Vocabulary MCQ Worksheets

P5 English Language CA1 2014

Contents
P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – MGS ......................................................................................................... 2

P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Nan Hua................................................................................................... 3

P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Nanyang .................................................................................................. 4

P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Red Swastika .......................................................................................... 6

P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Rosyth ...................................................................................................... 7

Answer Key ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Instructions:
For each question, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your
choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

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P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – MGS

1. Having been friends for years, you and Arul should ________ and forget about
the misunderstanding.
(1) sit on the fence
(2) bury the hatchet
(3) have the last laugh
(4) be in the same boat ( )

2. Father is referring to the ________ for instructions to install the newly-bought

computer.
(1) manual
(2) glossary
(3) directory
(4) memorandum ( )

3. The strong and burly school bully ________ forward, towered over me and
demanded my pocket money.
(1) shuffled
(2) struggled
(3) staggered
(4) swaggered ( )

4. The victims of the devastating typhoon are in ________ need of assistance in

many areas.
(1) dire
(2) grim
(3) dismal
(4) disastrous ( )

5. Movie goers waited with great anticipation for the third instalment of the
________ as the first two movies were well received worldwide.
(1) trio
(2) triad
(3) trilogy
(4) tribunal ( )

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P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Nan Hua

1. The children ________ inconsolably when they heard the news that their father
was involved in a worksite accident.
(1) wailed
(2) whined
(3) squealed
(4) screamed ( )

2. Climbing to the top of Mount Everest was a difficult and ________ journey but
Koo Swee Chiow persisted and became the first Singaporean to conquer it.
(1) violent
(2) delicate
(3) arduous
(4) sorrowful ( )

3. Kate's mother ________ planned every detail of her daughter's birthday party
such that it was a huge success.
(1) entirely
(2) exclusively
(3) meticulously
(4) continuously ( )

4. Pamela and I are just ________ . I do not know her very well.
(1) strangers
(2) confidants
(3) companions
(4) acquaintances ( )

5. "Yay! The examinations are over! It is time to ________ !” the class cheered in
exuberance.
(1) be red-eyed
(2) wave a red flag
(3) get out of the red
(4) paint the town red ( )

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P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Nanyang

1. You have to leave your pet dog leashed to a tree as animals are ________ at the
restaurant.
(1) declined
(2) hindered
(3) prohibited
(4) hampered ( )

2. The greedy child made a ________ for the delicious box of chocolates that were
on the table.
(1) track
(2) route
(3) beeline
(4) diversion ( )

3. The police was determined to ________ the businessman's double identities.

(1) display
(2) expose
(3) parade
(4) illustrate ( )

4. Mr. Lee kindly told Anne that she need not feel ________ about forgetting her
lines when she was performing on stage earlier.
(1) infamous
(2) humiliated
(3) shameless
(4) embarrassed ( )

5. Jane said that we would not understand the ________ pain she was going
through.
(1) vast
(2) endless
(3) massive
(4) immense ( )

6. Mary vomited after eating ________ food from the street hawker.
(1) infected
(2) polluted
(3) contagious
(4) contaminated ( )

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7. The pupils of 6B will be making and selling bookmarks to raise ________ for
Charity.
(1) funds
(2) income
(3) revenue
(4) donations ( )

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P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Red Swastika

1. The immigration officers ________ the man's passport before letting him go
through the custom checkpoint.
(1) explored
(2) rummaged
(3) scrutinised
(4) investigated ( )

2. It seems quite ________ for anyone to drive for six hours just to attend a twenty-
minute meeting.
(1) absurd
(2) sceptical
(3) credulous
(4) implausible ( )

3. Mr. Tey wept bitterly in court when he was ________ of corruption at the end of
the trial.
(1) charged
(2) convicted
(3) condoned
(4) converted ( )

4. Many drivers were ________ because of the car accident outside the shopping
mall.
(1) held away
(2) held down
(3) held up
(4) held in ( )

5. Mrs. Heng followed the instructions in her grandmother's ________ to bake some
delicious cookies.
(1) menu
(2) recipe
(3) cuisine
(4) delicacy ( )

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P5 Vocabulary MCQ - CA1 – Rosyth

1. All the ________ stood up when Usain Bolt sprinted across the finishing line.
(1) audience
(2) witnesses
(3) spectators
(4) bystanders ( )

2. Several countries have put up bids to ________ the Olympic Games.

(1) host
(2) anchor
(3) present
(4) compere ( )

3. Participants who do not follow the rules of the competition will be ________ .
(1) dismissed
(2) discharged
(3) disqualified
(4) disregarded ( )

4. Even though Mr. Lee is a busy man, he will ________ to have dinner
this family daily.
(1) kill time
(2) in no time
(3) make time
(4) take one's time ( )

5. The young athlete was found guilty of drug abuse and was ________ of his gold
medal.
(1) robbed
(2) stripped
(3) ransacked
(4) discriminated ( )

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Answer Key
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Subject: Primary 5 English - Vocab MCQ

Paper: CA1 2014

School: MGS

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
2 1 4 1 3

School: Nan Hua Primary

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
1 3 3 4 4

School: Nanyang Primary

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7
3 3 2 4 4 4 1

School: Red Swastika

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
3 1 2 3 2

School: Rosyth

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
3 1 3 3 2

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