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PSLE Tricky Questions

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6th Grade

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PSLE Tricky Questions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(PSLE 2022) Judy witnessed a boy ____ the game cards into his bag, so she reported it to the store manager.

slip

slips

slipped

has slipped

Answer explanation

Question type: Verb of perception, e.g. "saw/heard"

Witnessed: verb of perception

Verbs of perception are paired with infinitives or gerunds, e.g.

"witnessed a boy slip" OR

"witnessed a boy slipping"

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(PSLE 2022) ____ the continual support from the villagers, the family is unable to make ends meet.

Amid

Owing to

In spite of

With regard to

Answer explanation

Question type: Prepositional phrases

In spite of: although

Owing to: Due to / because of

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(PSLE 2022) "He's never closed the shop before 6pm in all his life, ____ ?" asked Peter.

did he

has he

didn't he

hasn't he

Answer explanation

Question type: Question Tag

Take the opposite form of the verb.

"He's" = He has (Not "he is")

Opposite of has = hasn't

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(PSLE 2021) "Juliana can be the captain. She's set a good example for the team members over the years, ______?" said the coach.

isn't she

hasn't she

wasn't she

doesn't she

Answer explanation

Question type: Question tag

Tested in 2021/2022

"She's" = "She has"

Opposite: hasn't she?

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

(PSLE 2022) Prolonged sun expose caused him to be badly sunburned.

(a)  

Answer explanation

"expose" - this is spelled correctly, so students need to change the grammatical form of the word.

The sentence requires the noun form, i.e. "exposure".

6.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

(PSLE 2022) Even the 1) gentle touch of his skin made him grimerse in pain.

(a)  

Answer explanation

"gentle" - change the grammatical form

Answer: gentlest

7.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

(PSLE 2022) Even the gentle touch of his skin made him 2) grimerse in pain.

(a)  

Answer explanation

"grimerse" - change the spelling

Answer: grimace

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