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English AR2 UPSR 2015 Examination
Paper 1
Name: ____________________

Time: 50 minutes

Marks: _________________ %

There are 40 questions in this paper. Answer all questions. Each question is followed by four
possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose only one answer for each question.
40 A B C D
Questions 1 to 4
Read the text and choose the best word based on each picture given.

The scouts were planning to spend their first night in the

___(1)___

When they arrived in the morning, they set up their __(2)__

. After that, they

collected some branches and water from a nearby __(3)__

. In the evening,

some of them helped their teacher to prepare dinner. Two scouts __(4)__

by the

campfire to keep the fire burning.

A
B
C
D

park
farm
jungle
garden

A
B
C
D

huts
nets
tents
cabins

A
B
C
D

waterfall
fountain
pond
river

A
B
C
D

sat
stood
rested
squatted

Questions 5 to 7
Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence below.

5. My sister has _______________ . She has been collecting since she was nine years old.
A a bunch of keys
C a packet of letters
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B a string of beads

D an album of stamps

6. The chef _________________ some sauce on the side of the dish.

A pours over
C wipes away
B drops down
D breaks open
7. The chair is ___________________! Who painted it? asked Mrs Yong.
A as red as a rose
C as sour as a lime
B as bold as a brass
D as strong as an ox
Questions 8 to 10
Choose the best sentence that describes each picture.

8
A The children prepared lunch for their parents.
B The children prepared dinner for their grandparents.
C Siew Siew and Min Min are serving breakfast to their parents.
D Mr and Mrs Ng are having the breakfast their children had prepared.
9

A
B
C
D

Roni went fishing.

He is catching a fish.
He puts a fish in a jar.
He is using a net to catch fish.

10

A
B
C
D

The girl ate too many sweets.

The girls stomach is so painful.
The girl cannot go out to play as she is sick in bed.
The girl complained to her mother of a toothache.

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

11
A
B
C
D

Its a great party.

How old are you?
Thank you. Ill be there.
Im sorry I didnt come yesterday.

A
B
C
D

The sea water is dirty.

Lets continue to swim.
I do not know how to swim.
Lets go home before its too dangerous to swim.

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13
A
B
C
D

How did you hurt yourself?

Why did you go upstairs?
Did you sprain your ankle?
Why are you so careless?

A
B
C
D

The vase is ours, dear.

I like the flowers very much.
Please be careful with the vase.
Just put it on the coffee table, dear.

A
B
C
D

I want to use them as fishing bait.

Earthworms are very easy to get.
I want to collect many worms.
Earthworms live in the soil.

14

15

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

16. It was difficult to decide whether to stay home ____________ go out with my friends.
A or
C but
B so
D and
17. ____________ gave half of his cake to _____________ brother.
A He, he
C Him, he
B He, his
D His, him
18. We made the scrapbooks. They are _________________.
A us
C our
B we
D ours
19. The view from the Twin Towers is the ____________ I have ever seen.
A beautiful
C more beautiful
B beautifuler
D most beautiful
20. I think I paid too _____________ for this dress.
A few
C some
B many
D much

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Question 21
Choose the word that has opposite meaning of the word underlined.

21.

The express bus arrived here at 10.30 a.m.

A left
C reached
B came
D stopped

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

22

A
B
C
D

23

The earthkuake destroyed many buildings in the city.

The earthquake destroyed many buildings in the city.
The earthqauke destroyed many buildings in the city.
The earthguake destroyed many buildings in the city.

WORDS

A vocapbilry
B vokabiliary
C vocabulary
D vorcabulary

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

24

A
B
C
D

Oh no! I have left my briefcase on the seat of the taxi.

Oh no! I have left my briefcase on the seat of the taxi!
Oh no. I have left my briefcase on the seat of the taxi!
Oh no, I have left my briefcase on the seat of the taxi.

25

A
B
C
D

My cousins, from Australia, are visiting us next weekend, said Tina.

My cousins from australia are visiting us next weekend, said Tina.
My cousins from Australia are visiting us next weekend, said Tina.
my cousins, from Australia, are visiting us next weekend, said Tina.

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

It was a windy day. Rick and his friends were flying _____(26)_____ .The _____(27)_____
was very strong. Rick held on _____(28)_____ to his kite. A boy ran _____(29)_____ he flew his
kite. One of the kites was _____(30)_____ in a tree.

26

A
B
C
D

ball
kites
paper
ping pong

27

A
B
C
D

rain
wind
snow
ice-cubes

28

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A
B
C
D

softly
tightly
quickly
hurriedly

29 A
B
C
D

as
so
when
because

30

A
B
C
D

catch
caught
catches
catching

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Questions 31 to 35
Read the advertisement below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

GREEN DAY CELEBRATION

The celebration is held in conjunction with World Enviroment Day

Date : 8 June
Time : 7.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Venue : Rimba National Park
Jumble sale
Guided nature and canopy walks
Colouring contest for children
Face and T-shirt painting
Tree-climbing demonstration
Recycling booths (drop off your old mobile phones and batteries)

Get your complimentary energy-saving bulbs and eco-friendly shopping bags!

(One of each item per family)
31 How long is the celebration?
A 7 hours
B 8 hours
C 9 hours
D 10 hours

34 Wei Hong is adventurous. Which will he enjoy

most?
A Colouring contest
B Face and T-shirt painting
C Nature and canopy walks
D Tree- climbing demonstration

32 The celebration was held to commemorate

________________.
A Green Day
B World Environment Day
C the World Recycling Day
D the anniversary of Rimba National
Park.

35 From the advertisement, we know that the

bulbs and shopping bags will be
A given away free.
B given only to families.
C sold at the jumble sale.
D sold at the recycling booths.

33 The word venue can be replaced with

____________.
A stop
B
palace
C
position
D
location

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Questions 36 to 40
Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

Once there was a rich and powerful king. He had only one daughter. The king was
getting old and wanted a strong wise man to marry the princess. So he announced to the people
that he would give the princess in marriage to anyone who was strong enough to remove a huge
rock on the hill near his castle.
Many strong princes from other lands came and tried to push the big rock down the hill.
None of them succeeded. Then a poor farmer approached the king and said, Oh mighty king,
the strongest men have tried to push down that rock but failed. Let me try. Ill push that rock
down at sunrise tomorrow.
The people laughed when they heard this. They would not believe that such a thin farmer
could do it when the strongest men couldnt.
When night came and all was quiet, the farmer took a big pot of oil to the hill. He poured
the oil around the huge rock and left. At sunrise, all the people gathered at the hill with the king
and princess. The farmer walked calmly towards the rock and with a single push, sent it
tumbling down the hill.
36 The king promised his daughter in
marriage to anyone who could
A
push the big rock up the hill.
B
carry the big rock up the hill.
C
carry the big rock to his castle.
D
push the big rock down the hill.

37 The word them in Paragraph 2 refers to

A
all the people in the kingdom.
B
the princes from other lands.
C
the wise men in the land.
D
the king and princess.
38 How was the farmer able to push down the
huge rock?
A He used all hs strength.
B He showed his bravely.
C He made the ground with the oil.

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He made the rock lighter with the oil

39 Arrange the sentences in the correct order.

P
A farmer told the king he could do it.
Q
He poured oil on the ground.
R
Everyone got together at the hill.
S
Princes from neighbouring lands failed to m
rock.
A
B

S, P, Q, R
P, Q, S, R

C P, Q, R, S
D Q, R, P, S

40 What do you think happened to the farmer

in the end?
A
He was not able to push the rock.
B
He became the strongest man.
C
He married the princess.
D
He killed the king.

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