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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4
Answer Key — Version 1 of 5
Booklet A (20 marks)
Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 marks)
1. (3) are playing
Explanation: "Now" indicates present continuous tense. "Children" is plural, so "are playing" is correct.
2. (3) was cooking
Explanation: "When the phone rang" indicates an ongoing past action interrupted by another event. Past continuous "was cooking" is correct.
3. (2) are
Explanation: With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. "Friends" is plural, so "are" is correct.
4. (1) is
Explanation: "The book" is singular, so the singular verb "is" is correct.
5. (2) rains
Explanation: In a first conditional sentence (If + present simple, will + base verb), "rains" is the correct present simple form for "it."
6. (2) are
Explanation: "Who" refers to "pupils" (plural), so "are" is correct.
7. (2) has
Explanation: "Each" is singular, so "has" is correct.
8. (1) is
Explanation: "News" is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
9. (3) had started
Explanation: "By the time we arrived" indicates an action completed before another past action. Past perfect "had started" is correct.
10. (1) is
Explanation: "Team" is a collective noun treated as singular in this context, so "is" is correct.
Section B: Vocabulary MCQ (5 marks)
11. (2) very large
Explanation: "Enormous" means extremely large or huge.
12. (2) selfish
Explanation: "Generous" means willing to give or share. The opposite is "selfish."
13. (2) not
Explanation: The prefix "un-" means "not." "Unhappy" means "not happy."
14. (3) remarkable
Explanation: "Remarkable" means worthy of attention or striking, which fits the context of a scientist's discovery.
15. (2) without
Explanation: The suffix "-less" means "without." "Fearless" means "without fear."
Section C: Visual Text Comprehension (5 marks)
16. School Library Week / A reading event at school
Explanation: The poster is about "School Library Week" with reading-related activities.
17. 15–19 March 2026
Explanation: The dates are clearly stated on the poster.
18. The book swap corner
Explanation: The poster states "Book swap corner (daily)" as the place to swap books.
19. Win the book cover design contest
Explanation: The poster says winners of the book cover contest will receive prizes.
20. Mrs Tan at the library counter
Explanation: The poster instructs students to contact Mrs Tan at the library counter.
Booklet B (30 marks)
Section D: Grammar Cloze (8 marks)
21. went
Explanation: Past simple tense for a completed action last Saturday.
22. was
Explanation: Past simple tense describing the weather.
23. saw
Explanation: Past simple tense for a completed action.
24. had
Explanation: Past perfect tense indicating an experience before a past event.
25. were
Explanation: Past continuous tense describing an ongoing action in the past.
26. was recording / recorded
Explanation: Past continuous or past simple tense for an action happening at the same time as another past action.
27. had / ate
Explanation: Past simple tense for a completed action.
28. was
Explanation: Past simple tense describing the day.
Section E: Editing (6 marks)
29. were
Explanation: "Children" is plural, so "were" is correct instead of "was."
30. doesn't
Explanation: "She" is third person singular, so "doesn't" is correct instead of "don't."
31. are
Explanation: "Books" is plural, so "are" is correct instead of "is."
32. goes
Explanation: "He" is third person singular, so "goes" is correct instead of "go."
33. its
Explanation: "Its" (without apostrophe) is the possessive form. "It's" means "it is."
34. have
Explanation: "We" is plural, so "have" is correct instead of "has."
Section F: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (6 marks)
35. The cat is black and fluffy.
Explanation: The two sentences are combined using "and" to join the adjectives.
36. Has she finished her homework?
Explanation: The sentence is changed to a question by moving "has" to the front.
37. He went to bed early because he was tired.
Explanation: "Because" is used to show the reason for going to bed early.
38. The birds were singing in the trees.
Explanation: "Are singing" (present continuous) is changed to "were singing" (past continuous).
Section G: Reading Comprehension (10 marks)
39. It was her grandmother's garden.
Explanation: The passage states "Mei Ling loved her grandmother's garden."
40. She helped her grandmother water the plants and pull out weeds.
Explanation: The passage says she did this every weekend.
41. The roses near the fence had been eaten by insects.
Explanation: Mei Ling noticed the roses were damaged by insects.
42. Because insects do not like the smell of marigolds.
Explanation: Grandmother explained that marigolds would keep insects away.
43. Bright orange and yellow.
Explanation: The passage describes the marigolds as "bright orange and yellow."
44. She felt proud.
Explanation: The passage states she "felt proud that she had helped save the roses."
45. She learned that nature has its own way of solving problems.
Explanation: The passage explicitly states this lesson.
Total: 50 marks