9. You will get a five-dollar if you pay for your purchases with your credit card.
(1) rebate (3) allowance (2) return (4) bonus ( )
10. The mouse away when it noticed us. (1) leapt (3) flitted (2) scampered (4) hopped ( )
For each question from 11 to 15, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Write your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. (5 marks)
Jenny was at the petting zoo with her parents. (11) At first, she was afraid to go near the animals but the more time she spent there, the less frightened she became. Near the pond, she watched the duck (12) move across the grass. In the pond were several frogs. They (13) jumped from one lily pad to another. Further in, a horse was (14) moving quickly in its enclosure. Another horse (15) ran about in another enclosure.
study this advertisement carefully and then answer questions 16 to 20.
by the salvation Centre168 Sarinada ValleySingapore 124578
The Salvation Centre is holding its annual charity drive for the poor and homeless children.
We would like to appeal to your generosity for any clothes, books and toys that you have. We also welcome second-hand computers and television sets to furnish the children’s homes. Food donations are welcomed, especially canned food.
All donations can be left at the Salvation Centre headquarters or at any of the donation boxes island-wide. They are located at:
For cash donations, please call Adrian / Samantha at 6889 9889.
For each question from 16 to 20, write your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. (5 marks)
16. The ‘children’ referred to in this advertisement are . (1) sickly (2) outcast (3) homeless (4) very young ( )
17. People can drop their donations at different places. (1) three (2) four (3) five (4) six ( )
18. Mr Wicks would like to donate five hundred dollars. He should . (1) call 6889 9889 (2) go to one of the donation boxes (3) visit the Salvation Centre headquarters (4) go to one of the children’s homes ( )
19. Besides accepting old toys from the public, the Salvation Centre also takes in .
(1) old newspapers (2) sacks of rice (3) footwear (4) washing machines ( )
20. The purpose of this advertisement is to tell everyone about . (1) the different shopping centres (2) what the Salvation Centre does (3) where the different children’s homes are (4) where they can put their donated items ( )
BOOKLET B: LAnguAgE usE And COmprEhEnsiOn — OpEn-EndEd
There are 5 blanks, numbered 21 to 25, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to K) in the blank. The letter ‘i’ has been omitted to avoid confusion during marking.(5 marks)
(A) so (C) because (E) through (G) among (J) its(B) but (D) and (F) for (H) or (K) their
Have you ever watched a leopard catch (21) prey? It spends
a long time waiting quietly (22) the grass for the prey to arrive. It has
to be very quiet (23) else the prey will know that it is around and
will immediately run away. Once the leopard has spotted the prey, it charges
forward (24) leaps on it. Sometimes, the prey manages to escape
(25) at other times, the leopard is able to sink its teeth and claws
into it.
Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes. (5 marks)
In order for scientists to find out if a drug is suitable to humans, they sometimes
test it on animals. Rabbits are often used in such exprimens. Animal rights groups
feel that such testing is cuerl. When the drugs fail, previously haelty animals will be
One of the most feared illnesses today is the avian flu. Initially, only poultry
were (36) by it. However, this illness can now be spread to humans.
When humans contract this illness, the healthy ones are able to (37)
because they will heal quickly. Those who are weak or are dealing with another
illness at that time can die from this illness. As a (38) , this illness has
killed many people worldwide.
At present, humans can only get avian flu from poultry. So as long as good
hygiene is practised, humans will not contract the illness. It is important to wash
our hands after handling poultry.
Scientists are very worried that the illness will soon be (39) on
from one human to another. They need to (40) up with a vaccine
soon before an influenza epidemic starts.
For each of the questions 41 to 45, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). (10 marks)
30. of31. grazing 32. their33. face34. close35. lose36. affected 37. survive38. result39. passed40. come41. Timothy was late for school so he was punished.42. The food was contaminated but the beggar ate it.43. The harvest was poor because there was a drought.44. My aunt boiled some soup with a huge metal pot.45. Take out the food when the guests are here.46. ‘Allegro’ means ‘a piece of music that has to be played quickly’ while ‘adagio’
means ‘a piece of music that has to be played slowly’.47. (1) He was overcome with fatigue. (2) His fingers ached.48. The sentence is ‘He could now play them perfectly’.49. Samuel ate his breakfast quickly as he did not want to be late for his
examination.50. Determined : When Samuel kept playing the three pieces wrongly, he was
determined not to disappoint his teacher and his parents. Confused : Samuel was always confused whenever he saw the terms
‘allegro’ and ‘adagio’. Disappointed : Samuel felt disappointed with his performance when he left
