小学英语一年级上册：期中考试测试题(10)

　　Vocabulary （12 marks）

　　Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the brackets provided. （7*1=7 marks）

　　1. I help my mother __________ the food for lunch.

　　A. prepare B. sort C. gather D. hide

　　2. I put on my shoes quickly as I was __________.

　　A. early B. late C. naughty D. good

　　3. Paper bags can be used to make __________.

　　A. socks B. gloves C. puppets D. shoes

　　4. Our clothes are made from _________.

　　A. paper B. cloth C. wood D. plastic

　　5. Dr Leng uses a ___________ to listen to the heartbeat of his patients.

　　A. telescope B. microscope C. stethoscope D. radio

　　6. Mingwei reads __________ on cars whenever he is free.

　　A. models B. magazines C. papers D. tapes

　　7. Mrs Tan cooks __________ food.

　　A. ugly B. delicious C. silly D. beautiful

　　Grammar （35 marks）

　　Underline the correct word in each of the brackets. （15*1=15 marks）

　　8. Mother promised to （ take， takes， taking ） me to the circus tonight.

　　9. You have to （ complete， completes， completing ） your homework by Monday.

　　10. My bones are （ ache， aches， aching ） after the strenuous exercises.

　　11. I have just （ do， did， done ） the laundry.

　　12. The ducklings （ follow， follows， following ） their mother into the pond

　　happily.

　　13. Mary is （ shout， shouts， shouting ） again.

　　14. The boys （ are， is， have ） brushing their teeth now.

　　15. I am sorry I have （ break， breaks， broken ） your favourite vase.

　　16. Gloria would （ like， likes， liking） to have a glass of orange juice.

　　17. Everybody was （ sad， sadden， saddened ） by the news of his death.

　　18. Vincent was （ walk， walks， walking ） to school when he met his teacher.

　　19. How （ many， any， much ） rice do you take every day？

　　20. Meimei is going （ to， from， at ） the book shop to buy some stationery.

　　21. Keith is （ naughty， naughtier， naughtiest ） than James.

　　22. Adrienne has to be home （ of， by， to ） eight in the evening.

　　Rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence with a full-stop. （10*2 = 20marks）

　　23. roared the The lions when cracked ringmaster his whip

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　　24. loosened be The soil before should are sown the seeds

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　　25. buzz from to flower flit as The bees they flower

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　　26. wake up in The boys the early jogging morning to go

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　　27. boy from shy move The dared not his seat

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　　28. those old enjoys woman sing children watching the

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　　29. given by listen the we to Miss Tan instructions

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　　30. many in interesting there this pictures are book

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　　31. keeps Terence an album stamps in his

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　　32. water cup is a little the left there in

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　　Vocabulary Cloze （12 marks）

　　Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

　　description

　　safe

　　help

　　calm

　　later

　　missing

　　look

　　shopping

　　grateful

　　staff

　　offered

　　announced

　　Mrs Lee was （33） ___________ in the shopping mall when she realised her son was （34） __________. She approached the （35） ___________ at the information counter. The young man （36） __________ his help readily. He tried to （37） __________ Mrs Lee， assuring her that Kenny would be found in no time. He then （38） __________ through the speaker for shoppers to （39） __________ out for a missing boy. He gave a （40） __________ of Kenny. Ten minutes （41） ___________， an old lady led Kenny to the information counter. Mrs Tan was relieved to see her son （42） __________ and sound. She was very （43） __________ to the staff and the old lady for their （44） __________.

　　Comprehension MCQ （12 marks）

　　Read the passage carefully. Then choose the correct answer and write its number （A，B，C or D） in the brackets.

　　Pamela lived with her parents in a cozy cottage. As the apple of their eyes， she was given everything she wanted. However， Pamela was very miserable because there was one thing she wanted and her parents could not provide for her.

　　Pamela had no friends. The thought of having nobody to talk to saddened her so much so that she could not bring herself to even smile. Pamela was not ugly. In fact， she had the most beautiful face in the town she lived in. It was her dwarf-like stature that turned everyone away.

　　One day， Pamela heard a voice when she was sitting by the river admiring the rainbow. 鈥淲hy do you look so sad？鈥� the rainbow asked. Pamela told the rainbow about her misery. 鈥淐ome and walk on me. When you鈥榲e reached the end， you would see a pot of gold. Touch the pot with your hand and make a wish. It will come true for you， and only you.鈥� Pamela followed what the rainbow had told her and wished that she would have the height of a normal person. Within a second， she was as tall as her mother. All the young men and ladies in town came to be her friends.

　　45. Pamela was 鈥檛he apple of their eyes鈥� means that __________.

　　A. Pamela was her parents鈥檕nly daught

　　B. Pamela was her parents鈥� youngest daughter

　　C. Pamela鈥檚 parents loved to eat apples

　　D. Pamela鈥榮 parents loved her dearly

　　46. Pamela was miserable because _____________.

　　A. her parents did not give her all she wanted

　　B. her parents only gave her a few things

　　C. she had no friends

　　D. they lived in a cottage

　　47. Pamela was _________.

　　A. very short B. very tall C. very thin D. very fat

　　48. Pamela heard someone ___________ when she sat by the river admiring the

　　rainbow.

　　A. talking to her B. singing to her C. laughing at her D. scolding her

　　49. Pamela was instructed to __________ and make a wish.

　　A. walk on the rainbow n

　　B. hold the gold

　　C. carry the pot

　　D. touch the pot

　　50. When Pamela was as tall as her mather， ___________.

　　A. all the ladies asked her to go out

　　B. some of the men visited her

　　C. all the men and women came to be her friends

　　D. some of the ladies laughed at her

　　Comprehension OE （14 marks）

　　Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

　　Dawn usually wakes up very early in the morning to the chirping of birds outside her window. One morning， Dawn was so angry to be awakened that she threw a stone at one of the birds. It hit and killed the bird.

　　Later that day， Dawn was out searching for firewood when she fell into a drain. She broke her ankle and could not get up. She was very worried as the sky was turning dark. Dawn knew nobody would walk past that place at night and she would have to wait till the next morning before she could be saved. She saw two birds flying towards her. Dawn recognised the birds as the friends of the one she had killed. The birds flew away. After a while she heard footsteps and saw a bright light from afar. Dawn saw that it was her father who had come to rescue her. The same two birds were with her father. 鈥淭he birds led me here. The helped you，鈥� her father told her. Dawn felt guilty for what she had done in the morning and she was never cruel to animals again.

　　51. Why does Dawn wake up so early in the morning？

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　　52. Why was Dawn unable to get up after she fell into a drain？

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　　53. Why was Dawn worried about the sky turning dark？

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　　54. What is another word for 鈥檙escue鈥槪�

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　　55. Who had rescued Dawn？

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　　56. How did Dawn feel about killing the bird？

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　　57. What lesson did Dawn learn？

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　　Guided Writing （20 marks）

　　Write a story based on the pictures below. You may use the words and phrases in the box.

　　At The Bookfair

　　school holidays

　　visited

　　book fair

　　exhibition hall

　　crowded

　　many stalls

　　lined up

　　cashier

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　　ANSWERS

　　Primary 2 English

　　Practice 4

　　1. A

　　2. B

　　3. C

　　4. B

　　5. C

　　6. B

　　7. B

　　8. take

　　9. complete

　　10. aching

　　11. done

　　12. follow

　　13. shouting

　　14. are

　　15. broken

　　16. like

　　17. saddened

　　18. walking

　　19. much

　　20. to

　　21. naughtier

　　22. by

　　23. The lions roared when the ringmaster cracked his whip.

　　24. The soll should be loosened before the seeds are sown.

　　25. The bees buzz as they flit from flower to flower.

　　26. The boys wake up early in the morning to go jogging.

　　27. The shy boy dared not move from his seat.

　　28. The old woman enjoys watching those children sing.

　　29. We listen to the instructions given by Miss Tan.

　　30. There are many interesting pictures in this book.

　　31. Terence keeps his stamps in an album.

　　32. There is a little water left in the cup.

　　33. shopping

　　34. missing

　　35. staff

　　36. offered

　　37. calm

　　38. announced

　　39. look

　　40. description

　　41. later

　　42. safe

　　43. grateful

　　44. help

　　45. D

　　46. C

　　47. A

　　48. A

　　49. D

　　50. C

　　51. She is always awakened by the chirping of the birds.

　　52. She had broken an ankle.

　　53. She knew that nobody would walk past the place at night and she would have to

　　wait till the next morning before she could be saved.

　　54. 鈥橲ave鈥� is another word for 鈥檙escue鈥槨�

　　55. The birds had rescued Dawn.

　　56. She felt guilty.

　　57. He learnt never to be cruel to animals.