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Singapore Primary 2 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 19 skill points and 70 questions.

What is tested in P2 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.

P2 synonyms · worked examples

  1. 小朋友，请问校长室在哪里？ “请问”的意思是：

    • ・认真地看书
    • ✓ 礼貌地问问题
    • ・大声地叫喊
    • ・开心地说话

    Why: The answer is "礼貌地问问题". "请问" is used when politely asking someone, so it means "礼貌地问问题". "大声地叫喊" means shout loudly, "开心地说话" means speak happily, "认真地看书" means read carefully, none are the meaning of "请问".

  2. 妈妈带我去巴刹买菜，我看到小贩正在卖新鲜的鱼。 “小贩”的意思是：

    • ・在马路上开车的人
    • ・在学校里教书的人
    • ✓ 在市场卖东西的人
    • ・在公园里种花的人

    Why: The answer is '在市场卖东西的人'. The text mentions '巴刹' (market), and the 小贩 is selling fresh fish, so '小贩' means a person selling things in the market. '在公园里种花的人' is a gardener, '在马路上开车的人' is a driver, '在学校里教书的人' is a teacher, all incorrect.

  3. 夜市里，一阵阵的叫卖声吸引了许多人。 “一阵阵”的意思是：

    • ・突然响起的声音
    • ✓ 不停响起的声音
    • ・非常吵闹的声音
    • ・很小很小的声音

    Why: The answer is "不停响起的声音" (a sound that keeps rising again and again). "一阵阵的叫卖声" means the hawking calls come in wave after wave. "很小很小的声音" (a very soft sound) is wrong because 一阵阵 says nothing about loudness, and a very soft sound could not attract many people. "非常吵闹的声音" (a very noisy sound) is wrong because 一阵阵 is about the sound coming again and again, not how noisy it is. "突然响起的声音" (a sudden sound) happens only once, not in waves.

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 (19)

Skill point 1 / 19上L05·新年到了
词义替换

农历新年前，妈妈带小乐去巴刹买年货。 “买年货”的意思是：