2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)

[Estéema]

Differentiating words, some words to help yr kids. Have fun!


Source :-
https://thesmartlocal.com/read/similar-words-in-singapore/

1. Swarmed vs swamped
Swarmed Swamped Similar Words Singapore

Here’s where a lot of people make the mistake of saying “I’m absolutely swarmed with work” when it should actually be “swamped”. That’s right, like Shrek saying “Get out of my swamp!”, that kind of swamp.

Just remember that “swarm” actually means a large group of insects or flying creatures, which you can relate to an “army”.

2. Regardless vs irregardless

The confusion is understandable, since “ir-” is a prefix denoting something that’s “not”. Like “irreplaceable” and “irregular”. In the case of “regardless”, the “-less” suffix already denotes that something is “without regard” or “not regarding”, so adding an “ir-” in front would be like 2 negatives cancelling each other out.

Now that you know, you can step in with a friendly intervention next time you hear “irregardless” coming from one of those people who seem to think the more syllables there are to a word, the more intelligent they sound.

3. Stationary vs stationery

One’s a category of items for school and work such as paper, pens, erasers and whatnot, while the other is an adjective meaning still and not moving. What’s the trick to not getting them mixed up and embarrassing oneself by saying “I’ll remain stationery” (I’ll remain a piece of writing material) instead of “I’ll remain stationary” (I won’t move)?

Remember that “paper”, “eraser” and “stapler” all end with “-er”, and they all fall into the “stationery” category.

4. Advice vs advise + Practice vs practise
Those who communicate heavily through email are all too familiar with the pain of reading “Please advice” when liaising with clients and colleagues. When ‘c’ versus ‘s’ spellings are concerned, many chalk it up to a difference between UK and US English and believe that both versions share the same meanings. In this case, “advice” is actually a noun, as in “he gave me a piece of advice”. “Advise” is a verb (an action word), as in “he will advise you”.

This also applies to “practice” vs “practise”:
“I’m going for violin practice”, in which “practice” is an activity to be performed.
“I’m going to practise the violin”, in which “practise” is a verb telling us what the speaker is going to do with the violin.

5. Stimulate vs simulate

Getting these 2 words mixed up is grounds for as much embarrassment as saying “orgasm” instead of “organism” during Science class.

To simulate is to “imitate the appearance or character of”, for instance a Virtual Reality (VR) simulation of a rollercoaster ride for those who are too wimpy to take on Universal Studios’ epic Battlestar Galactica. To stimulate, however, means to raise levels of interest, enthusiasm and sometimes even arousal.

Hence, you could totally say “Wow, this VR simulates the rollercoaster so well that it stimulates my senses and leaves me trembling with fear!”.

6. Worse vs worst
Just think of the differentiating factor between “worse” and “worst” as there being levels to it. “E” comes earlier in the alphabet, so “worse” simply means something is of poorer quality or lower standards. “T” comes later in the alphabet, and to be the “worst” means the poorest quality or lowest standard of all.

Another way to remember is by the pattern of “good, better, best” and “bad, worse, worst”.

7. Advance vs advanced

You might think that these 2 words are totally interchangeable and that they mean the same thing, just in present tense versus past tense. On the contrary, one means “early” while the other means “ahead of its time”. Oh, the world of difference a single letter can make!

Advance: Done or supplied beforehand, e.g. an advance payment. Can also be a verb meaning to move ahead.
Advanced: To be ahead in terms of development or progress, e.g. highly advanced technology, or advanced standing in university due to exceptional grades.

8. Accept vs except
To “accept” something is to receive, consent to or undertake, which makes the word a verb. “Except”, on the other hand, is a preposition meaning “not including” or “other than”. For instance, “I am able to accept all the rules, except the one about late-coming”.

It’s also worth noting the subtle differences in pronunciation so as to prevent confusion when these 2 words are spoken and not spelled out.

9. Breathe vs breath

First and foremost, the inclusion of an “E” at the back changes the pronunciation. “Breath” is pronounced “like “breff” with a “-th” sound at the end, whereas “breathe” has a longer “ee” sound as in “bree-th”.

Breathe is the action, while breath is the noun. In short, “don’t forget to breathe deeply when you’re out of breath”.

10. Affect vs effect
The confusion between these 2 words is universal, stumping English speakers from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, you name it. Singaporeans are no exception, and even the English pros among us who regularly dish out cheem vocab may find it a struggle to differentiate between affect and effect.

Ordinarily, “affect” is a verb, meaning to have an effect on, or make a difference to, while the result or consequence itself is the “effect”. So, you could say that “His tiredness affected his study session, and the effect was that nothing went into his brain”.

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[Luxedream]

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[quote=zav_zay post_id=1964885 time=1582640647 user_id=103461]Anyone has any good recommendations for English tuition?

I have tried a few and nothing is good so far.

Depends on what you’re looking for yr child to achieve in English tuition & whether you’re looking for 1-1 tutor or yr child will be motivated by group based learning. Also whether yr child needs help with English structure or Compo writing

Which level is yr child st now? Which part of Spore are you located?

If yr child fits well in competitive learning, here are 2 suggestions :-

1) Composition Writing - Writers @ Work

2) Academia

You can google for contact & address.

Hi, my DS is good with compo. His challenge is \"Comprehension\", Vocabulary cloze and grammar cloze. Any recommendation? He is currently with MindStretch. My experience is not good, as they cover only worksheets in exam format. NO explanation or whatsoever. I checked with his form teachers, tuition teachers etc., Everybody repeat same feedback that he should read magazines, news papers etc., And these poor kids have no time to even do their homework

So, I am wondering any tuition centers or 1-1 who can teach some smart ways to answer comprehension / voc. cloze?[/quote]My son took PSLE last year and he attended The Write Connection at Parkway. He told me his comprehension improved a lot after he attended classes there, scoring almost full marks for the comprehension section.

[sagittaurius]

Esteema psle timetable not out yet. That link not working one. Moe website no update. Let's pray hard make an exception for this year 😁. If can't at least no prelim hehe.

[sagittaurius]

Esteema psle timetable not out yet. That link not working one. Moe website no update. Let's pray hard make an exception for this year 😁. If can't at least no prelim hehe.

[calvinchua]

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Esteema psle timetable not out yet. That link not working one. Moe website no update. Let's pray hard make an exception for this year 😁. If can't at least no prelim hehe.

Timetable is already out. You can go to https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/psle.
If the link does not work, go to http://www.seab.gov.sg -> Examinations -> PSLE and get the timetable.
Oral exams on 13 & 14-Aug.
Listening compre: 18-Sep
Written exams from 1-Oct.

[sagittaurius]

Omg really out. 😕

[MyPillow]

This yr written is slightly later than last yr ,end on 7 Oct ?

"Common test" this week - lots to study! Math n Sci are rather heavy now

[phtthp]

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Timetable is already out.

You can go to https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/psle.

All 2020 P6 students [born 2008] taking PSLE this year, kindly take note, stay alert !

When you are given the exam paper at the exam hall, before you even pick up the pen to start commence answering questions or writing,

please check carefully that

the invigilator had given you the correct right PSLE paper


BECAUSE

this accident took place in September, and according to the Report below, the Pei Chun primary school student

was NOT allowed to re-sit for the correct paper, even though the exam paper was issued wrongly to the student.


If for any reason, you had been given the WRONG PSLE paper, immediately raise up your hands high up, to alert the invigilator at the scene

If take Wrong paper, don't do well, this will affect your Tscore,
this being the final, last batch of P6 students to enter Secondary schools, by PSLE Tscore


can read article, below

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/student-with-special-needs-given-wrong-psle-paper-9309246

[Poojaagarwal]

Hi, I am just only joining this group. Can someone recommend what maths assessment books are good for PSLE?

[sagittaurius]

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calvinchua\" post_id=\"1965541\" time=\"1583068863\" user_id=\"169999:

Timetable is already out.

You can go to https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/psle.

All 2020 P6 students [born 2008] taking PSLE this year, kindly take note, stay alert !

When you are given the exam paper at the exam hall, before you even pick up the pen to start commence answering questions or writing,

please check carefully that

the invigilator had given you the correct right PSLE paper


BECAUSE

this accident took place in September, and according to the Report below, the Pei Chun primary school student

was NOT allowed to re-sit for the correct paper, even though the exam paper was issued wrongly to the student.


If for any reason, you had been given the WRONG PSLE paper, immediately raise up your hands high up, to alert the invigilator at the scene

If take Wrong paper, don't do well, this will affect your Tscore,
this being the final, last batch of P6 students to enter Secondary schools, by PSLE Tscore


can read article, below

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/student-with-special-needs-given-wrong-psle-paper-9309246

Thanks for informing:) Aiyo 8 more months to go. Next year another child take psle.