Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[dyh]

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.

my son got this wrong too. it seems the key words are \"lesser air\" the teachers are looking for. i really think they are too rigid in the marking.

[dyh]

Jennifer:

php:

[quote=\"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.[/quote]Last year, the p3 EL teacher did explain to me that if the reason given is wrong, it does not matter whether the first answer is right or wrong if they are related.

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lizhi,


Dd told me that when FT went thru the science paper earlier, there were many answers that were supposed to be marked correct but were marked wrong. Many of them went up to her to \"claim\" marks. I think many of them will have their marks changed. Hopefully it's 皆大欢喜! I almost wanted to post a science question up here and it's similar to Jennifer and IJJ's question but looks it might not be necessary. Dd should get back her mark for this cos her answer was the same as provided by the teacher. I wonder what happened during the marking process. :?

Btw, pm you.

[dyh]

E3:

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...

i will think it is (1) if you ask me the meaning of \"tight lipped\". but the passage seems to use this word as \"being secretive\". i think the sentence in the passage is bad English.

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dyh:

E3:

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...

i will think it is (1) if you ask me the meaning of \"tight lipped\". but the passage seems to use this word as \"being secretive\". i think the sentence in the passage is bad English.

Thanks, dyh. I am convinced now that if you just take the question without reading too much into the passage, the answer should be (1). The \"behaviour\" of the parents does somewhat lead the kids into thinking that they are \"being secretive\".

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dyh:

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.

my son got this wrong too. it seems the key words are \"lesser air\" the teachers are looking for. i really think they are too rigid in the marking.

Sorry, dd is P3 but came across this similar question while doing her revision. Her answer: \"The guppy in setup B will be the first to die because the dissolved oxygen in the water were used up and oil blocks the surrounding air from entering into the water.\", will that be ok? There is no indication of \"lesser air\" or \"insufficient air\".

[dyh]

E3:

dyh:

[quote=\"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.

my son got this wrong too. it seems the key words are \"lesser air\" the teachers are looking for. i really think they are too rigid in the marking.

Sorry, dd is P3 but came across this similar question while doing her revision. Her answer: \"The guppy in setup B will be the first to die because the dissolved oxygen in the water were used up and oil blocks the surrounding air from entering into the water.\", will that be ok? There is no indication of \"lesser air\" or \"insufficient air\".[/quote]i think your dd's answer is better than the teacher's model answer.

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Mrsbongz:

See all the questions posted here this week, I'm starting to panic, I seriously doubt DS is anywhere near PH's standard!! Really envy that your kids all seem to cope so well.. :?:

MrsBongz, please forgive us. The questions are meant for discussion, not to cause any panic. It's better that you know some of these questions from the thread, then to let your ds face them point blank during exams.

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dyh:

E3:

[quote=\"dyh\"]my son got this wrong too. it seems the key words are \"lesser air\" the teachers are looking for. i really think they are too rigid in the marking.

Sorry, dd is P3 but came across this similar question while doing her revision. Her answer: \"The guppy in setup B will be the first to die because the dissolved oxygen in the water were used up and oil blocks the surrounding air from entering into the water.\", will that be ok? There is no indication of \"lesser air\" or \"insufficient air\".

i think your dd's answer is better than the teacher's model answer.[/quote]Really?! :thankyou: though I am not sure whether it's really what PH's teachers wanted. I think in order for her to think this way, it seems pretty scientific to me already although I did have something to say about the \"entering into the water\" part. I don't quite like the word \"entering\", thought \"dissolving\" should be more appropriate.

[lizhi]

E3:

lizhi,


Dd told me that when FT went thru the science paper earlier, there were many answers that were supposed to be marked correct but were marked wrong. Many of them went up to her to \"claim\" marks. I think many of them will have their marks changed. Hopefully it's 皆大欢喜! I almost wanted to post a science question up here and it's similar to Jennifer and IJJ's question but looks it might not be necessary. Dd should get back her mark for this cos her answer was the same as provided by the teacher. I wonder what happened during the marking process. :?

Btw, pm you.

This morning from 10am-1:15pm, my dd attended the practice of Chorus. she dont know if she also \"欢喜\"... thank you for your informing.