Vocabulary (15 marks)

　　Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the brackets provided. (15*1=15 marks)

　　( ) 1. When the canoe __________， the boys swam a shore.

　　A. leaked        B. turned         C. capsized         D. flipped

　　( ) 2. The fairy has a magic __________ that can turn naughty children into

　　lizards.

　　A. stick         B. rod            C. rope             D. wand

　　( ) 3. Mr Lee gave a _________ to the child who returned his wallet.

　　A. reward        B. money          C. change           D. receipt

　　( ) 4. Edmond has to get his parents‘ _________ to go to Australia.

　　A. permission    B. request        C. ask              D. instruction

　　( ) 5. We ran for __________ when it started to drizzle.

　　A. protection    B. shelter        C. safety           D. closure

　　( ) 6. Father was so sleepy that he ________ off as mother was talking to him.

　　A. dozed         B. slipped        C. seeped           D. gushed

　　( ) 7. Brandon groaned in __________ when he fell down.

　　A. pain          B. glee           C. joy              D. jealousy

　　( ) 8. Natalie records her dreams in her __________.

　　A. newspapers    B. calendar       C. journal          D. register

　　( ) 9. Kenny owns a _________ of ship.

　　A. flock         B. fleet          C. troupe           D. box

　　( ) 10. Mother wears _________ to the market.

　　A. heels        B. pumps          C. slippers         D. boots

　　( ) 11. Most swimmers wear _________ when they are in the water.

　　A. goggles      B. spectacles     C. clips            D. ribbons

　　( ) 12. We take dinner in the/at __________.

　　A. morning      B. afternoon      C. evening          D. midnight

　　( ) 13. Elephants can be trained easily as they have good __________.

　　A. hearing      B. memory         C. eyesight         D. sense

　　( ) 14. The _________ at the soccer match cheered loudly when their team scored

　　a goal.

　　A. audience     B. people         C. students         D. spectators

　　( ) 15. Jenny has been ___________ of the crime she was accused of.

　　A. quit         B. acquitted      C. released         D. relieved

　　Grammar (38 marks)

　　Underline the correct word in each of the brackets. (14*1=14 marks)

　　16. Tim and Joe are ( go， goes， going ) to the library together.

　　17. I cannot decide ( between， among， along ) buying the blue cap or the black

　　one.

　　18. Josh needs to ( put， puts， putting ) in more effort to do well.

　　19. I can ( smell， smells， smelling ) the fragrance mother is wearing.

　　20. Mr Tan told ( her， its， his ) daughter， “Don’t forget your umbrella.”

　　21. My uncle from Penang ( is， are， am ) visiting us this Friday.

　　22. Jamie is ( look， looks， looking ) forward to the party.

　　23. You have grown so much ( tall， taller， tallest )  within a month！

　　24. ( What， Where， Who ) are you doing， Jack？

　　25. The workers ( is， are， have ) building the house now.

　　26. My brother and sister ( is， are， has ) from this school.

　　27. Mrs Foo baked ( any， many， much ) cookies for her family.

　　28. I heard the baby ( cries， cried， crying ) just now.

　　29. My puppy， Rum， ( is， are， has ) very mischievous.

　　30. I ( is， am， are ) so happy to see you again.

　　Rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence with a full-stop. (5*2 = 10 marks)

　　31. favourite    My    is a     toy      aeroplane      model

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　　32. interesting      Father     every    tells us      stories     night

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　　33. rang    and     The doorbell     the girls     to the    rushed   door

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　　34. go    for    They    overseas     a year      holiday     once

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　　35. is    of    The child     always    a lot    asking     questions

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　　Vocabulary Cloze (14 marks)

　　Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

　　floor

　　open

　　feeling

　　appeared

　　horrible

　　creature

　　around

　　loneliness

　　dream

　　aimed

　　screamed

　　holding

　　rushed

　　invited

　　Terence felt the (36) _________ below him shake as he looked (37) _________ the empty room. (38) __________ crept into him. Suddenly the door was flung (39) __________. A strange looking (40) __________， wearing a luminous red outfit， (41) __________ at the doorway. It was (42) _________ a gun. Instead of (43) __________ frightened， Terence was happy that he had company. He (44) _________ towards the alien and (45) ___________ his new found friend into the room. The creature gave a (46) __________ laugh and (47) ___________ its gun at Terence. Terence (48) __________ and woke up from his (49) __________.

　　Comprehension MCQ (12 marks)

　　Read the passage carefully. Then choose the correct answer and write its number (A，B，C or D) in the brackets.

　　Cheetahs are big cats. They are often seen in small groups on the grassy plains that are their home. As they are the fastest runners of all animals， they are able to hunt in the day time. They can achieve 100 kilometers per hour to catch their prey. However， they cannot keep this speed for long. The average chase lasts for less than half a minute. Cheetahs usually hunt small antelopes or the young of some larger species. A cheetah‘s claws are blunt. Its method of killing is to knock the prey off balance and then strangle it. They are messy eaters and often lick the blood off each other’s face after feeding. Cheetahs are now becoming very rare in many places.

　　( ) 50. The Cheetah is often seen ____________.

　　A. alone

　　B. with other cheetahs

　　C. running very fast

　　D. running very clumsily

　　( ) 51. Cheetahs are able to hunt in the day because ___________.

　　A. they are often in groups

　　B. their claws are sharp

　　C. they run faster than all the other animals

　　D. they run slowly

　　( ) 52. The cheetahs can keep at their speed for __________.

　　A. a long time

　　B. a short time

　　C. as long as they want to

　　D. as long as the prey is running

　　( ) 53. The cheetahs chase their prey for an average length of ________.

　　A. one minute

　　B. more than one minute

　　C. less than one minute

　　D. two mintues

　　( ) 54. Cheetahs are messy eaters because __________.

　　A. they strangle their prays

　　B. their claws are blunt

　　C. there is often blood on their face after eating

　　D. they always lick each other

　　( ) 55. Cheetahs live __________.

　　A. in the desert

　　B. in the countryside

　　C. on the grassy plains

　　D. in the fields

　　Comprehension OE (14 marks)

　　Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

　　Some houses were on fire. Several fire-engines raced to the scene. The firemen set up their equipment very quickly and fought the fiercely burning fire. As it was windy， the flames soon spread to the nearby houses. Within a short time， the thick black smoke rose and covered the neighbourhood and darkened the sky. The bright blaze was frightenig. Children screamed. The adults moved them hurriedly to safety. When the fire was put out， the houses had been completely destroyed. The firemen looked through the remains to ensure that nobody had been killed by the fire. Finally， they sprayed the entire area with water.

　　56. Why were there several fire-engines at the scene？

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　　57. How did the flames spread to the nearby houses？

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　　58. Why was the sky dark？

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　　59. Why did the children scream？

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　　60. What did the adults do？

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　　61. What happened when the fire was put off？

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　　62. Why did the firemen look through the remains？

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　　Guided Writing (20 marks)

　　Write a story based on the pictures below. You may use the words and phrases in the box.

　　The Pickpocket

　　crowded

　　wallet

　　gave chase

　　caught

　　shopping complex

　　choosinga a tie

　　disappeared into the crowd

　　security guards

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　　ANSWERS

　　Primary 2 English

　　Practice 6

　　1. C

　　2. D

　　3. A

　　4. A

　　5. B

　　6. A

　　7. A

　　8. C

　　9. B

　　10. C

　　11. A

　　12. C

　　13. B

　　14. D

　　15. B

　　16. going

　　17. between

　　18. put

　　19. smell

　　20. his

　　21. is

　　22. looking

　　23. taller

　　24. What

　　25. are

　　26. are

　　27. many

　　28. crying

　　29. is

　　30. am

　　31. My favourite toy is a model aeroplane.

　　32. Father tells us interesting stories every night.

　　33. The doorbell rang and the girls rushed to the door.

　　34. They go overseas for holiday once a year.

　　35. The child is always asking a lot of questions.

　　36. floor

　　37. around

　　38. Loneliness

　　39. open

　　40. creature

　　41. appeared

　　42. holding

　　43. feeling

　　44. rushed

　　45. invited

　　46. horrible

　　47. aimed

　　48. screamed

　　49. dream

　　50. B

　　51. C

　　52. B

　　53. C

　　54. C

　　55. C

　　56. It was because some houses were on fire.

　　57. The wind helped spread the flames to the nearby houses.

　　58. The thick black smoke rose and darkened the sky.

　　59. They were frightened by the fire.

　　60. They moved the children to safety.

　　61. The houses had been completely destroyed.

　　62. The firemen looked through the remains to ensure that nobody had been killed

　　by the fire.