PRACTICE 6
Vocabulary (30 marks)
(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (10*2 = 20 marks)
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(B) Fill in the blanks with the correct words (10*1 = 10 marks)
Grammar (40 marks)
(C) Underline the correct word in each of the brackets.
(16 * 1 = 16 marks)
21. I (do not, does not) watch television every night.
22. The girls (do not, does not) jog every morning.
23. We (do not, does not) like to eat bread.
24. She (do not, does not) know how to play the piano.
25. You (do not, does not) have to go to school on Sunday.
26. Mr and Mrs Lim (do not, does not) want to buy Tom a bicycle.
27. My grandmother (do not, does not) like vegetables.
28. The baby (do not, does not) cry.
29. We (listen, listens) to what Daddy and Mummy say.
30. They (play, plays) with the tortoise.
31. Thomas (read, reads) every day.
32. Mrs Tay (wash, washes) the clothes in the afternoon.
33. I (help, helps) my mother perpare lunch.
34. They (work, works) hard for better results.
35. Mother (buy, buys) a cake for my birthday every year.
36. My mother (drive, drives) well.
(D) Rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence
with a full-stop or with a question mark. (7*2=10 marks)
37. has weeks raining it many been for
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38. been boy has good always he a
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39. two coughing has days been for he
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40. good asked his Jason care to of the dentist
teeth take
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41. clean every day the has John to blackboard
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42. good have been childhood friends they since
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43. the east rises the sun in in sets and the west
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(E) Complete the sentences with the helping words. (5*2 = 10 marks)
(F) Comprehension (5*2=10 marks)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Johnny was sick last Friday. He did not go to school. He woke up in the morning with a terrible stomachache. He had to visit the toilet a few times. Johnny's mother took him to a doctor. The doctor asked Johnny some questions. After the examination, the nurse gave Johnny some medicine for his stomachache. Johnny could only eat porridge that day for ease of digestion. Johnny slept most of the time. He felt much better in the evening.
49. Why was Johnny not in school last Friday?
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50. What sickness did Johnny have?
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51. What did the doctor do?
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52. Why did Johnny eat only porridge that day?
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53. When did Johnny feel better?
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(G) Written Expression (20 marks)
Look at the pictures and write a story about the pictures.
Toothache
John likes to eat sweets. He does not like to brush his teeth. _____________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWERS
(Primary 1 English)
Practice 6
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37. It has been raining for many weeks.
38. He has always been a good boy.
39. He has been coughing for two days.
40. The dentist asked Jason to take good care of his teeth.
41. John has to clean the blackboard every day.
42. They have been good friends since childhood.
43. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
E.
44. It is because they are cute and loyal.
45. We use a pen and a piece of paper.
46. It is in the month of February.
47. They are having a game of football.
48. Yes, she has done her homework.
F.
49. It was because Johnny was sick.
50. He had a stomachache.
51. The doctor examined Johnny and asked him some questions.
52. It was because the doctor told him to eat only porridge.
53. He felt better in the evening.