Vocabulary (30 marks)

　　(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (12*1 = 12 marks)

　　violin

　　chimpanzee

　　baking

　　helmet

　　terrapins

　　dining

　　canary

　　glutton

　　cobbler

　　computer

　　disturb

　　smoking

　　1.

　　My shoes need to be mended I am taking them to the _____________.

　　2.

　　Ah Meng is a _____________.

　　3.

　　My father is a labourer.

　　He wears a __________ when he works.

　　4.

　　Keith is a ___________. He loves to eat.

　　5.

　　John has been playing on the ___________ for the past hour.

　　6.

　　I practise on the ____________ every day.

　　7.

　　The ___________ in the cage longs to be free.

　　8.

　　Look！ There are so many __________ in the pond.

　　9.

　　Jessie and Hongli are __________ in a restaurant.

　　10.

　　Do not __________ Dan. He is studying very hard.

　　11.

　　__________ is bad for health. It causes lung cancer.

　　12.

　　Mother is __________ a cake in the oven.

　　(B) Choose the most suitable answer. Write its number in the brackets

　　provided.(8*1 = 8 marks)

　　( ) 13. There are many __________ in the hospital.

　　A. doctors        B. accountants       C. chefs        D. cashiers

　　( ) 14. It is __________ of you to scream at her.

　　A. nice           B. kind              C. good         D. rude

　　( ) 15. The patient went to the hospital in a/an ___________.

　　A. ambulance      B. lorry             C. van          D. trolley

　　( ) 16. Please speak __________ in the library.

　　A. loudly         B. softly            C. rudely       D. quickly

　　( ) 17. The old man takes a walk in the __________ every morning.

　　A. restroom       B. depot             C. park         D. office

　　( ) 18. Singapore is a/an ____________ garden city.

　　A. awful          B. ugly              C. beautiful    D. dirty

　　( ) 19. There are many ___________ in the mailbox.

　　A. pencils        B. letters           C. stamps       D. coins

　　( ) 20. The __________ in the vase are withering.

　　A. flowers        B. fruits            C. food         D. pens

　　(C) Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

　　21. The girls are having a game of ___________.

　　(tennis， squash， badminton)

　　22. They are having a ____________ time.

　　(fun， silly， sad)

　　23. It is _____________.

　　(sunny， cloudy， raining)

　　24. Please bring an ____________ along.

　　(stick， umbrella， helmet)

　　25. You would not want to get ____________， right？

　　(wet， dry， smooth)

　　26. Mother is wearing a __________.

　　(bracelet， necklace， anklet)

　　27. Father _________ it for her.

　　(bought， snatched， begged)

　　28. She looks _____________.

　　(awful， gorgeous， puzzled)

　　29. There is a bee ___________ in the garden.

　　(aviary， hive， nest)

　　30. The bees are making ___________.

　　(salad， honey， syrup)

　　Grammar (40 marks)

　　(D) Underline the correct word in each of the brackets.

　　(15 * 2 = 30 marks)

　　31. She (has， have)  not been to the bird park.

　　32. We (has， have) finished the food.

　　33. I (has， have) not seen him for a long time.

　　34. My parents (has， have) given me some money.

　　35. He (has， have) not got a blanket.

　　36. James (has， have) a big toy plane.

　　37. They (has， have) bought a lot of fruits.

　　38. Mrs Tan (has， have) a headache.

　　39. My cat (has， have) run away.

　　40. Melissa and Mary (has， have) not been to China.

　　41. My mother (has， have) baked some cookies.

　　42. You (has， have) to do your homework on your own.

　　43. Mrs Tang (has， have) cleaned the table.

　　44. The hen (has， have) laid many eggs since Monday.

　　45. I (has， have) not written to Jim.

　　(E) Rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence

　　with a full-stop or with a question mark. (5*2=10 marks)

　　46. slipped on    hurt    Lisa    the    she    floor    her ankle    when   wet

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　47. is worried    tests    mother    Jim‘s    for him    he has    for    as

　　done badly    his

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　48. holiday    going to    they    Japan    this    are    December    for a

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　49. wishes for    birthday    a computer    he    his    for

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　50. to be    grows up    Henry    a teacher    he    when    wants

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　(G) Comprehension (5*2=10 marks)

　　Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

　　Ronald was on his way to school when he saw a blind man. The blind man was waiting to cross the road. There was nobody around to help him. Ronald went up to him. He held the blind man by the elbow and led him across the road. The blind man was very grateful. Ronald learnt that the blind man wanted to go to the post office. Ronald brought him to the post office before he rushed to school. when he reached his school， he was very late. Ronald explained to his teacher what happened. His teacher did not scold him. Instead， she praised him for his kindness.

　　51. What was the blind man doing when Ronald saw him？

　　_______________________________________________________________________

　　52. What did Ronald do when he saw the blind man？

　　_______________________________________________________________________

　　53. Where did the blind man want to go？

　　_______________________________________________________________________

　　54. Why was Ronald late for school？

　　_______________________________________________________________________

　　55. Why did Ronald’s teacher praise Ronald？

　　_______________________________________________________________________

　　(H) Written Expression (20 marks)

　　Look at the picture below. Write five sentences about it.

　　1. _________________________________________________________________________

　　2. _________________________________________________________________________

　　3. _________________________________________________________________________

　　4. _________________________________________________________________________

　　5. _________________________________________________________________________

　　ANSWERS

　　(Primary 1 English)

　　Practice 9

　　A.

　　1. cobbler

　　2. chimpanzee

　　3. helmet

　　4. glutton

　　5. computer

　　6. violin

　　7. canary

　　8. terrapins

　　9. dining

　　10. disturb

　　11. Smoking

　　12. baking

　　B.

　　13. A

　　14. D

　　15. A

　　16. B

　　17. C

　　18. C

　　19. B

　　20. A

　　C.

　　21. badminton

　　22. fun

　　23. raining

　　24. umbrella

　　25. wet

　　26. necklace

　　27. bought

　　28. gorgeous

　　29. hive

　　30. honey

　　D.

　　31. has

　　32. have

　　33. have

　　34. have

　　35. has

　　36. has

　　37. have

　　38. has

　　39. has

　　40. have

　　41. has

　　42. have

　　43. has

　　44. has

　　45. have

　　E.

　　46. Lisa hurt her ankle when she slipped on the wet floor.

　　47. Jim‘s mother is worried for him as he has done badly for his tests.

　　48. They are going to Japan for a holiday this December.

　　49. He wishes for a computer for his birthday.

　　50. Henry wants to be a teacher when he grows up.

　　G.

　　51. He was waiting to cross the road.

　　52. He helped the blind man cross the road.

　　53. He wanted to go to the post office.

　　54. He brought the blind man to the post office.

　　55. It was because Ronald was kind.