P6 Chinese synonyms practice
Singapore Primary 6 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 push towards the PSLE on synonyms. This page has 13 skill points and 59 questions.
What is tested in P6 synonyms
In P5 and P6 this is a fixed question in the language-use section by our five-year count. The underlined word is usually a two-character written-register word or an idiom, and the four options come from one synonym cluster, with only one fitting this sentence. Most of the eighty commonest words here are the emotion and action words used in narrative writing.
Common traps
- All four options are synonyms and only one matches on both tone of approval and strength.
- The underlined word is an idiom and the options are other idioms, only one of which means the same.
- A more common word is placed among the options to attract a guess, though it does not work in this sentence.
How to practise
Practise by cluster, not by single word: take four or five words that sit together and write down where each one is used. When answering, decide whether the underlined word is approving or disapproving and how strong it is, then find the option that matches on both.
P6 synonyms · worked examples
小明不小心把妈妈的花瓶打碎了，他感到非常惭愧，躲在房间里不敢出来。 “惭愧”的意思是：
- ・因为害怕被妈妈骂而躲起来
- ・因为心里很生气而乱发脾气
- ・因为花瓶打碎了而伤心难过
- ✓ 因为做错事而感到不好意思
Why: The answer is "因为做错事而感到不好意思" (feeling ashamed because of doing something wrong). Xiaoming broke Mum's vase by accident and felt bad about his own mistake, so he hid in his room; this is "惭愧". "因为害怕被妈妈骂而躲起来" is wrong because hiding is what he did afterwards; "惭愧" itself means feeling ashamed of one's mistake, not being afraid. "因为心里很生气而乱发脾气" is wrong because Xiaoming was not angry with anyone and did not lose his temper. "因为花瓶打碎了而伤心难过" is wrong because sadness is about losing the vase, while "惭愧" is about feeling bad for what one did wrong.
奶奶的脸上总是带着（慈祥）的笑容，让我觉得很温暖。 “慈祥”的意思是：
- ・严厉而认真
- ・安静又害羞
- ✓ 和善又亲切
- ・活泼又开朗
Why: The answer is "和善又亲切" (kind and friendly). "慈祥" describes an elderly person's kind, warm manner and face. "严厉而认真" (strict and serious) is the opposite; "活泼又开朗" (lively and cheerful) usually describes young people; "安静又害羞" (quiet and shy) is not what 慈祥 means either.
妈妈匆匆吃了几口饭，就赶去上班了。 “匆匆”的意思是：
- ✓ 很着急地
- ・慢慢地
- ・安静地
- ・不开心地
Why: The answer is "很着急地". The text says '匆匆吃了几口饭，就赶去上班', which shows mother was in a hurry. "慢慢地" is the opposite of "匆匆". "不开心地" and "安静地" do not show being in a hurry.
Pin down what the underlined word means in this sentence before comparing options; do not go by how similar they look.
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