RPS 2025 Prelim Vocabulary Cloze

5 questions from RPS 2025. 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).

A gentle breeze ruffled the curtains in Sheila’s room. Her brown eyes fluttered open almost (1) instinctively as the chill crept over her. Moonlight cast eerie shadows across her room. Something felt (2) unsettling. She got out from under her blanket and ran across the cold wood floor to close the window.

Sheila (3) peered intently at the garden. Even the pale glow from the moon was not enough to keep the darkness from enveloping her. The (4) silence was simply too much for her.

Suddenly, Sheila’s heart raced when she saw something (5) flicker strangely in the dark like a flame struggling against the wind. She ran back to bed, pulling her blanket over her head immediately. Sheila knew from all the horror movies which she had watched that investigating never ended well.

Question 1: What is the closest meaning of “instinctively”?
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