Q&A - PSLE English

[fxchow]

Hi,


Any answer? :?:

Synthesis

Question:
Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

[ChiefKiasu]

fxchow:

... Question:

Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

I feel that the 1st answer is definitely the proper statement, and the 2nd is not really acceptable.

If we have a question: \"Who did not play well in the match?\", the 1st version will provide the correct answer, which is: Steve, while also providing the reason why he did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is ambiguous. While it says that Steve is anxious, it doesn't explicitly imply that it was Steve that did not do well in the match.

[kiasiparent]

fxchow:

Hi,


Any answer? :?:

Synthesis

Question:
Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

It doesnt matter if the 2nd answer is acceptable or not. Fact is, the first answer is better and one should learn from it.

[fxchow]

Hi ChiefKiasu & kiasiparent,


Thanks for your explanation.

[fxchow]

Hi,


Please help with this Synthesis question. TIA

Question:
Mrs Ong was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

Answer:
Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son HAD OR HAS broken another antique vase.

[fxchow]

fxchow:

Hi,


Please help with this Synthesis question. TIA

Question:
Mrs Ong was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

Answer:
Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son HAD OR HAS broken another antique vase.

Hi,

Anyone get the answer? :?

[tianzhu]

fxchow:

Hi,


Please help with this Synthesis question. TIA

Question:
Mrs Ong was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

Answer:
Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son HAD OR HAS broken another antique vase.

Hi
I gave this question to my son last night and his answer was -----

Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son has broken another antique vase.

But, he couldn’t offer much explanation about his choice.
I think we should use the Present Perfect Tense in this question because it is about an action which happened in the past, but still have an effect in the present.

Hope I am right.

[Tang]

ChiefKiasu:

fxchow:

... Question:

Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

I feel that the 1st answer is definitely the proper statement, and the 2nd is not really acceptable.

If we have a question: \"Who did not play well in the match?\", the 1st version will provide the correct answer, which is: Steve, while also providing the reason why he did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is ambiguous. While it says that Steve is anxious, it doesn't explicitly imply that it was Steve that did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is crystal clear. \"He\" refers to Steve and not anyone else.

[Tang]

ChiefKiasu:

fxchow:

Hi,


Can someone help. TIA

Comprehension Cloze:

Peter was left bloodied with __________ that required 180 stitches - 140 stitches to close six wounds on his neck and a further 40 stitches on his neck and underarm area.

Answer provided is wounds.
Can use injuries?

\"wounds\" is the most appropriate answer. \"injuries\", however, should be acceptable, although not as good.

How about \"cuts\"?

[ChiefKiasu]

Tang:

ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"fxchow\"]... Question:

Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

I feel that the 1st answer is definitely the proper statement, and the 2nd is not really acceptable.

If we have a question: \"Who did not play well in the match?\", the 1st version will provide the correct answer, which is: Steve, while also providing the reason why he did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is ambiguous. While it says that Steve is anxious, it doesn't explicitly imply that it was Steve that did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is crystal clear. \"He\" refers to Steve and not anyone else.[/quote]I beg to differ. Consider the following:
\"Steve badly wanted his son, John, to win the football match, as he has placed a huge bet on the game. He kept shouting instructions to John during the game and it distracted the poor boy. As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.\"

In the above, \"he\" refers to \"John\". In any case, this example only shows the weakness of the 2nd statement.