Ten-Year Series · PSLE 2014
PSLE English 2014 Answers
The answer key for the PSLE English 2014 papers (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4): 109 questions, 85 with a free final answer, plus the topic and marks for each. Find the question number in your TYS book and tick it off.
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MCQ answers are option numbers, e.g. (3).
Paper 1
3 questions · 0 free final answers · 95 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 15 |
| Q2 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 40 |
| Q3 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 40 |
Paper 2
80 questions · 65 free final answers · 75 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q2 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q3 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q4 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q5 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q6 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q7 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q8 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q9 | (4) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q10 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q11 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q12 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q13 | (4) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q14 | (4) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q15 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q16 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q17 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q18 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q19 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q20 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q21 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q22 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q23 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q24 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q25 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q26 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q27 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q28 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q29 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q30 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q31 | P | Cloze | 1 |
| Q32 | J | Cloze | 1 |
| Q33 | D | Cloze | 1 |
| Q34 | N | Cloze | 1 |
| Q35 | K | Cloze | 1 |
| Q36 | E | Cloze | 1 |
| Q37 | A | Cloze | 1 |
| Q38 | B | Cloze | 1 |
| Q39 | G | Cloze | 1 |
| Q40 | F | Cloze | 1 |
| Q41 | spacious | Editing | 1 |
| Q42 | aquarium | Editing | 1 |
| Q43 | agreeable | Editing | 1 |
| Q44 | approximately | Editing | 1 |
| Q45 | knowing | Editing | 1 |
| Q46 | served | Editing | 1 |
| Q47 | appetising | Editing | 1 |
| Q48 | to | Editing | 1 |
| Q49 | leisurely | Editing | 1 |
| Q50 | familiarise | Editing | 1 |
| Q51 | attention | Cloze | 1 |
| Q52 | cultivatealso accepted: instil | Cloze | 1 |
| Q53 | lead | Cloze | 1 |
| Q54 | later | Cloze | 1 |
| Q55 | audience | Cloze | 1 |
| Q56 | committedalso accepted: dedicated | Cloze | 1 |
| Q57 | afteralso accepted: with, through, from | Cloze | 1 |
| Q58 | Besidesalso accepted: Apart | Cloze | 1 |
| Q59 | benefitsalso accepted: advantages, merits | Cloze | 1 |
| Q60 | more | Cloze | 1 |
| Q61 | calm | Cloze | 1 |
| Q62 | improvementalso accepted: change | Cloze | 1 |
| Q63 | reactingalso accepted: responding | Cloze | 1 |
| Q64 | Whether | Cloze | 1 |
| Q65 | recoveralso accepted: heal | Cloze | 1 |
| Q66 | Model answer in worked solution | Synthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q67 | Model answer in worked solution | Synthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q68 | Model answer in worked solution | Synthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q69 | Model answer in worked solution | Synthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q70 | Model answer in worked solution | Synthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q71 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q72 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q73 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q74 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q75 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q76 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q77 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q78 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q79 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
| Q80 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | – |
Paper 3
20 questions · 20 free final answers · 20 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q2 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q3 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q4 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q5 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q6 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q7 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q8 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q9 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q10 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q11 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q12 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q13 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q14 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q15 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q16 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q17 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q18 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q19 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q20 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
Paper 4
6 questions · 0 free final answers
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: reading aloud | – |
| Q2 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: stimulus-based conversation | – |
| Q3 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: conversation | – |
| Q4 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: reading aloud | – |
| Q5 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: stimulus-based conversation | – |
| Q6 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: conversation | – |
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