Primary 5 Chinese Semestral Assessment 1 (Mid-Year) Paper 3

Answer Key - Primary 5 Chinese SA1 Practice Paper (Version 3)

Section A: Vocabulary and Grammar (20 marks)

Questions 1-5: Multiple Choice (1 mark each)

1. (2) 细心

   • Reasoning: "粗心" (careless) is the opposite of "细心" (careful/attentive to detail). "仔细" is similar but "细心" is more commonly used to describe a personality trait or habit in this context. "小心" means cautious, and "专心" means focused.
   • Common Mistake: Choosing (1) 仔细. While similar, 细心 is the direct antonym for the habit of being careless (粗心).

2. (1) 全力以赴

   • Reasoning: The context is a fierce football match where players are competing for every ball. "全力以赴" means to go all out or spare no effort. "全神贯注" means fully focused (mental), but "全力以赴" captures the physical effort of competing.
   • Common Mistake: Choosing (2) 全神贯注. This describes attention, not the physical exertion of competing.

3. (1) 坚持

   • Reasoning: The sentence describes volunteers standing in the rain. "坚持" means to persist or stick to a task despite difficulties. "坚定" describes a firm stance or belief, "坚决" describes a determined attitude, and "坚固" describes physical objects.
   • Common Mistake: Choosing (2) 坚定. This is an adjective for attitude, not a verb for continuing an action.

4. (3) 夸张

   • Reasoning: The phrase "even the sound of a needle dropping can be heard" is an exaggeration to emphasize silence. This is the definition of "夸张" (hyperbole).
   • Common Mistake: Choosing (1) 比喻. There is no direct comparison using "like" or "as".

5. (3) 美丽 - 丑陋

   • Reasoning: "美丽" (beautiful) and "丑陋" (ugly) are antonyms (opposites). The question asks for the pair that is not similar in meaning. All other pairs are synonyms.
   • Common Mistake: Misreading the question as asking for synonyms.

Questions 6-10: Fill in the blanks (1 mark each)

6. 如果……就…… (If... then...)

   • Reasoning: This is a conditional sentence. "If the weather is good tomorrow, we will go..."
   • Alternative: 要是……就…… is also acceptable.

7. 既……又…… (Both... and...)

   • Reasoning: The sentence lists two hobbies he likes. "既...又..." is used to connect two parallel positive attributes or actions.
   • Alternative: 不仅……还…… is also acceptable.

8. 经过 (After/Through)

   • Reasoning: "经过他认真思考" means "After he thought carefully." It indicates the process leading to the result.
   • Alternative: 因为 (Because) is grammatically possible but "经过" fits the structure of "process -> result" better in this specific phrasing. However, 因为 is also a very strong candidate if the structure is interpreted as "Because he thought carefully...". Given the blank is before "他", 因为 is often simpler for P5. Let's accept 因为 or 经过. Marking Note: Both are acceptable depending on nuance, but 因为 is more direct for cause-effect.

9. 了

   • Reasoning: Indicates the completion of the action "bought". "妈妈买了..."
   • Common Mistake: Using "过". "了" is for completed actions with present relevance or simple past narrative.

10. 应该 (Should)

    • Reasoning: Giving advice. "You should sleep early..."
    • Alternative: 必须 (Must) is too strong; 最好 (Had better) is also acceptable.

Questions 11-15: Sentence Rearrangement (2 marks each)

11. 这里的风景十分迷人。

    • Structure: Subject (这里的风景) + Adverb (十分) + Adjective (迷人).
    • Marking: 1 mark for correct word order, 1 mark for punctuation.

12. 同学们在图书馆认真地看书。

    • Structure: Subject (同学们) + Place (在图书馆) + Manner (认真地) + Verb (看书).
    • Marking: 1 mark for correct word order, 1 mark for punctuation.

13. 他不仅聪明，而且很勤奋。

    • Structure: Subject (他) + Conjunction (不仅) + Adj 1 (聪明) + Conjunction (而且) + Adj 2 (很勤奋).
    • Marking: 1 mark for correct word order, 1 mark for punctuation.

14. 树枝被大风吹断了。

    • Structure: Object/Receiver (树枝) + Passive Marker (被) + Agent (大风) + Verb (吹) + Result (断了).
    • Marking: 1 mark for correct word order, 1 mark for punctuation.

15. 你今天为什么迟到？

    • Structure: Subject (你) + Time (今天) + Question Word (为什么) + Verb (迟到).
    • Marking: 1 mark for correct word order, 1 mark for punctuation.

Section B: Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Passage 1

16. 因为新加坡街道干净，绿树成荫。 (2 marks)

    • Marking Scheme:
      • 1 mark for mentioning "街道干净" (clean streets).
      • 1 mark for mentioning "绿树成荫" (shaded by trees/greenery).
    • Teaching Note: Students must extract specific details from the first sentence. Paraphrasing is allowed if the meaning is preserved (e.g., "环境很美，有很多树").

17. 随地吐痰和乱扔垃圾。 (2 marks)

    • Marking Scheme:
      • 1 mark for "随地吐痰" (spitting).
      • 1 mark for "乱扔垃圾" (littering).
    • Teaching Note: Direct extraction from the text. Students should not include other behaviors not mentioned.

18. 志愿者在周末清理垃圾和种植花草。这让新加坡变得更加美丽。 (3 marks)

    • Marking Scheme:
      • 1 mark for "清理垃圾" (cleaning trash).
      • 1 mark for "种植花草" (planting flowers/grass).
      • 1 mark for the impact: "让新加坡变得更加美丽" (makes Singapore more beautiful).
    • Teaching Note: This is a two-part question. Students must answer both what they do AND the result. Missing the second part loses 1 mark.

Passage 2

19. 小明最喜欢读历史故事。他对诸葛亮印象深刻是因为诸葛亮不仅聪明，而且忠诚。 (3 marks)

    • Marking Scheme:
      • 1 mark for "历史故事" (history stories).
      • 1 mark for "聪明" (smart).
      • 1 mark for "忠诚" (loyal).
    • Teaching Note: Students need to identify the genre of books and the two specific traits of Zhuge Liang mentioned in the text.

20. 小明是一个爱学习和有上进心的学生。因为他每天放学后都去图书馆借书，说明他热爱阅读。他希望像诸葛亮一样有智慧，说明他有明确的目标并愿意努力。 (5 marks)

    • Marking Scheme:
      • 1 mark for identifying a trait (e.g., 爱学习, 勤奋, 有上进心).
      • 2 marks for evidence from text regarding reading habits (goes to library daily).
      • 2 marks for evidence from text regarding his aspiration (wants to be wise like Zhuge Liang).
    • Teaching Note: This is an open-ended inference question.
      • Level 1 (1-2 marks): States a trait without sufficient evidence.
      • Level 2 (3-4 marks): States a trait and provides one piece of evidence.
      • Level 3 (5 marks): States a trait and provides comprehensive evidence from both his actions (reading) and his thoughts (aspiration).
    • Common Mistake: Only saying "He likes reading" without explaining why that makes him a good student or missing the part about his aspiration.