171-P1VisualText-7thPass 15/07/14
Exercise 1
Read and analyse the following passage and pictures carefully.
Answer the questions that follow.
Mr Tan and His Farm
Mr Tan has a big farm. There
are chickens and ducks that give
him eggs and meat to eat. The two
cows give him milk.
His family drinks milk every day.
Mr Tan rears goats. He gets mutton
from these animals. Mr Tan’s son
helps him on the farm.
Goats in the farm
Chickens in the farm
Mutton from goats
Mr Tan and his family love to eat
vegetables but he does not grow
them on his farm. Mrs Tan goes to
Ducks in the farm the market to buy the vegetables.
She cooks the meat and the
vegetables for the family.
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171-P1VisualText-7thPass 15/07/14
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the
brackets.
1. Mrs Tan is the farmer’s __________.
(1) son
(2) wife
(3) sister
(3) daughter ( )
2. The farmer rears __________.
(1) cows and ducks only
(2) chickens and ducks only
(3) chickens, ducks and cows only
(4) chickens, ducks, cows and goats only ( )
3. Mr Tan gets __________ from the cows.
(1) milk
(2) eggs
(3) beef
(4) mutton ( )
4. The meat he gets from goats is called __________.
(1) beef
(2) chicken
(3) mutton
(4) vegetables ( )
5. Who works on the farm with Mr Tan?
(1) His son
(2) His wife
(3) His sister
(4) His daughter ( )
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Exercise 2
Read and analyse the following procedure and pictures carefully.
Answer the questions that follow.
How to Grow a Tomato Plant
You need: 1. Fill the pot with soil up to 4
• some tomato seeds centimetres from the top.
• a bag of soil 2. Scatter the tomato seeds evenly
on the surface of the soil.
• a pot with drainage holes (to
drain excess water from the 3. Place the pot on the pot plate
pot) (to collect excess water that is
drained out. Ensure it is emptied
• a pot plate
daily to prevent the breeding of
mosquitoes).
4. Water the soil daily.
5. When shoots appear, place the
pot under the sun as tomato
plants need plenty of sunlight to
grow well.
6. Harvest the fruit of your labour
when you see the tomatoes turn
red on the plant.
Tomato seeds
Tend the plant with tender
loving care and it will reward you
abundantly.
Tomato plant in pot Watering can
Visual Text • Exercise 2 3
171-P1VisualText-7thPass 15/07/14
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the
brackets.
1. Besides tomato seeds, you will need __________ more items before
you can start growing the tomato plant.
(1) one (2) three
(3) four (4) six ( )
2. The pot plate is used to contain excess __________.
(1) seeds
(2) water
(3) tomato
(4) sunlight ( )
3. The pot plate has to be emptied daily to prevent __________.
(1) the collection of soil
(2) the breeding of mosquitoes
(3) the growth of the plant roots
(4) the appearance of the shoots ( )
4. The soil has to be watered once a __________.
(1) day
(2) week
(3) month
(4) year ( )
5. The __________ can be harvested when it turns red on the plant.
(1) leaf
(2) fruit
(3) stem
(4) flower ( )
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Exercise 3
Read and analyse the following diary entry and pictures carefully.
Answer the questions that follow.
Dear Diary enough land. Instead of building
Singapore is a small country roads on flat ground, we can build
with many vehicles on the roads. roads above the ground or even
There is an increasing number underground. Those roads built
of Singaporeans using motor above the ground are called flyovers
vehicles to get to their workplace and those built underground are
or other places. As a result, there called tunnels.
are many traffic jams on the roads.
To prevent traffic jams, more roads
have to be built.
It is not easy to build more roads
in Singapore where there is not
Flyover
Traffic jam
Traffic in tunnel
Flyovers and tunnels are short
cuts that help motorists save on
travelling time. They also keep the
traffic flow smooth.
That is all for now. Signing off.
Building roads
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171-P1VisualText-7thPass 15/07/14
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the
brackets.
1. This diary entry is referring to the traffic condition in __________.
(1) tunnels (2) flyovers
(3) Malaysia (4) Singapore ( )
2. The roads are getting crowded because there are __________.
(1) too many places building roads
(2) too many short cuts in Singapore
(3) no flyovers and tunnels in Singapore
(4) more motor vehicles on the roads now ( )
3. What is the problem when building roads on flat ground?
(1) There are too many traffic jams.
(2) There is not enough land in Singapore.
(3) There are too many vehicles on the roads.
(4) There are not enough flyovers and tunnels. ( )
4. Singapore has to build __________ to make sure that the roads are not
too crowded.
(1) workplaces
(2) traffic lights
(3) motor vehicles
(4) flyovers and tunnels ( )
5. Which of the following statements is not true about the diary entry?
(1) There are many vehicles on the roads.
(2) There are too many flyovers and tunnels.
(3) There are frequent traffic jams on the roads.
(4) There is not enough land to build more roads. ( )
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Exercise 4
Read and analyse the following passage and pictures carefully.
Answer the questions that follow.
My Reflection Journal Watering of the plants is only
I learn that plants can be grown necessary when the soil becomes
in bottles. I enjoy doing that. This is dry. Otherwise, the roots of the
what I have done. plants will rot if too much water is
put in. These bottle gardens can be
First, I have to collect some
used to decorate my home.
good soil. Then, I wet it and pour it
into a bottle. I will then press the
soil down. A cork tied to one end
of a stick is used to do this. Next,
I put the seeds into the holes that
I have made in the soil.
Bottle garden
Plant in a bottle
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