Singapore PSLE Science free practice questions with answers
Read question 1 and its full worked answer from paper 1 of our 20-paper Singapore PSLE Science set, then download the 4-page PDF. These are original practice questions, not official past papers. Page updated 3 November 2026.
Which animal in the list has a pupa stage in its life cycle? [2 marks]
A beetle
B cricket
C dragonfly
D grasshopper
Correct answer: A — beetle
- Only animals with a complete change (egg, larva, pupa, adult) have a pupa stage.
- A beetle changes in this way.
- Why the other options are wrong:
- B (cricket): A cricket hatches as a nymph and grows into an adult, so it has no pupa stage.
- C (dragonfly): A dragonfly hatches as a nymph and grows into an adult, so it has no pupa stage.
- D (grasshopper): A grasshopper hatches as a nymph and grows into an adult, so it has no pupa stage.
Insects such as butterflies, mosquitoes, bees and ants have a pupa stage; cockroaches and grasshoppers do not.
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What is in the Singapore PSLE Science free sample?
The first 3 questions from paper 1 of the set, in the real exam layout, followed by the step-by-step worked answers. It is a 4-page PDF; this page shows question 1 with its answer.
How many full Singapore PSLE Science papers are there?
20 original papers for Primary 6 students in Singapore preparing for the PSLE Science exam. Each is 41 questions and 100 marks in 1 hour 45 minutes: Booklet A with 30 multiple-choice questions and Booklet B with 11 structured questions, with a worked solution for every question. Papers start at A$11.99 and download instantly as a PDF.
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