Visual · dataEN

PSLE English Oral filler words: every "um" costs marks

A real student transcript with the filler words highlighted — 'um', 'like', 'kind of'. Every parent recognises the problem; few know it's a fluency-mark deduction.

PSLE Chinese Oral · FluencyPSLEPrep.sg

The filler words
that cost marks.

Real answer5 fillers

嗯……我觉得那个……保护环境就是说很重要。然后……我们应该啊……减少用塑料袋。

嗯

én

那个

nà ge

就是

jiù shì

然后

rán hòu

Count them at dinner tonight. PSLEPrep.sg

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