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Primary 4 English Semestral Assessment 2 (End of Year) Paper 3
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TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI) — SA2 Practice Paper
Primary 4 English — Grammar (Version 3 of 5)
School: TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)
Subject: English
Level: Primary 4
Paper: SA2 Practice — Grammar Focus (Version 3)
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Marks: 20
Name: ______________________
Class: _________
Date: ____________
Instructions:
- This paper contains 20 questions on Grammar only.
- Choose the correct answer for Multiple-Choice questions (MCQ).
- For open-ended grammar items, write your answer clearly in the space provided.
- Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 × 1 mark)
- Section B: Grammar Cloze (5 × 1 mark)
- Section C: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (5 items, 1–2 marks each; total 5 marks)
- Total: 20 marks.
Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 marks)
For each question, choose the correct option (1, 2, 3 or 4).
1. The principal and the music teacher _______ the school song yesterday.
(1) sings
(2) sang
(3) singing
(4) sing
2. While the children _______ in the pool, the lifeguard blew the whistle.
(1) swim
(2) swam
(3) were swimming
(4) swims
3. My brother and I fixed the broken shelf _______.
(1) himself
(2) ourselves
(3) myself
(4) themselves
4. _______ books on the table near me belong to the librarian.
(1) That
(2) This
(3) These
(4) Those
5. We returned the borrowed costumes _______ the drama studio after the performance.
(1) at
(2) on
(3) to
(4) in
6. The scout troop _______ their tents before the rain started.
(1) pitches
(2) pitched
(3) pitch
(4) pitching
7. There is only _______ water left in the jug, so please drink slowly.
(1) few
(2) a few
(3) little
(4) a little
8. The girls _______ completed the project are presenting now.
(1) which
(2) who
(3) whom
(4) whose
9. He was late _______ the bus broke down.
(1) but
(2) or
(3) because
(4) and
10. The dog barked loudly _______ it heard a strange noise.
(1) if
(2) when
(3) although
(4) unless
Section B: Grammar Cloze (5 marks)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
The monitor (11) _______ the attendance every morning. Yesterday, she (12) _______ that two pupils were absent. The pupils (13) _______ finished their homework should hand it to her. We (14) _______ proud of our class because we help one (15) _______.
Section C: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (5 marks)
16. Combine the two sentences using “who”.
The boy won the race. He trained every day.
________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
17. Rewrite using the past perfect tense.
The students ate their lunch. Then the bell rang.
Before the bell rang, the students _______ . (1 mark)
18. Change to passive voice.
The cleaner wiped the whiteboard.
The whiteboard _______ . (1 mark)
19. Use “because” to combine.
It was dark. We switched on the lights.
________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
20. Fill in with a reflexive pronoun.
The cat washed _______ after the meal. (1 mark)
Answers
Answer Key — SA2 Practice Paper (Version 3) Primary 4 English Grammar
Total Marks: 20
Level: Primary 4
Topic: Grammar
Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 × 1 mark)
1. (2) sang
Teaching note: Compound subject “The principal and the music teacher” is plural, so we use plural verb. “yesterday” shows past tense → “sang”. Common mistake: using “sings” (singular present).
2. (3) were swimming
Teaching note: “While” + past continuous action interrupted by past simple (“blew”). Past continuous = was/were + verb-ing. Subject “children” plural → “were swimming”.
3. (2) ourselves
Teaching note: Compound subject “My brother and I” = plural first person → reflexive “ourselves”. “myself” is only for “I”.
4. (3) These
Teaching note: “books” is plural and near (“on the table near me”) → demonstrative “These”. “That/This” singular; “Those” far plural.
5. (3) to
Teaching note: “returned … to” is the correct preposition for giving back to a place/person. Not “at/in/on”.
6. (2) pitched
Teaching note: Past action “before the rain started” → simple past “pitched”. Subject “troop” treated as plural here (members).
7. (3) little
Teaching note: “water” is uncountable; “only little” = not much (negative shade). “a little” = some (positive). “few/a few” for countable.
8. (2) who
Teaching note: Relative pronoun for people as subject → “who”. “which” for things; “whom” object; “whose” possession.
9. (3) because
Teaching note: Shows reason (bus broke down → late). “but” contrast; “and” addition; “or” choice.
10. (2) when
Teaching note: “when” = at the time something happened. The dog barked at the time it heard noise.
Section B: Grammar Cloze (5 × 1 mark)
11. takes (or “checked”) — present habit “every morning” → “takes”.
12. noticed — past event “yesterday” → past tense.
13. who — relative pronoun for “pupils” (people).
14. are — plural subject “We” + present state.
15. another — “one another” = mutual help phrase.
(Accept any grammatically correct alternatives; mark 1 each.)
Section C: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (5 marks)
16. The boy who trained every day won the race. (1 mark)
Note: “who” joins; main clause kept. Common error: wrong word order.
17. Before the bell rang, the students had eaten their lunch. (1 mark)
Note: Past perfect = had + eaten. Shows action before another past.
18. The whiteboard was wiped by the cleaner. (1 mark)
Note: Passive = object becomes subject + was/were + past participle.
19. It was dark because we switched on the lights. (1 mark)
Note: “because” gives reason. Accept reversed: We switched on the lights because it was dark.
20. itself (1 mark)
Note: “The cat” singular animal → reflexive “itself”.
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