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Comprehension Passages Worksheet for PSLE

PSLE Comprehension Passage Worksheet

This page is now the practice companion to the archived 2019 ACS Primary 6 SA2 comprehension passage. The full historical passage and PDF remain on the archive page; this URL focuses on question practice.

For solving method, see Comprehension Strategies. For the underlying reading skills, see Comprehension Skills PSLE Singapore.

How to Use This Worksheet

  1. Read the archived passage once without answering.
  2. On the second read, mark only evidence linked to character, cause, change, reference or consequence.
  3. Answer the questions below without checking the answer guide.
  4. For every error, label it as location, reference, vocabulary, inference or answer-construction.

Part A — Evidence Location

  1. Why did the writer visit the grandfather?
  2. Give two details showing that the grandfather became more alert when the writer arrived.
  3. What past event explains the grandfather’s strong reaction to motorcycles?
  4. What did the writer later do despite the grandfather’s earlier prohibition?

Part B — Reference Tracking

  1. In the passage, what does “them” refer to when the writer says the topic was never to be brought up?
  2. What does “the fun” refer to in the childhood memory?
  3. What does “the greatest ride” refer to?

Part C — Vocabulary in Context

  1. What does forlornly suggest about the grandfather’s mood?
  2. What does perked up tell us about the change in his behaviour?
  3. What does indelible mean in the phrase “left an indelible mark”?
  4. Explain the difference between dazed and transfixed.

Part D — Cause and Effect

  1. Why did the grandfather swerve while riding the motorcycle?
  2. What happened because he swerved?
  3. How did that incident affect his later behaviour towards motorcycles?

Part E — Inference

  1. What does the grandfather’s final gift suggest about his feelings towards the writer?
  2. Why might the writer describe the grandfather as having a “softer side”?
  3. What evidence suggests that the grandfather’s strictness and affection can exist at the same time?

Part F — Synthesis

  1. How does the passage contrast the grandfather’s earlier fear after the accident with his final decision?
  2. How do the childhood memories help the reader understand the final gift?
  3. Summarise the change in the writer’s understanding of the grandfather in two sentences.

Answer Guide

1. The writer knew the grandfather had been ill and believed the visit would cheer him up.

2. He perked up while listening to the conversation and patted the writer lightly on the head.

3. The grandfather had lost control of his motorcycle after swerving to avoid a cat while carrying the writer; both ended up in a bush.

4. The writer secretly obtained a motorcycle licence.

5. Motorcycles. 6. Styling the grandfather’s hair. 7. The birthday motorcycle ride with the grandfather.

8. It suggests sadness, loneliness or a dejected mood. 9. He became more alert or cheerful. 10. Lasting and difficult to erase or forget. 11. Dazed suggests confusion; transfixed suggests intense attention, fascination or shock.

12. To avoid a cat crossing the path. 13. He lost control and both riders ended up in a bush. 14. He stopped riding and forbade the writer from obtaining a motorcycle licence.

15–20. Answers may vary, but each response should be supported by specific events from the passage. Strong answers connect the final motorcycle gift with earlier strictness, affection, shared memories and the grandfather’s changed decision.

After Marking

Do not record only the score. Record why each answer failed. A pupil who repeatedly selects the wrong evidence needs a different intervention from one who understands the passage but writes incomplete answers.

Useful companion: 35-word passage vocabulary glossary.

Historical Source and Media

2019 ACS Primary 6 SA2 historical PDF

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