Ten-Year Series · PSLE 2025
PSLE English 2025 Answers
The answer key for the PSLE English 2025 papers (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4): 101 questions, 79 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 · 50 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 14 |
| Q2 | Writing: no single answer | Composition | 36 |
Paper 2
75 questions · 59 free final answers · 90 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (3) | Question tagsMCQ | 1 |
| Q2 | (1) | Verb form · Bare infinitiveMCQ | 1 |
| Q3 | (2) | Demonstratives · Subject verb agreementMCQ | 1 |
| Q4 | (1) | Connectors · ConcessionMCQ | 1 |
| Q5 | (1) | Prepositions · CollocationsMCQ | 1 |
| Q6 | (2) | Wh words · Reported speechMCQ | 1 |
| Q7 | (4) | Tenses · Present perfectMCQ | 1 |
| Q8 | (4) | Prepositions · Time prepositionsMCQ | 1 |
| Q9 | (4) | Quantifiers · ComparativesMCQ | 1 |
| Q10 | (3) | Participles · Perfect participleMCQ | 1 |
| Q11 | (2) | Adjective collocationsMCQ | 1 |
| Q12 | (3) | Verb choiceMCQ | 1 |
| Q13 | (1) | Verb choice · CollocationsMCQ | 1 |
| Q14 | (4) | Adverb choiceMCQ | 1 |
| Q15 | (4) | Adjective collocationsMCQ | 1 |
| Q16 | (3) | Synonyms · Vocab in contextComprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q17 | (1) | Synonyms · Vocab in contextComprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q18 | (3) | Synonyms · Vocab in contextComprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q19 | (2) | Synonyms · Vocab in contextComprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q20 | (1) | Synonyms · Vocab in contextComprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q21 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q22 | (3) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q23 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q24 | (4) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q25 | (2) | Comprehension MCQ | 1 |
| Q26 | E | Cloze grammar · DeterminersCloze | 1 |
| Q27 | A | Cloze grammar · ConjunctionsCloze | 1 |
| Q28 | C | Cloze grammar · ConjunctionsCloze | 1 |
| Q29 | Q | Cloze grammar · Relative pronounsCloze | 1 |
| Q30 | H | Cloze grammar · Subject verb agreementCloze | 1 |
| Q31 | N | Cloze grammar · ComparativesCloze | 1 |
| Q32 | P | Cloze grammar · PrepositionsCloze | 1 |
| Q33 | M | Cloze grammar · PrepositionsCloze | 1 |
| Q34 | G | Cloze grammar · PrepositionsCloze | 1 |
| Q35 | L | Cloze grammar · AdverbsCloze | 1 |
| Q36 | distraction | SpellingEditing | 1 |
| Q37 | surpassing | SpellingEditing | 1 |
| Q38 | intensify | Grammar · Verb formEditing | 1 |
| Q39 | Being double-checked | Grammar · Word choiceEditing | 1 |
| Q40 | Wasting | Grammar · ParticiplesEditing | 1 |
| Q41 | into | Grammar · PrepositionsEditing | 1 |
| Q42 | placed | Grammar · ParticiplesEditing | 1 |
| Q43 | exerting | SpellingEditing | 1 |
| Q44 | taut | SpellingEditing | 1 |
| Q45 | hasty | SpellingEditing | 1 |
| Q46 | doubtalso accepted: hesitation | Open cloze · IdiomsCloze | 1 |
| Q47 | alonealso accepted: solo | Open clozeCloze | 1 |
| Q48 | traced | Open cloze · CollocationsCloze | 1 |
| Q49 | searchalso accepted: pursuit | Open cloze · CollocationsCloze | 1 |
| Q50 | without | Open cloze · ParticiplesCloze | 1 |
| Q51 | livingalso accepted: livelihood | Open cloze · IdiomsCloze | 1 |
| Q52 | businessalso accepted: stall | Open clozeCloze | 1 |
| Q53 | toalso accepted: until, till | Open cloze · PrepositionsCloze | 1 |
| Q54 | using | Open cloze · ParticiplesCloze | 1 |
| Q55 | pooralso accepted: bad | Open cloze · Adjective choiceCloze | 1 |
| Q56 | Noralso accepted: Neither | Open cloze · NegationCloze | 1 |
| Q57 | dispose | Open cloze · Phrasal verbsCloze | 1 |
| Q58 | riskalso accepted: chances, likelihood | Open clozeCloze | 1 |
| Q59 | provide | Open cloze · Verb choiceCloze | 1 |
| Q60 | cravingalso accepted: hankering, longing | Open clozeCloze | 1 |
| Q61 | Model answer in worked solution | Transformation · Adverbial clausesSynthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q62 | Model answer in worked solution | Transformation · Reported speechSynthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q63 | Model answer in worked solution | Transformation · NominalisationSynthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q64 | Model answer in worked solution | Transformation · NominalisationSynthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q65 | Model answer in worked solution | Transformation · ExclusionSynthesis & transformation | 2 |
| Q66 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 1 |
| Q67 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
| Q68 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 1 |
| Q69 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
| Q70 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 3 |
| Q71 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 4 |
| 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) | 2 |
| Q75 | Model answer in worked solution | Comprehension (open-ended) | 2 |
Paper 3
20 questions · 20 free final answers · 20 marks listed
| Q | Answer | Topic / section | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q2 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q3 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q4 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q5 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q6 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q7 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q8 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q9 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q10 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q11 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q12 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q13 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q14 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q15 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q16 | (1) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q17 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q18 | (3) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q19 | (2) | Listening MCQ | 1 |
| Q20 | (3) | 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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