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PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

AE/4/2 (A) PSLE
MOCK EXAMINATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2
(BOOKLET A)

Additional materials: Optical Answer Sheet (OAS) ​Total Time for Booklets A and B: 1 h 50 min

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your Index No. in the boxes at the top right hand corner.
2. Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so.
3. Follow all instructions carefully.
4. Answer all questions.
5. Shade your answers in the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS) provided.

This booklet consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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For each question from 1 to 10, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and shade your answer on the Optical Answer Sheet.
(10 marks)

1 An attack on the enemies _______________ tomorrow.

(1) has been commencing

(2) was commencing
(3) will commence
(4) had been commencing

2 I don’t think it will rain this afternoon, ____________?

(1) do I
(2) will it
(3) don’t I
(4) won’t it

3 Neither Natalie nor the twin sisters _____________ playing netball.

(1) enjoys
(2) enjoy
(3) enjoying
(4) is enjoying

4 Keon managed to get into a job as an accountant at _____________university hospital

because he was _____________ honest and qualified man.

(1) a...a
(2) an...an
(3) a...an
(4) an...a

5 Having __________his children to school, Thaddeus decided to stop by at the nearby

food court for a snack.

(1) driven
(2) drive
(3) driving
(4) drove

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6 Josh hid in a bush and used his mobile phone to record evidence as he watched Matthew
__________ the wall.

(1) vandalise
(2) vandalism
(3) vandalising
(4) vandalised

7 Being a badminton enthusiast, Samy always looks forward to _________ his training
sessions.

(1) attend
(2) attendance
(3) attended
(4) attending

8 If I ____ you, I would not have shouted at Tim so loudly.

(1) am
(2) are
(3) was
(4) were

9 Father had just scolded Valerie and ______, who had gone out without his permission.

(1) I
(2) myself
(3) me
(4) my

10 Justin and Denise went to the cinema on Tuesday. They _________ten minutes before
the start of the movie.

(1) arrive
(2) arrived
(3) had arrived
(4) were arriving

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For each question from 11 to 15, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and shade your answer on the Optical Answer Sheet.
(5 marks)

11 Held for the first time, the__________ funfair was a blast with the students.

(1) annual
(2) inaugural
(3) biennial
(4) quadrennial

12 The science teacher’s____________ of knowledge was done over many years.

(1) adhesion
(2) aberration
(3) acquisition
(4) acclimatization

13 After John and Andrew moved to different secondary schools after their graduation,
they started to _______________and not hang out with each other as much.

(1) grow into

(2) grow on
(3) grow apart
(4) grow out

14 “What happened to you?” _____________ Adib’s mother, seeing that Adib’s entire
body was covered with bruises.

(1) screamed
(2) laughed
(3) giggled
(4) squealed

15 Much to everyone’s disappointment, the principal rejected the Head Prefect’s

_____________ to extend recess.

(1) question
(2) invitation
(3) proposal
(4) advice

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For each question from 16 to 20, choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined
word(s). Shade your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.
(5 marks)

I was born with muscle-deficiency syndrome, which meant that i was not as ​physically fit​ as
(16)
my classmates. I ​longed​ to play with them, however, it was nearly impossible ‒ I could ​barely
(17) (18)
even​ stand up properly on legs!

Every day, during Physical Education, I would stare at my classmates and wish I could be like

them to be able to run, jump, and even sprint… I would soon start to ​drift off into my
(19)
thoughts​, and only when a sharp voice snapped me out of my reverie would I then give a

response. I knew that it would take much hard work and ​determination​ to achieve my goal of
(20)
being just as physically fit as my classmates, but I was definitely ready to put in the hard work.

16​​ (1) hefty

(2) tenacious
(3) burly
(4) able-bodied

17​​ (1) decided

(2) hoped
(3) needed
(4) yearned

18​​ (1) almost

(2) only
(3) hardly
(4) minimally

19​​ (1) daydream

(2) drowse
(3) sleep
(4) hallucinate

20​​ (1) valour

(2) resolve
(3) dominance
(4) steadfastness
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