10 questions from ACSP 2024. Real examination questions for PSLE 2027/2028 preparation.
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The smell of the sea always reminds me of my fishing trips with my father as a child. I would ride pillion on his motorcycle to the usual fishing spot once a week. There, I would (1) lay on a picnic mat and read a book. (2) Okasionally, I would be tasked to search for live bait. I remember digging the soil with a rusty red spade and (3) pull out earthworms with my bare fingers. Whenever I discovered one, I used to (4) skweel in delight and my father would nod at me approvingly. As I got older, my father (5) allows me to attach earthworms onto fishing hooks. I learnt the hard way that fishing hooks could catch on to my clothes, hair and even skin if I was not careful. Removing them (6) are painful and difficult.
My father also taught me how to use radish tied to a string to lure little crabs from their hiding holes. Catching these crabs (7) requaiered me to stay very still. The minute I felt the (8) slight tug, I had to quickly position a pail below the crab to let it drop into the pail. Once, I took my catch home and (9) leave the pail of crabs in the kitchen overnight uncovered.
During Science lesson the next day, I felt something pinch my leg and I let out an (10) ear-peersing scream. (11) Comoshen ensued in the class. The crab had (12) apairently crawled into my school bag. As expected, I spent recess that day explaining to my teacher what had happened.