(A) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. (10*2=20 marks)

　　ribbon

　　trunks

　　windy

　　mountains

　　sunglasses

　　medicine

　　clown

　　thirsty

　　envelope

　　examination

　　1.

　　Menghua is sick.

　　He has to take ____________.

　　2.

　　The afternoon sun is glaring.

　　Mrs Lim is wearing a pair of ___________.

　　3.

　　The ___________ in China are so beautiful.

　　4.

　　You have to study hard for your coming _____________.

　　5.

　　Peter changes into his swimming ___________ before jumping into the pool.

　　6.

　　It‘s a ___________ day.

　　Let’s fly kites.

　　7.

　　The __________ is so funny.

　　He makes everyone laugh.

　　8.

　　Meimei has a pretty __________ on her hair.

　　9.

　　I am feeling ___________.

　　Please give me a drink.

　　10.

　　Ivy needs an _________ for her letter.

　　(B) Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (10*1=10 marks)

　　11. This is a _____________.

　　(teacher， witch， clerk)

　　12. She is flying on a ____________.

　　(dustpan， toothbrush， broom)

　　13. My dog has just given birth to a litter of

　　____________.

　　(kittens， puppies， nestlings)

　　14. They are small and ____________.

　　(cute， stupid， foolish)

　　15. This is my new _____________.

　　(blouse， skirt， dress)

　　16. My mother ___________ it.

　　(sewed， slept， slapped)

　　17. I read this book many times.

　　It is very ________________.

　　(boring， interesting， silly)

　　18. I borrowed it from the _____________.

　　(museum， library， emporium)

　　19. Tenzin likes to eat chicken ___________.

　　(drumsticks， sponges， bones)

　　20. They are _____________.

　　(bitter， delicious， tasteless)

　　Grammar (40 marks)

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

　　(16 * 1 = 16 marks)

　　21. I (was， were) naughty when I was younger.

　　22. We (was， were) talking about you yesterday.

　　23. She (was， were) not in school last week.

　　24. The children (was， were) at the canteen at one o‘clock.

　　25. His cats (was， were) sleeping under the table last night.

　　26. He (was， were) fat when he was a baby.

　　27. They (was， were) very quiet when their teacher scolded them.

　　28. You (was， were) shorter than me last year.

　　29. My wallet (was， were) in the cupboard yesterday.

　　30. The night (was， were) beautiful and we sat by the beach singing.

　　31. Her dog (was， were) sick last week.

　　32. Diana and I (was， were) classmates last year.

　　33. My parents (was， were) happy when I showed them my results.

　　34. We were thirsty and the water (was， were) not enough for us.

　　35. The music (was， were) good and we enjoyed it very much.

　　36. Susie and Janet (was， were) in the library a while ago.

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

　　with a full-stop or with a question mark. (7*2=14 marks)

　　37. to    teacher    stop    the    asked    her students    talking

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　38. bowls    he     rice    ate   was    two    so hungry   he   of   that

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　39. run    Thomas    than    can    faster    Jimmy

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　40. kind    we    and    others    should    helpful    to    always be

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　41. very    nobody    because    likes to    rude    is    sit beside   him   he

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　42. takes    care    he    pets    good    of    his

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　43. likes to     when    free    chess    he is    father    play

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　(E) Complete the sentences by using the helping words. (5*2 = 10 marks)

　　Why is he laughing？

　　It is because the ______________________________.

　　How many months are  there in a year？

　　There are ______________________________________.

　　When did you feed the cat？

　　I ______________________________________________.

　　Do you water the plants daily？

　　No， I __________________________________________.

　　Where do you put the books？

　　I ______________________________________________.

　　(F) Comprehension (5*2=10)

　　Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

　　Yesterday was Children’s Day. Meiqing was very excited. She knew that her teacher， Miss Lee， would give them presents. She did not bring any books to school. There was no lesson. Her mother baked a mango cake for her class. Every child had to bring some food for the Children‘s Day party. After the feast， Miss Lee played a few games with the children. Before the party ended， each child was given a present. Meiqing got a drawing book. She was happy because she liked to draw.

　　49. Why was Meiqing excited on Children’s Day？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　50. Why did Meiqing bring a mango cake to school？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　51. Who baked the mango cake？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　52. What did the children do after eating the food？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　53. Why was Meiqing happy to get a drawing book as a present？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　(G) Written Expression (20 marks)

　　Look at the picture and write a story about it. Use the helping

　　words given below.

　　Test

　　did not study

　　panic

　　copied

　　caught

　　parents

　　scolded

　　punished

　　studied hard

　　Mathematics test

　　principal‘s office

　　_________________________________________________________________________________

　　_________________________________________________________________________________

　　_________________________________________________________________________________

　　_________________________________________________________________________________

　　_________________________________________________________________________________

　　ANSWERS

　　(Primary 1 English)

　　Practice 7

　　A.

　　1. medicine

　　2. sunglasses

　　3. mountains

　　4. examination

　　5. trunks

　　6. windy

　　7. clown

　　8. ribbon

　　9. thirsty

　　10. envelope

　　B.

　　11. witch

　　12. broom

　　13. puppies

　　14. cute

　　15. dress

　　16. sewed

　　17. interesting

　　18. library

　　19. interesting

　　20. delicious

　　C.

　　21. was

　　22. were

　　23. was

　　24. were

　　25. were

　　26. was

　　27. were

　　28. were

　　29. was

　　30. was

　　31. was

　　32. were

　　33. were

　　34. was

　　35. was

　　36. were

　　D.

　　37. The teacher asked her students to stop talking.

　　38. He was so hungry that he ate two bowls of rice.

　　39. Thomas can run faster than Jimmy.

　　40. We should always be kind and helpful to others.

　　41. Nobody likes to sit beside him because he is very rude.

　　42. He takes good care of his pets.

　　43. Father likes to play chess when he is free.

　　E.

　　44. It is because the jokes are funny.

　　45. There are twelve months in a year.

　　46. I fed it last night.

　　47. No， I do not water the plants daily.

　　48. I put them on the shelf.

　　F.

　　49. She knew that Miss Lee would give them presents.

　　50. Every child had to bring some food for the Children’s Day party.

　　51. Meiqing‘s mother did.

　　52. They played a few games.

　　53. Meiling was happy because she liked to draw.