Q&A - PSLE English

[iFruit]

P5G:

Please help.



http://www.orlesson.org/orp/09En/P5-English-SA2-NanHua.pdf


Section G: Grammar Cloze


We stopped (33) ___ our tracks and turned around.



I had always prided myself (38) ____ being the teachers' pet.


My answers are:

33) on (M)
38) for (G)


Worksheet answers are:

33) in (K)
38) on (B)


Please advise which are correct.

TIA.

Worksheet answers are correct.

Its is always \"in your tracks\" and \"I pride myself on being something\"

[Brenda10]

Hi need help:


Nan Hua 2009 SA2 Q69:

Susan waited at the taxi stand. She read a magazine during that time.

DD: Susan read a magazine while waiting at the taxi stand.

Answer Sheet: Susan read a magazine while she waited at the taxi stand.

Is dd answer acceptable?

Thank you.

[Sun_2010]

Brenda10:

Hi need help:


Nan Hua 2009 SA2 Q69:

Susan waited at the taxi stand. She read a magazine during that time.

DD: Susan read a magazine while waiting at the taxi stand.

Answer Sheet: Susan read a magazine while she waited at the taxi stand.

Is dd answer acceptable?

Thank you.

I think ur DD's answer is more approprate than the answer sheet.
Hope the experts here comment with explanations...

[RainyDay]

I am really praying that i can get into either Swiss Cottage or Commonwealth.When i haven’t took my PSLE,i didn’t know that Sec Schools have so many good things in it.If i had known,i would stretch my studying hours.Now i must pray hard.Hope that a miracle will happen.But what has been done has been done,what can i do?

[RainyDay]

iFruit:

P5G:

Please help.



http://www.orlesson.org/orp/09En/P5-English-SA2-NanHua.pdf


Section G: Grammar Cloze


We stopped (33) ___ our tracks and turned around.



I had always prided myself (38) ____ being the teachers' pet.


My answers are:

33) on (M)
38) for (G)


Worksheet answers are:

33) in (K)
38) on (B)


Please advise which are correct.

TIA.

Worksheet answers are correct.

Its is always \"in your tracks\" and \"I pride myself on being something\"

Hmmm i don't know about this question but i have a strong feeling that it is lived.Because they say before and that is past tense....So,ya

[iFruit]

Brenda10:

Hi need help:


Nan Hua 2009 SA2 Q69:

Susan waited at the taxi stand. She read a magazine during that time.

DD: Susan read a magazine while waiting at the taxi stand.

Answer Sheet: Susan read a magazine while she waited at the taxi stand.

Is dd answer acceptable?

Thank you.

I think both are perfectly acceptable. I like your DD's answer for its brevity.

[Brenda10]

Sun_2010:

Brenda10:

Hi need help:


Nan Hua 2009 SA2 Q69:

Susan waited at the taxi stand. She read a magazine during that time.

DD: Susan read a magazine while waiting at the taxi stand.

Answer Sheet: Susan read a magazine while she waited at the taxi stand.

Is dd answer acceptable?

Thank you.

I think ur DD's answer is more approprate than the answer sheet.
Hope the experts here comment with explanations...

Thank you Sun_2010.

[Brenda10]

iFruit:

Brenda10:

Hi need help:


Nan Hua 2009 SA2 Q69:

Susan waited at the taxi stand. She read a magazine during that time.

DD: Susan read a magazine while waiting at the taxi stand.

Answer Sheet: Susan read a magazine while she waited at the taxi stand.

Is dd answer acceptable?

Thank you.

I think both are perfectly acceptable. I like your DD's answer for its brevity.

Thank you iFruit.

[pebble]

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .

Thank you !!

[iFruit]

pebble:

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .

Thank you !!

It should be

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .

After the transformation of the sentence, we should still be referring the subjects/objects in the same manner as the original.