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Singapore Primary 1 Chinese, synonyms (词义替换): find the word closest in meaning to the underlined one, testing vocabulary and precision — the options often include words that are near enough to be tempting. Everything here follows the MOE syllabus. You can try one set free without signing up, and it is marked as you go — get one wrong and the same point comes back asked a different way, so your child can build the foundation on synonyms. This page has 18 skill points and 78 questions.

What is tested in P1 synonyms

In P1 and P2 the question underlines a word in a sentence and asks which option means the same. It tests near-synonyms among everyday words — 开心 and 高兴, 马上 and 立刻 — all of them from the textbook.

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How to practise

Have your child say in their own words what the underlined word means before looking at the options. This question type is really vocabulary size, so collecting synonym pairs while reading does more than drilling questions.

P1 synonyms · worked examples

  1. 国庆日那天，我们和老师一起在礼堂里唱爱国歌曲，真开心！ “爱国歌曲”的意思是：

    • ・描写学校的歌曲
    • ✓ 赞美国家的歌曲
    • ・歌颂家人的歌曲
    • ・庆祝节日的歌曲

    Why: The answer is "赞美国家的歌曲" (songs that praise the country). "爱国" means love for the country, so it is a song that praises the country. The other options are wrong: "歌颂家人的歌曲" (songs praising family) is about family, "描写学校的歌曲" (songs describing school) is about school, "庆祝节日的歌曲" (songs celebrating festivals) is about festivals, none are about the country.

  2. 小乐在图书馆借了一本故事书，他打算下个星期去还书。 "还书"的意思是：

    • ✓ 把书送回图书馆
    • ・把书带回家里看
    • ・把书送给好朋友
    • ・花钱把书买下来

    Why: The answer is "把书送回图书馆" (take the book back to the library). Xiao Le borrowed the book from the library, so he must return it; "还书" means taking the book back to the library. "花钱把书买下来" is wrong because a bought book belongs to you and need not be returned. "把书带回家里看" is wrong because that is what you do after borrowing, not returning. "把书送给好朋友" is wrong because the book belongs to the library and must go back there, not to someone else.

  3. 放学了，同学们一起在课室里扫地、排桌椅、倒垃圾。 “扫地”的意思是：

    • ✓ 把地上的垃圾扫走
    • ・把桌子上的灰扫掉
    • ・把桌椅排得很整齐
    • ・用抹布把地板擦亮

    Why: The answer is "把地上的垃圾扫走" (sweeping away the rubbish on the floor). "扫地" means sweeping dust and rubbish off the floor with a broom. In the sentence, sweeping, arranging desks and throwing rubbish are three different jobs. "把桌椅排得很整齐" is arranging desks and chairs, not sweeping. "把桌子上的灰扫掉" is wrong because it is the table being swept, not the floor. "用抹布把地板擦亮" is wiping the floor with a cloth, not sweeping.

Pin down what the underlined word means in this sentence before comparing options; do not go by how similar they look.

Skill points on this page (18)

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词义替换

早上，小乐见到老师，说了一声：“老师，早安！”请问“早安”的意思是：