PSLE 华文

Primary 3 Chinese Language syllabus: topics and practice questions

These are the topics and skills of Primary 3 Chinese Language in the MOE syllabus, with 64 original practice questions. Each topic below has a sample question: try it, then open the worked answer.

识字与词语 Characters and words

认字 Characters

10 practice questions

  • 多音字 Read a character correctly in each word
  • 选对汉字 Choose the right character

Sample question

弟弟长大了,去年的衣服都穿不下了。“长大”的读音是:
(How is 长大 read in this sentence?)
  1. A cháng dà
  2. B zhǎng dà
  3. C zhāng dà
  4. D chǎng dà
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Answer: (B) zhǎng dà

How:
“长大”说的是人一天天变大,“长”读 zhǎng,所以是 zhǎng dà。

Why: “长”读 cháng 时意思是不短(长短、长江);读 zhǎng 时意思是变大、生长(长大、生长、校长)。长 is cháng for “long” and zhǎng for “grow”.

词语 Words

12 practice questions

  • 近义词和反义词 Similar and opposite words
  • 量词和词语搭配 Measure words and words that go together
  • ABB 和 AABB 词语 Repeated-pattern words (绿油油、高高兴兴)

Sample question

这条路很宽,那条小路却很(空格)。(填入和“宽”意思相反的词)
(Fill in the opposite of 宽, wide.)
  1. A 长
  2. B 窄
  3. C 短
  4. D 高
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Answer: (B) 窄

How:
“宽”的反义词是“窄”。这条路很宽,那条小路很窄。

Why: 长和短是一对,高和矮是一对,宽和窄是一对。宽 (wide) pairs with 窄 (narrow).

句子与标点 Sentences and punctuation

句子 Sentences

14 practice questions

  • 用对关联词 Linking words (因为……所以…… 一边……一边……)
  • 排列句子 Put sentences in order
  • 逗号、顿号和引号 Commas, list commas and quotation marks

Sample question

(空格)今天下大雨,(空格)运动会改到下个星期。
(Choose the linking words.)
  1. A 因为……所以……
  2. B 一边……一边……
  3. C 先……再……
  4. D 不是……而是……
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Answer: (A) 因为……所以……

How:
下大雨是原因,运动会改期是结果,用“因为……所以……”。

Why: 说原因和结果,用“因为……所以……”。因为……所以…… links a reason to its result.

阅读 Reading

读短文 Passages

11 practice questions

  • 找出具体信息 Find details
  • 根据标题或图画预测内容 Predict from the title or picture

Sample question

读短文,回答问题:爷爷吃了什么?
(What did Grandpa eat?)

在小贩中心吃早餐

星期天早上,爷爷带我去组屋附近的小贩中心吃早餐。小贩中心里人很多,非常热闹。

爷爷点了一碗鱼片粥,我点了一盘炒米粉和一杯美禄。小贩中心里坐满了人,我们找了很久,才找到两个空位子。

吃完以后,爷爷把碗盘拿到回收处。他说:“自己的碗盘自己还,清洁工人就不会那么辛苦了。”我点点头,也把我的盘子和杯子拿了过去。

  1. A 炒米粉
  2. B 鱼片粥
  3. C 美禄
  4. D 面包
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Answer: (B) 鱼片粥

How:
第二段说:“爷爷点了一碗鱼片粥。”

Why: 炒米粉和美禄是“我”点的。Fried bee hoon and Milo were ordered by “me”, not Grandpa.

聆听 Listening

听一听 Listen

8 practice questions

  • 理出事件的顺序 Put what happened in order
  • 体会语气 Hear whether it is a question, a statement or a feeling

口语互动 Speaking with others

对话 Conversations

4 practice questions

  • 引述和转述 Pass on what someone said

Sample question

小明说:“我明天去图书馆。”
把这句话转述给别人听,哪一句是对的?
(Pass on what Xiao Ming said. Which is correct?)
  1. A 小明说他明天去图书馆。
  2. B 小明说我明天去图书馆。
  3. C 小明说你明天去图书馆。
  4. D 小明说:他明天去图书馆。
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Answer: (A) 小明说他明天去图书馆。

How:
转述时,小明说的“我”指的是小明自己,要改成“他”,也不用冒号和引号:小明说他明天去图书馆。

Why: 引述是说原话,用冒号和引号;转述是用自己的话说,“我”要改成“他”或“她”。When reporting speech, change 我 to 他 and drop the colon and quotation marks.

书面表达 Writing to others

便条和留言 Notes and messages

5 practice questions

  • 留言和书面回应 Leave a message and write back

Sample question

读留言条,回答问题:这张留言条是写给谁的?
(Who is this note written to?)

留言条

妈妈:

我和志强去楼下的篮球场打球了,六点以前回家。我的功课已经做完了,放在书桌上。

小明

10月8日 下午4:30

  1. A 小明
  2. B 志强
  3. C 妈妈
  4. D 老师
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Answer: (C) 妈妈

How:
第一行“妈妈:”是称呼,说明留言条是写给妈妈的。

Why: 留言条第一行写称呼(给谁),最后写名字(谁写的)和日期。The first line names who the note is for; the end shows who wrote it.

Practise all 64 Primary 3 questions

With an account, practice adapts to your child: hints one step at a time, feedback on the mistake behind a wrong answer, review of older topics and a Primary 3 mock paper.