Ten-Year Series · PSLE 2016
PSLE English 2016 Answers
The answer key for the PSLE English 2016 papers (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4): 106 questions, 84 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
2 questions · 0 free final answers · 55 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 15 |
| Q2 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 40 |
Paper 2
80 questions · 65 free final answers · 95 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q2 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q3 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q4 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q5 | (4) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q6 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q7 | (2) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q8 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q9 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q10 | (3) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q11 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q12 | (4) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q13 | (4) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q14 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q15 | (1) | MCQ | 1 |
| Q16 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q17 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q18 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q19 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q20 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q21 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q22 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q23 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q24 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q25 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q26 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q27 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q28 | (1) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q29 | J | Cloze | 1 |
| Q30 | E | Cloze | 1 |
| Q31 | L | Cloze | 1 |
| Q32 | C | Cloze | 1 |
| Q33 | H | Cloze | 1 |
| Q34 | Q | Cloze | 1 |
| Q35 | A | Cloze | 1 |
| Q36 | M | Cloze | 1 |
| Q37 | N | Cloze | 1 |
| Q38 | B | Cloze | 1 |
| Q39 | competes | Editing | 1 |
| Q40 | adequately | Editing | 1 |
| Q41 | have | Editing | 1 |
| Q42 | physical | Editing | 1 |
| Q43 | learning | Editing | 1 |
| Q44 | exhausted | Editing | 1 |
| Q45 | absolutely | Editing | 1 |
| Q46 | sufficient | Editing | 1 |
| Q47 | performance | Editing | 1 |
| Q48 | nourished | Editing | 1 |
| Q49 | chosen | Editing | 1 |
| Q50 | so | Editing | 1 |
| Q51 | common | Cloze | 1 |
| Q52 | resemble | Cloze | 1 |
| Q53 | times | Cloze | 1 |
| Q54 | sparedalso accepted: safe | Cloze | 1 |
| Q55 | contrary | Cloze | 1 |
| Q56 | made | Cloze | 1 |
| Q57 | many | Cloze | 1 |
| Q58 | is | Cloze | 1 |
| Q59 | move | Cloze | 1 |
| Q60 | those | Cloze | 1 |
| Q61 | replace | Cloze | 1 |
| Q62 | attemptalso accepted: effort | Cloze | 1 |
| Q63 | look | Cloze | 1 |
| Q64 | rid | Cloze | 1 |
| Q65 | leave | 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) | 1 |
| Q72 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
| Q73 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 1 |
| Q74 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 3 |
| Q75 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
| Q76 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 3 |
| Q77 | Being double-checked | Comprehension (open-ended) | 1 |
| Q78 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 3 |
| Q79 | Being double-checked | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
| Q80 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
Paper 3
20 questions · 19 free final answers · 20 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q2 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q3 | Being double-checked | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q4 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q5 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q6 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q7 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q8 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q9 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q10 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q11 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q12 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q13 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q14 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q15 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q16 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q17 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q18 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q19 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q20 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
Paper 4
4 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: reading aloud | – |
| Q4 | Oral: no single answer | Oral: stimulus-based conversation | – |
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