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PSLE English Oral 2025: What changed

Side-by-side: the pre-2025 PSLE English Oral vs the 2025 overhaul. Five concrete differences your tutor may not have caught.

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The exam changed in 2025.

Has your preparation?

Before 2025

Total marks

30

15% of grade

Stimulus

Poster

Text-based

Questions

Sub-prompts

2025 onward

Total marks

40

20% of grade

Stimulus

Photograph

No text

Questions

3 opinion-only

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