Primary 4 English Semestral Assessment 2 (End of Year) Paper 5

Answer Key - TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4

Paper: SA2 Practice Paper — Grammar Focus (Version 5 of 5) Total Marks: 40

Marking Scheme Summary

General marking notes:

• Sections A and B: answers are either fully correct (2 marks) or incorrect (0 marks). No half marks.
• Section C: award 1 mark for the correct grammatical structure and 1 mark for the rest of the sentence copied accurately with correct punctuation and spelling. If the structure is right but one minor copying/spelling slip occurs, award 1 mark only.

Section A: Grammar Multiple-Choice (Questions 1–10)

Question 1 (2 marks) — Answer: (1) go Teaching note: When two people or things are joined by "and" (Mei Ling and her brother), they act as one plural subject, so the verb must be plural: "go". Option (2) "goes" is singular and only fits one person. "Going" and "gone" cannot stand alone as the main verb here. Common mistake: choosing "goes" because the sentence starts with one name.

Question 2 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) were waiting Teaching note: "While" signals an action that was already happening over a period of time in the past. That action uses the past continuous: was/were + -ing. The ringing alarm is the shorter event that interrupted it, told in simple past ("rang"). "Were" (not "was") is used because "pupils" is plural. Common mistake: picking "waited" and forgetting the ongoing nature of the action.

Question 3 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) themselves Teaching note: A reflexive pronoun ends in "-self/-selves" and refers back to the doer. Mr Rahman and his wife are two people, so the plural form "themselves" is needed. "Himself" fits one male, "herself" one female, and "ourselves" would only be correct if the speakers did the painting. Rule: match the reflexive pronoun to the subject in number and person.

Question 4 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) much Teaching note: Sugar is an uncountable noun (a mass you cannot count one by one), so it pairs with "much". Countable nouns (friends, books, apples) pair with "many", "few" or "several". Test yourself: can you count sugars individually? No — so choose "much". Common mistake: using "many" with food substances like sugar, rice or water.

Question 5 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) to Teaching note: When something is given back to a place or person, we use the preposition "to": return to the library, give to the teacher. "At" names a general spot, "in" means inside, and "from" shows where something came from — none of these express giving back. Pattern to remember: return + thing + to + place/person.

Question 6 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) has lived Teaching note: The word "since" points to a starting time (2019) with the action continuing until now. This situation calls for the present perfect: has/have + past participle. "Lived" alone would mean he no longer lives there. "Is living" does not normally pair with "since" for a long-lasting fact. Structure: subject + has/have + lived + place + since + time.

Question 7 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) who Teaching note: A relative pronoun connects the description to the noun. For people, use "who" (or "whom"). Here the missing word does the action "won", so it is the subject of the clause — that requires "who", not "whom" (used for objects). "Which" is for things, and "whose" shows possession. Check: The boy [who] won… is my classmate. ✓

Question 8 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) will have Teaching note: This is a first conditional: a real possibility in the future. The pattern is "If + present tense, … will + base verb." The "if" part ("it rains") is already present tense, so the result part needs "will have". "Would have" belongs to unreal/hypothetical situations, which this is not. Remember: real future condition → "will".

Question 9 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) carefully Teaching note: The blank describes how the pupils listened, so it must modify the verb "listened". Words that describe verbs are adverbs, usually made by adding "-ly" to an adjective: careful → carefully. "Careful" describes nouns (a careful pupil), not actions. Common mistake: placing the adjective form before or instead of the adverb.

Question 10 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) but Teaching note: The two ideas contrast: Jun Jie was tired (reason to stop) yet he still finished his homework. The connector showing contrast is "but". "Because" and "so" show cause and result, and "or" shows choice — none match opposite ideas. Signal words: tired ≠ gave up, so look for "but".

Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 11–15)

Question 11 (2 marks) — Answer: travelled Teaching note: The story happened "Last Saturday", so the whole recount is in the simple past. "Travelled" is the past form of "travel". "Travels" is present, "travelling" needs a helping verb (were travelling), and "travel" is the base form. Method: find the time marker first, then match the tense.

Question 12 (2 marks) — Answer: had Teaching note: Mrs Goh told them (past) about something she arranged before the telling. When we report an earlier action inside a past sentence, we shift back one step further into the past perfect: had + past participle ("had booked"). "Has booked" would only fit if the telling happened now. Concept: reported speech moves tenses backwards.

Question 13 (2 marks) — Answer: herself Teaching note: The doer is Nadia, one girl

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Answer Key - TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4

Paper: SA2 Practice Paper — Grammar Focus (Version 5 of 5) Total Marks: 40

Marking Scheme Summary

General marking notes:

• Sections A and B: answers are either fully correct (2 marks) or incorrect (0 marks). No half marks.
• Section C: award 1 mark for the correct grammatical structure and 1 mark for the rest of the sentence copied accurately with correct punctuation and spelling. If the structure is right but one minor copying/spelling slip occurs, award 1 mark only.

Section A: Grammar Multiple-Choice (Questions 1–10)

Question 1 (2 marks) — Answer: (1) go Teaching note: "Mei Ling and her brother" is one plural subject joined by "and", so the verb must be plural: "go". "Goes" fits only one person; "going" and "gone" cannot stand alone as the main verb here. Common mistake: choosing "goes" because the sentence starts with one name.

Question 2 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) were waiting Teaching note: "While" signals an action already happening over time in the past, which takes the past continuous: was/were + -ing. The alarm ringing ("rang") is the shorter event that interrupted it. Use "were" because "pupils" is plural. Common mistake: picking "waited" and forgetting the ongoing action.

Question 3 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) themselves Teaching note: A reflexive pronoun refers back to the doer. Mr Rahman and his wife are two people, so the plural form "themselves" is needed. "Himself" fits one male, "herself" one female, and "ourselves" only if the speakers did the painting. Match the reflexive pronoun to the subject in number and person.

Question 4 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) much Teaching note: Sugar is an uncountable noun, so it pairs with "much". Countable nouns (friends, books, apples) pair with "many", "few" or "several". Test: you cannot count sugars one by one, so choose "much". Common mistake: using "many" with sugar, rice or water.

Question 5 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) to Teaching note: When something is given back to a place or person, use "to": return to the library. "At" names a spot, "in" means inside, and "from" shows origin — none express giving back. Pattern: return + thing + to + place/person.

Question 6 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) has lived Teaching note: "Since" points to a starting time (2019) with the action continuing until now, requiring the present perfect: has/have + past participle. "Lived" alone would mean he no longer lives there; "is living" does not normally pair with "since". Structure: subject + has/have + lived + place + since + time.

Question 7 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) who Teaching note: A relative pronoun connects the description to the noun. For people, use "who" (or "whom"). Here the missing word does the action "won", so it is the subject of the clause — that requires "who", not "whom" (for objects). "Which" is for things; "whose" shows possession.

Question 8 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) will have Teaching note: This is a first conditional: a real future possibility. Pattern: "If + present tense, … will + base verb." The "if" part ("it rains") is present tense, so the result needs "will have". "Would have" belongs to unreal situations. Remember: real future condition → "will".

Question 9 (2 marks) — Answer: (2) carefully Teaching note: The blank describes how the pupils listened, so it must modify the verb "listened". Words describing verbs are adverbs, usually made by adding "-ly": careful → carefully. "Careful" describes nouns, not actions. Common mistake: using the adjective form instead of the adverb.

Question 10 (2 marks) — Answer: (3) but Teaching note: The two ideas contrast: Jun Jie was tired yet still finished his homework. The connector showing contrast is "but". "Because" and "so" show cause and result; "or" shows choice. Signal: opposite ideas point to "but".

Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 11–15)

Question 11 (2 marks) — Answer: travelled Teaching note: The story happened "Last Saturday", so the recount is in the simple past. "Travelled" is the past form of "travel". "Travels" is present, "travelling" needs a helping verb, and "travel" is the base form. Method: find the time marker first, then match the tense.

Question 12 (2 marks) — Answer: had Teaching note: Mrs Goh told them (past) about something arranged before the telling. Reporting an earlier action inside a past sentence shifts back into the past perfect: had + past participle ("had booked"). "Has booked" would only fit if the telling happened now. Concept: reported speech moves tenses backwards.

Question 13 (2 marks) — Answer: herself Teaching note: The doer is Nadia, one girl, so the reflexive pronoun must be singular and female: "herself". "Himself" is male, "themselves" is plural, and "itself" refers to things or animals. Rule: match the reflexive pronoun to the doer in number and gender.

Question 14 (2 marks) — Answer: to leave Teaching note: After "wanted", we use the infinitive form: want + to + base verb ("wanted to leave"). "Left" is past tense, "leaving" does not follow "want", and "leave" alone lacks "to". Pattern to remember: want + to + verb.

Question 15 (2 marks) — Answer: who Teaching note: The guide is a person, so "which" (for things) is wrong. The missing word is the subject of "had shown them around", so the subject relative pronoun "who" is needed, not "whom" (object) or "whose" (possession). Check: thank the guide [who] had shown them around. ✓

Section C: Synthesis, Transformation and Error Correction (Questions 16–20)

Question 16 (2 marks) — Model answer:

The girl who sits beside me plays the violin very well.

Teaching note: Join the two sentences with "who" placed right after "the girl". The second sentence ("She plays…") becomes the relative clause, replacing "she" with "who". Award 1 mark for correct use of "who" and 1 mark for accurate copying, punctuation and spelling. Common mistake: keeping both "she" and "who" in the new sentence.

Question 17 (2 marks) — Model answer:

If you study hard, you will pass the examination.

Teaching note: Turn the command into a condition: "If + you study hard" becomes the first part, and the promise "you will pass the examination" becomes the result. Keep the comma after the "if" clause. Common mistake: writing "If study hard" without the subject "you".

Question 18 (2 marks) — Model answer:

Wei Ming stayed at home because he had a fever.

Teaching note: Place "because" before the reason ("he had a fever") and join the sentences without repeating "Wei Ming". Do not change the meaning: staying home is the result, the fever is the cause. Award 1 mark for correct joining with "because" and 1 mark for accuracy.

Question 19 (2 marks) — Correct word: has

One of the boys in my class have forgotten to bring his consent form.

Teaching note: The subject is "One of the boys", which is singular, so the verb must be "has", not "have". Even though "boys" is plural, the phrase "one of…" always points to a single person. Award 1 mark for identifying "have" as the error and 1 mark for writing "has".

Question 20 (2 marks) — Model answer:

The plants are watered by the gardener every morning.

Teaching note: In the passive voice, the object ("the plants") becomes the subject, followed by be + past participle ("are watered"), then "by" + the doer ("the gardener"). Keep the time phrase "every morning" at the end. Structure: object + am/is/are + past participle + by + doer. Common mistake: writing "watered by the gardener" without the helping verb "are".

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