Vocabulary (30 marks)

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

  bicycle

  softly

  pony

  lollipops

  playground

  plants

  piano

  gloves

  carpenter

  overseas

  1.

  The children are enjoying themselves in the ________________.

  2.

  Mother bought a pair of _________ for the winter.

  3.

  Mr Lim is a ___________ who makes furniture.

  4.

  Talk ______________ as the baby is sleeping.

  5.

  The ______________ are really tasty.

  6.

  Please write to me when you are _____________.

  7.

  Mother waters the __________ every morning.

  8.

  Meiling is learning to ride a ____________.

  9.

  I like that _____________ over there.

  It took so gentle.

  10.

  My _________ needs tuning.

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

  11. This is a ___________.

  (market, bookshop, school)

  12. It sells ____________ too.

  (stationery, fish, cakes)

  13. Dustin is celebrating his ___________.

  (national day, birthday, new year)

  14. There are six ____________ on his cake.

  (candles, matches, lights)

  15. Switch off the ____________ if you are not listening to the programme.

  (fan, radio, violin)

  16. Don‘t waste _____________. (electricity, light, gas)

  17. Ann is fixing a ______________.

  (parcel, puzzle, map)

  18. It is a ____________ of the sun.

  (picture, calendar, paper)

  19. This is a ______________.

  (compass, telephone, calculator)

  20. It helps us to ____________ Mathematics problems.

  (solve, open, find)

  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

  _____________________________________________________________________

  38. been    boy    has    good    always    he   a

  _____________________________________________________________________

  39. two    coughing      has    days    been    for    he

  _____________________________________________________________________

  40. good    asked    his    Jason    care    to     of    the dentist

  teeth    take

  _____________________________________________________________________

  41. clean    every day    the    has    John    to    blackboard

  _____________________________________________________________________

  42. good    have been     childhood    friends    they    since

  _____________________________________________________________________

  43. the east    rises    the sun    in    in    sets    and    the west

  _____________________________________________________________________

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

  Why does he love dogs?

  It is because they ___________________.

  What do we use when we write?

  We use a _____________________________.

  When is Chinese New Year?

  It is in the _________________________.

  What are they doing in the field?

  They _________________________________.

  Has she done her homework?

  Yes, she _____________________________.

  (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?

  _______________________________________________________________________

  50. What sickness did Johnny have?

  _______________________________________________________________________

  51. What did the doctor do?

  _______________________________________________________________________

  52. Why did Johnny eat only porridge that day?

  _______________________________________________________________________

  53. When did Johnny feel better?

  _______________________________________________________________________

  (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. _____________________________________________________________________________

  _____________________________________________________________________________

  _____________________________________________________________________________

  _____________________________________________________________________________

  _____________________________________________________________________________

  ANSWERS

  (Primary 1 English)

  Practice 6

  A.

  1. playground

  2. gloves

  3. carpenter

  4. softly

  5. lollipops

  6. overseas

  7. plants

  8. bicycle

  9. pony

  10. piano

  B.

  11. bookshop

  12. stationery

  13. birthday

  14. candles

  15. radio

  16. electricity

  17. puzzle

  18. picture

  19. calculator

  20. solve

  C.

  21. do not

  22. do not

  23. do not

  24. does not

  25. do not

  26. do not

  27. does not

  28. does not

  29. listen

  30. play

  31. reads

  32. washes

  33. help

  34. work

  35. buys

  36. drives

  D.

  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.