PAST YEARS O-LEVEL ORAL QUESTIONS

1. What do you think the people are feeling in the video?

2a. Tell me about a game that you didn’t enjoy playing
2b. Tell me a game you played during your childhood

3b. The best part about playing games is winning. Do you agree?
3c. Do you agree that winning and losing is all there is to games?

1) What do you think the people are feeling while doing the exercise?

2) Do you prefer to exercise alone or in a group ?

3) Do people care too much about physical fitness and how they look?
3) Some people are too obsessed with their physical fitness and appearance. What are your views?

1. How do you think the people watching are feeling?

2. What is your opinion on traditional performances?
2. Would you want to learn or take part in such traditional performances?

1. What do you think the people in the video are feeling?

2. Would you be interested in working with wildlife when you grow up?

3. Do you think it is rightful to keep animals in captivity?
3. Some people believe that all animals should not be kept in cages. Do you agree?

3. “Animals should not be kept in captivity” What are your views?

1. Would you like to take part in the activity like the one shown in the video?

2. What are some ways elderly can keep fit?
2. Tell me about an elderly who does exercise.

3. People say that finding time to exercise in our busy life is getting harder? What are your views?
3. Modern lifestyles have made people unable to exercise regularly. What are your views?

1. If you were in the video, what is difficult and easy about making pancakes?

2. What are your favourite street foods, and what do you enjoy about them?
2. Would you consider being a street food seller in future? Why, or why not?

3. Do you prefer eating at home or outside?
3. Do you agree that eating at home is the best?

1. What do you think the children are feeling?

2. How do you feel rewarded during your leisure time?
2. How do you spend your free time?

3. “Some people say the best way to spend their free time is by doing nothing” What are your views?

3. Some people think that lazing around is the best way to relax. Do you agree?

1. How were the children in the video feeling?

2. Tell me about a competition you have competed in

2. Do you think people should be competitive?

3. “Competitive people are winners, and non competitive people are losers” Do you agree?

3. What do you think is an achievement?

Q1: How would you feel if you were in that queue?

Q2: What are your likes or dislikes about public transport in Singapore?

Q3: Some people think cities only need to have public transport. What are your views?

Q1: How do you think the people (spectators and competitors) are feeling?

Q2: Would you like to take part in a race?

Q3: Do you agree that students should be made to go to competitions?

Q1: How would you feel if you are one of the people (maids and children) in the video?

Q2: Tell me about some games that you played when you were younger.

Q3: Children nowadays don’t get enough fun or play time. How far do you agree with this statement?

Q1: What do you think the people (elderly) in the video were feeling?

Q2: Would you like to have a hobby like this (keeping songbirds)?

Q3: Do u think it is important to preserve traditions? / Would you like to keep your traditions?

Q1: Why do you think the people in the video are having a massage?

Q2: Would you like to have a job at a shopping mall? Why or why not ?

Q3: There are too many shopping malls in Singapore. Do you agree ?

Q1: What do u think the people are feeling when the person is busking?

Q2: Would you like to busk? Why or why not ?

Q3: People feel that performing in public or theatre brings no benefit to society. Do you agree ?

Q1: How do you think the children in the video are feeling?

Q2: Tell me a time when you went to a carnival or a theme park. / What is one amusement park that you’ve been to or want to go to, and why?

Q3: Do you think it is possible to have fun without spending money? / “Money can buy happiness”. Do you agree? / You don’t need money to have a good time, do you agree?

Q1: What do you think the people in the video are thinking about?

Q2: Tell me about a sport competition you have taken part in or watched.

Q3: Do you agree with the view that people only achieve great things if they compete with each other?

1. What is an exciting job that you would like to have?

2. What jobs do you think will never be replaced by technology?

3. Do you think it is more important for students to focus on studies or think about your career? What are your views?

1. What other ways can you spend time with your friends and family?

2. Some people say that “playing any games are a waste of time”. Do you agree?

1. Talk about an experience speaking to someone from a much older generation.

2. Do you agree with the view that there is a lack of understanding between the older and younger generations?

1. Do you think it is lonely to studying by yourself at home? Why, or why not?

2. What are the advantage and disadvantages using the Internet and doing homework in cafes?

1. Describe an event where music played an important role.

2. Some people prefer to listen to music from other countries than their own country. What are your opinions?

3. Tell me about a place you went to where music plays an important role.

4. What is your favourite song and how has this song influenced / affected you?

5. How do you think the people in the video feel about producing music?

1. Why do you think the children will enjoy the park?

2. Do you go to the park with your friends now?

3. Do you think it is better for children to go for organised leisure activities or to go for parks?

1. Why do you think this picture was taken?

2. Are you interested in history? Why, or why not?

3. Do you agree with the view that we no longer need museums because we can find out everything we need to know from the internet? Why, or why not?

1. How do you think the people in the picture are feeling about their training?

2. Tell me about something you do to keep fit and healthy.

3. Some people say that going to a gym in an expensive waste of time. What do you think?

1, What might the children in the picture be thinking?

2. Which school subject do you find exciting and why?

3. How far do you agree with the view that science is the most important subject for students to study?

1. What do you think the students in the picture might be reading about?

2. Tell about something you have read recently in a newspaper, magazine or blog

3. Do you think it is better for people to read from books than to read online? Why, or why not?

1. Do you think the students in the picture enjoy taking part in the cooking competition? Why, or why not?

2. Describe for me a competition that you have taken part in at a school or elsewhere.

3. Do you agree with the view that it is good for students to compete against one another? Why, or why not?

1. How would you describe the children’s feelings in the picture here?

2. Which game did you like playing when you were a child, and why?

3. Some people say that young people should be encouraged to do activities outside rather than stay indoors playing computer games or watching television. What is your opinion?

1. Why do you think the people in the picture are visiting Coney Island?

2. Tell me about another place in Singapore you think tourists should see.

3. How far do you agree with the view that tourism is always a good thing?

1. Why do you think this photograph was taken?

2. Tell me about a useful course outside school that you have taken or would like to take.

3. How far do you agree with the view that students should focus on their main school subjects and should not take courses outside school?

1. Would you enjoy going on a school trip like the one in the picture? Why, or why not?

2. Tell me about the kinds of pictures / posters you would like to have in your school.