PSLE Yearly English Language - Model Answers following Monday, the two girls went to ! the warehouse after school to play with : the puppy. Just as Clara was feeding the = Puppy, it suddenly barked at something ! behind her. She turned around and froze. : It was Lisa’s mother. It was evident that Lisa had seen her too for her face was pale. : It turned out that her mother had : followed them from school as she had : been wondering what Lisa wos up to after school recently since she did not : return home directly after her lessons. After listening to the girls’ explanation, : her face softened. She told Lisa that she would allow her to keep the puppy at home if she would be responsible for its well-being. On hearing this, Lisa gave a whoop of joy. Clara hugged her friend tightly, glad that her friend was able to keep her new pet at home. She knew the puppy would be in good hands. PAPER 2 Booklet A 1. Q) (‘Despite’ is used for contrast.) 2) (The gerund form of the verb should be used in the blank.) 3. @ (The preposition ‘for’ is used to mean representing something.) (2) (Since there is a to-do verb implied in the first part of the sentence, the 2. 7. 8. 1. 12. 13, £14. verb for the question tag should be © 518. ‘didn’t’,) (4) (The present perfect tense is used since it is a supposed scenario and not an actual event that has already happened.) a (The infinitive form of the verb is used.) © 20. 21 15. 16. 17. 19. (2) (‘Ahead of time’ means early.) (3) (‘Was’ is used since furniture is an uncountable noun so a singular form is used and the sentence is in the past tense.) qa) (The present tense is used since Nurul has not told her father yet.) @) (The past perfect tense is used in a post perfect conditional.) a) (A ‘priority’ refers to something that is very important.) (4) (If something is ‘overwhelming’, it is very great or very large.) (4) (To be ‘downcast’ is to be sad and without hope.) a) (To ‘subdue’ is to reduce the force of something.) a) (‘Let up’ is @ phrasal verb which means to stop.) Q) (To ‘cover up’ is to hide something from sight.) qa) (To be ‘worried and anxious’ is to be nervous and unhappy about something.) (4) (To be ‘determined’ is to want to do something very much and not let anything stop you.) (2) (Gingerly’ refers to doing something carefully.) (3) (To ‘thrive’ is to grow.) © Educational Publishing House Pte LtdPSLE Yearly English Language ~ Model Answers 21. (2) (It is stated that the museum is located in a quiet corner.) 22. (2) (Pupils can refer to the words after ‘how else’ to derive the answer.) 23. (4) (It is stated that children can choose the costume and accessories.) 24. (4) (Pupils have to read the section to see which word refers to him.) 25. (1) (Mr Tan hopes to leave his teddy bears to his three grand-nieces.) 26. (4) (Pupils can get the answer from the header of the section.) 27. (3) (Pupils have to understand who the ‘me’ in the section ‘We want to hear from you!" refers to.) 28. (1) (It is stated that those who want to join need to convince the editor : about their passion of wanting to be a reporter.) Booklet B 29. J (‘That’ is used to refer to travelling to space for a holiday.) 30. E : (‘From’ is used to indicate the point of time when space travel was deemed : safe for humans.) a4. L (‘They’ is the pronoun used to refer : to people other than astronauts.) 32. € : (The preposition ‘as’ is used to : describe the quality of someone : here.) 33. H © Educational Publishing House Pte Lid (‘On board’ means to be ona vehicle.) | 22 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. £40. a. 42. £43. 45. 46. Q (The preposition ‘with’ is used to indicate reason here.) A (The determiner ‘a’ is used here to refer to the fortunate few who can pay to be space tourists.) M (‘Thus' means hence. Since the trips to space mentioned in the previous paragraph are too expensive, there is an alternative offered in this paragraph.) N (The preposition ‘to’ indicates direction.) B (The connector ‘although’ indicates contrast.) competes (The verb form of the word is required.) adequately (The correct spelling is ‘adequately’.) have (The present tense of the verb is required since the passage is in the present tense.) physical (The correct spelling is ‘physical'.) learning (The gerund form of the verb is required.) exhausted (The correct spelling is ‘exhausted’.) absolutely (The correct spelling is ‘absolutely’.) sufficient (The correct spelling is ‘sufficient’.) performance (The noun form of the word is required.) nourished (The correct spelling is ‘nourished’.)PSLE Yearly English Language ~ Model Answers 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61 chosen (The present perfect tense of the verb is required.) so (The two clauses of the sentence are linked by reason. ‘So as to’ is a connector of reason.) common (To ‘have something in common’ is © to share the same interests or similar : characteristics.) resemble (The answer can be derived from the = words in the next line ‘scissor-like jows’,) times (The subsequent words ‘the size of ! an ant’ provide a clue to the answer.) : spared i (The words ‘even’ and ‘predators’ : provide a clue to the answer.) contrary (‘Contrary’ means opposite.) made (The phrasal verb ‘make up’ means to form a particular thing.) many i (The words ‘several million ants’ : provide a clue to the answer.) i is i (The verb has to agree with the | singular noun, ‘problem’. It is also : in the present tense.) i move i (To ‘be on the move’ means to be : physically active. The answer also can be obtained from the words ‘they do | not have permanent nests’.) those (The demonstrative pronoun ‘those’ © refers to the legs of the fellow ants.) replace (Pupils can infer the answer from the second part of the sentence.) 23 62. 63. £64. i 65. 5 66. 67. 2 68. 69, £70. i”. attempt (The answer can be obtained from the words ‘to search for their lost queen’) look (The phrasal verb ‘look upon’ means consider.) rid (The words ‘cockroaches and other annoying household pests’ provide a clue to the answer.) leave (The word in the last line of the text, ‘return’, provides a clue to the answer.) Instead of running away, the cat sat down, (The verb ‘run’ has to be changed to the gerund form.) With the early arrival of the guests, the host panicked. (The verb ‘arrived’ has to be changed to the noun form.) ‘Tom was upset about the loss of his diary. (The word ‘upsetting’ has to be changed to ‘upset’ to describe Tom.) Raju asked his mother whether she could help him with his project which would be due soon. (Direct speech has to be changed to indirect speech. The pronouns as well as the subject-verb order have to be changed. Tenses have to be changed as well.) The way Ginny dealt with the problem showed her courage. (The gerund form of the verb ‘dealing’ has to be changed to the past tense form.) They could no longer afford to send him to school. (The answer can be found in paragraph 1.) © Educational Publishing House Pte LidPSLE Yearly English Language - Model Answers 72. He wanted to seek shelter from the rain and the only one he found was the doorway of Mrs Ho's house. (The answer can be found in (Pupils can refer to the words ‘impossible dream’ to get the answer. Pupils have to refer to the previous two paragraphs to get the answer. paragraph 2.) Pupils have to refer to paragraph 4 73. She realised that he was poor. to obtain the answer.) (Pupils have to read the paragraph : 77. 1, 3,2 to see what Mrs Ho saw.) (First, Ben was scolded for categorising 74. some books wrongly. Sa ‘With fury in her voice, she said, False en “These aren't right!” Mrs Ho heard The storm was Then, Ben read some books Ben crying when | ,.,,. | thundering while completely. oer: Tete its, “Many times, he became interested ago Sawchnaiwe in what he was reading and went on interested in while he wos to read the whole book Ben's apology ‘opologising and Mrs Ho opened a public library. True | oshed Vito wh he “The day he left for the city, he said cs well os why he goodbye to Mrs Ho at her public was crying. library with great bitterness in his ‘Ben was pleased He deciored heart.’) ‘that he had proudly to MrsHo | | 7g categorised fifty | ,,,. | during lunchtime a books on the ‘that he had Character What each character first morning. categorised fifty thought was the main books. reason for Ben's success (The last line of paragraph 2 indicates Sneed that Mrs Ho opened th Ben, before he His own hord work ot pened the door becouse understood the university she was going out. See feteon For Ga Pupils have to refer to Mrs Ho's | success actions when Ben tried to apologise. . Ben's clssmat Ben's luck The answer can be inferred from how a Ben felt when he told Mrs Ho what . | Ben'sprofestor | The ability of Ben's he had done in paragraph 5.) asst 75. dismissed (Pupils con refer to paragraph 9 to fury get the answer. (Pupils have to scan the lines for The answer can be obtained from words associated with Mrs Ho.) poragraph 7. 76. Pupils can get the answer from Word(s) from paragraph 8.) the passage _| Whatthe word(s) referls)t0 | 79 grateful it (ine 13) | er’s wish to play football in surprised theo (The answers can be inferred from short cut | A way to categorise the the words ‘token aback’ and how Wina.2) books foster Ben realised Mrs Ho had paved the Unfinished | The books in the room which for his success. work (line 28) | needed to be categorised ae ) © Educational Publishing House Pte Ltd 24PSLE Yearly English Language - Model Answers 80. Mrs Ho meant that Ben had already repaid her for the assistance she provided him in giving him a good education. Through Ben's categorisation of the books, Mrs Ho was able to display them according to. their genres so that she could open «@ public library in the village. (Pupils can refer to the previous line to obtain the answer) PAPER 3 1. 3) (It is stated that ‘the first member has to run to the basket and grab a bean bag. Then, he will run to the hula hoop, step into it and throw the bean bag.’) a) (it is stated that ‘if both your feet are out of the hoop, you'll be disqualified and have to leave the game.’) (3) (The route for the Magical Experience is from Star Pier to the Craft Market. It does not go to Tess Hotel.) a) (It is stated that the promotion is on weekdays, except Fridays.) (2) (The art exhibition is at the community club.) (2) (Outdoor cooking will be carried out at the basketball court, which was Gopal’s suggestion.) (3) (Everyone has to bring potatoes, two eggs and a tomato.) (3) (it is mentioned that the ‘hagfish then ties itself into a knot and passes the knot down its body to wipe the slime away, escaping from the predator in the process’) 25 9. 10. re 12. 13, 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. a) (The hagfish largely feeds on dead creatures.) a) (Mr Ang says that ‘Ted Aquarium thought of featuring the hagfish to show that even creatures which are not appealing play a role in the ocean ecosystem.) (2) (It is mentioned that when Mr Khoo was ten, his granny gave him a music player that he could bring about with him.) a) (Mr Khoo said that he couldn't get the tune out of his head and was still humming it when he saw the doctor.) @) (Mr Khoo said that he could play the keyboard even without knowing how to read music notes.) (2) (The two chiefs ordered their people to cease all contact with each other.) (1) (It is stated that ‘the juicy sweetness of the fruit filled his mouth as he thought about what he and his people were missing’,) a) (He said that ‘you have your strengths and we have ours’.) @) (Pupils can infer the answer from what the chief did.) (2) (It is stated that ‘while it can hold a large amount of information, there is a limit’) @) (The red sticker is supposed to remind you of the task that needs to be done.) (2) (The text is about the way our mind retrieves information.) © Educational Publishing House Pte Ltd