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Hougang Primary School English 2026
Questions 1–15 • Grammar & Vocabulary. Answers are shown only after submission.
1. “Look at the birds flying way up in the sky over there! ______ eagles,” said the teacher.
1. This is
2. That is
3. These are
4. Those are
2. “______ you require any further assistance regarding the project, please let me know,” said the team leader.
1. Did
2. Had
3. Might
4. Should
3. My classmates and I volunteered to help our teacher ______ the heavy boxes of new textbooks from the school bookshop.
1. carry
2. carries
3. carried
4. carrying
4. “He could barely walk after the marathon, ______?” the teacher asked.
1. can he
2. can’t he
3. could he
4. couldn’t he
5. I ______ the violin for three hours every day since I joined the school orchestra.
1. am practising
2. have practised
3. had been practising
4. have been practising
6. My parents finally agreed to get me a gaming console, ______ that I keep my bedroom clean for a month.
1. on condition
2. in the event
3. in spite of the fact
4. regardless of the fact
7. The amazing mathematics genius required ______ effort to solve the complex puzzle. It was too easy for him.
1. few
2. little
3. many
4. much
8. The science centre was located ______ the many tall skyscraper buildings in the middle of downtown Singapore.
1. along
2. among
3. around
4. between
9. Mr Wong, ______ for more than thirteen hours, rested peacefully once he reached his hotel.
1. flew
2. was flying
3. having flown
4. has been flying
10. As everyone wanted something different, it took an hour before they agreed ______ a restaurant for dinner.
1. at
2. to
3. on
4. with
11. Before handing in her English test, Zara decided to ______ her paper one last time to look for any spelling errors.
1. skim
2. view
3. survey
4. scrutinise
12. When the sudden thunderstorm caught us by surprise at the park, we packed up our picnic things ______ and ran for the shelter.
1. calmly
2. hastily
3. casually
4. carefully
13. George faced a ______ when he had to choose between attending his favourite singer’s concert and his brother’s birthday party which fell on the same day.
1. crisis
2. dilemma
3. challenge
4. temptation
14. My younger brother ______ my father; they both love playing tennis and have the same style of serving the ball.
1. takes on
2. takes after
3. takes over
4. takes upon
15. The sophisticated scammers created a/an ______ website to trick people into giving away their personal information.
1. faulty
2. genuine
3. outdated
4. fraudulent
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