5 questions from ACSJ 2024. Real examination questions for PSLE 2027/2028 preparation.
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For each question, choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Before classes begin, the corridors of Ilsung's Women High school are filled with the sounds of cheerful chatter and lively greetings. Inside the classrooms, heads are bowed in (1) concentration and hands are busy copying notes off the blackboard. This is a scenario not (2) out of place in a normal school, but what stands out are the telltale heads of silver hair and tight curls - (3) characteristics associated with South Korean middle-aged aunties and grannies.
At this specific school, almost ninety percent of the students are in their seventies and eighties; (4) catering for mature women who did not manage to receive or complete their education when they were younger. Their aim is to provide literacy and lifelong education to the educationally (5) underprivileged. This is due to the fact that South Korea is among the world’s fastest ageing societies, with almost twenty percent of their population aged 65 and above.
Adapted from Straits Times 16 March 2024