English Assessment Books

[sleepy]

1) P3 Mastering Comprehension

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2) Conquer Comprehension
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3) Comprehension Graphic Stimulus Cloze by Learners
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Have the first and third book. Bought p4 mastering comprehension recently. Attempted 1 basic open ended question. My dd said very difficult le. Started doing third book last year, completed earlier this year. Also difficult

[teh_oh]

sleepy:

1) P3 Mastering Comprehension

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2) Conquer Comprehension
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3) Comprehension Graphic Stimulus Cloze by Learners
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Have the first and third book. Bought p4 mastering comprehension recently. Attempted 1 basic open ended question. My dd said very difficult le. Started doing third book last year, completed earlier this year. Also difficult

HI sleepy,
Thanks for sharing.
Have you tried Mastering Cloze? I did not look at Mastering Comprehension because I felt that Mastering Cloze (same publisher) was too difficult. It is either that difficulty level is not suitable for my child, or that the questions were not suitably phrased for that level to aid in the type learning I was targeting at.

[sleepy]

teh_oh:

HI sleepy,

Thanks for sharing.
Have you tried Mastering Cloze? I did not look at Mastering Comprehension because I felt that Mastering Cloze (same publisher) was too difficult. It is either that difficulty level is not suitable for my child, or that the questions were not suitably phrased for that level to aid in the type learning I was targeting at.

Can share what type of learning you're targeting at?

I have the Cloze book. Bought p4 too. Somehow not as difficult as that comprehension book so still quite manageable. Comprehension cloze is the killer though. Very hard to get full marks

[sleepy]

janet_lee88:

I get individual titles for each - grammar, vocab, synthesis, comprehension, cloze.

Me too. Easier to target respective areas. I usually buy slightly higher level so 1 book last for a long time. Cannot finish then hand down to dd2.

I bought a p2 complete practice book for my dd2. Her one & only 'new' assessment book so far. Very thick !

[janet88]

sleepy:

janet_lee88:

I get individual titles for each - grammar, vocab, synthesis, comprehension, cloze.

Me too. Easier to target respective areas. I usually buy slightly higher level so 1 book last for a long time. Cannot finish then hand down to dd2.

I bought a p2 complete practice book for my dd2. Her one & only 'new' assessment book so far. Very thick !

Yes :hi5: that title is SUPER THICK.
It would be better if the cloze practices are in bigger fonts and more 'spacious'. Have to squint my eyes to read the passages.

[teh_oh]

sleepy:

teh_oh:

HI sleepy,

Thanks for sharing.
Have you tried Mastering Cloze? I did not look at Mastering Comprehension because I felt that Mastering Cloze (same publisher) was too difficult. It is either that difficulty level is not suitable for my child, or that the questions were not suitably phrased for that level to aid in the type learning I was targeting at.

Can share what type of learning you're targeting at?

I have the Cloze book. Bought p4 too. Somehow not as difficult as that comprehension book so still quite manageable. Comprehension cloze is the killer though. Very hard to get full marks

Hi sleepy,

I have a few requirements when I look at assessment books.
I like what I see from Conquer Comprehension because they have glossary of new words behind every passage and an example of how that word can be used.

I am also looking at questions that are of my child's standard because then I can focus on his answering technique rather than having difficult questions and passages and I have to devise my own ways to teach my child.

I also try to choose books with questions facing the passage so that my child need not flip the pages to look for answers.

I bought Success in Comprehension too. I like the short MCQ exercises, but problem is that I find the inferential MCQ questions difficult to answer myself (eg 'what is the passage trying to tell you?' and they gave 4 similar options).

For Master Cloze, my child totally flung the Comprehension Cloze. I have problem deciphering some of the clues to find the words in the blank too. I am now using Score in Cloze Passage, a 2007 edition by Study Helpers. My child is managing 7-8/10 as the passages are easier than Master Cloze and they have better 'clues' in the passage so I can guide my child in coming up with some suitable words for the blanks. However Score in Cloze Passage does not have Grammar Cloze section. May consider going back to Master Cloze when my child's standard improves.

[janet88]

HI Mummies,

I’m going to use this Sep holiday to brush up my P1 gal’s Comprehension Cloze/OE…the assessment is so thick and we’re less than 1/4. She will be starting her lessons at Thinking Cove today…so I think I can hold back on P2 assessment books for next year. For cloze practice, as long as the assessment includes grammar, vocab and comprehension, it should be sufficient.

[Yong HL]

Hi all


May i ask why synthesis is so important? I am thinking whether i need to train up my P1 girl on it. I went to popular and checked out a few and i find the below quite comprehensive for a P1 to start with (although its for a P3).. any comments from parents? TIA

https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=93303#

[Champion]

Yong HL:

Hi all


May i ask why synthesis is so important? I am thinking whether i need to train up my P1 girl on it. I went to popular and checked out a few and i find the below quite comprehensive for a P1 to start with (although its for a P3).. any comments from parents? TIA

https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=93303#

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https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=248&vpd001=73581#
Hi, you may want to try the one appropriate for your child P1 level

[mother777]

Champion:

Yong HL:

Hi all


May i ask why synthesis is so important? I am thinking whether i need to train up my P1 girl on it. I went to popular and checked out a few and i find the below quite comprehensive for a P1 to start with (although its for a P3).. any comments from parents? TIA

https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=93303#

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https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=248&vpd001=73581#
Hi, you may want to try the one appropriate for your child P1 level

Hi Champion,

Yes, you are correct. I am also using the book you posted for my daughter to practice. At P1 stage, systhesis and transformation is quite easy to grasp. The exercises are quite simple and my daughter loves doing it.

Hope she gets the hang of doing it by the time she reaches upper primary