Q&A - PSLE English

[ozora]

mrswongtuition:

ozora:

Having something difficulties in these synthesis questions.

Q1. He left. He did not even say good bye.
________ so much as ______________

He left without so much as a good bye.

ozora:

Q2. Everyone but Clark passed the test.
________ exception of__________.

Everyone, with exception of Clark, passed the test.

ozora:

Q3. I thought she was an arrogant student.
____________as being ___________

I thought of her as being an arrogant student.

ozora:

Q4 I regret not heeding your advice.
I wish______________.

I wish I had heeded your advice.

thanks
are the following synthesis correct?
Q1. His mother follows him whenever he goes
No matter ______________
Ans: No matter where he goes, his mother follows him.

Q2. Jane finds it off to stay indoors while on vacation.
Jane is not used to_______
Ans: Jane is not used to staying indoors while on vacation.

Q3. Henry and his brother are equally bright.
Henry is____
Ans: Henry is as bright as his brother.

Q4. A painting of Mona Lisa is hung on the wall of the living room.
On the wall,_______
Ans: On the wall, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

Q5. Close the windows. She might see you.
____ lest______
Ans; Close the windows lest she might see you.

Q6. Westerners often shake hands with one another when they are being introduced.
On being___
Ans: On being introduced, Westeners shake hands with one another.
Thanks for the help

[janet88]

Hi mrswongtuition,

I\"ll print out the S&T with the answers 2moro. Interesting answers.

[ozora]

More synthesis questions:

Q1.She needs other children to play with.
with whom

Q2. The best thing to do after a hard day’s work is to have a massage.
___ as good as_____.

Q3. Sam prefers jogging to running.
_______________ as much as___________.

Q4. He was an avid reader. Most of his friends were avid readers too.
________________ as were_________________.

Q5 He believed that Sam was guilty. All his friends believed that Sam was guilty too.
______________ as did_______

Thanks for the help.

[plum-cake]

HI Ozora,

From where you get all these Qs. is it from an assesments book or past papers?

[ozora]

plum-cake:

HI Ozora,

From where you get all these Qs. is it from an assesments book or past papers?

no.. they are worksheets given by school.My nephews asked me. . I am stunned to look at those worksheets. Each worksheet has 5 questions. They are 5 of them. I wondered are the children taught how to answer these questions and what are the connectors or conjunctions being tested? When I asked my nephews, they said no or don't know. Then how would they know how to answer.

[janet88]

ozora:

plum-cake:

HI Ozora,

From where you get all these Qs. is it from an assesments book or past papers?

no.. they are worksheets given by school.My nephews asked me. . I am stunned to look those worksheets. Each worksheet has 5 questions. They are 5 of them. I wondered are the children taught how to answer these questions and what are the connectors or conjunctions being tested? When I asked my nephews, they said no or don't know. Then how would they know how to answer.

I've not seen questions like these before.
Did the teachers get these questions from assessment book or thought of them ?

[mrswongtuition]

WOW. I'm impressed at the difficulty level. These conjuctions are not part of the typical syllabus covered in school. Good as challengers but even I'm stumped by some (because the meaning does change slightly).


Q4. A painting of Mona Lisa is hung on the wall of the living room.
On the wall,_______
Ans: On the wall, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

It should be:
On the wall in the living room, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

Q1.She needs other children to play with.
____________with whom

I'm not too sure on this one. But could be:
It is the other children with whom she needs to play with.

Q2. The best thing to do after a hard day's work is to have a massage.
_______________ as good as_____.


I'm not too sure on this one. But could be:
A massage is as good as the best thing to do after a hard day's work.

Q3. Sam prefers jogging to running.
_______________ as much as___________.

Sam does not enjoy running as much as jogging.

Q4. He was an avid reader. Most of his friends were avid readers too.
________________ as were_________________.

He was an avid reader, as were most of his friends.

Q5 He believed that Sam was guilty. All his friends believed that Sam was guilty too.
______________ as did_______

He believed that Sam was guilty, as did his friends.

[ozora]

mrswongtuition:

WOW. I'm impressed at the difficulty level. These conjuctions are not part of the typical syllabus covered in school. Good as challengers but even I'm stumped by some (because the meaning does change slightly).


Q4. A painting of Mona Lisa is hung on the wall of the living room.
On the wall,_______
Ans: On the wall, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

It should be:
On the wall in the living room, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

Q1.She needs other children to play with.
____________with whom

I'm not too sure on this one. But could be:
It is the other children with whom she needs to play with.

Q2. The best thing to do after a hard day's work is to have a massage.
_______________ as good as_____.


I'm not too sure on this one. But could be:
A massage is as good as the best thing to do after a hard day's work.

Q3. Sam prefers jogging to running.
_______________ as much as___________.

Sam does not enjoy running as much as jogging.

Q4. He was an avid reader. Most of his friends were avid readers too.
________________ as were_________________.

He was an avid reader, as were most of his friends.

Q5 He believed that Sam was guilty. All his friends believed that Sam was guilty too.
______________ as did_______

He believed that Sam was guilty, as did his friends.

thanks Mrs Wong. Would the PSLE english synthesis to be so difficult?

[ridcully]

mrswongtuition:

WOW. I'm impressed at the difficulty level. These conjuctions are not part of the typical syllabus covered in school. Good as challengers but even I'm stumped by some (because the meaning does change slightly).


Q4. A painting of Mona Lisa is hung on the wall of the living room.
On the wall,_______
Ans: On the wall, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

It should be:
On the wall in the living room, a painting of Mona Lisa is being hung.

mrswongtuition, is there a conjunction here?

In a Synthesis & Transformation exercise, I would have thought that the verb structure 'is hung' is passive with the agent being omitted. Therefore, I suspect it should be rewritten as an active sentence with an agent included. Thus, the answer would be something like:

On the wall of the living room, we hang a painting of the Mona Lisa.

[quote]Q1.She needs other children to play with.
____________with whom

I'm not too sure on this one. But could be:
It is the other children with whom she needs to play with.[/quote]Again, is there a conjunction here? This is an example of prepositional usage.

A better answer would be:

It is other children with whom she needs to play.

[quote]Q2. The best thing to do after a hard day's work is to have a massage.
_______________ as good as_____.


I'm not too sure on this one. But could be:
A massage is as good as the best thing to do after a hard day's work.[/quote]This time it's adjectival comparison in the positive form. How about:

Nothing is as good as a massage after a hard day's work.

or

A massage is as good as it gets after a hard day's work!

I would agree that these questions are too esoteric for the PSLE and would question why they are presented to the students. It is much better that students gain a good overall proficiency in standard S&T and not be demoralised by questions which frankly are highly unlikely to crop up.

Warm regards
R

[Belle2011]

Dear all,

I need some help on S&T.

1) Aisha was presented with an award. She was courageous during the robbery.

As a result …

My answer:
As a resulf of Aisha’s courage during the robbery, she was presented with an
award.

2) John sent my mother to the hospital when she fell. He also footed the bill.

Not only …

My answer:
Not only did John send my mother to the hospital when she fell, but also footed the bill.

Thank-you.

Cheers,
Belle.