Past Tense
What is the past tense of eat?
Ate
In the book 'About Joy', what happened to her mother?
She had cancer.
Give the homophone of 'heir'.
hair
How old is Singapore this year? (You have 5 seconds to answer)
60 years old
What does 'or' or 'er' mean in a word? (suffix)
person
What is the past tense of read?
Read
In the book 'Bee Hoon Boy', why did the main character always so untidy and sleepy in class?
He had to help out at his parents' Bee Hoon stall.
Give the homophone of 'dear'
deer
What is Singapore's national language?
Malay
What does 're' mean in the beginning of the word?
again
What is the past tense of stand?
Stood
In the book 'Short of Nothing', what health condition did the main character have?
Dwarfism
Give the homophone of 'heard'.
herd
What is the national flower of Singapore?
Vanda Miss Joaquim
What does 'less' in a word mean?
e.g. careless, clueless, meaningless
without
What is the past tense of teach?
Taught
In the book 'Letters to Paige', what learning difficult did Paige have?
Dyslexia
Give the homophone of 'weight'.
wait
Where is the oldest playground in Singapore?
Toa Payoh
What does 'bi' in a word mean?
e.g. bicycle, biannual, bi-weekly
two
What is the past tense of drive?
Drove
What kind of magazines did Ms Lee introduce to 2 Piety?
Young Scientists!
Give the homophone of 'waist'
waste
Who is Singapore's first President?
Yusof bin Ishak
What does the prefix 'un' mean in a word?
E.g. unhappy, unmotivated, unprepared
not