English Assessment Books

[Yong HL]

janet_lee88:

Yong HL:

Thanks Janet_lee, i feel so :imdrowning: with so much to learn just on ONE subject... sigh....

No worries, we are in same boat. Struggling too as I'm facing a 'whole new world' with a P1 daughter. Syllabus has changed quite a lot. English has grammar, vocab, synthesis, comprehension, cloze and compo :faint:

my daughter also in P1 this year. its a whole challenging world for me. the syllabus moving super fast. side track a bit, maths already on money. wonder what teacher going to cover in term 4?! sigh.

[janet88]

Yong HL:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Yong HL\"]Thanks Janet_lee, i feel so :imdrowning: with so much to learn just on ONE subject... sigh....

No worries, we are in same boat.

side track a bit, maths already on money. wonder what teacher going to cover in term 4?! sigh.[/quote]I don't think any parent will say that P1 is 'sap sap sui' (Cantonese for chickenfeed). It's definitely not but I can't stretch myself too much since there is still a LONG way to go. Your daughter already taught money ? Then you can expect 2 options in Term 4 - either revise the whole year syllabus or else expect more challenging stuff to come.

Son is having school camp since yesterday...I'm taking it easy until he returns :imcool: then get both of them to revise from Wed night onwards.

[Yong HL]

janet_lee88:

Then you can expect 2 options in Term 4 - either revise the whole year syllabus or else expect more challenging stuff to come.

:imdrowning: :frustrated:

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Nowadays being a kid is so stressful. we mummies even more stressful. sigh

[janet88]

Yong HL:

janet_lee88:

Then you can expect 2 options in Term 4 - either revise the whole year syllabus or else expect more challenging stuff to come.

:imdrowning: :frustrated:

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[optimistforum]

Hi


Just wanted to share my thoughts on English Assessment books, on which are good, etc. I have bought the following titles for P1 to P6:

1. EPH Publishing - Complete Practice in Vocab, Grammar & Comprehension; Challenging 4-in-1 English; Excel in Comprehension; and English Guide (purchased today)

2. Marshall Cavendish - English Practice

3. SAP - Conquer Cloze

I prefer English Guide as it is presscriptive and encourages wider writing. It is not just a MCQ book. Vocab coverage in questions is not as high as Complete Practice.

Complete Practice is great if the content has already been covered at school; I have found certain sections difficult to teach to my DC. Same is true for Challenging 4-in1.

English Practice is simple and probably aimed at the weaker student.

Excel In Comprehension. I am disappointed in this book, too much guidance (close to half the book) and too few challenging comprehension pieces. Also, not enough inference type questions.

Conquer Cloze - great books for vocab and grammar cloze, but not comprehension cloze (like most other books). If you are a weak reader as my DS, with limited vocab, then this book is not for your DC.

In summary English Guide is a great reference book to use, and it should be complemented by Complete Practice (as it has so bioth depth and breadth of Vocab and Grammar questions).

Challenging English 4-in-1 is great for comprehension (as it has 1 or 2 inference questions per passage).

Cloze questions are best covered in Conquer Cloze and English Guide .

Synthesis and Transformation and Editing are best covered in Challenging English 4-in-1.

[phtthp]

hi optimistforum,


English Guide & Complete Practice - by which Publisher & author are good ?

Thanks for yr guidance.

[optimistforum]

phtthp:

hi optimistforum,


English Guide & Complete Practice - by which Publisher & author are good ?

Thanks for yr guidance.

Hi phtthp

I am glad to help as fellow Kiasu posters are always helpful to me.

The publisher is EPH Publishing and the web link is below. P1 to P6 books are great for both series.

http://www.eph.com.sg/ourproducts.php

[phtthp]

hi optimistforum,


:thankyou: very much. i just pm you.

[optimistforum]

Hi phttthp


I am looking for Science books, as we speak and I am about to also reply to your PM, now.