15 questions from SQPS 2026. Real examination questions for PSLE 2027/2028 preparation.
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Many a time, my mother used to remind me never to walk under a ladder. She believed that a misfortune would certainly (1) anyone who did so.
Being scornful of all superstitious beliefs, i usd to laugh at her for believing in such a (2) thing. Then, not long ago, something happened and changed the way I thought. Perhaps, there is some (3) in superstitions after all.
It (4) on a fateful Sunday morning, just before Chinese New Year. I decided to (5) our living room with paper lanterns and other colourful ornaments. To (6) these up, I needed to use a ladder. I went to our storeroom and brought out the old one that we had. I climbed up to the top (7) of the ladder, with a lantern in one hand, a pair of scissors in the other and a reel of thread (8) my teeth.
Just as I was (9) out to tie the lantern to a nail high up on the wall, the ladder gave way. Completely taken by (10), I fell to the floor with a loud thud. I felt a sharp pain on my back as well as my ankle. It was so acute that I could not utter a single (11).
I sat there on the floor, biting my lips in pain. Tears were (12) down my face as I struggled to call out for help. Luckily, Mother heard the crash of the falling ladder and rushed into the living room, (13) written all over her face, took one look at me and decided to send me to the nearest hospital.
The injury on my ankle was (14) than we thought. After an X-ray, the doctor found fragments of a fracture above my ankle. He said that I had to wear an ‘Aircast’ walking boot for a month to help my foot heal properly. Then, I was sent home with strict (15) to remain in bed.
From that day onwards, I always think twice about walking under a ladder.