TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 6 PSLE
TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)
- Subject: English
- Level: Primary 6
- Paper: WA3 (Grammar Focus)
- Version 1
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Total Marks: 40
- Name: _________________________
- Class: _________________________
- Date: _________________________
Instructions:
- There are four sections in this paper (Sections A, B, C, and D).
- Read each question carefully before answering.
- Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided.
- The marks for each question are indicated.
- Total marks for this paper is 40.
Section A: Grammar Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) (10 marks)
For questions 1 to 10, choose the most appropriate answer (1, 2, 3, or 4) to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the brackets provided.
Each question carries 1 mark.
1. The detective, along with his two assistants, ________ the case at the moment.
(1) investigate
(2) investigates
(3) is investigating
(4) are investigating
Answer: ( _____ )
2. If she ________ harder for the competition, she would have won a medal.
(1) trains
(2) trained
(3) has trained
(4) had trained
Answer: ( _____ )
3. "I ________ my dog every morning before school," claimed Ben.
(1) walk
(2) have walked
(3) walked
(4) was walking
Answer: ( _____ )
4. The teacher asked the students ________ the project could be completed on time.
(1) if
(2) that
(3) whether
(4) Both (1) and (3)
Answer: ( _____ )
5. Neither the manager nor the employees ________ happy about the sudden changes to the schedule.
(1) was
(2) were
(3) is
(4) has been
Answer: ( _____ )
6. The toddler ________ by her grandmother while her parents were at work.
(1) looks after
(2) was looked after
(3) is looked after
(4) has looked after
Answer: ( _____ )
7. You ________ have finished your homework before you went out to play. That was the rule.
(1) must
(2) can
(3) should
(4) would
Answer: ( _____ )
8. ________ the heavy rain, the outdoor concert proceeded as planned.
(1) Because of
(2) Despite
(3) Although
(4) In spite
Answer: ( _____ )
9. The artist, whose paintings are famous worldwide, ________ a new exhibition next month.
(1) will have opened
(2) will be opening
(3) opens
(4) Both (2) and (3)
Answer: ( _____ )
10. This is the park ________ we used to play hide-and-seek when we were younger.
(1) where
(2) which
(3) that
(4) when
Answer: ( _____ )
Section B: Grammar Cloze (10 marks)
Read the passage below carefully. For questions 11 to 15, choose the most appropriate word (1, 2, 3, or 4) to fill in each blank. Write your answer in the brackets provided.
Each question carries 2 marks.
Tom was an adventurous boy. He loved exploring the forest near his house, (11) ________ his parents had warned him many times about the dangers within. One afternoon, he decided to venture deeper than ever before. He (12) ________ a small, hidden path covered in leaves. It (13) ________ him to a clearing with an old, abandoned well. While peering into its dark depths, he lost his balance and fell in. He called for help, but (14) ________ was around to hear him. Hours later, Tom's dog, which (15) ________ him loyally, ran home and barked frantically until his parents followed it back to the well, where Tom was rescued.
11. (1) as
(2) because
(3) even though
(4) unless
Answer: ( _____ )
12. (1) had discovered
(2) has discovered
(3) discovers
(4) was discovering
Answer: ( _____ )
13. (1) leads
(2) led
(3) has led
(4) was leading
Answer: ( _____ )
14. (1) anybody
(2) somebody
(3) everybody
(4) nobody
Answer: ( _____ )
15. (1) follows
(2) was following
(3) had been following
(4) has followed
Answer: ( _____ )
Section C: Editing for Grammar (10 marks)
For questions 16 to 20, each sentence contains one grammatical error. Identify the error and write the correct word or phrase in the space provided.
Each question carries 2 marks.
16. Either the principal or the teachers is going to attend the ceremony.
Error: _________________________________________________________________________
Correction: _________________________________________________________________________
17. She has been working as a volunteer for the organisation since two years.
Error: _________________________________________________________________________
Correction: _________________________________________________________________________
18. The teacher told the class that the Earth revolves around the sun.
Error: _________________________________________________________________________
Correction: _________________________________________________________________________
19. He could not find his keys nowhere in the house.
Error: _________________________________________________________________________
Correction: _________________________________________________________________________
20. The vase, which was a family heirloom, were accidentally knocked over by the cat.
Error: _________________________________________________________________________
Correction: _________________________________________________________________________
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