Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[markfch]

php:

markfch, from P2 onwards, the last question of CL Comprehension OE is the killer shot....the students must be able to comprehend the passage and to answer the question using his own words. you can't find the answer in the passage itself....and that question worths 4 marks...lucky, my gg got 3.5 for this question...

I see. Currently ds even have problems lifting ans directly out from compre passages. So you're saying I've 9 mths to sort out this issue?

You're staying up cos of soccer? I'm on 2.5 days leave so keeping a late nite.

[php]

markfch:

php:

markfch, from P2 onwards, the last question of CL Comprehension OE is the killer shot....the students must be able to comprehend the passage and to answer the question using his own words. you can't find the answer in the passage itself....and that question worths 4 marks...lucky, my gg got 3.5 for this question...

I see. Currently ds even have problems lifting ans directly out from compre passages. So you're saying I've 9 mths to sort out this issue?

You're staying up cos of soccer? I'm on 2.5 days leave so keeping a late nite.

haha.... no la...i used to work late hours till early morning...i am definitely not a soccer fan....but f1, yes....

[Jennifer]

php:

markfch:

You're staying up cos of soccer? I'm on 2.5 days leave so keeping a late nite.

haha.... no la...i used to work late hours till early morning...i am definitely not a soccer fan....but f1, yes....

Soccer fans, F1 fans, golf fans can all shake hands with my P4 boy.

With the F1 season coming back, I will find it harder to slot in weekends revisions :x

[Jennifer]

php:

Jennifer:

Another qn 35a) In which setup will the guppy be the first to die? Explain your ans (2 marks).


My boy ans the first part correctly, but no marks becos his 2nd part ans was marked wrong.

His ans: There was no air for the guppy to breathe in setup B.

Correct ans: The fish in setup B has lesser air becos the oil blocks the air from coming in.

there is a big diff between the term \"no air\" and \"lesser air\". am i right?

Yes, I agreed his ans to part B is less than desired. BUT due to this, his correct ans in part A is also not recognised as correct. His understanding is there, but manner of explaining is lacking.

I find the marking scheme getting more stringent.

[markfch]

Jennifer:

Yes, I agreed his ans to part B is less than desired. BUT due to this, his correct ans in part A is also not recognised as correct. His understanding is there, but manner of explaining is lacking.

I find the marking scheme getting more stringent.

Think a few mths back, one parent actually wrote to ST forum to complain specifically about PH's strict marking scheme for CL. Apparently she was not too impressed when HOD mentioned that exams are marked to PSLE standard.

Actually one of the favourable outcomes of stringent marking is that it forces the students to push beyond their comfort level (or does it only push us parents, we then have to push our kids ourselves hehe).

Since PSLE is the main battleground where the war is won or lost, I guess that demotes all these CA/SA as sup-sup-soy lah (see I've become multilingual, cantonese also know how to speak ).

[kohhweelin.010441gmail.010441com]

I find the answer for this EL MCQ Compre rather \"lame\".


Brief summary of passage from 1st para:

Two girls were waiting eagerly for the weekend to arrive as their parents had promised to give them a big surprise to reward them for having done well for their examination. They tried to get their father to reveal the surprise, but he was simply too tight-lipped. While their mother, knew about the surprise all along, she kept it from them too.

Question: The meaning of \"tight-lipped\" from the passage is __________.
(1) refusing to comment on something
(2) being secretive

I shall omit (3) and (4) cos they are way out in terms of the meaning.

What will your answer be (without checking any form of dictionary. Thank you)? P3 parents are not allowed to answer...sorry...

[markfch]

E3:

Question: The meaning of \"tight-lipped\" from the passage is __________.
(1) refusing to comment on something
(2) being secretive

My final answer is (1) refusing to comment on something. Pls tell me I'm right.

[IJJ]

Jennifer:

S6169:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]Study the diagrams below


Life cycle of a chicken adult ->egg ->chick ->adult
Life cycle of a cockroach adult ->egg ->nymph -> adult

Give one difference and one similarity between the life cycle of a chicken and a cockroach

I thought for this type of qn that shows diagrams, our ans must be based on the diagram.

Diff: the cockroach completes its life cycle in a shorter time than the chicken life cycle
where in the diagram indicates the number of days???

my boy also got wrong for this q. My questions is have the kids been taught in class how long will it be for each cycle.

It shld not matter whether the no. of days was taught in class. This type of qn shld be answered based on whatever info/details presented in the diagram.

I clearly remembered last year paper on comparing two animals (a mammal vs a bird), the qn clearly states no colour/size comparison. Must be what can be seen from the diagrams.[/quote]My girl wrote :

The chicken lays one egg at a time whereas the cockroach lays a few eggs at a time.

It was marked correct.

[Mrsbongz]

markfch:

E3:

Question: The meaning of \"tight-lipped\" from the passage is __________.
(1) refusing to comment on something
(2) being secretive

My final answer is (1) refusing to comment on something. Pls tell me I'm right.

Me too

[kohhweelin.010441gmail.010441com]

markfch:

E3:

Question: The meaning of \"tight-lipped\" from the passage is __________.
(1) refusing to comment on something
(2) being secretive

My final answer is (1) refusing to comment on something. Pls tell me I'm right.

Let's have more answers before I tell you, ya?