P5 Chinese cloze practice
Singapore Primary 5 Chinese, cloze (短文填空): fill several blanks in a short passage, testing cohesion across the passage — one sentence is not enough to go on, and what comes before and after has to join up. 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 push towards the PSLE on cloze. This page has 11 skill points and 41 questions.
What is tested in P5 cloze
In P5 and P6 cloze is a fixed five-question, ten-mark section of Paper 2 under the board's specification: a passage of one or two hundred characters with five blanks, and options that interfere across blanks — the same word will do in two places. It tests cohesion, connectives and written-register collocation, and the blanks fall mostly on connectives, verbs and four-character phrases.
Common traps
- Two blanks constrain each other, so one wrong fill takes the second with it.
- A connective blank whose first half sits in the sentence before, which the child has not looked at.
- A four-character blank where every option is an idiom and only one matches the feeling of the passage.
How to practise
Read the whole passage first and mark the sentences either side of each blank. Decide whether the blank wants a connective, a verb or a describing word before reading the options. Once all five are filled, read the passage from the top — the blank that does not read smoothly is usually the wrong one.
P5 cloze · worked examples
小乐刚开始学华文时，觉得发音很难，总是说错，心里很（1）。但他没有放弃，每天放学后都花半小时练习朗读。陈老师看到他这么努力，常常（2）他。有一次，小乐在班上朗读课文，虽然有些紧张，但还是顺利地读完了。同学们都为他（3）。小乐高兴地说：“只要（4），就一定能进步！”从此，他更加（5）地学习华文。 根据短文，第（1）空应填：
- ✓ 难过
- ・生气
- ・无聊
- ・开心
Why: The answer is "难过 (sad)". Xiaole felt sad because he found pronunciation hard and made mistakes. "生气 (angry)" means to be angry, "无聊 (bored)" means to be bored, and "开心 (happy)" means to be happy, none of which match his feeling.
小乐一直觉得自己的华文口语不好，每次在班上朗读时都紧张得说不出话来。陈老师鼓励他多练习，他决定每天在家里对着镜子朗读课文。起初，他常常想要放弃，但想到老师的鼓励，他又继续坚持。一个月后，小乐在课堂上的朗读变得流畅多了。国庆日那天，他还代表班级在庆祝活动中朗读了一首爱国诗歌。虽然还是有些紧张，但他鼓起勇气完成了任务。同学们都为他（5）叫好，小乐开心地笑了。 根据短文，第（5）空应填：
- ・开心
- ・激动
- ✓ 热烈
- ・热情
Why: The answer is "热烈". The text says classmates cheered for him warmly, meaning the applause and cheers were enthusiastic. "热情" describes people's attitude, "开心" and "激动" are feelings, they cannot describe cheering. "热烈" is often used for applause and cheers.
小和原本很怕上台讲话，每次轮到他在班上分享，他都紧张得（1）。陈老师鼓励他参加演讲课外活动。刚开始练习时，小和总是说错词，但他没有（2），每天都对着镜子练。一个月后，他在国庆日表演中流利地讲了一个关于感恩的故事，获得全班掌声。小和终于明白了一个（3）：只要坚持，就能克服困难。他开心地跟妈妈说：“我终于不再（4）上台了！”妈妈（5）地拍拍他的头说：“你真的很棒！” 根据短文，第（1）空应填：
- ・睡不着觉
- ✓ 说不出话
- ・吃不下饭
- ・写不出字
Why: The answer is “说不出话” (unable to get a word out). The passage opens with “原本很怕上台讲话”, so when it was his turn to share in class, nerves stopped him from speaking. “写不出字” (unable to write) is wrong because sharing in class means speaking, not writing. “睡不着觉” (unable to sleep) is wrong because sharing happens in class, not at bedtime. “吃不下饭” (unable to eat) is wrong because sharing is not at mealtime either.
Read the whole passage through first, work out what each blank needs from the context, then read it back once it is filled.
Skill points on this page (11)
- 短文填空·学会感恩与尊重 · 4 questions
- 短文填空·坚持练习收获进步 · 2 questions
- 短文填空·珍惜友情与分享 · 4 questions
- 短文填空·学会感恩与珍惜 · 3 questions
- 短文填空·坚持练习华文 · 5 questions
- 短文填空·坚持练习华文 · 5 questions
- 短文填空·学会感恩与坚持 · 3 questions
- 短文填空·坚持练习华语 · 4 questions
- 短文填空·坚持练习华语 · 5 questions
- 短文填空·坚持练习提升自信 · 1 question
- 短文填空·坚持练习，收获自信 · 5 questions
📖 Passage — refer back as you answer
今天是学校假期，小乐和妈妈一起去熟食中心吃早餐。妈妈点了他最喜欢的鱼圆面，小乐开心地吃了起来。这时，一位老奶奶端着一碗热汤走过，不小心（1）了一下，汤洒了一点出来。小乐立刻站起来，对老奶奶说：“您没事吧？我帮您拿纸巾。”老奶奶（2）地笑了，连声说谢谢。妈妈看到小乐的表现，心里感到很欣慰。吃完早餐后，小乐帮妈妈收拾碗盘，还主动把纸巾丢进垃圾桶。妈妈（4）地摸摸他的头，说：“你长大了，懂得关心别人了。”小乐心想，原来帮助别人是这么（5）的事啊！
根据短文，第（1）空应填：