PSLE VOCABULARY REVISION 1

Before the start of the game, the judge made sure that the contestant _______ the rules of the game.

• comprehended - to understand

• deciphered- to read something that is written untidily / a code

• interpreted - to explain something in the way you understand

• denoted - to mean something (for eg B denoted for boys)

When Tom won, everyone was surprised because he was the _______________ in the competition.

• UNDERLING - someone with a lower rank or position

• UNDERDOG - a person who is least expected to win a contest.

• UNDERTAKER - someone whose job is to arrange funerals.

• UNDERCOVER - someone who works secretly to find out information.

It takes a lot of courage to ____________ to a bully and tell him he is wrong.

• stand up

• take up

• face up

• bring up

He would risk ______________ to save his children from any harm.

• life and limb - to risk being killed or injured to do something

• flesh and blood - someone related to you

• arm and leg - costs alot ; expensive

• skin and bones - very thin

My great grandmother is 90 years old, but she still looks trim and _______________ .

• staunch - someone who is strong and loyal

• rotund - someone who is plump and fat

• robust - someone who is strong and healthy

• durable - something that lasts for a long time

Terry scared the living ___________ out of me when he suddenly jumped out from behind the door.

• daylights

• wits

• skin

• boots

Joe stopped playing football when he broke his leg, but his interest ____________ when she entered secondary school.

• feigned - pretends to be interested in something

• sparked - make someone start feeling something

• revived - to make something come alive, healthy and strong again

• recharged - to give something its strength after resting for sometime.

During the hostage crisis, the police evacuated all the buildings in the area and ________ off the entire district.

• cordoned - to stop people from entering the area by surrounding it with police or security personnel

• partitioned - divide it into different sections

• quarantined - keep someone away from others so that the disease is not spread

• designated - to assign officially what a place or thing is for.

Mr Lee is a/an ________ person who finds fault with everything his workers do.

• insolent - someone who is rude and not respectful

• deranged - someone one who is insane or mad

• critical - someone who likes to give negative comments

• factual - something that really happened and is based on a fact.

The landlord _________ the tenant who couldn't pay the rent.

• sacked - to ask someone to leave his job

• expelled - to make someone leave the country, company or school

• ousted - to force someone out of his job or position

• evicted - to force someone to leave a property