SJK(C) POAY WAH

FORTH SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT 2013

ENGLISH PAPER 1 YEAR 5
11.10.2013
Name: ______________
Class : ____

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This paper consists of 40 questions. Answer all the questions. Each question
is followed by four possible answers. Choose the best answer from the
answers marked A, B, C and D.
Questions 1-4
Read the text and choose the best word based on pictures given.

Catherine is a special girl. She was born without __1__

She has to move about in a __2__

. However, this does not stop

her from being active in sports. She can swim and play __3__

very well. She is also a champion in wheelchair racing. She will represent

Malaysia in the Paralympics. Her parents are very __4__

1 A arm

2 A car

3 A tennis

of her.

4 A proud

B feet

B trolley

B hockey

B hopeful

C legs

C bicycle

C football

C ashamed

D hands

D wheelchair

D basketball

D hopeless

Questions 5-7
Choose the best phrases to complete the sentences below.
5.

6.

7.

Please pour ______ water for our guest.

A a jar of

C a bucket of

B a glass of

D a hose of

The kind man gave ______ to the hungry beggar.

A pots and pans

C food and water

B sticks and stones

D coffee and sugar

An earthquake is a ______ of the earths surface.

A fast moving

C slow breaking

B slight falling

D sudden shaking

Questions 8-10
Choose the best sentence that describes each picture.
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8.

A They are choosing the food.

B They are eating in the canteen.
C The pupils are selling food in the school.
D The pupils are lining up to buy cupcakes.

9.

A The men are taking down the tent.

B They are selling things near the stalls.
C The hawkers are setting up their stalls.
D The men are counting their things.

10.

They are washing the canteen.

The pupils are playing in the canteen.

The workers are cleaning up the canteen.

They are sweeping in the canteen.

Questions 11-15
Choose the best answer to fit the situation shown in the picture.
11.

A Thank you.
B What is this for?
C I am so brave.
D Congratulations!

12.

A How can I help you?

B Ill show you the way.
C

You need to walk there.

D The bus station is nearby.

13.

A Whose book are these?

B These books are heavy.
C You are welcome, Miss Lau.
D Let me carry your bag too.

14.

A I know where it is.

B I am not very sure.
C Where are you going?
D Where is the park?

15.

A Yes, I am going to school.

B I am coming back from school.
C I walk there every day.
D It is just opposite my house.

Questions 16-20
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
16.

Ivan ______ the thief who stole his wallet.

A catch

17.

B because

C so

D but

B a, the

C the, the

D the, a

I saw ______ at the supermarket last night.

A he

20.

D catching

All of ______ food stalls, this one seems to be ______ most popular.
A a, a

19.

C caught

Sadoko was strong ______ she had leukemia, a serious illness.

A although

18.

B catches

B she

C his

D her

With ______ are you going on your vacation during the holiday?
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A whose

B what

C whom

D which

Question 21
Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word.
21.

The boy stood up boldly against the school bullies.

A bravely

B timidly

C kindly

D angrily

Questions 22-23
Choose the answer with the correct spelling.
22.

23.
A chimnei

A rof

B chimney

B ruf

C chinmey

C raf

D chimmy

D roof

Questions 24-25
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
24.

A Fire, Theres a fire. he shouted.

B Fire! Theres a fire! he shouted.
C Fire! Theres a fire! He shouted!
D Fire! Theres a fire! he shouted!

25.

A Yong Tze, who, is my brother, is overseas.

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B Yong. Tze, who is my brother, is overseas?

C Yong Tze, who is my brother, is overseas.
D Yong Tze. who is my brother, is overseas!

Questions 26-30
Based on the picture, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the
passage that follows.

(26)

It is a hot day. There are no clouds _____ the sky. The children are
(27) Two women are sitting on a _____
(28)
at the _____.
under a tree. Xin Nee and

her friends ______ playing with a ball. Two boys are playing _____ near
(29)

(30)

them.

26

in

B at

C on

D by

27

farm

B park

C field

D playground

28

sofa

B stool

C chair

D bench

29

is

B are

C was

D were

30

tennis

B football

C basketball

D badminton

Questions 31-35
Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.

31. What was Mah Liangs Job?

A He drew pictures.

C He looked after cows.

B He sold paintbrushes.

D He looked after goats.

32. Who gave Mah Liang a paintbrush?

A A cowherd

C The people in the village

B A rich man

D An old man in his dream

33. Why did the rich man steal the paintbrush?

A He liked drawing pictures.

C He wanted to draw a gold mountain.

B The paintbrush was very special.

D He wanted to make a lot of money.

34. It destroyed the ship and the rich man. From the sentence, we know
that the wave ______________
A was very strong.
B blew the ship and rich man away.
C sank the ship and drowned the rich man.
D helped the ship and the rich man to sail towards the mountain.
35. The story teaches us not to ____________.
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A dream

C be proud

B cheat

D be greedy

Questions 36-40
Read the television programme and answer the questions that follow.

WEDNESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER
2013

36.

37.

How long is the news?

A Five minutes.

C Fifteen minutes.

B Ten minutes.

D Twenty minutes.

Serenas sister is a good with her hands. She can switch on the
television at _________.
A 6:05 a.m.

38.

39.

C 7:15 a.m.

D 8:15 a.m.

People who want a good laugh will probably watch _________.

A Thumbelina

C The Third Eye

B English Soccer

D The Winter Melons Tale

How many sports programme can a person watch on Wednesday?

A None

40.

B 6:30 a.m.

B One

C Two

D Three

Which of the following statements is true?

A The cartoon, Thumbelina lasts one hour.
B The Winter Melons Tale is an English drama.
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C A person who likes football will watch the English news.

D Good Morning Malaysia is a second programme of the day.
Set by

: Mdm Wong Hui Fen

Checked by

: Mdm Kee Hooi Siang