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MINI$TRY OF EDUSATION, 8INGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOSL LEAVING EXAMINATION

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27 $EPTEIi,IBER 2018

ENGLI$H LANGUAGE PAPER 2

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There are 10 bXanks, numbered 29 to 38, in the passsge belcw, From the list of words
giuen, cFrocse the most suitable word for each blank. Write its t*tter {A to Q} in the blank.
The lettens {1)and (O) have been omitted ts avoid confusion during marking. (1CI marks)

EACH WORD GAN BE USED ONLY ONGE.

(A) ACTOSS (D) but {G} from (K) that (N) though
(E) and {E) even iH) is (L) the (P) to
{c) are (F) for U) its (M) their (0) when

Giraffes are undeniably tha world's tallest animal$. Their long legs allow them to

reach a speed of 56 kilometres an hsur if distance is fairly short.

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Over longer distances, they can jog eomfortably at a good speed of 16 kilomeires an hour.

Because giraffes are ss iaii, they are able to graze on leaves at treetops that few

other creatures can reach, Their height is also an advantage

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comes to keeping a lookout for predators such as lions. lndeed, so rnindful of danger

giraffes thai they hardly sleep. Averaging less than fout'hours

{31}
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of sleep day, this small anrount is broken up into severatfive-
{32}
minute fiaps.

The giraffes' helght has disadvantages as well, For exampl*,

{33)
being so tall means they have to lower long necks awkwardly in
(34)
order tCI drink a lake. This is not only difficult
(35) (36)
dangerous as well, as it is easy to fall prey crocodiles in that
(37)
po$iti0n.

Another amazing fact abotrt giraffes that they give bidh

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standing tip. This means that their babies fall more than 1.5 metres to the groundl These

hardy infants are able to run within a day after birth.

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Es*h af the underlined words esntains either a spelling or granxmatical error. Write the
c*rrect word In each of the boxes- {1? marks}

f helreve my love for photagrcpfty started whan T w*s * cfiild" t recall with

frel
gredt fpnd th* r-l*ny sfternoons f spent poring sver my fctfterk old pftotos.
(40)
On my trare/ftfi birthday, Dsd fina/ly sctrsfied my cunisus regardfng tlre

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ftlfig,r of phctogrnpfty bygiving me d ecmerc. l4t f irst, "t took pftotcs &y random,

t4e) {43}
hut f ended wp delete rnony af t&em cs they were out of foeus and opperred fu[ttr"
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fhen, f beearle more seoryHIegfiftqd r,trfth prcctke. Snce, we want sn a varecitrsn
(46)
tc Hong Hang cnd Sod said that rny vrefJ-tcken p&ofo s wert tlre best soaurnr'rs

of the trip.

(47)
l4*tfu the encouragernent of rny parents snd f riends, my qflt&qflgl$E{S for

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pirot*grophy grew. Whiie I have recefved compfuemqnts frsrn peaple t&ot tny

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plrotos are srtist, f contfnue ta take lesscns to improre my tee&nic&.

If rs my dreom to be o professfonal ph*tagrrcpher one doy.

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Fill in ea*h hlanls with a suit*hte word. {1S mark*}

Have y*u noticed brighttry-col*ured bi*y*le* parked by the raads? They ar* prabably

bicyeie* that san be rented at affordable using emartph*nes, This

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kind sf bicycl* rsnkl, el** kn*wn a* bicycle sh*rt*g, wa* flrst
{sr}
into Singapore during the "Wa*k Rid* Cycle" *.ampaign narried out by the Land Trarrspnrt

Authcrity {LTA}" \ffhy has L?A sst *ut t* walki*g, cycling and
{53}
taking puhlic tran*pa* the $ingapore way of llfe?

First, i* *ur tiny island city-st*t*, every pocket of Ia*d is pre*icr*s and *hsrild not bs

.. H*ads and car parks take up a lat *f land, so we shu*ld **ntrol

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thc numh*r *f v*hi*fes in S[ng*p*r*. t* private cars, publie
{5s}
tra**p*rt will rxske b*tter use af land with th* t* transp*rt larg*
{5s}
numher* of p*epte"

Cyeling, whlch is c*r'lvenierrt fur trevell*ng sh*rt dictances, supp*rts th* r*s* nf puhlic

tran*port as we caru cycfm to bus st*p* ar MRT stations" Walking provides similar

cenvenienee even the *eed fcr *ny equipn:er:t. Sotl'r are alsr
{sr}
fprms of phy*ic*l which are go*d for *ur he,alth,
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An*t*er bs*efrt *f Rid* Cy*l*" is the pa*itive *r*pact cn the enyirsnrr'lent-

When rnCIre pssple *wap their cers buses or hi*y*les, tlrsre will he
{5s}
lewer care gas*$ harmful to the *nvir**mant, s* we ar* walking,
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riding and cycting to a gr**ner and eieaner Singapore,

A let *f sffort l*as **e* in t* in"tBr*v* public tran*port and

{sr}
to facilitet* ey*ling with the huilding of bicycle resk$ and *ff-road Faths fcr cycli*ts.

*reating spsces c*ndu*ive for *yeli*g" there is elso * prc*r€lrnrfie

{62}
to pecple on safe riding,
{63}
TFre *f the eampalgn will deperd ** th* *upp*rt and
(64)
cc*perntion of pecple. Taks, for example, bi*y*la sharing ir* Singapnre. There harre b*en

**mplaints ah*t*t the haph*eard parkimg *f bicycle* *ut*ide the dexlg*at*d zones"

*nly the** eyclist* would remember * s small act of consideration

{s5}
will g* a fcng way t* making $ingap*r* a bett*r place fbr atlt* five in.

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I far eachof tFre questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentenee{s} uaing the word(s} provided. rrite
i Your answer must be in one sentence. The ry*eaning of your sentence must be the same as in ihis
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the rneaning of the given sentence{s}. {10 n"larks} spasB.

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"Would you mind turning off the fan?" the old tady asked Mr Balan.
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The old lady asked Mr Balan if

i U, Onty Tricia and Pat have nct s*gned up for the camp"
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Everyhcdy, except Trlcia and Fat,

68 The hook i* very interesting. lt is almost impossible to put it down.

To put down such

Eg The playground and the houses are $Bparated by a tall fence.

Separatirug the playground

70 Robin learnt that his cousin weuld nst be coming. He was greatly disappointed,

It was witl't

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Read this passage and answer questions 71 to 8CI. (20 rnarks)

Quacky was a half-grown duckling when it first wandered inio the Kims' countryside
house two years ago. As Mr and Mrs Kim's two teenaged daughters were frightened of the
duck, Mr Kim tried chasinE it away several tin'les. However, the duck was very persistent.
It would always return, quacking softly outside if the door was closed or strolling cententedly
all over the hause if semeone had forgotten to shut the door.

After a few msntl"ls of having their home invaded by the duck, Mre Kim told her
children tlrat she would eall a nearby anima[ shelter te iake the duck away. l-{owever,
despite her resolve to get their unwelcome visitor removed, she kept putting it off till a later
dste as she was very busy during that period.

Orre morning, Mrs Kim war alone at h*me when she tripped over the edge of the 10
Iiving roorn rug. There wa$ a sharp pain in her right ankle, and soon it had swollen to a[most
double its orlginal size. That was when Mrs Kim knew she had to eeek medical help quickly"
But how? Sh+ had accidentally left her handphone in the family car the night before, and
by the time she remembered it earlier that morning, her husband had already driven off to
work, There was no other telephone in the house as everyone in the hsusehold relied on 15
their own personal handphone. There was no way that Mrs Kim could call anyone for help.

Fearing that she had broken her ankle, Mrs Kim was beginning to panic when she
heard a famitiar "quack, quack" ecming from outside the house. Listening carefully, she
could hear the quacking becoming lauder as the duck came closer. "Quack, quack,"
repeated the duck at frequent intervals as it approached the house. The repetitive sound 20
struck Mrs Kirn as comieal in her dreadful situation and that strangely calmed her dswn.

It so happened that the front door had not been shut properiy that day, and soCIn a
heak could he seen sticking out from behind the door. "Quatrk," went the duck happily as it
entered the living room.

"Oh, hello, litt[e duck," Mrs Ki*r said weakly. But ihe moment the duclt saw Mrs Kim nt
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lying on the fioor, it quacked rapidly and hopped around flapping its wings before flying out
of the door. Mrs Kim's heart sank at the duck's abandonment of her. Now she did not even
have an animalto talk to as a distraction from the pain in her ankle.

To Mrs Kim's immense surprise and relief, the duck returned several minutes later,
follawed by l'*er neighbour, Mr Amir, who had an annoyed expression on his face. Mrs Kim 30
later found out that the duck had gone to Mr Arnir's house and quacked loudly and
incessantly r*ntil Mr Amir came out of his house. The duck had somehow led hirn back to
Mrs Kirn. Mr Amir had intended to complainr to Mrs Kim about the noisy duck, but when he
saw what had happened to her, he quickly called for an ambulance-

At the hospital, Mrs Kim had an X-ray whicl"l revealed that she only had an ankle 35
sprain, Thanks to the prompt treatm*nt she received, she recovered well in a couple of
weeks. From then on, no one in the family ever spoke absut getting r*d sf the duek again
and the children even let it follonr them about the house.

Mrs Kim found an sld basket and filled it wlth straw for the dr.rck to sleep in. $he also
gave it a narrie that was highly meaningful ta her: Quackyl 40

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7't Hsur nnn you teft frorn the firct paragraph that the duck was very per$i$tent? [2m3 i* this spa*e.

79, Fill in the following table by *dentifying the correct word(s)fronl the passage. [3m]

Question Word{s} from the pasaage

a) Whirh word from the first paregraph tell* us
that the duci< enjoyed being in the Kims'
hnuse?

bi Whlch twc w*rds from the seeond paragraph

tell us that the Kims did not enjoy the duck's
visit*? Ha*h word I* found in a *eparate
senteftee.

73 d* ihe words in the left eolumn refer to in the

Lools at the table belaw" What
pa**age? Write your *n$wer$ in the eolurnn on the right. [2m]

tlllord from the passage Yllh*t ths urord referc,'to

a) it {}in* B)

b) That (!ine 12)

74 Write 1, 2 and S in the bl*nks hel*w t* i*dl*ate the order in which the svents
*c*un'ed in the story. [1m]
lVlrs Kim needed a har*dphone tc call for medieal help.
Mr* Kim realised she had left her handph*ne in ths car.
Mr K*rn drsve off with trdrs Kim's handphone.

B*sed *r* lines 10-24, *tate whather eaeh stat*ment [n th*e table helow is true an
fal**, the* giv* one rea$*n why you think so. [2mJ

TrusIF*lap R*ascn
a) Mrs Kirn had left
the only phone
the family had
in their car"

b! fiilre Kim forind

out tPrat the
duck ur**
na*rby uyh*n
*he saw it*
h**k-

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76 Bsfore the duuk left the house, in what two way* w*a its presenfie hetpfi"tl ts Mrs
Kim? pmJ

77 What was Mr Amir angry about? [tm]

7B Ba*ed on lines 'tr0-3$, fill in the fcltowing table. [4rn]

What itrs Kim thought llYhat aetually happenod

had happened

YYhen Mrs Kim a! b,)

f*tldorrn

lfiftren the duck c) d)

flew sut of ihe
door

7g "...ths efiildren even let lt fp[tow them about the h*us*" {line 38}. How is this
di#erent frsr* how they felt ahout the duclc at tt'le *tart of th* story? [1m]

80 Why dld Mrs Kirn narne the duek and why was the nam* "highly meening ul tc her"
fline a0)? [2m]

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