新加坡入学英文测试卷

SECTION A: GRAMMAR  USAGE  85 MARKS  
PART I :  TENSES & PREPOSITIONS (25 MARKS I MARK EACH)
Choose the correct answer.

I .  As we drove the highway, it started raining.

(a) at (c) across
(b) along (d) off ( )

2. At the airport, planes land and take   regularly.

(a) at (c) in
(b) away (d) off ( )

3.   the time we finished, the rain stopped.

(a) in (c) by
(b) at (d) on ( )

4. We looked the stars in the night sky.

(a) in (c) on
(b) at (d) up ( )

5. Vegetables  are salted some countries.

(a) in (c) on
(b) at (d) for ( )

6. He   in Brazil when  he was a child.

(a) has lived (c) had lived
(b) lived (d) living ( )

7. I     her since last January.

(a) haven’t met (c) meet
(b) didn’t meet (d) had met ( )

8. The sailors   the ship.

(a) leave (c) had left
(b) have left (d) leaving ( )

9. The fishing net   soon.

(a) repaired (c) will repair
(b) was repaired (d) will be repaired ( )
 

I 0. They   the rental lease last Friday.

(a) signed (c) signing
(b) have signed (d) had signed ( d)

I I .  My mother   for work when I reached home.

(a) left (c) will leave
(b) had left (d) is leaving ( )

12. Our teacher ill since last week.

(a) was (c) is
(b) has been (d) had ( b)

13. The students   their assignment yesterday.

(a) have completed (c) completing
(b) completed (d) complete ( )

14. The pictures   by Cindy.

(a) would hang (c) hang
(b) are hanging (d) were hung ( )

15.   the door,” she said.

(a) Open (c) Opened
(b) Opens (d) Opening ( a)

16. Words that sound similar known as rhyming words.

(a) is (c) are
(b) was (d) were ( )

17. Susan   tell you the news if you ask her.

(a) tells (c) will
(b) has told (d) had told ( )

18. Mark and Tony   help you.

(a) is going to (c) have
(b) will (d) are ( )
 

I 9. The students   do it now.

( )

20. Look at the dark sky – it rain any minute now.

(a) has (c) is
(b) will (d) are ( )

21 .  You   to do it if you feel unwell.

(a) do not need (c) not
(b) need not (d) need ( )

22. Michael told his friends that oysters   pearls.

(a) make (c) made
(b) makes (d) have made ( )

23. George was nervous when he   to speak in front of everyone,

(a) asks (c) had asked
(b) asked (d) was asked ( )

24. They were told that they   to do it.

(a) do not (c) should
(b) need not (d) do not need ( )

25. Everyone  needs   to school.

(a) go (c) gone
(b) to go (d) to going ( )
PART 1    =  /25 MARKS

 
PART 2: MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS & VOCABULARY (15 MARKS1 MARK EACH) Choose the correct answer.

1.   you pass me the  salt  please?
(a) Can (c) Might
(b) May (d) Should ( )
 
2. It is okay – you   leave when you have finished the test.

(a) will (c) may
(b) might (d) did ( )

3. They   study hard to pass the exam.

(a) may (c) did
(b) must (d) have ( )

4. The class   completed their work yet.

(a) don’t (c) hasn’t
(b) didn’t (d) haven’t ( )

5.   you think everyone will attend the party?

(a) Do (c) Did
(b) Does (d) Have ( )

6.   the teacher meet the parents yesterday?

(a) Do (c) Have
(b) Did (d) Has ( )

7.   they going to the concert this evening?

(a) Did (c) Do
(b) Have (d) Are ( )

8. How long   the journey take?

(a) do (c) must
(b) does (d) was ( )

9. What   the children doing at the moment?

(a) are (c) have
(b) do (d) is ( )

10.  It was a terrible experience   – everyone   enjoy  it.

(a) did (c) loved
(b) didn’t (d) will ( )
 
11. They   found the answer yet.

(a) have (c) haven’t
(b) has (d) hasn’t ( )

12.   the pupils learn that when they were at school?

13.

14. They   the helpless boy do it.

I 5.

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PART 3: SENTENCE  ORDER (10  MARKS  = 2 MARKS EACH) Choose the sentence that has the correct sentence order.

I .  Because of

(a) He was late because of he overslept.
(b) He was late because of oversleeping. ( )

2. Smoothly

(a) I want to complete the work smoothly.
(b) I want to complete the smoothly work. ( )

3, Since

(a) We have been waiting since three o’clock here.
(b) We have been waiting here since three o’clock. ( )

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4. Probably

(a) They probably won’t have time to finish it.
(b) They won’t probably have time to finish it. ( )

5. Never

(a) They have never met their parents.
(b) They have met their parents never. ( )
PART3=  /10 MARKS PART 4: QUANTIFIERS  (20  MARKS   = 2 MARKS EACH)
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks in the following passage.

The audience sat quietly when the magician  appeared  on the stage in his long black cloak. He started producing I  .                              coins, flowers and even doves and rabbits.  They were amazed that he could  make  2.               appear  out of thin air.    After that, he went on to a series of impressive card tricks. He even invited 3.              members of the audience to take
part.

Then, his assistant appeared and they performed 4.    more tricks together.  The audience clapped loudly. 5.    act was greeted with smiles and warm applause.  Finally,
it was time for the final trick. The assistant was placed in a sturdy sack which was then tied securely at the top. The heavy sack was lifted into 6.     chest and the lid was closed tightly. It was then locked securely. The magician  drew a pistol and fired at the chest. 7.
  of the locks were quickly removed. The chest was later opened  and the sack was untied.   The audience gasped as it was empty. There were 8.   moments  of silence. Suddenly, a spotlight was shone at 9.     lady who was seated among the audience.  Not surprisingly, she turned out to be magician’s assistant.  Once again, the crowd was amazed by their act and 10.    of them gave a standing ovation.

I . 
(a) some 
(b) any (c) a little (    )
2. (a) nothing (b) anything (c) something  ( )
3. (a) little (b) few (c) a few ( )
4. (a) any (b) some (c) a little  ( )

5. 
(a) All 
(b) Each (c) Some ( )
 

6. 
(a) a 
(b) an (c) the (  )

7. 
(a) each 
(b) every (c) all ( )
8. 
(a) many 
(b) a little (c) a few ( )
9. 
(a) a 
(b) an (c) the ( )
10. 
(a)few 
(b)many (c)much ( )
PART4=  /2OMARKSI

PART 5: WORD FORMATION (15 MARKS= 1 MARK EACH)
Fill in the blanks to complete each sentence with the most appropriate  form of the word in brackets.

Example: The lau hter of the children could be heard. (laugh)

1.      Is the only way babies can communicate. (cry)
 
2. Our   will last forever. (friend)

3. I was asked to  my friend complete his work. (help)

4. The team’s   is very high after winning a few matches. (confident)

5. Money may not buy   .    (happy)

6.  quiet!” the teacher shouted. (keep)

7.   The  man thought he had everything. (wealth)

8. Cancer can be a terrible form of   .    (ill)

9. He won the match   .   (easy)

10. This  is the   time to seek help. (better)

11. Their   ended after a few years. (marry)

12. They decided to go   .    (swim)

13. The   of technology  is never ending. (develop)

14.   are often influenced by their friends. (teen)

15. These   need special attention. (child)

PART5=  /15 MARKS
 

SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION   15 MARKS  
Read the text and answer the following questions. (3 marks each)

The Early Years

In many countries, most children  start formal schooling when they are about seven years old.    Before that, they attend kindergarten  or nursery school classes.     The  kindergarten programmes  may be provided by the government or private institutions.  They are designed to  help children become independent,  solve problems and get along well with their peers.

Friedrich Frobel was a German teacher  who  spent many years teaching in Switzerland. Later, he developed his own method of teaching young children.  He  put it into practice when he opened  a school in Germany  in 1837. He called the school a kindergarten or ‘children’s garden’. Consequently, he was known  as the father of kindergartens.   The children  in his kindergartens played games, listened to stories and sang songs.

Maria Montessori,  an Italian doctor, developed another method of teaching young children.  She encouraged the children in the schools she established to gain independence by doing things for themselves,  such as buttoning their shirts and tying their shoelaces.  They were also taught to keep the classroom neat and clean. Montessori believed that the use of our senses was crucial to the development of children. For example, to learn the English alphabet, the children  in her schools traced the sandpaper outlines of all the letters with their fingers.

Another method of teaching young children,  known as the progressive method, was developed by an American, John Dewey. He also believed children learn by doing things for themselves.
 
I .         According to the passage, kindergarten programmes are not   

a)   useful

b)  suitable for every child

c)   part of formal schooling
d)  provided by private organizations                                               (         )

2. In line 6, ‘it’ refers to Friedrich Froebel’s    

a) school in Germany

b)  method of teaching children

c)  teaching experience in Switzerland
d)  interest in the education of children                                              (            )

3 Maria Montessori and Friedrich Froebel    

a)  were both Germans

b)  had the same occupation

c)   have different methods of teaching young children
d) felt children gained independence by doing things for themselves  (         )

4. In Maria Montessori’s  schools, children learnt the alphabet using their sense of

a) taste b) touch c)   smell
d)   hearing                                                                                     (            )

5. From the passage, we know that John Dewey    

a)  was an American doctor

b)  was the father of kindergartens

c)   had the same opinion as Maria Montessori
d)  developed several methods of teaching children                           (           )

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