P3 Chinese word choice practice
Singapore Primary 3 Chinese, word choice (选词填空): choose the word that best fits a sentence, testing understanding of words and how they fit the sentence — the fine differences between near-synonyms are where it gets hard. 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 make steady progress on using words. This page has 17 skill points and 105 questions.
What is tested in P3 word choice
In P3 and P4 the options become near-synonyms — 发现 and 发明, 保护 and 爱护 — and the question tests fine differences in meaning and settled collocations. Sentences are usually lifted from a narrative, so there is context to lean on.
Common traps
- Near-synonyms one character apart: close in meaning, wrong in this sentence.
- Wrong part of speech — a noun dropped where a verb belongs, which sounds off but a child may not hear it.
- Approving and disapproving words swapped, like 顽强 and 顽固.
How to practise
Record near-synonyms in pairs, and give each pair two sentences — one that only takes A and one that only takes B. At this level the mistake book should be organised by pair, not by word.
P3 word choice · worked examples
小鸭子掉进土坑里，乌鸦想了一个（ ）来救它。
- ・笑话
- ・问题
- ✓ 办法
- ・故事
Why: The answer is “办法” (a way). The crow thinks of a way to save the duckling. “问题” is a problem, which cannot save anyone; “故事” is a story; “笑话” is a joke. None of them makes sense here.
国庆日快到了，同学们正在（ ）明信片，准备寄给外国朋友。
- ・录像
- ✓ 设计
- ・庆祝
- ・听说
Why: The answer is "设计". The sentence says students are preparing postcards to send to foreign friends, so they need to design them. "听说" means hear, cannot make postcards; "庆祝" means celebrate, cannot make postcards; "录像" means record video, cannot make postcards.
华盛顿小时候做错了事，他向爸爸承认错误，爸爸（ ）了他，还说他是个诚实的好孩子。
- ・发现
- ✓ 原谅
- ・答应
- ・拒绝
Why: The answer is "原谅" (forgive). After Washington admitted his mistake, his father didn't scold him but praised him for honesty, so his father forgave him. "答应" means agree, "拒绝" means refuse, "发现" means discover, none fit.
Look at the words either side of the blank first, then judge how strongly the sentence is pitched.
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小乐看到有人在公园里（ ）纸屑，他马上走过去把纸屑捡起来。