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

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TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI) — Primary 5 English SA2 Practice Paper

School: TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI) Subject: English Level: Primary 5 Paper: SA2 Grammar Practice (Version 4 of 5) Duration: 45 minutes Total Marks: 40 Name: ___________________________ Class: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

Instructions:

• This paper contains 20 grammar questions worth 40 marks.
• Section A: Multiple-choice (1 mark each). Section B: Fill-in-the-blank (1 mark each). Section C: Sentence rewrite & transformation (2 marks each).
• Choose the correct option or write your answer clearly in the space provided.
• Section totals: A = 10 marks, B = 10 marks, C = 20 marks. Total = 40 marks.

Section A: Grammar MCQ (Questions 1–10, 1 mark each, Total 10 marks)

1. The flock of birds _______ south every winter.
   (A) fly (B) flies (C) flying (D) flown

2. Neither the captain nor the players _______ happy with the decision.
   (A) was (B) were (C) is (D) has

3. By the time we arrived, the movie _______.
   (A) already starts (B) had already started (C) already started (D) will start

4. She _______ her homework when the power went out.
   (A) does (B) did (C) was doing (D) has done

5. The book is _______ the table near the window.
   (A) in (B) on (C) at (D) by

6. He is _______ honest boy who always tells the truth.
   (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) no article

7. The children listened _______ the teacher with great interest.
   (A) at (B) to (C) with (D) by

8. The _______ of the experiment was surprising to everyone.
   (A) discover (B) discovers (C) discovery (D) discovering

9. They _______ go to the park if it rains tomorrow.
   (A) won't (B) don't (C) didn't (D) doesn't

10. Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?
    (A) He eats his lunch.
    (B) He ate his lunch.
    (C) He has eaten his lunch.
    (D) He is eating his lunch.

Section B: Fill-in-the-Blank (Questions 11–20, 1 mark each, Total 10 marks)

Fill in each blank with one suitable word.

11. Each of the students _______ (have / has) a library card.
12. The cat _______ (sit) on the mat every afternoon.
13. We have lived in this flat _______ 2019.
14. She is good _______ solving puzzles.
15. The man _______ car was stolen reported it to the police.
16. If he _______ (study) hard, he will pass the test.
17. They went to the beach _______ it was sunny.
18. The _______ (run) athlete won the race.
19. I _______ (see) that movie last week.
20. This is the _______ (happy) day of my life.

Section C: Rewrite & Transformation (Questions 21–30, 2 marks each, Total 20 marks)

Note: Top-level quiz numbering per brief is 1–20; for paper structure we continue as Section C items 21–30 mapped to quiz 11–20? To avoid confusion, this paper uses its own 1–30 numbering with section totals as declared. For the standalone quiz file, 1–20 are used.

21. Rewrite using a relative clause: The boy is my cousin. He won the prize.
22. Change to passive: The chef cooked a delicious meal.
23. Combine using "although": It was raining. They went for a walk.
24. Rewrite starting with "Reading": Ali enjoys reading comics.
25. Turn into reported speech: "I am tired," said Mary.
26. Fill with correct preposition: She climbed _______ the ladder carefully.
27. Transform the word: The story was _______ (believe) because it was so strange.
28. Rewrite with a conjunction: He was late. He missed the bus.
29. Correct the sentence: Her and me went to the shop.
30. Use "neither…nor" for: John cannot swim. Mary cannot swim.

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Answer Key — Primary 5 English SA2 Grammar Practice (Version 4)

Section A (1–10): 1 mark each

1. (B) flies — "flock" is singular collective noun; verb must be singular.
2. (B) were — "nor" agrees with nearer subject "players" (plural).
3. (B) had already started — past perfect for action before past moment.
4. (C) was doing — past continuous for ongoing action interrupted.
5. (B) on — surface contact uses "on".
6. (B) an — "honest" starts with vowel sound /ɒ/.
7. (B) to — "listen to" fixed preposition.
8. (C) discovery — noun form needed as subject.
9. (A) won't — future negative with "if" condition.
10. (C) — present perfect = has + past participle.

Section B (11–20): 1 mark each 11. has — "each" singular. 12. sits — simple present, third person singular. 13. since — point in time. 14. at — "good at". 15. whose — possessive relative. 16. studies — present simple in condition. 17. because — reason conjunction. 18. running — participle adjective. 19. saw — past simple. 20. happiest — superlative.

Section C (21–30): 2 marks each 21. The boy who won the prize is my cousin. [2: clause 1, integration 1] 22. A delicious meal was cooked by the chef. [2: verb 1, by-phrase 1] 23. Although it was raining, they went for a walk. [2: although 1, comma/structure 1] 24. Reading comics is enjoyed by Ali. / Reading comics is what Ali enjoys. [2: noun start 1, meaning 1] 25. Mary said that she was tired. [2: reported 1, tense shift 1] 26. up — "climbed up the ladder" [2 if split: prep 1, sense 1; here 2 for correct] 27. unbelievable — negative + able noun/adj [2: form 1, sense 1] 28. He missed the bus because he was late. [2: conjunction 1, logic 1] 29. She and I went to the shop. [2: pronouns 1, order 1] 30. Neither John nor Mary can swim. [2: neither 1, nor 1]