2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[vlim]

tisha:

vlim:

:roll: Huh got the 2011 prelim papers oleady...they haven't called me le..

So, vlim did you get your set?
I had called Jeremy on sat, he said will delivier first week holiday.
Called him again yesterday, said either today or tomolo. Its already tomolo, no papers yet. :roll:
Since I've placed an order, guess I need to wait even though it is available in the malls. :slapshead:

Anyone in the north area received the papers thru jeremy delivery?

Yesurday called Jeremy and he said will deliver today but no have le ...

[phankao]

ngbrdad:

jtoh:

I remember the teachers saying NEVER attempt a ming ti compo unless your Chinese is really really good, ie students from China.

Yup that's what my DS was told by his teacher.

But mine says his teacher encourages all of them to do Ming Ti .

[jtoh]

phankao:

ngbrdad:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]I remember the teachers saying NEVER attempt a ming ti compo unless your Chinese is really really good, ie students from China.

Yup that's what my DS was told by his teacher.

But mine says his teacher encourages all of them to do Ming Ti .[/quote]Maybe your ds' standard of chinese is better than ours.

[Tinkerbelle]

Brenda10:

Pen88n:

Hi Tinkerbelle,

30-34 for CL compo is already very good. My DS is doing at 27-30 range only, unless with a title he has done before, he may then hit the 30-34 range. He has even gone \"out of context\" before, and ended up with 8 marks only :shock: :yikes:

Hi Pen88

Just curious was that 命题作文 ?

DD teacher advise them to go for picturing 作文 instead of 命题作文 for normal CL!

DD's teacher also discourage them from doing 命题作文.....She said that it's easier to write out of context.

[PiggyLalala]

Tinkerbelle:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"Pen88n\"]Hi Tinkerbelle,

30-34 for CL compo is already very good. My DS is doing at 27-30 range only, unless with a title he has done before, he may then hit the 30-34 range. He has even gone \"out of context\" before, and ended up with 8 marks only :shock: :yikes:

Hi Pen88

Just curious was that 命题作文 ?

DD teacher advise them to go for picturing 作文 instead of 命题作文 for normal CL!

DD's teacher also discourage them from doing 命题作文.....She said that it's easier to write out of context. [/quote]My DS's teacher gave the same advice last year too. Choose picture.

[Tinkerbelle]

Brenda10:

Tinkerbelle:

Furthermore, it seems harder to score well in compo these days. Need a lot of good phrases plus cannot write out of context.

Hi Tinkerbelle,

Yes, somebody had told me to have min. 8 good phrases in the CL comp. so as to stand a chance for getting above 32 marks!

So hopefully they can complete 5 - 10 minutes earlier and have time to scan through and add in the appropriate phrases to pull up the grade!

Hi Brenda,
Yes, I heard that too but DD said sometimes it's hard to come up with 8 phrases under exam conditions...keke... and finish CL compo in time. I told her to just try her best.

Hopefully, our kids will get topics that they are familiar with during PSLE. That way, sure can complete compo in time and still have time to check. :xedfingers:

[Brenda10]

Tinkerbelle:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"Tinkerbelle\"]Furthermore, it seems harder to score well in compo these days. Need a lot of good phrases plus cannot write out of context.

Hi Tinkerbelle,

Yes, somebody had told me to have min. 8 good phrases in the CL comp. so as to stand a chance for getting above 32 marks!

So hopefully they can complete 5 - 10 minutes earlier and have time to scan through and add in the appropriate phrases to pull up the grade!

Hi Brenda,
Yes, I heard that too but DD said sometimes it's hard to come up with 8 phrases under exam conditions...keke... and finish CL compo in time. I told her to just try her best.

Hopefully, our kids will get topics that they are familiar with during PSLE. That way, sure can complete compo in time and still have time to check. :xedfingers:[/quote]
Hi Tinkerbelle,

Yes, hope so and this will be a bonus lah!!!


BTW, dd also mentioned another show \"Spy Kids 4\" and wish to watch before this weekend!

:evil: I have no problem if she competed 3rd set of Math and Science by tomorrow! :evil: :evil:

[PiggyLalala]

Since this is the 2011 PSLE thread, may I check with your dd/ds, for both the english and chinese oral, is the picture more ‘complicated’ than those shown in the oral assessment books or those that they practise in the exam. ‘Complicated’ as in the sense that there are many events happening in the picture that the child needs to talk about. Around how many events/points in each picture? From what I know from my son last year, english picture is less complicated and it is ok for the teachers to prompt you with more questions.


TIA.

[Tinkerbelle]

Leanne:

Hi Tinkerbelle,


Have to come out some idea to destress and amuse ourselves in the midst towards psle.

DS1 makes a good teacher the other day, esp for English.Not sure cos was he trying to escape from work so esp nice to ds2.He complained that ds1 is short attention span.I was like, says who.

Math

Ok, back to math model vs algebra.

DS1 is pretty good in model drawings.I suggest to him the other day, to pick up algebra, so that, in certain situation, he is able to use it and take it as one way to check the answer.He just refused.He told me all his friends merely memorise algebra to do a question, sometime work and sometime doesnt.I am not sure how true it is.

Of course, beside algebra and model, there are still other way to solve the same math question.Bottom line, which method the kid feel most at ease with.

Chinese Compo

It takes a lot of practise and practise, just like math.DS1 has the prob tas in ,write too lengthy compo and ended up story line too lop sided.His starting of the compo is always quite good, comes to the end, due to the constraint in time, so ended quite abruptly at times..Good time he can hit around 36.Alot of hard work , for someone that is anti chinese.
He always tells me that English compo has got better chance to score well, which is true.I did see perfect score for english compo, but, not for chinese as yet.

Cheers,
Leanne

Hi Leanne,
That's true...we must have some humour to destress & keep ourselves sane throughout PSLE. :evil:

Good to hear your DS prefers to use models to solve maths questions. DD hates drawing models & will only use it as a last resort. I think she's just lazy to draw models la...haha. I guess all methods are good if they can help you solve the questions.

Wow....your DS very impressive....can score 36 for CL compo. I have yet to see DD score that high. DD also the same as your DS.....always write too long and with no time left to finish CL compo, then she'll rush through her conclusion. :skeptical:

[Tinkerbelle]

Brenda10:

Tinkerbelle:

[quote=\"Brenda10\"]
Hi Tinkerbelle,

Yes, somebody had told me to have min. 8 good phrases in the CL comp. so as to stand a chance for getting above 32 marks!

So hopefully they can complete 5 - 10 minutes earlier and have time to scan through and add in the appropriate phrases to pull up the grade!

Hi Brenda,
Yes, I heard that too but DD said sometimes it's hard to come up with 8 phrases under exam conditions...keke... and finish CL compo in time. I told her to just try her best.

Hopefully, our kids will get topics that they are familiar with during PSLE. That way, sure can complete compo in time and still have time to check. :xedfingers:

Hi Tinkerbelle,

Yes, hope so and this will be a bonus lah!!!


BTW, dd also mentioned another show \"Spy Kids 4\" and wish to watch before this weekend!

:evil: I have no problem if she competed 3rd set of Math and Science by tomorrow! :evil: :evil:[/quote]Hi Brenda,
Our gals are really movie fanatics huh....DD also told me she wants to watch \"Spy Kids 4\" by this weekend. I haven't promise her yet...depends on how much homework she gets from sch today. Tomorrow, she has another Maths Mock test, followed by more mock tests on Monday & Tuesday. Does your DD have mock tests after her prelims too?

Wow...your DD very fast le.....finish 3rd set of maths & sci prelim papers today!! DD only did 1 Science paper last night.....slow & steady...keke