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"Class, there's a model-making competition to design a playground for the
community," Mrs Ho announced on the last day of the school term. "Prizes include tickets to
the Superhappy Adventure Park!" Mrs Ho had the pupils hanging on her words. As soon as
she said that the playground model was to be submitted right after... | {
"answer": "hanging on her words",
"marks": 1,
"question": "From the first paragraph, pick out a four-word phrase that tells us the class was keen to write in listen about the competition. ",
"reason": "To 'hang on someone's words' is to pay attention and listen very closely.",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "Joe was already imagining himself winning the Superhappy tickets even though he had not started building his playground model.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "In what way was Joe 'getting ahead of himself.' (line 8)? Why does it show that he was getting ahead of himself?",
"reason": "(Infer the answer u... | {
"answer": "(a) True. Liso narrowed her eyes when Jae said he hod returned the book on trains.
(b) False. Joe bought the necessary craft materials for his project on the first day of the school holidays.
(c) False. Joe lazed around in bed after waking up and told himself there was still time as he had the whole week... | {
"answer": "Joe's visit to Sondeep's place did not turn out as expected as the boys did not only play with Sandeep's puppy. They quickly moved on to playing a new online game until dinner time.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What does 'supposedly' (line 24) suggest about Joe's visit to Sandeep's place? What other in... | {
"answer": "authoritative",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Write down one word that best describes the tone Joe's mother would have used in line 32.
dramatic / persuasive / authoritative / annoying",
"reason": "(The clue in the passage is 'he would not dare to ignore', which shows that the tone must have been fir... | {
"answer": "(a) the evening of the last day of the school term
(b) playing the new online game with Sondeep
(c) cleaning of Joe's room",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the columri on the right.
(a) that evening... | {
"answer": "(a) ice-cream sticks
(b) tape",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What Joe finally used to create the playground model.
(a) Main material used to build the model:
(b) What was used to join the pieces together:",
"reason": "(Read about what Joe used to create his model in lines 33-36.)",
"type": "tree"
} | {
"answer": "He only started work on his project the day before the submission and ended up creating a model that tie was not satisfied with.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Joe kept telling himself, 'There's still' time.' How did his view affect his project?",
"reason": "(Read about when Joe created his model and h... | {
"answer": "Joe compared his model with the rest of his classmates' and realised that his work was not as good as theirs.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What happened when school reopened that could have led Joe to look glum?",
"reason": "(We have to infer what Joe felt when he compared his model with the rest.)",... | {
"answer": "He thought about how selfish he had been when he lied to her about returning the book on trains in order to get ahead in the competition.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Why did Lisa's encouragement make Joe. feel bad instead? Refer to information from an earlier part of the text.",
"reason": "(We have ... |
Po had to spend a week at Nanny Choo's place as his parents were going overseas
for a work trip. His mother had been busy preparing for his stay. This included buying him
shoes to replace the ones he had outgrown. Po was sad to see his old shoes go. The Velcro
straps on them were easy to fasten, unlike the shoelaces o... | {
"answer": "Po had outgrown his old shoes.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Why did Po let his old shoes go?",
"reason": "(Scan the first paragraph for details about his old shoes,)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "in vain",
"marks": 1,
"question": "From the first paragraph, pick out a two-word phrase that tells us that Po could not tie his shoelaces.",
"reason": "(We have to understand the meaning of 'in vain'.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "By helping Po tie his shoelaces after watching him fail a couple of times, Pa's mother did not give him the chance to make dozens of attempts to get past the difficult second step and learn how to tie his shoelaces by himself.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Explain clearly why Po's mother's action preven... | {
"answer": "(a) False. Nanny Po was a his mother's caregiver whom he had met at a family event the previous year.
(b) False.Po's mother promised to make up for his stay at Nanny Choo's place after she returned from her trip.
(c) True. Po felt guilty when he realised that Nanny Choo had been waiting for their arrival... | {
"answer": "(a) Nanny Choo refused to tie his shoelaces, saying that she was too old to bend down to help him. However, he saw her bending down to pick up the newspaper and realised that she hod lied in order to force him to practice tying his own shoelaces.
(b) Nanny Choo was trying to help Po to build up his deter... | {
"answer": "(a) The act of forming another loop with the other end of the shoelace.
(b) Po's shoelaces that he managed to tie himself
(c) the times that Nanny Choo brought Po out",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers i... | {
"answer": "(a) eating delicacies
(b) listening to Nanny Choo's childhood stories.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What Po liked doing during the visit to the traditional teahouse.",
"reason": "(Read about Po and Nanny Choo's visit to the traditional teahouse in detail to obtain the answer.)",
"type": "tree"
} | {
"answer": "Nanny Choo gave helpful comments about the wayong performers' costumes and props.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "From lines 27-33, give an example that shows Nanny Choo's 'wealth of knowledge' (line 32).",
"reason": "(Read about Po and Nanny Choo's experience watching a wayong performance.)",
"type":... | {
"answer": "Before Pa's stay with Nanny Choo, he had complained to his parents that it would be boring to stay with her. However, when they picked him up, he asked to stay with her again.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Why did Po's parents exchange 'a look of surprise' (line 38)?",
"reason": "(We have to describe ... | {
"answer": "(a) 'all too soon'
(b) He enjoyed his stay with Nanny Choo.",
"marks": 0,
"question": "Po left Nanny Choo's place with 'a twinge of regret' (line 39).
(a) What led Po to think so? [2m]
(b) What personal quality was Nanny Choo trying to encourage Po to have through her 'sly' act? [1m]",
"reason": "(... |
On Friday morning, there was a ruckus in the dance room of Singa Primary School.
The backdrop that the Star Dance Club members had spent an entire week painting had
strangely disappeared. After a frantic hour of searching, the dejected dancers returned to
the room. Mr Tay, the instructor, asked who the last person was... | {
"answer": "dejected",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Pick out a word from the first paragraph which tells us that the dancers failed to find the backdrop.",
"reason": "(The adjective 'dejected' means disappointed.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "It was Limei accusing Dan of having something to do with the missing backdrop.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "What was the act of 'finger-pointing' that Mr Tay mentioned in line 10?",
"reason": "(Pupils can infer the answer from the previous lines.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "The nickname suggests that Bryan was intelligent. He was able to come up with a few suggestions to rectify the problem of the missing backdrop.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What does the nickname 'The Brain' tell you about Bryan? Based on lines 13-20, explain why this nickname was appropriate for him",... | {
"answer": "(a) False. He said that the backdrop had still been in the dance room when he had left, but did not deny that he had been the lost person to leave the room.
(b) False. She pointed out a flaw with Bryan's first suggestion.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Based on lines 4-20, state whether each statement in... | {
"answer": "The missing backdrop was something unfortunate that happened, but it led to something good happening as Bryan's suggestion received many positive comments from the audience.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Explain clearly why some dancers thought that the backdrop incident was 'a blessing in disguise' (li... | {
"answer": "(a) Placing the projector behind the screen to project the image of the Angsono tree so as not to affect the dancers
(b) Mr Toy's solemn expression when he walked into the dance room
(c) Dan admitting that he was the culprit behind the missing backdrop",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Look at the table bel... | {
"answer": "3
2
1
",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story.
Dan knocked over a tin of paint.
Dan got hold of a rag.
Dan made a watery mess on the canvas.",
"reason": "(First, Dan made a watery mess on the canvas. 'I spilled... | {
"answer": "(a) excitedly
(b) tension",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Pick out two words from lines 25-36 which signal how the mood in the dance room had changed after Dan's confession. Each word is found in a separate sentence.
(a) Before Dan's confession
(b) After Dan's confession",
"reason": "(Pupils have to sca... | {
"answer": "(a) A week
(b) A few minutes
(c) She was emotionally attached to it.
(d) She thought it looked grand.",
"marks": 4,
"question": "Fill in the following table to show the differences between the painted backdrop and the projection on the screen.
{A1: Painted backdrop, A2: Projection on the screen, B1:... | {
"answer": "The 'Star spirit' was about teamwork through adversity to make the best of a situation. Even though the canvas had a huge blotch of paint, the members of the club were able to salvage it by working together to draw dancing figures over it.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What was the 'Star spirit' about? ... |
Quacky was a half-grown duckling when it first wandered into the Kims' countryside
house two years ago. As Mr and Mrs Kim's two teenaged daughters were frightened of the
duck, Mr Kim tried chasing it away several times. However, the duck was very persistent.
It would always return, quacking softly outside if the door ... | {
"answer": "The duck would always return to the Kims' house despite being chased away by Mr Kim several times, quacking softly outside the house even if the door was closed and wandering into the house if the door was open.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "How can you tell from the first paragraph that the duck was ve... | {
"answer": "(a) contentedly
(b) invaded, unwelcome",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Fill in the following table by identifying the correct word(s) from the passage.
(a) Which word from the first paragraph tells us that the duck enjoyed being in the Kims' house?
(b) Which two words from the second paragraph tell us tha... | {
"answer": "(a) Mrs Kim taking action to get rid of the duck
(b)The moment when Mrs Kim's ankle swelled to almost double its original size",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right
(a) it (line 8... | {
"answer": "3
2
1",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story.
Mrs Kim needed a handphone to call for medical help.
Mrs Kim realised she had left her handphone in the car.
Mr Kim drove off with Mrs Kim's handphone.",
"reason": ... | {
"answer": "(a) False. She had left her own handphone in their car. Everyone else had their in own personal handphone.
(b) False. She realised the duck was nearby when she heard it quacking.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Based on lines 10-24, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then gi... | {
"answer": "It helped to distract Mrs Kim from the pain in her ankle. Its incessant quacking was amusing to Mrs Kim, and helped to calm her down.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Before the duck left the house, in what two ways was its presence helpful to Mrs Kim?",
"reason": "(Pupils can obtain the answer directly ... | {
"answer": "Mr Amir was angry about the duck making a lot of noise at his house.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "What was Mr Amir angry about?",
"reason": "(Pupils can obtain the answer directly from paragraph 7.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "(a) She thought she had broken her ankle.
(b) She had sprained her ankle
(c) She thought the duck had abandoned her.
(d) The duck went to get help for her.",
"marks": 4,
"question": "Based on lines 10-38, fill in the following table.
{A1: What Mrs Kim thought had happened, A2: What actually happened... | {
"answer": "Initially, they resented the duck's presence in their house but after the incident, they did not mind the duck following them around the house.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "'... the children even let it follow them about the house' (line 38). How is this different from how they felt about the duck at t... | {
"answer": "Mrs Kim named the duck as a form of endearment since it had become almost like a pet to her after that incident. The name was highly meaningful as it was the duck's quacks which had helped her when she fell.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Why did Mrs Kim name the duck and why was the name 'highly meaning... |
Meng was about to enter his school when he came across a clay model lying on the
pathway. Picking it up, he saw that it was a tiny round-eyed clay kitten, which was clearly
the work of skilled hands. He pocketed it with the intention of taking it to the General Office
where the Lost and Found basket was. However, on h... | {
"answer": "the work of skilled hands",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Pick out a five-word phrase from the first paragraph that tells us that the clay kitten was well-made. ",
"reason": "(Pupils have to scan the lines for words associated with the clay kitten.",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "The discussion he had with Raj regarding his idea for their Drama Club led him to forget about the clay kitten.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "What led Meng to forget about the clay kitten?",
"reason": "(The answer can be obtained from the first paragraph.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "(a) False. He had the intention of taking it to the General Office where the Lost and Found basket was so that it could be returned to its rightful owner.
(b) False. Meng reached into his pocket and felt the cloy kitten in his pocket.
(c) True. His classmates exclaimed in surprise when they thought that ... | {
"answer": "He had not told his classmates explicitly that he was the one who had made the clay kitten but only smiled in response, which meant that he had not lied, but neither did he speak up to say that he was not the one who had made the clay kitten. ",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Explain how Meng had deceived ... | {
"answer": "She knew that Meng was not the one who had made the clay kitten and wanted to give him another chance to tell the truth.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Why did Rina use the word 'really' in line 15?",
"reason": "(Pupils can refer to the next two lines to obtain the answer.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "(a) answer her question
(b) pay attention
(c) sleep properly",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Based on lines 14-25, fill in the blanks below to show how the clay kitten incident affected Meng.
(a) When Rina asked Meng about the clay kitten
(b) During the lesson after recess
(c) That night, after Meng decid... | {
"answer": "(a) the clay kitten Rina made
(b) Meng saying that he had to go somewhere
(c) Rina not telling anyone the truth that Meng had lied about making the clay kitten",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the c... | {
"answer": "(a) simply
(b) laborious",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Which two words from lines 29-32 signal a change in how Meng viewed clay modelling? The two words are separate.
(a) Before Meng made the clay lamb.
(b) After Meng made the clay lamb",
"reason": "(Pupils have to scan the lines to look for words rel... | {
"answer": "relieved, proud",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Which two of the following words best describe how Meng felt in lines 41-44?. [excited, disturbed, proud, embarrassed, relieved, discouraged]",
"reason": "(The answers can be obtained from the words 'heart felt lighter' and 'deep sense of satisfaction'",
... | {
"answer": "She was referring to Meng's honesty in admitting that he did not make the clay kitten. She had shot him an approving glance earlier when he confessed that he did not make the clay kitten.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Besides the clay lamb, what else was Rina referring to when she said, 'Well done!' (li... |
There once lived a boy named Ben in a small village. He used to attend the village
school but stopped when his parents could no longer afford to send him. He filled his days
playing football and dreaming of the day he could do so in the city.
One morning, Ben was heading for a game of football when it started pouring... | {
"answer": "They could no longer afford to send him to school.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "What could Ben's parents no longer afford to do?",
"reason": "(The answer can be found in paragraph 1.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "He wanted to seek shelter from the rain and the only one he found was the doorway of Mrs Ho's house.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Why did Ben end up at Mrs Ho's house when he was on his way to play football?",
"reason": "(The answer can be found in paragraph 2.)",
"type": "inference"
} | {
"answer": "She realised that he was poor.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "What did Mrs Ho learn about Ben from studying him carefully?",
"reason": "(Pupils have to read the paragraph to see what Mrs Ho saw.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "(a) The storm was thundering while Ben was crying, masking his wails.
(b) She cut him short while he was apologising and asked him why he was not in school as well as why he was crying.
(c) He declared proudly to Mrs Ho during lunchtime that he had categorised fifty books.",
"marks": 3,
"question": "... | {
"answer": "dismissed, fury",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Which two words from lines 22-24 show that Mrs Ho was annoyed with Ben? The words are found in two separate sentences.",
"reason": "(Pupils have to scan the lines for words associated with Mrs Ho.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "(a) Ben's wish to play football in the city
(b) A way to categorise the books faster
(c) The books in the room which needed to be categorised",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right... | {
"answer": "1
3
2",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story.
Ben was scolded for categorising some books wrongly.
Mrs Ho opened a public library.
Ben read some books completely.",
"reason": "(First, Ben was scolded for catego... | {
"answer": "(a) His own hard work at university.
(b) Ben's luck
(c) The ability of Ben's village teacher",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Ben completed his university education successfully. What did the various characters in lines 31-40 think was the main reason for that?
{A1: Character, A2: What each character thou... | {
"answer": "grateful, surprised",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Which two of the following words correctly describe how Ben felt in lines 39-40? [grateful, overjoyed, proud, puzzled, satisfied, surprised]",
"reason": "(The answers can be inferred from the words 'taken aback' and how Ben realised Mrs Ho had paved th... | {
"answer": "Mrs Ho meant that Ben had already repaid her for the assistance she provided him in giving him a good education. Through Ben's categorisation of the books, Mrs Ho was able to display them according to their genres so that she could open a public library in the village. ",
"marks": 2,
"question": ... |
A group of us were chatting in our classroom when Sarah ran in, panting. I
glanced at the clock on the wall. "Sarah, you're late! Did you get scolded by the teacher?"
"No, Peter," she said, approaching us with a look of eagerness on her face. "I
stopped by the honeydew patch on the way to school!"
Everyone except me... | {
"answer": "He wanted to see if Sarah was late for school. ",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Why did Peter check the time in the first paragraph?",
"reason": "(The answer can be obtained from what Peter said to Sarah.) ",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "palms spaced apart",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Which three-word phrase from lines 9-11 tells us how Sarah showed Peter the size of the honeydew?",
"reason": "(The words 'width of about thirty centimetres' provide a clue to the answer.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "The wild honeydew patch was known to produce only very small honeydews.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Sarah said she saw a huge honeydew. What made Peter think that this was 'impossible' (line 12)?",
"reason": "(Pupils have to refer to the previous paragraphs to obtain the answer.)",
"type": "infere... | {
"answer": "2
1
3",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story.
Sarah announced that she had found a huge honeydew.
Most of the children lost interest in what Sarah was saying.
Sarah was scolded by the teacher.",
"reason": "(Mos... | {
"answer": "(a) False. She told Peter she was going to get the honeydew after school that day.
(b) False. He wanted to see if what Sarah had said about the fruit was true.
(c) True. He staggered to the bushes while carrying it.",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Based on the story, state whether each statement in the ta... | {
"answer": "He did not want anyone to see him eating the honeydew by himself.",
"marks": 1,
"question": "Why did Peter hide in the bushes? ",
"reason": "(Pupils have to read the passage to find out what Peter's actions were when he was in the bushes.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "hastily, devouring",
"marks": 2,
"question": "Which two words from lines 21-27 show that Peter was eager to eat the honeydew? The words are found in two separate sentences.",
"reason": "(Pupils have to scan the line to see which refer to Peter's actions.)",
"type": "direct"
} | {
"answer": "(B1: frightened)
(B3: stamped the remainder of the fruit into the ground)
(C3: confessed to Sarah that he was the one who had taken the honeydew.)
(D2: hearing that Sarah had intended to present the honeydew to her little sister as a birthday present)",
"marks": 4,
"question": "Based on information f... | {
"answer": "(a) the wild honeydew patch
(b) the culprit who had taken Sarah's honeydew
(c) Peter's proposal to plant honeydew seeds behind Sarah's house",
"marks": 3,
"question": "Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right.... | {
"answer": "Mandy understood that it was good to share things with others, as can be seen when she invited all her friends to join her in feasting on the three giant honeydews.",
"marks": 2,
"question": "What do you think Mandy 'instinctively understood' (line 44)? Support your answer with an example of how Mand... |
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