Q&A - PSLE Chinese

[manorway]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2070187\" time=\"1654925729\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2070187 time=1654925729 user_id=53606]
I am not a tutor. Speaking as an inexperienced parent, I quite like this student’s answer. I think it is a principled and well-explained answer.

However, I believe for CL compre, such (inferential) questions require the student to answer based on the context of the passage (rather than their own opinion). If I’m not wrong, the “reasons” that student should write are shown in the first & last paragraphs of this passage. Would u mind showing us the model answer?

Based on my child’s personal experience, it is only “acceptable” (ie. will still score high marks) to give an unexpected / contrary opinion during English Oral exam.[/quote]

Thanks Zac's mum. Me too!! I thought the kid managed to articulate well and if the question asks \"你同意吗？“, it should be asking kids for their opinions.

But from experience, I agree with you too that usually the required answer can be found in the passage. But I also think question should not be phrased as 你同意吗 but 为什么林姑姑会怎么做？ Model answer is about 我同意因为她想着一个偷书又不敢告诉家人，被骂而哭的女孩现在一定很怕，她不想错过每个能够帮助别人的机会。

[chenlaoshi]

manorway\" post_id=\"2070459\" time=\"1655187265\" user_id=\"9303:

Thanks Chenlaoshi. Do you think this student's answer is acceptable to you?

Yes, manorway.

However, if the marking scheme is strict (which is highly likely since this is a higher order thinking question), the answer you shared will probably earn 3 marks instead of 4:
- 1 mark for agree/disagree (dependent on validity of reasons, of course)
- 1 mark for don't know where she is wrong at/why she shouldn't steal
- 1 mark for may repeat such offence/mistake again

The part about family members not knowing and not punishing her thus she won't know her mistake seems to suggest that one will only learn through punishment (which, at least in this story's context, is not necessarily true). The other consequence could be the girl might take it for granted that she will always earn a chance to correct her mistake (whereas in some cases it may be too late for regret) 女孩可能会因此以为每次犯错都会有改过的机会 or she will always be lucky and get help/aid from others when she gets herself into trouble.

For agreeing, the 3 points can go to the following reasonings:
- 女孩被抓到后感到害怕有泪流满面（para 3 and 4），代表她知道/意识到自己偷书的行为是不正确的
- 另外，她偷的是书本（para 3），所以可以看出她是一个好学/喜欢阅读的孩子
- 林阿姨那么做不但能够帮女孩不再被大家指指点点（para 4），又能给她一个改过自新的机会

[Zeal mummy]

manorway\" post_id=\"2070460\" time=\"1655187374\" user_id=\"9303:

Thanks Zeal mummy. Is it because in the first paragraph, it is stated the character wants to make full use of all chances to help people? So the correct answer is “ 我同意“ ?

Yes, that’s the way I looked at it. You’re most welcome.

[Iambearchua]

Oral is coming soon??? any tips for parents?

[coast]

Iambearchua\" post_id=\"2076106\" time=\"1658807521\" user_id=\"186355:

Oral is coming soon??? any tips for parents?

Check if your child has the school's Oral Booklet. That is usually a good start to gauge your child's standard and familiarity of common themes/topics.

All the best!

[Zeal mummy]

Iambearchua\" post_id=\"2076106\" time=\"1658807521\" user_id=\"186355:

Oral is coming soon??? any tips for parents?

Prepare healthy meals plus honey lemon or coconut drink, stay away from hot and spicy food, refrain from having fried food. Stay joyful and let the child have his usual daily routine. Instil confidence with your smile, caring words and praise.

All the best!

[chenlaoshi]

Iambearchua\" post_id=\"2076106\" time=\"1658807521\" user_id=\"186355:

Oral is coming soon??? any tips for parents?

You may want to check out this post if you are helping your child with Oral preparation: https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=102404&p=2064101#p2064158

For PSLE 2002-2021 past year oral topics, you can refer to the list here: https://sandaochinese.com/psle-2002-2020-%E5%8E%86%E5%B1%8A%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%95%E4%B8%BB%E9%A2%98/

17 days to go at the point of writing this post - still enough time to prep. All the best! :rahrah:

[chenlaoshi]

As the vocab list provided at the end of the CL textbook comes in the form of 生字表 rather than 词语表，I collated my own 词语表 from Pri 4 to 6 textbook. Please feel free to share the download link with others whom you think may find them useful.


The way I use it is, as I revise the 词语 with my students, I highlight common 词语搭配, common misconception/misunderstanding (inc. other tricky 词语/字 which may appear similar or have similar meaning but different usage etc.). Such information can be jot down in the 3rd column, together with the 词语's English meaning.

For self revision, students can cover the 2nd column (showing 汉语拼音), test themselves on the pronunciation and write down the English meaning of each phrase based on their understanding. Through this process, they will be able to identify the 词语s which they do not fully comprehend (be it in terms of pronunciation or meaning) and subsequently focus and work on these \"weaknesses\".

https://sandaochinese.com/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E5%8D%8E%E6%96%87%E6%AC%A2%E4%B9%90%E4%BC%99%E4%BC%B4%EF%BC%882015%EF%BC%894%E8%87%B36%E5%B9%B4%E7%BA%A7%E8%AF%8D%E8%AF%AD%E8%A1%A8/
https://i.imgur.com/IvbxZ0b.jpg\">

[zac's mum]

Thank u for sharing your materials so generously, chenlaoshi! Very helpful for home revision.

[zac's mum]

Iambearchua\" post_id=\"2076106\" time=\"1658807521\" user_id=\"186355:

Oral is coming soon??? any tips for parents?

Just to share…DS oral prelim topic was totally unexpected. Not one of the typical ones. Not exactly about HBL either (which came out before). Video showed elder brother using computer to draw some art stuff. 弟弟 came to take a look & 哥哥 taught him how to draw using the computer.

Qn: 除了用电脑来教学生，你觉得老师可以用什么方法来教课呢？
DS told me his answer was 白板. Examiner prompted again, 除了白板呢？Second answer: 笔和纸.

At first DS and I thought gone case, sure fail. But today the marks came back: 41/50, totally surprised us.

When I questioned DS further, whether he really gave one-word answer & completely stopped talking after that, he said, no lah, I continued: “因为老师可以用马克笔在白板上画，来解释给学生听。课室里的白板很大，学生们都容易看得见。” and similarly some elaboration/explanation after the 笔和纸 answer.

So we learnt sthg from this experience: for Oral exam, doesnt matter if your answer isnt the smartest answer, as long as u dont freeze up and stop talking, just keep talking even in simple terms to justify/elaborate your answer is ok. Examiners probably looking for fluency, not bestest model answer.

Hope others will have a better experience for PSLE. Remember it’s not the end even if dont feel good about the performance!