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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 5
TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)
Subject: English Language
Level: Primary 5
Paper: WA3 (Weighted Assessment 3) - Version 3
Topic Focus: Grammar
Duration: 45 Minutes
Total Marks: 20
Name: __________________________
Class: __________
Date: ________________
Score: ________ / 20
Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of 20 questions.
- Answer all questions.
- Write your answers in the spaces provided.
- For multiple-choice questions, write the letter (A, B, C, or D) in the box provided.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (Questions 1 – 10)
For each question, four options are given. Choose the correct answer and write its letter (A, B, C, or D) in the box provided. Each question carries 1 mark.
1. Neither the teacher nor the students __________ aware of the change in the timetable.
- A. was
- B. were
- C. is
- D. has been
2. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the movie __________ already started.
- A. has
- B. had
- C. was
- D. did
3. The committee __________ divided in their opinions regarding the new school uniform policy.
- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. has
4. If I __________ you, I would apologise to her immediately.
- A. am
- B. was
- C. were
- D. have been
5. She is interested __________ learning how to play the violin.
- A. on
- B. at
- C. with
- D. in
6. The police __________ investigating the robbery that occurred last night.
- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. has
7. Hardly __________ entered the room when the phone rang.
- A. I had
- B. had I
- C. I have
- D. have I
8. Ten kilometres __________ a long distance to walk in this heat.
- A. are
- B. were
- C. is
- D. have been
9. The book, along with its sequels, __________ on the top shelf.
- A. are
- B. were
- C. is
- D. have been
10. I look forward __________ from you soon.
- A. to hear
- B. hearing
- C. to hearing
- D. hear
Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 11 – 15)
Read the passage below. Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word or phrase from the options given. Each question carries 1 mark.
The annual science fair was a huge success. Many students (11) __________ their projects with great enthusiasm. The judges, who (12) __________ experts from various universities, were impressed by the creativity displayed. One project, which involved a solar-powered car, (13) __________ particularly attention. The student who designed it (14) __________ working on it for months. It was clear that hard work (15) __________ the key to success.
11.
- A. present
- B. presented
- C. have presented
- D. had presented
12.
- A. was
- B. were
- C. is
- D. are
13.
- A. draw
- B. draws
- C. drew
- D. has drawn
14.
- A. has been
- B. had been
- C. was
- D. is
15.
- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Section C: Error Correction (Questions 16 – 20)
Each of the following sentences contains one grammatical error. Identify the error and rewrite the sentence correctly. Each question carries 1 mark.
16. Each of the boys have submitted their assignment on time.
17. The news about the cancellation of the trip were disappointing to the students.
18. She suggested that he goes to the doctor immediately.
19. Despite of the heavy rain, the football match continued.
20. I am used to wake up early every morning for school.
End of Paper
Answers
Answer Key and Marking Scheme
Subject: English Language
Level: Primary 5
Paper: WA3 (Version 3) - Grammar Focus
Total Marks: 20
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions
1. B
- Reasoning: When using "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here, "students" is plural and closest to the verb. Therefore, the plural verb "were" is correct.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "was" because "teacher" is singular, or "is" due to proximity to the first subject.
2. B
- Reasoning: The sentence describes two past events. The movie started before we arrived. We use the Past Perfect tense ("had started") for the earlier action and Simple Past ("arrived") for the later action.
- Concept: Past Perfect Tense for sequencing past events.
3. B
- Reasoning: Collective nouns like "committee" can be singular or plural. If the members are acting as a single unit, use singular. If they are acting individually or disagreeing (as indicated by "divided in their opinions"), use the plural verb "are".
- Concept: Collective Nouns and Subject-Verb Agreement.
4. C
- Reasoning: This is a Second Conditional sentence expressing a hypothetical situation. In the "if" clause of a second conditional, we use the subjunctive "were" for all subjects, including "I".
- Concept: Subjunctive Mood / Conditionals.
5. D
- Reasoning: The adjective "interested" is always followed by the preposition "in".
- Concept: Prepositional Collocations.
6. B
- Reasoning: "Police" is a plural noun in English. It always takes a plural verb. Therefore, "are" is correct.
- Common Mistake: Treating "police" as a singular collective noun like "team".
7. B
- Reasoning: When a sentence begins with a negative adverbial like "Hardly", "Scarcely", or "No sooner", inversion is required. The auxiliary verb comes before the subject. "Hardly had I..." is the correct structure.
- Concept: Inversion after negative adverbials.
8. C
- Reasoning: Distances, amounts of money, and periods of time are treated as singular units when considered as a whole. "Ten kilometres" is one distance, so it takes the singular verb "is".
- Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement with measurements.
9. C
- Reasoning: The subject is "The book" (singular). Phrases like "along with", "as well as", or "together with" do not change the number of the subject. Therefore, the singular verb "is" is correct.
- Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement with intervening phrases.
10. C
- Reasoning: The phrase is "look forward to". Here, "to" is a preposition, not part of an infinitive verb. Prepositions are followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form). Therefore, "to hearing" is correct.
- Common Mistake: Choosing "to hear" because it looks like an infinitive.
Section B: Grammar Cloze
11. B (presented)
- Reasoning: The passage is narrating a past event ("was a huge success"). The action of presenting happened in the past. Simple Past "presented" fits the narrative flow.
12. B (were)
- Reasoning: The relative clause describes "The judges" (plural). The event is in the past. Therefore, the plural past verb "were" is required.
13. C (drew)
- Reasoning: The subject is "One project" (singular). The event is in the past. The simple past tense of "draw" is "drew".
14. B (had been)
- Reasoning: The student worked on the project for a duration before the past event of the fair. This requires the Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect. "Had been working" emphasizes the duration leading up to the past moment. Among the options, "had been" fits the continuous aspect implied by the context of effort over time, though "had worked" would also be grammatically acceptable if offered. Given the options, "had been" sets up the continuous action correctly if we assume the full verb phrase is "had been working" (but the blank is just the auxiliary). Wait, looking at the sentence: "The student who designed it (14) __________ working on it for months." The word "working" is already there. So we need the auxiliary for Past Perfect Continuous: "had been".
15. C (was)
- Reasoning: The subject is "hard work" (uncountable/singular). The context is past tense (referring to the fair). Therefore, "was" is correct.
Section C: Error Correction
16. Each of the boys has submitted his assignment on time.
- Error: "have" / "their"
- Correction: "Each" is singular. The verb must be "has". Traditionally, the pronoun should be "his" or "his or her", though "their" is increasingly accepted in modern usage, strict grammar exams often prefer singular agreement. The primary error is the verb "have".
- Marking: 1 mark for correcting "have" to "has".
17. The news about the cancellation of the trip was disappointing to the students.
- Error: "were"
- Correction: "News" is an uncountable noun and is always singular. It takes the singular verb "was".
- Marking: 1 mark for correcting "were" to "was".
18. She suggested that he go to the doctor immediately.
- Error: "goes"
- Correction: After verbs of suggestion, recommendation, or demand (suggest, recommend, insist), we use the Subjunctive Mood. The verb in the subordinate clause should be in the base form. So, "he go" instead of "he goes".
- Marking: 1 mark for correcting "goes" to "go".
19. Despite the heavy rain, the football match continued.
- Error: "Despite of"
- Correction: "Despite" is a preposition and is never followed by "of". It should be just "Despite". Alternatively, "In spite of" could be used.
- Marking: 1 mark for removing "of".
20. I am used to waking up early every morning for school.
- Error: "wake"
- Correction: The structure "be used to" means "accustomed to". The "to" here is a preposition, so it must be followed by a gerund (-ing form). Therefore, "waking" is correct. (Note: "Used to wake" would mean a past habit, but the sentence says "I am used to", indicating present state of being accustomed).
- Marking: 1 mark for correcting "wake" to "waking".