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The English PSLE Revision Guide (2nd Edition) is specially written to help pupils improve their English language skills. The user-friendly book allows them to recall lessons learnt in primary school for the specifi c purpose of taking the PSLE. It is designed to help pupils prepare for the PSLE in an effective and strategic manner.

Features in the book include:

Also available:

A refresher list of items pupils should know

Learning points to revise what has been learnt in primary school

Exam-smart strategies and general tips on improving skills

Worked examples and detailed explanations of answers for self-check

An exam paper with answers provided to practise and gauge level of ability

A planner for pupils to organise their time effi ciently

Audio recordings of listening comprehension scripts for practice

Do you recall…

A quick brush-up!

Smart tips!

Just in case you were wondering…

Specimen Paper

Exam-Smart Study Planner (Available online as well)

Audio Clips (Available online)

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English PSLERevision Guide

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Based on latestPrimaryEnglishsyllabus

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© 2005 Marshall Cavendish International (Singapore) Private Limited

© 2015 Marshall Cavendish Education Pte Ltd

Published by Marshall Cavendish Education

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Dear pupil,Welcome to the English PSLE Revision Guide (2nd Edition), your all-in-one review resource for the PSLE. This book has been specially designed to make your exam preparation as easy and efficient as possible – the lesson points are concise and easy to understand with adequate exercises for your practice.

The book includes features to enhance the effectiveness of your review. These are:

1. Study Planner This study planner helps maximise your learning and practice within a budgeted time frame.

2. Specimen Paper This closely resembles the PSLE paper and serves as your dry run for the actual PSLE. After

you have completed all 13 chapters, you are ready to tackle the specimen paper. We highly encourage that you attempt the specimen paper only after you have completed the 13 chapters.

3. Suggested Essays Every situational writing and continuous writing exercise in the books comes with a suggested

essay for your reference to self-improvement.

4. Answer Key All exercises and practice items in the book come with corresponding answers found in the

Answer Key section.

5. Audio Clips The audio clips for the Listening Comprehension practices can be downloaded from

www.mceducation.com/catalogue.

How to Use This Book


This book contains 13 chapters that closely follow the new PSLE format.

In each chapter you will fi nd the following sections:

Section 1:

Do you recall…?Each chapter begins with a summary of learning outcomes. This is an outline of what you are about to revise.

Section 2:

A Quick Brush-up!This segment contains the chapter’s lesson points. They are concise and easy to understand.

Section 3:

Smart tips!This tip box provides you with strategies on how to remember what you have just learned, plus how to tackle exam questions with confi dence and ease.

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Do you recall…

Chapter 1

Situational Writing

A Quick Brush-up!

The following points will come in useful when you write letters, emails and blog posts.

LettersA letter can be formal or informal. Write clearly and do not make the letter longer than necessary.

For a formal letter:• Write your address at the top left-hand corner of the letter.

• Write the date. Spell out the month in full, e.g. 21 January 2015.

• Write the address of the addressee (the person receiving the letter) below the date.

• Start your letter with a salutation or greeting. Greetings always end with a comma. – Use “Dear Sir or Madam” if you do not know the name of the person. – Use “Dear Mr Tan/Aunt Jane”, for example, if you know the name of the person.

• Include a line that briefly states what the letter is about. This is called the subject of the letter, e.g. Request for additional tables.

• how to read situational content thoroughly so as not to miss important information?

• that you must read the fine print in pamphlets, articles, advertisements and other visual texts as it may contain valuable information?

• how to write a concise, yet accurate email, letter or blog post based on the given information?

• that you should start your email, letter or blog post with an introduction or greeting, and end with a farewell note?

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Do you recall…

Chapter 7

A Quick Brush-up!

• Types of sentences Asimple sentenceisonethathasonemainverb. E.g. MyfamilyisgoingtoHongKongforaholiday.

Acompound sentencecomprisestwoormoreclauses(orsimplesentences)that arejoinedbyconjunctionssuchasand,butandor. E.g. IwantedtobuythenewHarryPotterbookbuttheyareoutofstock!

Acomplex sentencecomprisesamainclauseandasubordinateclause,whichisintroducedbyconjunctionssuchasbecause,who,ifandwhen.

E.g. Wecannotseemicroorganismswithourbareeyesbecausetheyaretoosmall.

Note:RefertoChapter 10,Synthesis and Transformationtoreviewtheuseofconjunctionsandrelativeclauses.

• Theauxiliary verbs,be,doandhave,areusuallyusedtoformsentences,passivevoice,andquestions.Lookoutfortenseandnumberagreementintheuseoftheseauxiliaryverbs.

E.g. HaveyoubeentoAmerica? Idonotunderstandwhatheistalkingabout.

Note:RefertoChapter 3,Grammar (MCQ)toreviewtheuseofsubject-verbagreement,tenses,conditionalsentences,infinitivesandgerunds.InformationonthepassivevoicecanbefoundinChapter 10,Synthesis and Transformation.

Grammar Cloze

• whatthedifferenttypesofsentencesare?

• howtousethecorrectformof‘be’,‘do’and‘have’tocompletesentences?

• howtousearticles,pronouns,prepositionsandmodalscorrectly?


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• Readthepassagecarefullytwicebeforeattemptingtoanswer.Thiswillhelpyoubetter understandwhatthepassageisabout.

• Lookoutforcluesinthepassage.Althoughthemissingwordsarecontentwords,besidesinferringthepartsofspeechofthemissingwordsfromtheirfunctionsinthesentence,therearecluestonarrowdownthechoices.E.g.nounsareoftenprecededbydeterminers.Verbsmightcomeaftermodalverbs,auxiliariesortheinfinitivemarkerto.Adjectivesnormallyprecedenouns.

• Wheremeaningisconcerned,themissingwordoftenrepeats,rephrasesorsummarises whatthepassageisalreadytellingyou.E.g.Theschoolrulerequiresthatpupilsshould bepunctual.Theyshouldcometoschoolontime.Solearnmorewaysofexpressingthe sameideaindifferentwords.

• Certainphrasesandcommontermsoftenrequirecertainwordstobeusedtogether.Forexample,weoftensaylegend has it,little is known of…,law and orderandcommonpractice.Ifyouarefamiliarwithexpressionslikethese,somewordswillcometoyounaturallywhenyoudoclozepassages.

• Remember,asyouarefillingintheblanks,thatconsistencyintensesisimportant.



The best of luck to you, and we are certain you will ace your PSLE paper!

- The Writing Team

Section 5:

Your turn!In this segment, you get the chance to apply the skills and knowledge you have brushed up on. The exercises are designed to provide you with ample practice. A complete answer key to all the exercises is provided at the end of the book.

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Exercise 5For each of the following questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s).

1. Allthecontestantsfromourschoolenteredthefinals.OnlyJoeldidnot. except

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2. MyfriendsareallexcitedaboutthenewHobbitmovie,exceptIndy. Unlike .

3. IfyoudonotplayRomeo,thenIwillhaveto. Either

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4. Youmightbeverysmart;youstillneedtoworkhardinordertobethebest. Evenif .

5. WeboughtthissetofItaliansofaeventhoughthecostwashigh. Despitethehigh .

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Section 4:

Just in case you were wondering…This self-check segment provides you with detailed explanations on the answers for the questions.



Sample ExerciseFor each question from 1 to 5, choose the most appropriate option (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write your answer in the brackets provided.

1. A issomeonewhocanspeakseverallanguages. (1) linguist (2) translator (3) artiste (4) author ( )

Theansweris(1).linguist noun1someoneskilledinlanguages2someonewhostudieslanguage

2. Susanwasawardeda forheroutstandingachievementinsports. (1) voucher (2) plague (3) pension (4) plaque ( )

Theansweris(4).plaque noun1adecorativeplateofmetal,chinaetcforfixingtoawall2 afilmofsalivaandbacteriawhichformsontheteeth

3. Themoodof isalwaysfeltonallfestiveoccasions. (1) apprehension (2) anxiety (3) jubilation (4) sombreness ( )

Theansweris(3).jubilant adjectivefullofrejoicing,triumphantnjubilation nounafeelingoftriumph

4. Parentsmust moralvaluesintotheirchildrensothattheybecomeresponsiblecitizens.

(1) instil (2) contribute (3) incubate (4) prohibit ( )

Theansweris(1).instil orinstillverbtoputinlittlebylittle(especiallyideasintothemind)instil ▼ instilsorinstills,instilling,instilled

5. Johnwas forhisdisruptivebehaviourinclass. (1) congratulated (2) reprimanded (3) apprehended (4) implored ( )

Theansweris2.reprimand verbtoscoldseverely,censurennounscolding,censure



Paper Component No. of Items

Marks Weighting

1Writing

(1h 10 min)

Situational Writing 1 15

27.5%

Continuous Writing 1 40

2Language Use and

Comprehension(1h 50 min)

Multiple-Choice Questions:

Grammar

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Cloze

Visual Text Comprehension

Open-ended:

Grammar Cloze

Editing for Spelling and Grammar

Comprehension Cloze

Synthesis and Transformation

Comprehension Open-ended

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3Listening

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4 Oral Communication

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Stimulus-based Conversation 1 20

TOTAL 200 100%

Here are the different components of the PSLE and the marks allocated for each component. All the components are covered in our English PSLE Revision Guide (2nd edition).


Contents

PSLE Study Planner

Chapter 1 Situational Writing 1

Chapter 2 Continuous Writing 11

Chapter 3 Grammar (MCQ) 17

Chapter 4 Vocabulary (MCQ) 39

Chapter 5 Vocabulary Cloze 47

Chapter 6 Visual Text Comprehension 57

Chapter 7 Grammar Cloze 74

Chapter 8 Editing for Spelling and Grammar 84

Chapter 9 Comprehension Cloze 91

Chapter 10 Synthesis and Transformation 101

Chapter 11 Comprehension (Open-ended) 119

Chapter 12 Listening Comprehension 137

Chapter 13 Oral Communication 148

Specimen Paper 155

Answer Key 187

Paper Component No. of Items

Marks Weighting

1Writing

(1h 10 min)

Situational Writing 1 15

27.5%

Continuous Writing 1 40

2Language Use and

Comprehension(1h 50 min)

Multiple-Choice Questions:

Grammar

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Cloze


Open-ended:

Grammar Cloze


Comprehension Cloze



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3Listening

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Listening Comprehension MCQ 20 20 10%

4 Oral Communication

(About 10 min)

Reading Aloud 1 10

15%

Stimulus-based Conversation 1 20

TOTAL 200 100%


English PSLE Revision Guide (2nd edition) © 2015 Marshall Cavendish Education Pte Ltd

PSLE Study PlannerSerious revision should start at least six months before the PSLE. Use the study planner below as a guide to plan your revision work.

Fill in the dates below to suit your own learning style/schedule.

Paper Component Start End

1 Situational Writing

Continuous Writing

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Grammar

Vocabulary

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3 Listening Comprehension MCQ

4 Reading Aloud

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Chapter 1

Situational Writing

A Quick Brush-up!

The following points will come in useful when you write letters, emails and blog posts.

LettersA letter can be formal or informal. Write clearly and do not make the letter longer than necessary.

For a formal letter:• Write your address at the top left-hand corner of the letter.

• Write the date. Spell out the month in full, e.g. 21 January 2015.

• Write the address of the addressee (the person receiving the letter) below the date.

• Start your letter with a salutation or greeting. Greetings always end with a comma. – Use “Dear Sir or Madam” if you do not know the name of the person. – Use “Dear Mr Tan/Aunt Jane”, for example, if you know the name of the person.

• Include a line that briefly states what the letter is about. This is called the subject of the letter, e.g. Request for additional tables.

• how to read situational content thoroughly so as not to miss important information?

• that you must read the fine print in pamphlets, articles, advertisements and other visual texts as it may contain valuable information?

• how to write a concise, yet accurate email, letter or blog post based on the given information?

• that you should start your email, letter or blog post with an introduction or greeting, and end with a farewell note?

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• End your letter with a closing, followed by your signature. Closings always end with a comma. – Use “Yours faithfully” if you do not know the name of the person. – Use “Yours sincerely” if you know the name of the person.

• You may leave out your address and the address of the addressee if you are writing to someone you know such as your principal.

For an informal letter:• Write your address at the top left-hand corner of the letter.

• Write the date below your address.

• Start your letter with a salutation or greeting. Greetings always end with a comma.

• End your letter with a closing, followed by your signature. Closings always end with a comma.

EmailsThe layout and style of writing an email are different from writing a letter. Remember the followingpoints when you write an email.

• Read and understand the requirements of the message before you start to write. Ask yourself: Who are you writing to? What do you need or want to say in your message?

• The date of the message is automatically generated by the computer, so there is no need to include it.

• You need to write the email address of the recipient unless you are replying to the sender. If you are replying to the sender, the email address will be automatically included.

• Pay special attention to the recipient’s email address, especially the full stops, lower cases and underscores.

• In the “Subject” header, write a clear and focused line that describes the topic of your email so that the recipient will know what the message is about at first glance.

• Start with a brief introduction or greeting. This is basic courtesy. Always be polite in all emails under all circumstances.

• When writing, take note of your target audience. Ask yourself: Am I writing to people I do not know and should thus use a formal tone? Am I writing to a friend and can therefore sound informal?

• Ending a message with a farewell note is also basic courtesy.


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• Remember to read the guiding points carefully. • Keep sentences short and straight to the point, and never write in point or bullet form. • Read through your writing once and check it against the guiding points to ensure you

did not miss any valuable information.

Blog postsA blog is a frequently updated website that may cover a particular topic or act as a personal online diary. It can be updated by one person or a group of people. Remember these tips when writing a blog post:

• Before you start, identify your target audience.

• Start with a working title to guide your writing and keep it focused.

• Organise your content into the categories of Introduction, Body and Conclusion.

• Write freely and in a relaxed manner, as if you are speaking to a person.

• You do not need to write your name or the date as these will be automatically generated by the computer.

• When you have finished your blog post, revise the working title. Make it sound catchy.

• To improve your writing, write regularly. Consider keeping a personal blog and writing about topics you are passionate about.

• Read a variety of blogs. When you read, you are exposed to new ideas and words, as well as useful writing tips along the way.



Sample QuestionThe pamphlet below is about a family-bonding event.

Registration period:14 April – 13 May 2015

• Early Bird Registration– $15 per person from 14 April till

28 April 2015

• $25 per person from 29 April till 13 May 2015

• Fee includes entrance into the waterpark, as well as coupons for souvenirs, food and drinks worth $50

• Visit www.acc.com.sg/fday2015 for registration and further details.

This Family Day aims to promote family bonding and quality time with

family members.

Adventure Cove Waterpark@Resorts World Sentosa

Saturday, 13 June 20159 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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