RSS 2024 Prelim Grammar Cloze

10 questions from RSS 2024. Real examination questions for PSLE 2027/2028 preparation.

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From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank and write its letter in the blank.

Choose from the words below:

(A) after(B) and(C) for(D) in(E) is(F) on(G) over(H) than(J) then(K) to(L) under(M) was(N) which(P) will(Q) with

If your forehead is beaded with sweat the moment you step outdoors, brace yourself!

The hot weather looks set to stay (1) 2024 and could be even warmer (2) the temperature felt in 2023 – the fourth warmest year on record for Singapore. The unbeatable heat experienced (3) due to a climate phenomenon known as El Nino, (4) causes unusual weather patterns.

El Nino causes hotter (5) drier weather over Southeast Asia, including Singapore. This contributes (6) significant changes in sea surface temperatures and surface winds (7) the tropical Pacific Ocean.

The prediction of sweltering conditions in 2024 comes (8) the weatherman reported that 2023 was Singapore’s fourth warmest year since records started in 1929. On 13 May 2023, the highest daily maximum temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius was recorded in Ang Mo Kio. This was not only the warmest day in May. It also tied (9) 17 April 1983, as the highest-ever temperature recorded in Singapore.

Days of reliance on fans and air conditioners (10) be a mainstay in the coming months. Besides hydrating themselves regularly, Singaporeans are encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible to endure the heat.

Adapted from www.thestraitstimes.com