelled").
8	(1) is	"Team" is a collective noun treated as a singular unit here, so the singular verb "is" is correct.
9	(2) goes	"Every Saturday" indicates a habitual action (present simple). The subject "she" (third person singular) takes "goes."
10	(2) are	The relative clause "that ________ on the table" refers to "books" (plural), so the plural verb "are" is correct.

Section B: Grammar Cloze (8 marks)

Qn	Answer	Explanation
11	went	Past tense of "go" — the passage describes a completed past event ("Last Saturday").
12	arrived	Past tense of "arrive" — consistent with the past narrative.
13	was	Past tense of "is" — "weather" is singular, so "was" is correct.
14	were	Past continuous ("were spraying") — "elephants" is plural, and the action was ongoing at that moment.
15	were	Past tense of "are" — "My little brother and I" is a plural subject.
16	had	Past tense of "have" (used as a main verb meaning "ate/consumed") — past narrative.
17	ordered	Past tense of "order" — consistent with the past narrative. Alternative: had (also acceptable).
18	was	Past tense of "is" — "food" is singular/uncountable, so "was" is correct.

Marking Note for Q17: Accept "ordered" or "had" as both are grammatically correct in context. Award 1 mark for either.

Section C: Editing (6 marks)

Qn	Answer	Explanation
19	Mistake: was Correction: were	"Children" is a plural subject and requires the plural verb "were," not the singular "was."
20	Mistake: have Correction: has	"She" is a third-person singular subject and requires "has," not "have."

Marking Note: Award 1 mark for correctly identifying both the mistake and the correction. If only one part is correct, award 0 marks.

Section D: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (6 marks)

Qn	Answer	Explanation
21	The boy who is wearing a red cap is my cousin.	The relative pronoun "who" replaces "he" and connects the two sentences. The relative clause ("who is wearing a red cap") is embedded into the main sentence.
22	The cat sat on the mat while the dog lay under the table.	The conjunction "while" joins two simultaneous actions in one sentence.
23	Lina said that she would visit Grandma the next day / the following day.	In reported speech: "I" → "she"; "will" → "would"; "tomorrow" → "the next day" or "the following day."

Marking Note for Q21: Award 2 marks for a fully correct sentence with proper use of "who." Award 1 mark if the relative pronoun is used but the sentence has a minor error (e.g., missing verb). Award 0 marks if "who" is not used or the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

Marking Note for Q22: Award 2 marks for a correct sentence using "while" to join both clauses. Award 1 mark if "while" is used but the sentence has a minor error. Award 0 marks if "while" is not used.

Marking Note for Q23: Award 2 marks for correct reported speech with all changes (pronoun, tense, time word). Award 1 mark if one element is incorrect (e.g., "will" not changed to "would"). Award 0 marks if two or more elements are incorrect.

Section E: Vocabulary Cloze (8 marks)

Qn	Answer	Explanation
24	curious / studious / quiet / bright	Describes a girl who loves to read. "Curious" or "studious" fits the context best.
25	genre / type / kind / category	Refers to a category of books. "Genre" is the most precise term.
26	asked / requested / invited / told	The librarian gave Amina a task. "Asked" is the most natural fit.
27	happy / honoured / proud / excited	Amina felt positive about being trusted with the task.
28	sorted / arranged / organised / placed	Describes categorising books by title. "Sorted" is the most precise.
29	wonderful / great / excellent / fantastic	A compliment from the librarian about a job well done.
30	pride / satisfaction / joy / happiness	A positive feeling from completing a task well.
31	joy / happiness / satisfaction / fulfilment	The positive emotion that comes from helping others.

Marking Note: Accept any sensible word that fits the context grammatically and semantically. Award 1 mark per correct answer.

Section F: Reading Comprehension (12 marks)

Qn	Answer	Marks	Explanation
32	She found the puppy under a bus stop shelter (near her school / on her way home from school).	1	Literal comprehension — directly stated in paragraph 1. Award 1 mark for the correct location.
33	(a) It was shivering. (b) It looked very hungry.	2	Literal comprehension — both details are explicitly stated in paragraph 1. Award 1 mark for each correct detail. Accept: "It was sitting alone" as an alternative for either (a) or (b).
34	She hesitated because the puppy might belong to someone else / they did not know if the puppy had an owner / she was not sure if they should keep it.	1	Inferential comprehension — the mother's hesitation suggests concern about ownership. Award 1 mark for a reasonable inference.
35	It tells us that the puppy was cold and wet / scared / uncomfortable.	1	Vocabulary-in-context — "shivering" indicates the puppy was cold (and likely wet from the rain). Award 1 mark for a sensible interpretation.
36	They put up posters around the neighbourhood with Cocoa's picture.	1	Literal comprehension — directly stated in paragraph 4. Award 1 mark for the correct method.
37	Feeling: She felt sad (but also understanding/knowing she did the right thing). Reason: The passage states "Mei Ling was sad but knew she had to return Cocoa to its rightful owner."	2	Inferential comprehension with evidence. Award 1 mark for the correct feeling ("sad"). Award 1 mark for a supporting reason from the passage. Accept: "She was sad because she had to say goodbye to Cocoa."

Mark Summary

Section	Marks
A: Grammar MCQ	10
B: Grammar Cloze	8
C: Editing	6
D: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation	6
E: Vocabulary Cloze	8
F: Reading Comprehension	12
Total	50

End of Answer Key