2018 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (Born in 2006)

[phtthp]

agree. Some schools’ Prelim Oral topics are "out of the box", unexpected, difficult, caught off guard on the spot, if didn’t prepare

[janet88]

phtthp:

agree. Some schools' Prelim Oral topics are \"out of the box\", unexpected, difficult, caught off guard on the spot, if didn't prepare

because the teachers who set the topics are too adventurous. :rotflmao: topics for psle are not out of the box because the teachers have to bear in mind it's a nation wide exam and have to cater to kids from all backgrounds.

[Zappy]

janet88:

Zappy:

Prelims is around this time of the year. A month or so before psle.


Won't be used for DSA purposes but I suppose more important as a gauge of how ready the child is to take on the big one coming up.

prelims are set so tough till kids are demoralized. but it's a wake up call for them.
prelim oral should have been over. good luck for your orals next week.

Is this really true - that prelims are set tougher in general?
Even compared to the usual school standards?

[janet88]

Zappy:

Is this really true - that prelims are set tougher in general?
Even compared to the usual school standards?

usually the case. so far, my kids' prelims have been more difficult than the actual psle.
some schools are able to set questions quite similar to psle standard.
i set revision schedule for prelim so that kids don't think it is unimportant...but i remind myself not to get stressed out over the results.

[laughingcat]

Zappy:

Is this really true - that prelims are set tougher in general?
Even compared to the usual school standards?

YES! :faint:

[Zappy]

laughingcat:

Zappy:

Is this really true - that prelims are set tougher in general?
Even compared to the usual school standards?

YES! :faint:

Sigh...

[What The]

Zappy:

janet88:

[quote=\"Zappy\"]Prelims is around this time of the year. A month or so before psle.


Won't be used for DSA purposes but I suppose more important as a gauge of how ready the child is to take on the big one coming up.

prelims are set so tough till kids are demoralized. but it's a wake up call for them.
prelim oral should have been over. good luck for your orals next week.

Is this really true - that prelims are set tougher in general?
Even compared to the usual school standards?[/quote]Probably meant to be wake up call.

[janet88]

most schools set extremely out of the box questions for prelims…a teacher friend told me even neighbourhood schools set maths papers which make students cry after the exam.

[What The]

janet88:

most schools set extremely out of the box questions for prelims...a teacher friend told me even neighbourhood schools set maths papers which make students cry after the exam.

DD classmate cried when she couldn't finished her compo in time.
Poor kids - too stressful.

[Zappy]

What The:

janet88:

most schools set extremely out of the box questions for prelims...a teacher friend told me even neighbourhood schools set maths papers which make students cry after the exam.

DD classmate cried when she couldn't finished her compo in time.
Poor kids - too stressful.

Cannot finish compo in time is more of a time-mgt issue than teachers setting a tough paper.
I think the tough paper scenario would be more like Maths in which there are some super difficult questions that take up the students' time if they don't remember to skip the question then come back later. A few of those types of questions in in Paper 2 would eliminate many many marks.