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As the PSLE oral exams draw closer, many parents assume delivery skills are the main thing to work on: speaking clearly, making eye contact, slowing down. Equally important, though, is content: whether a child is able to draw from their personal experiences, examples, and self-reflection. When\u00a0a student freezes<\/a>\u00a0on “Do you help out at home?”, the problem is unlikely to be oratory skills. More often, the question has caught them off guard because they had not thought through the topic beforehand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Past Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) oral questions are extremely useful preparation resources for closing that gap. They show the kinds of themes and personal-response prompts that tend to reappear, even as the photographs and posters used as stimulus change each year.<\/p>\n

This article compiles reported past Stimulus-Based Conversation (SBC) questions grouped by theme, so that practice sessions can target what the exam actually rewards: clear, personal, well-developed responses.<\/p>\n

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Recent PSLE Oral Topics<\/h2>\n
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The table below summarises PSLE English oral topics reported in recent years. These are based on student recollections shared after the exam and should be treated as reported topics rather than officially released questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Topic \/ Stimulus<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Possible SBC Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Photo of a queue outside an ice-cream stall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Queuing, orderliness in public spaces<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Photo of a hawker centre with people dining<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Food choices, home-cooked versus bought meals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Poster announcing the opening of a park\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Community involvement, behaviour in public spaces<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Poster about the School Attendants Appreciation Week<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Respect for the elderly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Poster showing a science exhibition at the science centre<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Places of interest, use of school holidays<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Day 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A girl’s diary with a treasured item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sentimental value, memory-keeping<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Themes shift slightly from year to year, but the underlying categories remain consistent, which is what makes practising by theme worthwhile.<\/p>\n

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Past PSLE Oral Questions by Theme<\/h2>\n
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PSLE oral questions tend to cluster around a small number of recurring themes: community, personal habits, health, family, and school life. A student who has thought about these themes in relation to their own experience is far better placed to respond naturally, whatever stimulus appears on the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Community Questions<\/h2>\n