Primary 4 English Semestral Assessment 2 (End of Year) Paper 2

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4

SA2 Practice Paper - Grammar Focus (Version 2 of 5) - Answer Key and Marking Scheme

TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)

Subject: English Language | Level: Primary 4 | Paper: SA2 Practice Paper - Grammar (Version 2 of 5) | Total Marks: 40

Section A: Grammar Multiple-Choice Questions (Questions 1-5)

1. Answer: (1) water [1 mark]

• Teaching note: When a subject is made of two people or things joined by "and" (Mr Lim AND his son), it is a compound subject and needs a plural verb: "water".
• The phrase "every Sunday morning" shows a repeated habit, so the simple present tense is used.
• Common mistake: choosing "waters" because "Mr Lim" alone is singular. Always count the whole subject: two people do the action together.

2. Answer: (3) were building [1 mark]

• Teaching note: An action already happening in the past that gets interrupted uses the past continuous tense: "was/were + -ing".
• "While" is a signal word for the ongoing action; "the fire alarm rang" is the short interrupting action in the simple past.
• Common mistakes: choosing "built" (simple past does not show the action was in progress) or "are building" (present continuous cannot be used for a past event).

3. Answer: (3) themselves [1 mark]

• Teaching note: Reflexive pronouns

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# TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4

## SA2 Practice Paper - Grammar Focus (Version 2 of 5) - Answer Key and Marking Scheme

**TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)**

**Subject:** English Language | **Level:** Primary 4 | **Paper:** SA2 Practice Paper - Grammar (Version 2 of 5) | **Total Marks:** 40

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## Section A: Grammar Multiple-Choice Questions (Questions 1-5)

**1. Answer: (1) water** [1 mark]

- Teaching note: "Mr Lim AND his son" is a compound subject (two people), so it takes a plural verb in the simple present tense.
- "Every Sunday morning" signals a repeated habit, which requires the simple present tense.
- Common mistake: choosing "waters" by looking only at "Mr Lim". Always count the whole subject before choosing the verb.

**2. Answer: (3) were building** [1 mark]

- Teaching note: An action already in progress in the past that gets interrupted uses the past continuous tense: "was/were + -ing".
- "While" is a signal word for the ongoing action; "the fire alarm rang" is the short interrupting action in the simple past.
- Common mistakes: choosing "built" (does not show the action was in progress) or "are building" (present tense cannot describe a past event).

**3. Answer: (3) themselves** [1 mark]

- Teaching note: Reflexive pronouns must match the subject. "The twins" is plural, so the reflexive pronoun is "themselves".
- Common mistake: choosing "herself" or "himself" because a twin is one person. Match the pronoun to the whole subject, not to one member of the pair.

**4. Answer: (2) much** [1 mark]

- Teaching note: "Time" is an uncountable noun, so it pairs with "much" in negative sentences like "There is not much time left."
- Common mistakes: "many", "a few" and "several" are used only with countable nouns such as "books" or "pupils".

**5. Answer: (2) to** [1 mark]

- Teaching note: The verb "hand" takes the preposition "to" when showing who receives something: "hand something to someone".
- Common mistake: choosing "at", which describes location, not direction of giving.

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## Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 6-10)

*Each answer carries 2 marks: 1 mark for the correct tense/form and 1 mark for accurate spelling and grammar.*

**6. Answer: visited** [2 marks]

- Teaching note: "Last Saturday" is a finished past time signal, so the simple past tense is required.

**7. Answer: were watching** [2 marks]

- Teaching note: An action in progress when another action happened ("a friendly keeper stopped") needs the past continuous tense. "We" takes "were".

**8. Answer: has been** [2 marks]

- Teaching note: "Since 1985" shows an action or state continuing from the past until now, so the present perfect tense "has been" is needed.

**9. Answer: loves** [2 marks]

- Teaching note: A general truth or permanent liking about a third-person singular subject ("She") takes the simple present tense with "-s": "loves".

**10. Answer: come** [2 marks]

- Teaching note: This is the "if" clause of a first conditional sentence ("If you come... you will see..."). The simple present tense is used after "if"; do not add "will" here.

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## Section C: Sentence Synthesis and Transformation (Questions 11-15)

*Each answer carries 2 marks: 1 mark for correct use of the joining word/structure and 1 mark for grammar, punctuation and preserved meaning.*

**11. Model answer:** The boy who sat beside me during assembly received a prize. [2 marks]

- Teaching note: "Who" refers to people and introduces the relative clause describing "the boy". Both original meanings must be kept.

**12. Model answer:** Jia Wen adopted a puppy which had been abandoned near the wet market. [2 marks]

- Teaching note: "Which" refers to animals or things. Use the past perfect "had been abandoned" because the abandonment happened before the adoption.

**13. Model answer:** Nadia stayed at home because she had a high fever. [2 marks]

- Teaching note: "Because" shows the reason. The cause (fever) follows "because"; the result comes first.

**14. Model answer:** If you bring a raincoat, you will not get soaked during the downpour. [2 marks]

- Alternative answer: You will get soaked during the downpour if you do not bring a raincoat.
- Teaching note: The "if" clause states the condition; the other part states the result. Keep the meaning logical: bringing a raincoat prevents getting soaked.

**15. Model answer:** The school garden was watered by the caretaker yesterday evening. [2 marks]

- Teaching note: In the passive voice, the object ("the school garden") becomes the subject, followed by "was + past participle" ("was watered"), then "by" plus the doer. Keep "yesterday evening".

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## Section D: Grammar Editing (Questions 16-20)

*Each question carries 3 marks: 1 mark for identifying the error, 1 mark for the correction, 1 mark for the fully rewritten sentence.*

**16.** Incorrect word: **have** | Correction: **has** [3 marks]

- Corrected sentence: One of my classmates has won the inter-school essay-writing competition.
- Teaching note: "One of my classmates" is singular (one person), so it takes the singular verb "has".

**17.** Incorrect word: **go** | Correction: **went** [3 marks]

- Corrected sentence: Yesterday evening, the twins went to the National Museum with their grandmother.
- Teaching note: "Yesterday evening" is a finished past time signal, so the simple past tense "went" is required.

**18.** Incorrect word: **I** | Correction: **me** [3 marks]

- Corrected sentence: The champion's medal was presented to Kai Ming and me by the principal.
- Teaching note: After a preposition such as "to", use the object pronoun "me", not the subject pronoun "I". Test it alone: "presented to me" sounds correct.

**19.** Incorrect word: **These** | Correction: **This** [3 marks]

- Corrected sentence: This freshly baked loaf of bread smells wonderful.
- Teaching note: "Loaf" is a singular noun, so it must take the singular demonstrative "this". "These" is used only with plural nouns.

**20.** Incorrect word: **patient** | Correction: **patiently** [3 marks]

- Corrected sentence: The spectators waited patiently in the hot sun for the National Day flypast.
- Teaching note: An adverb is needed to describe how the action "waited" was done. The adjective "patient" must become the adverb "patiently".

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## Marking Summary

| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1-5 | 5 |
| B | 6-10 | 10 |
| C | 11-15 | 10 |
| D | 16-20 | 15 |
| **Total** | **20** | **40** |

**Grade guide:** 36-40 = Distinction | 30-35 = Merit | 24-29 = Pass | Below 24 = Needs revision

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