PSLE English
Crash Course
A full day on Paper 2 — 45% of the PSLE English grade, the largest single block of marks in the subject, and the one most within reach. Every section, the method for each, then questions attempted and marked together.
This day is full. Maths (Mon 7 Sep) and Science (Wed 9 Sep) are still open — and taking both together is 30% off, $280 instead of $400. This is the last run of 2026.
Dates and timing
One subject for the whole day, in two sessions with a break for lunch in between.
Morning
10am – 12pm
Afternoon
1pm – 3pm
Where
In person or on Zoom
Join us at our Ang Mo Kio centre, or live on Zoom — choose the format when you book. We send the centre address or the Zoom link once your child's place is confirmed.
The four papers
The full PSLE English format, from SEAB.
| Paper | Component | Type | Items | Marks | Weighting | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1Writing | Situational Writing | Open-ended | 1 | 14 | 25% | 1 h 10 min |
| Continuous Writing | Open-ended | 1 | 36 | |||
| Paper 2Language Use & Comprehension | Booklet A · Grammar | MCQ | 10 | 10 | 45% | 1 h 50 min |
| Vocabulary | MCQ | 5 | 5 | |||
| Vocabulary Cloze | MCQ | 5 | 5 | |||
| Visual Text Comprehension | MCQ | 5 | 5 | |||
| Booklet B · Grammar Cloze | Open-ended | 10 | 10 | |||
| Editing for Spelling and Grammar | Open-ended | 10 | 10 | |||
| Comprehension Cloze | Open-ended | 15 | 15 | |||
| Synthesis / Transformation | Open-ended | 5 | 10 | |||
| Comprehension (open-ended) | Open-ended | 10 | 20 | |||
| Paper 3Listening | Listening Comprehension | MCQ | 20 | 20 | 10% | About 35 min |
| Paper 4Oral · completed | Reading Aloud | Open-ended | 1 passage | 15 | 20% | About 10 min |
| Stimulus-based Conversation | Open-ended | 1 photo | 25 | |||
| Total | 200 | 100% |
Source: SEAB, PSLE English Language — Implemented from the Year of Examination 2025. Paper 4 (Oral) has already been sat by the time of this course, so the day concentrates on the papers still to come — Paper 2 above all.
Why Paper 2 is the day
Paper 2 is 45% of the grade
Ninety of the 200 marks — more than Writing and Listening combined, and the most teachable in a day because every section runs to a method.
Synthesis is 2 marks a question
Five questions, ten marks — double a grammar item each, and the section most often left half-answered.
Open-ended comprehension is 20 marks
Ten questions, twenty marks — the allocation tells your child how many points to give. One idea for 3 marks loses two.
Figures from SEAB, PSLE English Language — Implemented from the Year of Examination 2025.
Every section of Paper 2
This is the day's checklist.
Booklet A — multiple choice (25 marks)
- Grammar — 10 items: subject–verb agreement, tense, prepositions, connectors, pronouns, question tags
- Vocabulary — 5 items: word choice in context
- Vocabulary Cloze — 5 items
- Visual Text Comprehension — 5 items: posters, adverts and infographics — purpose, audience, inference and layout
Booklet B — written (65 marks)
- Grammar Cloze — 10 items, with a word bank
- Editing for Spelling and Grammar — 10 items
- Comprehension Cloze — 15 items, no word bank
- Synthesis / Transformation — 5 items worth 10 marks
Open-ended Comprehension (20 marks)
- Literal retrieval — the answer that is stated
- Inference — the answer the passage implies
- Referents — “what does it refer to?”
- True or false with a reason
- Sequencing and vocabulary in context
What the syllabus asks for
MOE’s syllabus sets out six Areas of Language Learning. Paper 2 draws on the last four especially.
Grammar, at text level
By upper primary the syllabus asks pupils to “apply knowledge of cohesive devices and grammatical structures to create links across different clauses, sentences and paragraphs” — which is precisely what Grammar Cloze and Synthesis test. Grammar stops being about single sentences.
MOE English Language Syllabus 2020 (Primary), Grammar — upper primary.
Vocabulary, used in context
The syllabus asks pupils to “use words suitable for purpose, audience, context and culture” and to “use fixed expressions accurately and appropriately”. That is why Vocabulary Cloze and Comprehension Cloze reward the word that fits the sentence, not merely a word that means roughly the same.
MOE English Language Syllabus 2020 (Primary), Vocabulary — Using Vocabulary.
The tools come with the day
Every place includes one month’s access to our practice apps — so the revision carries on right through to the exam.
Who teaches the day
Mr Darren — master trainer
An experienced teacher and trainer of over 20 years — not a relief tutor brought in for the holidays.
Taught in 30+ MOE schools
Mr Darren has taught extensively across more than 30 MOE schools and has taught over 3,000 students to date.
Trains the trainers
He now trains teachers, trainers and tutors to teach these subjects, so your child is taught the method other tutors are being taught to use.
What your child takes away
The practice library
Over 3,000 practice questions by topic and level, plus the apps above — one month’s access, covering the run-up to the exam.
A marked script
Every question attempted on the day is marked with your child, against the marking points an examiner actually awards.
A revision checklist
The topic list from this page, ticked off as we cover it, so you can see exactly what is secure and what still needs work.
English is fully booked
Thank you — the English day has filled up. Maths (Mon 7 Sep) and Science (Wed 9 Sep) are still open, and taking both together is 30% off — $280 instead of $400. This is the last run of 2026. Message us to join the English waitlist or to book the other days.
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The other two days: Maths — Mon 7 Sep · Science — Wed 9 Sep
Examination format and marking rules on this page are taken from the SEAB documents PSLE Mathematics (0008) — For Examination from 2026 and PSLE Science — For examination from 2026. Syllabus content is checked against the MOE English Language Syllabus 2020 (Primary), the MOE 2023 Primary Science Syllabus and the MOE 2021 Primary Mathematics Syllabus (updated October 2025).