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Primary 4 English Grammar Quiz
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Primary 4 English Quiz - Grammar — Answer Key
Assessment Folder: SA2 | Paper Version: 1 of 5 | Total Marks: 25
Answer 1.
(1) go — a compound subject (Mrs Lim and her daughter) takes a plural verb. [1 mark]
Answer 2.
(3) were reading — past continuous action interrupted by a sudden event. [1 mark]
Answer 3.
(4) themselves — reflexive pronoun matching the plural subject "the twins". [1 mark]
Answer 4.
(2) much — uncountable noun (rice). [1 mark]
Answer 5.
(2) have been — plural subject "the pupils" takes "have been chosen". [1 mark]
Answer 6.
were sorting (accept "were busy sorting") — past continuous action happening while the reporter arrived. [1 mark]
Answer 7.
ourselves — reflexive pronoun for "my classmates and I". [1 mark]
Answer 8.
had come (accept "came") — past action before the manager thanked them. [1 mark]
Answer 9.
was — "each of us" takes a singular verb. [1 mark]
Answer 10.
will — future hope for more pupils to join. [1 mark]
Answer 11.
are — compound subject needs the plural verb "are sharing". [1 mark]
Answer 12.
told — past tense needed for yesterday. [1 mark]
Answer 13.
Those — plural demonstrative matches multiple flowers. [1 mark]
Answer 14.
because — gives the reason she stayed at home. [1 mark]
Answer 15.
confidently — adverb form needed after "to speak". [1 mark]
Answer 16.
Both Mei Ling and her cousin enjoy swimming.
- Working: place "Both" before the first subject, join the subjects with "and", then state the shared activity once.
- Marking note: 1 mark for the correct "Both ... and" structure; 1 mark for the correct plural verb "enjoy". [2 marks]
Answer 17.
Ahmad stayed at home because he had a fever.
- Working: keep the action first, then give the reason after "because".
- Marking note: 1 mark for using "because"; 1 mark for keeping both ideas with the meaning unchanged. [2 marks]
Answer 18.
Siti saved her money so that she could buy a present for her mother.
- Working: follow the first sentence with "so that", then change "wanted" to "could" to show purpose.
- Marking note: 1 mark for "so that"; 1 mark for the correct modal change to "could". [2 marks]
Answer 19.
You will miss the bus unless you hurry. (Accept: Unless you hurry, you will miss the bus.)
- Working: turn the warning into the result clause and attach "unless" plus the condition.
- Marking note: 1 mark for the correct "unless" clause; 1 mark for preserving the original meaning. [2 marks]
Answer 20.
Neither Ken nor his sister likes durians.
- Working: join the two subjects with "Neither ... nor"; the verb agrees with the second subject, so the singular "likes" is needed.
- Marking note: 1 mark for the "Neither ... nor" structure; 1 mark for correct singular verb agreement. [2 marks]