UTAMA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

TERM TWO EXAMINATION JULY 2018

NAME : YEAR 2
ENGLISH 1
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

1. Do not open this question paper/booklet until you are told to do so.
2. Write your answer in pencil.
3. Read the instructions carefully before attempting each question.
4. Answer all questions in this paper/booklet.
5. Marks for each section are shown in brackets e.g. (10 marks).
6. Total marks for this paper is 70.

For Examiner’s Use

Total

This question paper consists of 13 printed pages (including the front cover)

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 [SECTION A]
COMPREHENSION
( 20 MARKS )

Read the poem below. Then, find the sentences in the poem and
write the missing words in the blanks.

From ‘Some One’ by Walter de la Mare

Someone came knocking

At my wee, small door;
Some one came knocking,
I’m sure-sure-sure;
I listened, I opened,
I looked to left and right,
But nought there was a-stirring.
In the still dark night;
Only the busy beetle
Tap-tapping in the wall,
Only from the forest
The screech-owl’s call,
Only the cricket whistling
While the dewdrops fall,
So I know not who came knocking,
At all, at all, at all.

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Find the sentences in the poem of ‘Some One’ and write the
missing words in the blanks.

1. Someone came ________________________________

2. At my wee, ___________________________ door;

3. I _____________________________, I opened,

4. I looked to _______________________ and right,

5. But ________________________ there was a-stirring

6. Only the busy ______________________________

7. Only from the ______________________________

8. The screech-owl’s _______________________________,

9. Only the cricket _________________________________

10. While the _________________________________ fall.

( 10 marks )

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 Read the poem below. Then, find the sentences in the poem and
write the missing words in the blanks.

From ‘Eletelephony’ by Laura E. Richards

Once there was an elephant,

Who tried to use the telephant –
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone –
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)

Howe’er it was, he got his trunk

Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee –
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

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Find the sentences in the poem of ‘Eletelephony’ and write the
missing words in the blanks.

1. Once there was an ____________________________,

2. Who ____________________________ to use the telephant –

3. No! No! I mean an elephone, Who tried to use the

____________________________ -

4. Dear me! I am not ________________________ quite that even

now I’ve got it right.

5. Howe’er it was, he got his ________________________.

6. _____________________________ in the telephunk;

7. The louder __________________________ the telephee –

8. I _______________________ I’d better _____________________ the

song, Of elephop and ___________________________.

( 10 marks )

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 [SECTION B]
COMPOSITION
( 20 MARKS )

Read the information writing below. Then, complete the blanks by

using words from the information writing.

Information Writing: Volcano Danger

Vesuvius began to erupt in AD 79. A mighty earthquake shook the

ground. Clouds of ash hid the sun and the sky went dark. The

people of Pompeii were terrified.

The eruption lasted for two days. A massive explosion hurled

rocked into the sky. Red-hot lava poured out of the volcano.

Deadly clouds of burning gas rolled over Pompeii. The air was full

of falling ash which looked like black snow.

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Read the sentences below and decide if they are facts or
opinions. Then write ‘fact’ or ‘opinion’.

1. Vesuvius began to erupt in AD 79.

Answer: ___________________________________

2. I think it was noisy.

Answer: ___________________________________

3. I think it was very scary.

Answer: ___________________________________

4. The eruption lasted for two days.

Answer: ___________________________________

5. The explosion hurled rocks into the sky.

Answer: ___________________________________

( 10 marks )

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Read the report below. Then, answer the question that follows.

Report: Ancient Egyptians

The Ancient Egyptians were farmers who lived along the banks of

the Nile. They used water from the river to help them grow food.

The Egyptians were ruled by a powerful king called a pharaoh.

Pharaohs and pyramids

Some pharaohs were buried inside huge, stone pyramids on the

edge of the desert. The pharaoh’s body was placed in a secret

room in the middle of the pyramid.

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Find five (5) facts from the report and write them down.

1. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

( 10 marks )

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 [SECTION C]
VOCABULARY
(Sentence Types – Question/ Statement/ Exclamation)
( 10 MARKS )

The sentences below do not have any punctuation at the end.

Add the correct punctuation.

1. The sheep was grazing on the green grass ____

2. Was the farmer in the field ____

3. How did he feel ____

4. You kicked me ____

5. The rabbits are hopping actively ____

6. The rain started to fall ____

7. Where was the kitten ____

8. You broke my laptop ____

9. What have you done ____

10. I love eating chocolate ____

( 10 marks )
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 [SECTION D]
SPELLING
(Words ending in -al)
( 10 MARKS )

Complete the sentences below using the words in the box.

metal festival hospital

musical portal cereal

Example: Ariana’s drum set is made of metal.

1. I love eating ________________________ as breakfast.

2. We visited Grandpa in the ________________________.

3. Johnny Marley is a very ________________________ person.

4. We had a great time at the ________________________.

5. The children and Dr. X went through the _____________________.

( 10 MARKS )

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 [SECTION E]
HANDWRITING: The Alligator
( 10 MARKS )

Write this poem in your best cursive handwriting. Marks will be

deducted for spelling mistakes.

( 10 MARKS )

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 END OF QUESTION PAPER

Prepared by, Checked by,

……………………………………. …………………………………

(MS NUR NADHEERA MOHD KASSIM) (MS. HELEN CHEW)

(ENGLISH TEACHER) (EXAMINATION SECRETARY FOR PRIMARY)

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