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PSLE English help and practice
Primary 6, working toward the Primary School Leaving Examination. Rae explains, marks and drills English with your level in mind. Free to try, no install.
What Rae does for English
- Feedback on essay content and language, with a suggested next improvement.
- Comprehension technique and 80-word summary writing, drilled on fresh passages.
- Oral practice: read a passage aloud or talk it through, and get feedback on a voice note.
- Snap a photo of the problem, send a voice note, or attach the file.
- Revisit topics with Rae’s notes and practice tools.
Tell Rae your PSLE subject and syllabus, then check the explanation against your course materials.
See also: work out a PSLE score.
How the exam is structured
Paper 1 (Writing)
- Situational Writing (14 marks): One open-ended task: a short practical text (for instance a letter, email or report) written so it fits a given scenario's purpose, audience and context.
- Continuous Writing (36 marks): One open-ended composition in continuous prose on a set topic.
Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension)
- Booklet A - Grammar (10 marks): Ten multiple-choice grammar items.
- Booklet A - Vocabulary (5 marks): Five multiple-choice vocabulary items.
- Booklet A - Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks): Five multiple-choice cloze items testing word choice.
- Booklet A - Visual Text Comprehension (5 marks): Five multiple-choice questions on a visual text.
- Booklet B - Grammar Cloze (10 marks): Ten open-ended grammar cloze blanks.
- Booklet B - Editing for Spelling and Grammar (10 marks): Ten open-ended editing items correcting spelling and grammar.
- Booklet B - Comprehension Cloze (15 marks): Fifteen open-ended comprehension cloze blanks.
- Booklet B - Synthesis / Transformation (10 marks): Five open-ended synthesis and transformation items.
- Booklet B - Comprehension (20 marks): Ten open-ended comprehension questions on a written or multimodal passage, spanning literal, inferential and evaluative understanding.
Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension)
- Listening Comprehension (20 marks): Twenty multiple-choice questions testing understanding of spoken English drawn from many kinds of audio, such as pieces that instruct, inform, describe, explain, recount, persuade, argue, evaluate, entertain or respond.
Paper 4 (Oral Communication)
- Reading Aloud (15 marks): One open-ended task: reading a passage aloud in a way that suits the purpose, audience and context of a set situation.
- Stimulus-based Conversation (25 marks): One open-ended task: talking with the examiners about a topic prompted by a photo.
What the exam rewards
- P1 AO1 In Writing, produce effective texts matched to purpose, audience and context, with correct and fitting word choice, grammar, punctuation and spelling.
- P1 AO2 In Writing, come up with and pick out pertinent ideas, then arrange and phrase them so the piece reads as unified and connected.
- P2 AO1 In Language Use and Comprehension, demonstrate grasp of assorted written and multimodal texts across literal, inferential and evaluative levels.
- P2 AO2 In Language Use and Comprehension, deploy grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation suitably to the context.
- P3 AO1 In Listening Comprehension, understand a range of spoken texts at literal, inferential and evaluative levels, singling out main points and supporting detail.
- P4 AO1 In Oral Communication, read a text aloud smoothly and with expression, using clear, accurate pronunciation that fits purpose, audience and context.
- P4 AO2 In Oral Communication, put across personal views, ideas and experiences plainly and appropriately so as to hold the listener's attention.
- P4 AO3 In Oral Communication, speak fluently with clear pronunciation and sound grammar, drawing on varied, suitable vocabulary and sentence structures.
How it works
Open Rae on the web or in Telegram. Ask a question, attach your working or use voice. Read the explanation, try a follow-up question and use the notes and practice tools to revisit what you learned. AI feedback can make mistakes; check it against your syllabus and your teacher’s guidance.