PRIMARY FIVE TERM 1 WEEK 15. Grammar Multiple Choice /15 Vocabulary Cloze /5 Comprehension Cloze /15 Synthesis & Transformation /10 Total /45

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1 PRIMARY FIVE TERM 1 WEEK 15 ` Grammar Multiple Choice /15 Vocabulary Cloze /5 Comprehension Cloze /15 Synthesis & Transformation /10 Total /45

2 1 1 Grammar Multiple-Choice Questions (15 marks) Four options are provided for each question from questions 1 to 15. Select the correct answer and write 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the brackets provided. 1. Alfred Star Wars toys since he was a toddler. He currently has about two hundred figurines. 1) amasses 2) amassed 3) had amassed 4) has been amassing ( ) 2. He used to be an alcoholic but since the habit. 1) was kick 2) have kicked 3) has kicked 4) had kick ( ) 3. All the children except Bala their breakfast. 1) is finishing 2) have finished 3) has finished 4) finishes ( ) 4. Are you sure shopping bag can take the weight of all these groceries? Maybe you should use that one instead. 1) this 2) these 3) that 4) those ( ) 5. Kensey at the Victoria Theatre next week. 1) performs 2) is performing 3) performed 4) has performed ( ) 6. How many years it been since we last spoke? 1) is 2) have 3) are 4) has ( ) Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 1

3 you about the company s financial difficulties all along? 1) Do know 2) Have known 3) Did known 4) Could known ( ) 8. I help you with your homework? 1) Shall 2) Would 3) Ought 4) Will ( ) 9. a broken leg, Mr Foo also sustained chest injuries from the car accident. 1) Although 2) In addition to 3) Not only 4) As well as ( ) 10. Why is Connie stingy a miser, when in actual fact she is one of the richest in the class? 1) as as 2) so as 3) as like 4) so for ( ) 11. their best efforts, the students did not win the relay competition. 1) Even though 2) Although 3) Unless 4) Despite ( ) 12. You look very tired. I come back later after you have taken a nap? 1) Shall 2) Ought to 3) Might 4) Will ( ) Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 2

3 3 13. I here for my mother. She will be angry if I leave without her. 1) should waiting 2) must wait 3) has been waiting 4) was waiting ( ) 14. If the policemen had not rescued Mrs.

4 I here for my mother. She will be angry if I leave without her. 1) should waiting 2) must wait 3) has been waiting 4) was waiting ( ) 14. If the policemen had not rescued Mrs. Chong in time, she been killed by the kidnappers. 1) would 2) should have 3) would have 4) will have ( ) 15. My secretary said that she search for the file I need urgently once she returned to the office. 1) should 2) might 3) would 4) must ( ) Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 3

5 4 4 Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) For each question from 16 to 20, choose a word with the closest in meaning to the underlined words. Make your choice and write 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the brackets provided. Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a (16) prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war. The human beauty we re talking about here is beauty of a particular type; it might be called kinetic beauty. Its power and appeal are (17) universal. It has nothing to do with sex or cultural norms. What it seems to have to do with, really, is human beings (18) reconciliation with the fact of having a body. Of course, in men s sports no one ever talks about beauty or grace or the body. Men may (19) profess their love of sports, but that love must always be cast and enacted in the symbology of war: elimination vs. advance, hierarchy of rank and standing, obsessive statistics, technical analysis, tribal and nationalist (20) fervour, uniforms, mass noise, banners, chest-thumping, face-painting, etc. For reasons that are not well understood, war s codes are safer for most of us than love s. 16. (1) chief 17. (1) unique (2) major (2) exclusive (3) ripe (3) widespread (4) ready ( ) (4) ample ( ) 18. (1) compromise 19. (1) concede (2) ceasefire (2) declare (3) understanding (3) divulge (4) isolation ( ) (4) identify ( ) 20. (1) passion (2) craze (3) dedication (4) devotion ( ) Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 4

6 5 5 Comprehension Cloze (15 marks) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. The small, well-equipped classroom in Karachi is filled with colour and life. A group of four-year-olds, dressed in matching green uniforms, (21) attentively as a young teacher gives a lesson on shapes. When she asks a question, hands shoot in the (22). Welcome to The Garage School (TGS). As the name suggests, it resides in the (23) of a bungalow, located in the upmarket residential area of Clifton. But none of the students are (24). They come from the nearby slums of Shah Rasool Colony and Neelum Colony. If not for the free education provided by TGS, most of these kids would probably (25) up as child labourers. TGS was born of tragedy. In 1971 Shabina Mustafa was widowed at the age of 20, and for the next 32 years she (26) as a reservations agent at Saudi Arabian Airlines and raised her son Syed Zain Mustafa. But she never forgot the dream of her (27) husband Syed Safi Mustafa, who often talked about one day opening a school for underprivileged students. Finally the opportunity (28) itself in November 1999 when Sobia Riyasat, the daughter of Shabina s maid, was refused (29) to a sewing school because she could not read or write. Shabina took on the (30). I decided to teach her myself. Every person has the right to education and one should not be denied due to lack of funds. Working in her spare time, Shabina began (31) the 11-year-old Sobia in a space set up in her garage. When parents from Sobia s neighbourhood heard about this new school, they started sending their children there as well. (32) Shabina worked alone, but when the number of students grew to 40, she asked teachers she knew to volunteer their (33) at the school. In the initial days, Ghazala Nizami, principal of Happy Home School, sent me all the used leftover pencils, exercise books with few unused pages and tiffin boxes. Other (34) also sent newspapers which we sold to buy erasers and pencils, Shabina says. When people see that someone is genuinely (35), they try to be a part of it too. Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 5

7 6 6 Synthesis and Transformation (10 marks) 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). 36. The trespasser was apprehended by Mr Ong, the security guard. He was on duty at the gate yesterday. while. 37. All the elderly in the Old Folks Home were given red packets during Chinese New Year. Each. 38. You must have your reason for storming out of the company meeting. I cannot comprehend why you did it unless you tell me. Provided. 39. Gertrude plays the piano. She started at an early age. from. 40. Rob snuck in through the back door of the classroom as he was tardy. As a result of. Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 6

7 7 Supplementary worksheet Conjunctions What are Conjunctions? It is a word that joins words or groups of words like phrases, clauses and sentences.

8 7 7 Supplementary worksheet Conjunctions What are Conjunctions? It is a word that joins words or groups of words like phrases, clauses and sentences. It allows us to write about more than one thing in a sentence. Without Using Conjunctions I would love to watch a movie with you. I would love to watch a movie with John. I would love to have dinner with you. I would love to have dinner with John. My mother says that I can't. My mother says that I have to finish my homework. My mother says I have to clean up my room. Using Conjunctions I would love to watch a movie AND have dinner with you AND John, BUT my mother says that I can't AS NOT ONLY do I have to finish my homework, BUT I ALSO have to clean up my room. Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 7

9 8 8 Coordinating Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions What do they do? Connects words or word groups that perform the same function in a sentence. Connects words or word groups, but they appear in pairs and are more forceful than coordinating conjunctions. Examples But (joins two contrasting ideas) Or (offers a choice between two or more people, things or ideas) Yet (means but) For (means because) And (means in addition to) So (shows that the second idea is the result of the first) Either or Neither nor Not but Not only but also Both and Although yet Whether or So that Such..that No sooner than Subordinating Conjunctions Connects subordinate clauses and main clauses to form complex sentences. After Once When As Till Whenever Before Until While As soon as Before TIME As if If Unless As though Provided that How Where Wherever In order to Stating a Condition Although Than, That & Despite In spite of Prefer to Compare Though Contrast Because Since Cause & Effect Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 8

10 9 9 Supplementary exercise Re-write the given sentence(s) using the conjunctions 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). 1. Jennifer must promise to complete her chores later. Her mother will allow her to watch some television now. as long as. 2. Hanson was running a temperature. He went for the mountain hike anyway. despite. 3. When Grandpa wakes up every morning, he is extremely grouchy and refuses to eat any breakfast Grandma has prepared. Not only also. 4. You cannot fill in this form correctly unless you read the instructions thoroughly first. without. 5. I had just reached home. It started to rain. No sooner than. Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 9

10 10 6. The reporter was persistent to get an interview with the Director of the ailing bank. She scored a major scoop. As a result of. 7. Mrs Lim is a very good cook.

11 The reporter was persistent to get an interview with the Director of the ailing bank. She scored a major scoop. As a result of. 7. Mrs Lim is a very good cook. Everyone enjoys whatever she prepares. Such. 8. Kendra was embarrassed. She was punished in front of the class for cheating in the test. owing to. Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 10

12 11 11 Primary 5Term 1 Week 15 Grammar MCQ Vocabulary Cloze SECTION G: Comprehension Cloze (15m) 21. listens 26. worked 31. teaching 22. air 27. deceased 32. Initially 23. garage 28. presented 33. time 24. rich 29. entrance 34. donors 25. end 30. job 35. sincere Synthesis & Transformation 36. The trespasser was apprehended by Mr Ong, the security guard, while he was on duty at the gate the previous day. 37. Each elderly in the Old Folks Home was given red packets during Chinese New Year. 38. Provided you have a reason, I cannot comprehend why you stormed out of the company meeting unless you tell me. 39. Gertrude plays the piano from an early age. 40. As a result of being tardy, Rob had to sneak in through the back door of the classroom. Term One Week Fifteen English Language : Primary Five 11

Past Simple Questions

Past Simple Questions Find your sentence: Who? What? Janet Chris Mary Paul Liz John Susan Victor wrote a letter read a book ate an apple drank some milk drew a house made a model plane took some photos