TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 6 PSLE
TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)
SA2 Grammar Practice Paper - Version 4 of 5
| Field | Details |
|---|
| Subject: | English Language |
| Level: | Primary 6 (PSLE) |
| Paper: | SA2 Practice - Grammar Focus |
| Duration: | 45 minutes |
| Total Marks: | 25 |
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________ Date: ______________
Instructions
- Answer all 20 questions.
- For Questions 1-15, write one letter (A, B, C or D) in the bracket provided. Each carries 1 mark.
- For Questions 16-20, write your new sentences or corrections neatly on the lines provided. Each carries 2 marks.
- Check your work before handing in. Do not turn over until told to begin.
Section A: Grammar MCQ (Questions 1-5) — 5 marks
Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. Mrs Tan ___________ the community garden every Saturday since March. She says the routine keeps her active.
(A) has tended (B) tends (C) tended (D) had tended
Ans: (________)
2. Ravi promised his sister, "If I ___________ time next weekend, I will help you build the model volcano."
(A) will have (B) had (C) have (D) would have
Ans: (________)
3. Either of the two librarians ___________ willing to conduct the storytelling session on Friday.
(A) are (B) is (C) were (D) being
Ans: (________)
4. Which sentence reports Mr Lim's words correctly?
Mr Lim said, "I am locking the storeroom now."
(A) Mr Lim said that he is locking the storeroom now.
(B) Mr Lim said that he was locking the storeroom then.
(C) Mr Lim said that he locks the storeroom then.
(D) Mr Lim said that he has locked the storeroom now.
Ans: (________)
5. The scouts reached the campsite early ___________ they could secure the best spot by the river.
(A) so that (B) although (C) whereas (D) even if
Ans: (________)
Section B: Grammar MCQ (Questions 6-10) — 5 marks
Choose the correct answer for each question.
6. Which sentence correctly changes the idea below into the passive voice?
The volunteers planted fifty saplings along the coastal path.
(A) Fifty saplings were planting by the volunteers along the coastal path.
(B) Fifty saplings were planted by the volunteers along the coastal path.
(C) Fifty saplings had planted by the volunteers along the coastal path.
(D) Fifty saplings were planted from the volunteers along the coastal path.
Ans: (________)
7. Mei Ling spotted ___________ injured myna chick near the void deck and carried it home gently.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) any
Ans: (________)
8. Passengers ___________ bring durians onto the bus; it is against public transport rules.
(A) need not (B) must not (C) could not (D) dare not
Ans: (________)
9. Nadia has never missed a single training session, ___________?
(A) hasn't she (B) has she (C) didn't she (D) does she
Ans: (________)
10. The boys amused ___________ by inventing games during the long train ride to Kuala Lumpur.
(A) himself (B) themselves (C) theirselves (D) them
Ans: (________)
Section C: Grammar Cloze (Questions 11-15) — 5 marks
Read the passage below. Choose the best answer for each blank.
Last month, the residents of Block 216 organised a recycling drive to encourage everyone in the estate to cut down on waste. Every household was asked to sort its rubbish into three labelled bins placed in the car park. Mrs Fernandez, (11) has lived in the block for twenty years, volunteered to explain the sorting rules to the children. She told them that she (12) never seen so many families take part before. By noon, the newspapers and cans that had been collected (13) to the recycling plant by the town council lorry. Sorting rubbish properly takes extra effort, (14) it keeps the estate clean and reduces the amount that must be burned. At the end of the day, the town council praised the residents (15) their effort and promised to support another drive next year.
11. (A) which (B) who (C) whose (D) whom
Ans: (________)
12. (A) has (B) had (C) was (D) did
Ans: (________)
13. (A) send (B) sent (C) were sent (D) sending
Ans: (________)
14. (A) so (B) yet (C) because (D) unless
Ans: (________)
15. (A) for (B) with (C) at (D) from
Ans: (________)
Section D: Synthesis, Transformation and Editing (Questions 16-20) — 10 marks
Write your answers on the lines provided. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
16. Rewrite the sentence using the word Despite.
Although the rain was heavy, the fun fair went on as planned.
(2 marks)
17. Rewrite the sentence in reported speech, beginning with the words given.
Ken told Jia Wen, "I will meet you at the library entrance tomorrow afternoon."
Ken told Jia Wen that ___________________________________
(2 marks)
18. Rewrite the sentence
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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 6 PSLE
TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)
SA2 Grammar Practice Paper - Version 4 of 5
| Field | Details |
|---|
| Subject: | English Language |
| Level: | Primary 6 (PSLE) |
| Paper: | SA2 Practice - Grammar Focus |
| Duration: | 45 minutes |
| Total Marks: | 25 |
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________ Date: ______________
Instructions
- Answer all 20 questions.
- For Questions 1-15, write one letter (A, B, C or D) in the bracket provided. Each carries 1 mark.
- For Questions 16-20, write your new sentences or corrections neatly on the lines provided. Each carries 2 marks.
- Check your work before handing in. Do not turn over until told to begin.
Section A: Grammar MCQ (Questions 1-5) — 5 marks
Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. Mrs Tan ___________ the community garden every Saturday since March. She says the routine keeps her active.
(A) has tended (B) tends (C) tended (D) had tended
Ans: (________)
2. Ravi promised his sister, "If I ___________ time next weekend, I will help you build the model volcano."
(A) will have (B) had (C) have (D) would have
Ans: (________)
3. Either of the two librarians ___________ willing to conduct the storytelling session on Friday.
(A) are (B) is (C) were (D) being
Ans: (________)
4. Which sentence reports Mr Lim's words correctly?
Mr Lim said, "I am locking the storeroom now."
(A) Mr Lim said that he is locking the storeroom now.
(B) Mr Lim said that he was locking the storeroom then.
(C) Mr Lim said that he locks the storeroom then.
(D) Mr Lim said that he has locked the storeroom now.
Ans: (________)
5. The scouts reached the campsite early ___________ they could secure the best spot by the river.
(A) so that (B) although (C) whereas (D) even if
Ans: (________)
Section B: Grammar MCQ (Questions 6-10) — 5 marks
Choose the correct answer for each question.
6. Which sentence correctly changes the idea below into the passive voice?
The volunteers planted fifty saplings along the coastal path.
(A) Fifty saplings were planting by the volunteers along the coastal path.
(B) Fifty saplings were planted by the volunteers along the coastal path.
(C) Fifty saplings had planted by the volunteers along the coastal path.
(D) Fifty saplings were planted from the volunteers along the coastal path.
Ans: (________)
7. Mei Ling spotted ___________ injured myna chick near the void deck and carried it home gently.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) any
Ans: (________)
8. Passengers ___________ bring durians onto the bus; it is against public transport rules.
(A) need not (B) must not (C) could not (D) dare not
Ans: (________)
9. Nadia has never missed a single training session, ___________?
(A) hasn't she (B) has she (C) didn't she (D) does she
Ans: (________)
10. The boys amused ___________ by inventing games during the long train ride to Kuala Lumpur.
(A) himself (B) themselves (C) theirselves (D) them
Ans: (________)
Section C: Grammar Cloze (Questions 11-15) — 5 marks
Read the passage below. Choose the best answer for each blank.
Last month, the residents of Block 216 organised a recycling drive to encourage everyone in the estate to cut down on waste. Every household was asked to sort its rubbish into three labelled bins placed in the car park. Mrs Fernandez, (11) has lived in the block for twenty years, volunteered to explain the sorting rules to the children. She told them that she (12) never seen so many families take part before. By noon, the newspapers and cans that had been collected (13) to the recycling plant by the town council lorry. Sorting rubbish properly takes extra effort, (14) it keeps the estate clean and reduces the amount that must be burned. At the end of the day, the town council praised the residents (15) their effort and promised to support another drive next year.
11. (A) which (B) who (C) whose (D) whom
Ans: (________)
12. (A) has (B) had (C) was (D) did
Ans: (________)
13. (A) send (B) sent (C) were sent (D) sending
Ans: (________)
14. (A) so (B) yet (C) because (D) unless
Ans: (________)
15. (A) for (B) with (C) at (D) from
Ans: (________)
Section D: Synthesis, Transformation and Editing (Questions 16-20) — 10 marks
Write your answers on the lines provided. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
16. Rewrite the sentence using the word Despite.
Although the rain was heavy, the fun fair went on as planned.
(2 marks)
17. Rewrite the sentence in reported speech, beginning with the words given.
Ken told Jia Wen, "I will meet you at the library entrance tomorrow afternoon."
Ken told Jia Wen that ___________________________________
(2 marks)
18. Rewrite the sentence below in the passive voice, beginning with the words given.
The janitor mopped the hall before the assembly began.
The hall ___________________________________
(2 marks)
19. Join the two sentences using neither ... nor.
Ali did not finish his homework. Ali did not bring his textbook.
(2 marks)
20. Edit the sentence below so that it is grammatically correct. There are two errors.
My brother and me goes to the wet market every Sunday morning.
(2 marks)
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