The WA1 (Weighted Assessment 1) Higher Chinese paper from Nanyang Primary tests comprehension (including classical Chinese passages), vocabulary (成语/四字词语), grammar, and composition. It is more challenging than Standard Chinese and is taken only by students who opted in for the HCL elective.
This paper was set by Nanyang Primary, a Singapore primary school, for the 2022 academic year. Nanyang Primary follows the MOE Primary 5 Higher Chinese syllabus.
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Yes. Past-year WA1 papers from Nanyang Primary are widely used by P5 students preparing for the PSLE Higher Chinese exam. WA1 helps build vocabulary and comprehension skills needed for PSLE HCL.