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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4
TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper (AI)
Subject: English
Level: Primary 4
Paper: Practice Paper 1 of 5
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Marks: 50
Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________
Date: ________________________
Instructions
- This paper consists of Booklet A and Booklet B.
- Answer all questions.
- Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided.
- Check your work before you submit.
- You may use a dictionary for Section D only.
Booklet A (20 marks)
Section A: Grammar MCQ (10 marks)
Questions 1–10. Choose the correct answer (1, 2, 3, or 4).
1. The children _______ in the playground now.
(1) plays
(2) played
(3) are playing
(4) will played
Answer: _____
2. My mother _______ dinner when the phone rang.
(1) cooks
(2) cooked
(3) was cooking
(4) is cooking
Answer: _____
3. Neither Tom nor his friends _______ going to the party.
(1) is
(2) are
(3) was
(4) has
Answer: _____
4. The book on the table _______ mine.
(1) is
(2) are
(3) were
(4) have
Answer: _____
5. If it _______ tomorrow, we will stay at home.
(1) rain
(2) rains
(3) rained
(4) raining
Answer: _____
6. The pupils who _______ late were punished.
(1) is
(2) are
(3) was
(4) has
Answer: _____
7. Each of the students _______ a textbook.
(1) have
(2) has
(3) were
(4) are
Answer: _____
8. The news _______ very surprising.
(1) is
(2) are
(3) were
(4) have
Answer: _____
9. By the time we arrived, the movie _______.
(1) start
(2) starts
(3) had started
(4) starting
Answer: _____
10. The team _______ practising hard for the competition.
(1) is
(2) are
(3) were
(4) have
Answer: _____
Section B: Vocabulary MCQ (5 marks)
Questions 11–15. Choose the correct answer (1, 2, 3, or 4).
11. The word "enormous" means _______.
(1) tiny
(2) very large
(3) ordinary
(4) colourful
Answer: _____
12. Which word is the opposite of "generous"?
(1) kind
(2) selfish
(3) helpful
(4) cheerful
Answer: _____
13. The prefix "un-" in "unhappy" means _______.
(1) again
(2) not
(3) very
(4) before
Answer: _____
14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
The scientist made a _______ discovery.
(1) dull
(2) boring
(3) remarkable
(4) ordinary
Answer: _____
15. The suffix "-less" in "fearless" means _______.
(1) full of
(2) without
(3) more
(4) less
Answer: _____
Section C: Visual Text Comprehension (5 marks)
Study the poster below and answer Questions 16–20.
SCHOOL LIBRARY WEEK
📚 Read More, Learn More!
🗓️ 15–19 March 2026
📍 School Library
Activities:
- Storytelling sessions (Mon & Wed, 3 p.m.)
- Book cover design contest (submit by Fri)
- Meet a local author (Thu, 2 p.m.)
- Book swap corner (daily)
🎁 Prizes: Winners of the book cover contest will receive book vouchers worth $20!
For more information, contact Mrs Tan at the library counter.
16. What is the event about?
Answer: _____
17. When does the event take place?
Answer: _____
18. Where can students go to swap books?
Answer: _____
19. What must students do to win a prize?
Answer: _____
20. Who can students contact for more information?
Answer: _____
Booklet B (30 marks)
Section D: Grammar Cloze (8 marks)
Questions 21–28. Fill in each blank with the correct word.
Last Saturday, my family and I (21) _______ to the zoo. The weather (22) _______ sunny and warm. We (23) _______ many animals there. My little brother was excited because he (24) _______ never been to the zoo before.
The monkeys (25) _______ swinging from tree to tree. My father took many photos while my mother (26) _______ a video. We (27) _______ lunch at the zoo café. It (28) _______ a wonderful day!
21. _______
22. _______
23. _______
24. _______
25. _______
26. _______
27. _______
28. _______
Section E: Editing (6 marks)
Questions 29–34. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct word or phrase.
29. The children was playing in the garden.
Correction: _______
30. She don't like to eat vegetables.
Correction: _______
31. There is many books on the shelf.
Correction: _______
32. He go to school every day.
Correction: _______
33. The dog wagged it's tail happily.
Correction: _______
34. We has finished our homework.
Correction: _______
Section F: Sentence Synthesis & Transformation (6 marks)
Questions 35–38. Rewrite each sentence as instructed.
35. Combine the sentences using "and":
The cat is black. The cat is fluffy.
36. Change to a question:
She has finished her homework.
37. Rewrite using "because":
He was tired. He went to bed early.
38. Change to the past tense:
The birds are singing in the trees.
Section G: Reading Comprehension (10 marks)
Read the passage and answer Questions 39–45.
The Little Garden
Mei Ling loved her grandmother's garden. It was small but full of colourful flowers. Every weekend, Mei Ling would help her grandmother water the plants and pull out weeds.
One morning, Mei Ling noticed something strange. The roses near the fence had been eaten by insects. She felt worried and told her grandmother about it.
"Don't worry," said Grandmother. "We can plant some marigolds nearby. Insects do not like the smell of marigolds."
Mei Ling followed her grandmother's advice. She planted bright orange and yellow marigolds around the roses. After a few weeks, the insects stopped coming. The roses bloomed beautifully again.
Mei Ling learned that nature has its own way of solving problems. She felt proud that she had helped save the roses.
39. Where was the garden?
40. What did Mei Ling do every weekend?
41. What problem did Mei Ling notice one morning?
42. Why did Grandmother suggest planting marigolds?
43. What colours were the marigolds?
44. How did Mei Ling feel at the end of the story?
45. What lesson did Mei Ling learn?
End of Paper
Answers
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