2024 English Weighted Assessment 2
English Language
PRIMARY 6
Name:____________________________( )
Class:____________________
Date: 6 May 2024
Duration: 50 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This booklet consists of printed pages.
2. Do not turn this page until you are told to do so.
3. Follow all instructions carefully.
4. Answer all questions
5. Use dark blue or black ballpoint pen to write your answers in the
space provided for each question.
6. Do not use correction fluid/tape or highlighters.
Total Marks Marks Obtained
30
Read the passage carefully and answer Questions 1 to 14. (30 marks)
ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN IN FULL SENTENCES.
A rosy hue cast upon the sky as the glorious fiery sun descended
beyond the horizon. It was the day of the National Cooking Competition 2023.
As I entered the kitchen, where the competition would be held, tension lingered
in the air. Everyone was busy preparing the ingredients. Looking at the sea of
people participating in the competition, anxiety clung to me and I could not
shake it off no matter how I tried. I felt as if a storm was brewing within me.
“Settle down everyone! The competition will begin soon.
Remember that you can work in a team or individually, “ the judges announced.
Once the competition kicked off to a start, some of my friends, Peter and Tom,
approached me. “Let’s work together!” they chirped. I agreed, so we began
discussing ideas of what to cook and what were the ingredients needed. The
problem was that my friends and I were not on the same page.
Finally, I lost all my patience. Smoke came out from my ears. I felt
as if a volcano was erupting from within me. “That’s it, LOSERS! Your ideas are
the worst I have ever heard!” I bellowed at Tom and Peter, before going off to
cook myself. I stomped towards another stove and began my work.
The next few minutes were hectic. After it had stopped erupting. I
huffed and puffed as I put in all my hard work and effort to create the recipe and
cook the dish. I was trying my best in order to prevent any errors in the recipe.
“Time’s up!” the judges hollered at the top of their lungs. After tasting all the
dishes, the judges made up their mind. “ And the winners are... Tom and Peter!
What incredible dishes they have made!”
Upon hearing this, my heart skipped a beat. My eyes widened and
my jaws dropped. I froze to the spot the moment I realised that all my hard
work and dedication were in vain. How could this happen? Tom and Peter’s
ideas were horrible! Thoughts swirled in my mind like a relentless storm,
consuming my mind. I longed for an escape, a way to vanish from the spotlight
of embarrassment, afraid that Tom and Peter would make fun of my
foolishness. Not knowing how to react, I stood rooted to the ground like an
alabaster statue.
After the prize ceremony, I caught Tom and Peter from the corner
of my eye. Without hesitation, I rushed forward toward them to apologise for my
harshness. “How… how did both of you win?” I muttered, knotted in confusion.
“The key to our success is teamwork. If someone does something individually,
it will only be made up of one idea. In contrast, if a team works together and
cooperates with teamwork, different ideas are combined, making it better.
Perhaps we should work as a team for the upcoming cooking competition,” Tom
suggested. Realisation crashed upon me like a fifty-pound sledgehammer. I
was then when I realised that the cause of my failure was the absence of
teamwork. I made the decision to work as a team with my friends for the
upcoming competitions.
One month later, another cooking competition was held. Once the
competition started, I joined Tom and Peter to create a dish. Together, we
discussed our ideas and combined them. “Let’s start. We are going to make
Whoppers!” I decided. With teamwork, we prepared the ingredients and began
cooking the dish. We cooperated with each other as we put in our maximum
effort to prepare the Whopper. Finally, time was up. The judges began to taste
everyone’s dishes.
After tasting all the dishes, the judges were ready to announce the
winner. “The winners are...” my heart palpitated against my ribcage, “Tom,
Peter and Austin!” I could not believe my eyes and ears! My friends and I had
won! I strutted with pride and grinned like a Cheshire cat. Tom, Peter and I
sped like a Formula One racing car towards the prize-giver. As we held the
trophy in the air, my heart soared as though it could reach the moon. Once we
settled down, I thanked my friends profusely for their motivation, knowing that I
had finally got the thing I wanted.
1. Describe the feeling of the writer in Paragraph 1. Support your answer
with two pieces of evidence. [2m]
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2. Give a five-word phrase from Paragraph 2 that explains that Tom and
Peter had a totally different idea from the writer. [1m]
3. Which three of the following words best describe the feeling of the writer from
Paragraph 4 to 5? Put a tick ✓ in the box beside each of your answers. DO NOT
TICK MORE THAN THREE BOXES. [1m]
Astonished Grateful Apologetic
Happy Mortified Determined
4. Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the
passage? Write your answers in the column on the right. [3m]
a) it
(First line of Paragraph 4)
(b) failure
(Ninth line of Paragraph 6)
(c) thing
(Last line of Paragraph 8)
5. Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events
occurred in the story. [1m]
_________ The writer joined Tom and Peter’s team the second time.
_________ The writer exited Tom and Peter’s team.
_________ The writer failed in winning the first cooking competition.
6. Does Teamwork give better results than individual work? Explain your
answer with evidence from the passage. [2m]
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7. Based on the passage, explain the importance of teamwork and support your
answer with evidence from the passage. [3m]
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8. What sentence in paragraph 5 and 6 explains that Tom had understood what
Peter and Tom said? [1m]
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9. Write two things that contributed to the success of Tom, Peter and the writer’s
dish for the second competition. [2m]
(i) ____________________________________________________________
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(ii) ___________________________________________________________
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10. The following words have a similar meaning to words in paragraph 4 to 6.
Write their respective words from paragraph 4 to 6. [3m]
Screeched
Futile
Recommended
11. Based on the story, state whether each statement in the table below is true or
false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m]
True/False Reason
(a) When Tom and Peter
won the first competition,
they reacted just like
how the writer thought.
(b) The writer was still
unsure of why Tom and
Peter had won even after
their explanation.
(c) The writer was
grateful for the help of
Tom and Peter.
12. Based on the last paragraph, do you think the results of the second
competition was expected by the writer? Why or why not? [2m]
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13. Why did the writer think that he had gotten what he had wanted? [2m]
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14. Based on the story, describe the character of each person given and support
it with evidence from the passage. [4m]
Person/People Character [2m] Evidence [2m]
(a) Tom and Peter
(b) The writer
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Answer Key
Question 1: The writer felt anxious. Anxiety clung to him and he could not
shake it off no matter how he tried.(1m) He felt as if a storm was brewing within
him.(1m)
Question 2: Not on the same page
Question 3: Astonished, Mortified and Determined
Question 4(a): The volcano that was erupting within the writer.
Question 4(b): Not winning the National Cooking Competition 2023.
Question 4(c): It refers to winning the cooking competition.
Question 5: 3, 1, 2
Question 6: Yes. If someone works individually, it will only be made up of one
idea.(1m) In contrast, if a team works together and cooperates with teamwork,
different ideas are combined.(1m) Thus, the results will be better.
Question 7: If someone works individually, it will only be made up of one
idea.(1m) However, if a team works together and cooperates with teamwork,
different ideas are combined and the results will be better. (1m) One example is
that when the writer made a dish by himself during the first competition, it did
not win first prize. In contrast, when he teamed up with Tom and Peter to make
a dish, it won first prize.(1m)
Question 8: Realisation crashed upon me like a fifty-pound sledgehammer.
Question 9:(i)With teamwork, they discussed their ideas and combined them.
(ii)They cooperated with each other and put in our maximum effort
to prepare the dish.
Question 10: Screeched - Hollered
Futile - Vain
Recommended - Suggested
Question 11(a): Although the writer had initially thought that Tom and Peter
would make fun of his foolishness, Tom and Peter were kind to him when he
asked how they had won.
Question 11(b): After Tom and Peter had explained what was the reason for
their victory, the writer had realised where he had gone wrong.
Question 11(c): After the second competition, the writer thanked Tom and Peter
profusely for their motivation.
Question 12: No.(1m) When the judges announced that his team had won, the
writer could not believe his ears and eyes.(1m)
Question 13: At the first competition, the writer did not win. Hence, he asked
Tom and Peter the reason why they had won.(1m) After learning that teamwork
was the key to victory, the writer worked with teamwork for the next competition
and won the competition along with his team(1m), which gave him satisfaction
that he had gotten what he had wanted.
Question 14(a) Character: Kind (1m)
Evidence: Although the writer was harsh to them, Tom and
Peter explained kindly to the writer when he asked them why
they were able to win and even allowed him to join their team
for the next competition. (1m)
(b) Character: Grateful(1m)
Evidence: After the second competition, the writer thanked Tom
and Peter profusely for their motivation. (1m)
