Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.

1.

The telephone directory provides a _________ of names, addresses

and telephone numbers.
(1) record
(3) listing
(2) row
(4) log book
(
)

2.

You must not be ________ and rush through your work quickly.
(1) impatient
(3) greedy
(2) lazy
(4) hardworking
(

Could you ________ me your wheelbarrow?

(1) lend
(3) let
(2) borrow
(4) return

3.

4.

It is safer for _______ to use zebra-crossing when crossing the road.

(1) people
(3) pedestrains
(2) commuters
(4) passengers
(
)

5.

My sister sent me a beautiful ________ of Tokyo.

(1) letter
(3) card
(2) postcard
(4) passport

The riddle in the book was too diffiuclt to be __________.

(1) solved
(3) resolved
(2) found
(4) search

This soup is ________. You can add some salt to it.

(1) tasteless
(3) flat
(2) salty
(4) delicious

6.

7.

8.

Meilin _____________ being shouted at by her mother because it is

embarrassing.
(1) likes
(3) dislikes
(2) enjoys
(4) refuses
(
)

9.

The child finds the pop-up toy very _________. He has been playing
with it all day.

(1) scary
(2) amusing
10.

(3) funny
(4) good

If the chlorine in the pool hurts your eyes, use a pair of ________.
(1) glasses
(3) plugs
(2) sunglasses
(4) goggles
(

11.

We were _______ inside the elevator when it stopped because there

was a power cut off.
(1) trapped
(3) rocked
(2) caught
(4) jammed
(
)

12.

On my first day at school, I ________ several new classmates.

(1) befriended
(3) spoke
(2) sat
(4) shouted
(

It is ________ how a baby can fall seven floors and still survive.
(1) amazing
(3) funny
(2) strange
(4) true
(

When I added sugar into the hot tea it ________.

(1) disappeared
(3) dissolved
(2) vanished
(4) evaporated

Janet screamed ________ when she saw a snake.

(1) fearfully
(3) worriedly
(2) cryingly
(4) shakingly

13.

14.

15.

16.

He had food poisoning after eating the seafood last night. Now he is
feeling ________.
(1) happy
(3) well
(2) sleepy
(4) weak
(
)

17.

At the National Day parade, the soldiers ________ smartly in unison.

(1) walked
(3) strolled
(2) marched
(4) ran
(
)

18.

This hotel had a _________ opening last week after several months
of upgrading and renovation.

(1) great
(2) famous

(3) grand
(4) late

19.

The chef in this restaurant is famous because he cooks _____ food.

(1) nice
(3) good
(2) tasteless
(4) delicious
(
)

20.

John has an eye ________ due to the haze. He is using eyedrops.

(1) disturbance
(3) irritation
(2) reddening
(4) blinking
(
)

Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Shufen and I ________ in Primary 3 last year.

(1) is
(3) was
(2) are
(4) were

Everyone ________ a responsibility to keep the parks clean.

(1) has
(3) had
(2) have
(4) having
(

We are leaving you here to take care of ________.

(1) myself
(3) himself
(2) yourself
(4) ourselves

Most of the cars ________ made in Japan.

(1) is
(3) are
(2) was
(4) were

It ________ a sunny day. Let's go to the beach.

(1) is
(3) was
(2) are
(4) were

Nobody ________ to go to the haunted house tonight.

(1) want
(3) wants
(2) wanted
(4) wanting

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

________ clothes is Andrew wearing?

(1) Who
(3) Why
(2) Whose
(4) When

The man is getting tired, he has ________ energy left in him.

(1) some
(3) few
(2) little
(4) any
(

The school of fish ________ to warmer waters during winter.

(1) migrate
(3) migrated
(2) migrates
(4) migrating
(

Sulin and her classmates ________ here for shopping yesterday.

(1) is
(3) was
(2) are
(4) were
(

Mr Lim went to see the doctor by ________.

(1) myself
(3) himself
(2) herself
(4) yourself

Have you ________ seen an angel?

(1) ever
(3) even
(2) often
(4) truly

Singapore is also ________ as the Lion City.

(1) know
(3) known
(2) knows
(4) knew

John has ________ a book from the shelf.

(1) take
(3) took
(2) taking
(4) taken

Both my brothers ________ studying in England now.

(1) is
(3) was
(2) are
(4) were

Boys are usually ________ playful than girls.

(1) more
(3) most
(2) even
(4) as

17.

18.

19.

20.

The automated gate opens and closed by ________.

(1) myself
(3) himself
(2) herself
(4) itself

May I have ________ milk for my tea.

(1) any
(3) some
(2) few
(4) little

________ you at Meilin's house the night before?

(1) Is
(3) Are
(2) Was
(4) Were

This school was ________ founded by Sir Stamford Raffles.

(1) find
(3) found
(2) finding
(4) founded
(

Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.

1.

2.

3.

My father and I ________ in the reservoir park every morning.

(1) jog
(3) jogging
(2) jogs
(4) jogged
(

Is gold ________ valuable than platinum?

(1) more
(3) most
(2) better
(4) higher

How did you ________ to know the story?

(1) get
(3) got
(2) gets
(4) getting

4.

When the fisherman looked ______ the dark clouds, he knew it was
going to rain.
(1) at
(3) on
(2) to
(4) from
(
)

5.

The train ________ the station in a few minutes.

(1) is leaving
(3) will leave

(2) left
6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

(4) leaves

Nobody ________ keen to go jogging.

(1) is
(3) was
(2) are
(4) were

The boys have ________ to help Mrs Tan with the gardening.
(1) come
(3) comes
(2) came
(4) coming
(

Do you know _______ is the most intelligent animal?

(1) what
(3) who
(2) when
(4) which

The soldiers are plotting ________ the general.

(1) for
(3) at
(2) against
(4) on

________ about time they arrive.

(1) Its
(3) It's
(2) It
(4) This

While we were sleeping, Nigel ________ the television.

(1) watch
(3) watches
(2) watched
(4) was watching

Last year, we ________ a big Christmas party.

(1) have
(3) were having
(2) had
(4) has

I've just ________ a postcard to my pen pal in Sweden.

(1) write
(3) written
(2) wrote
(4) writing

14.

Mrs Chan goes ______ doing her work as if nothing has happened.
(1) through
(3) about
(2) to
(4) around
(
)

15.

What are you laughing ________?

(1) at
(2) on
16.

17.

18.

(3) to
(4) with

When I saw James, he ________ on the phone.

(1) talk
(3) talks
(2) talked
(4) was talking

Are you ________ to finish painting your room?

(1) soon
(3) which
(2) when
(4) about

This chain belongs to the dog. It is ________.

(1) its
(3) his
(2) it's
(4) it

19.

My grandmother uses this string ______ hang her clothes for drying.
(1) to
(3) for
(2) on
(4) and
(
)

20.

________ insects do bite and it can be painful.

(1) The
(3) This
(2) These
(4) That

Sentence Structure & Punctuation

(3.1)

Rearrange the words to form sentences.

1.

go

early

to

children

bed

said mother

_______________________________________________________
2.

himself

thief

police

to the

gave

the

up

_______________________________________________________
3.

the
s

costume

belongs

beautiful

this

to

actres

_______________________________________________________
4.

is

fastest

boy

in

the

class

this

_______________________________________________________
5.

make
and

work

boy

jack

no

all

a mere

play

_______________________________________________________
6.

on

cup

sunday

the

is

next

final

_______________________________________________________
7.

older

who

you

your

is

or

sister

_______________________________________________________
8.

gone

japan

monday

mr lim

on

to

has

_______________________________________________________
9.

was

the

in

olympics

seoul

held

1988

_______________________________________________________
10.

the

asked

we

children

champion

the

are

_______________________________________________________

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words.
good
neighbour
sack

considerate
gardener
without

wheel barrow
shoulder
offered

kind-hearted
grateful
loads

sorry
sweep
enormous

The Gentle Giant

There was once a ____________ giant called Sunny. He was
simply _____________, with a big head and long, strong arms and
legs that could strike miles ____________ getting tired. He worked
as a _____________ and was ______________ at it too. He could
___________ up leaves in a second and carry large ___________

of bricks and earth in his big ____________.

One day, Sunny saw his _______________ carrying a heavy
______________ full of potatoes on his ______________. He felt
____________ for him and _____________ to give him a lift in his
wheelbarrow. When they reached home his neighour was _______
to the ____________ giant.

How Karim Became Prince Of The Sea

Long ago, there was a young fisherman who loved music. He was too
poor to afford a violin or a harmonica. So he made himself a flute using
bamboo and he played beautiful music with it. His name was Karim.
One fine day, while he was practising his favourite song he heard a
loud splash from the sea. Right before his eyes, he saw the Princess of the
sea coming out of the water. She sat on a rock nearby and listened to
Karim's beautiful music.
When he had finished, she asked him if he could take a journey to the
bottom of the sea. He agreed. She then gave him a strange brightly
coloured potion to drink. She explained that the potion would allow him to
breathe in the water.
In the sea, Karim saw seahorses, colourful corals, sea anemones,
sea urchins and lots of other beautiful sea creatures he had never seen
before. When both of them were in the Sea King's palace, Karim's sharp
ears heard weeping sounds. He asked the Princess who were crying and
why were they crying. A tear trickled down the Princess' cheek and she
explained that the Sea King was dying and her sisters were weeping.
Karim went to see the Sea King. The King's eyes were closed and he
looked as if he would die soon. Karim felt sad too and he started to play a

song called "Be Happy". As Karim's merry music filled the air, the King was
cured. Everybody in the palace was overjoyed. As a reward, the King
made Karim.
1.

What musical instrument did Karim has? How did he get it?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

2.

How was Karim able to breathe in the sea?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

3.

Who sat on the rock to listen to his music? Where was she from?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

4.

Why were the other princesses crying?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

5.

Why was Karim made a Prince?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________