2010 PSLE English

[sunshinelove]

GoldenR:

I chose no.3 for compo. Wrote tat the old woman had been robbed on her way to super market. Than the robbers steal all her belongings, so she very heart-ache than walk unsteadily. Ask my frens and i for help. So we help her.

Is that relevant? :scared:

Seems relevant.

[yongjianrong]

TLK:

yongjianrong:

Regardless of where Elsa goes, she has her handphone with her. (P.S. I can't remember the exact question)


The tricky part is the word 'where', which is changed from 'wherever'.

Elsa has her handphone with her no matter where she goes to.

Ok, I only remembered the front that was more important. The back was just copying, anything to ''transform''?

[MOE Hater]

Nope

[PSLEmom]

PSLE PAPER DRAWS GROUSES

Ref : The Straits Times Oct 16 2010 (Pg A 8 )


:shock: Parents upset over Cloze Passage on Bees in the PSLE English paper as a similar passage was given to the students by some of the primary schools & tuition centre..saying it is UNFAIR!

:? Whaddaya think Guys? :roll:

[mrswongtuition]

PSLEmom:

Ref : The Straits Times Oct 16 2010 (Pg A 8 )

PSLE PAPER DRAWS GROUSES

:? Whaddaya think Guys?

The original source is a newspaper article which is read by public. It's not a secret document which only SEAB had access to.
If the teachers had the 'luck' or 'foresight' to use the same article to develop their teaching materials, then it is really coincidence.

As long as none of the teachers/tutors in those schools/centres are part of the team that writes up the PSLE paper, I think there isn't any 'unfairness' to grumble about.

Teachers have always encouraged students to read newspapers, naturally, we will also take articles from newspapers. Especially if the difficulty level is just right for their level.

Every year, there are bound to be parents who complain about such 'coincidences'. How?
As I mentioned last year, if you don't want your child to lose out, then make them read and read and read. And develop your own materials in hope that you will be that lucky one with the 'coincidence'.

[gladtobemom]

My ds just told me that some students had also practised on the same comprehension passage as that in the PSLE English paper’s in their tuition class :!:

Sounds fishy, no?

[pecalis]

No big deal. Some parents just love to complain. Last yr, complain Math paper too difficult. This yr, complain Math paper too easy!

Totally agree that if it’s a newspaper article, what’s wrong if pupils have seen the passage? My dd, who did psle this yr, has not seen it but we’re perfectly fine with this. Makes no difference to us.

[JieTing]

[quote=\"PSLEmom\"]PSLE PAPER DRAWS GROUSES

Ref : The Straits Times Oct 16 2010 (Pg A 8 )


:shock: Parents upset over Cloze Passage on Bees in the PSLE English paper as a similar passage was given to the students by some of the primary schools & tuition centre..saying it is UNFAIR!

:? Whaddaya think Guys? :roll:[/

My DD said why can't the MOE get the passage from other source like overseas Newspaper instead of local newspaper? :?

[mrswongtuition]

JieTing:

My DD said why can't the MOE get the passage from other source like overseas Newspaper instead of local newspaper? :?

Their standard of English may be different.
Also, the way certain things are described/phrased is different from place to place, depending on their customs and culture.

We say cupboard, others say wardrobe.
We say cup, others say mug.

Similarly for Chinese.

As long as the source is a 'free resource' in which everyone has access to if they choose to find it to read or use, I think it's fair and square.

[jtoh]

Same thing happened with the Chinese paper last year. One of the compre passages appeared in a school’s prelim exam and also at a tution centre’s worksheet.