2021 PSLE ENGLISH PAPER 1

Part 1: Situational Writing (15 marks)

1. The pictures below show two classmates, Omar and Hannah, discussing
how their friend, Siti, would be the best choice to represent their class in the
Inter-class Writing Competition, after looking at the poster.

I totally agree, Omar! Siti writes

You know, Hannah. I think Siti
should join this competition! She is
a huge Amelia Lana fan! She has
all her books!
amazing stories! She always tops
the class when we write
compositions! I’ll email Mrs Devi,
and make sure I include the
nomination form as a document in
my email as well.

PSLE English Paper 1 1

 Your Task

Imagine you are Hannah.

Write an email to your form teacher, Mrs Devi, to ask her to nominate Siti for
the Inter-class Writing Competition.

You are to refer to the information on Page 1 for your email.

In your email, include the following key information:

⚫ the purpose of the email

⚫ the organiser of the competition

⚫ two reasons why Siti is the best choice to join the competition

⚫ the deadline for the teacher to submit the name of the class representative

⚫ The document included in the email

You may reorder the points. Remember to write in complete sentences.

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Part 2: Continuous Writing (40 marks)

2. Write a composition of at least 150 words

about being grateful.

The pictures are provided to help you think

about this topic.

Your composition should be based on one

or more of these pictures.

Consider the following points when you

plan your composition.

⚫ What was the situation you should

be grateful for?

⚫ Why were you grateful?

⚫ What happened in the end?

You may use the points in any order and

include other relevant points as well.