Q&A - PSLE English

[Oodles Mummy]

Hi


Would appreciate help with this question:

James has to meet the Principal tomorrow, _________ he?

(1) hasn't
(2) doesn't

Thank you in advance!

[jarenchuatw]

How to solve this 2 sentence synthesis?


"Don’t forget to visit your aunt this Sunday," said mother.
Mother reminder me___________________.

"John, are you attending the workshop today?" asked the supervisor
The supervisor asked______________________.

[ozora]

Need some help to check if my answers r correct in the synthesis.

1. Alvin believed he could not achieve the results. He gave up.
Believing that the result ---------.
2. The kidnappers would only free the captive after they had seen the money.
Not until------.


My answers r
1. a)Believing that the result was unachieveable, Alvin gave up.
Or b) Believing that the result could not be achieved, Alvin gave up.

2. a) Not until the kidnappers had seen the money would they free the captive
Or should the "kidnappers" be replaced with a pronoun "they".
b) Not until they had seen the money would the kidnappers free the captive.
C) Not until the kidnappers had seen the money, they would not free the captive.

[balu_priya]

jarenchuatw:

How to solve this 2 sentence synthesis?


\"Don't forget to visit your aunt this Sunday,\" said mother.
Mother reminder me___________________.

\"John, are you attending the workshop today?\" asked the supervisor
The supervisor asked______________________.

Mother reminded me not to forget to visit my uncle that Sunday.

The supervisor asked John if he was attending the workshop that day.

[despmom99]

MOE has announced that the PSLE English Format will be tweaked in 2015. Another round of changes. My younger one will have to be the guinea pig.:slapshead:

[henryjjl]

Hi all, my boy seems to be having a lot of difficulties in composition writing. I do not really see any improvement in his composition after quite a lot of practices.


Any of you have any suggestions or can point me to any resources that may help the kids to improve their PSLE composition?

[AdvancedAcademia]

balu_priya:

jarenchuatw:

How to solve this 2 sentence synthesis?


\"Don't forget to visit your aunt this Sunday,\" said mother.
Mother reminder me___________________.

\"John, are you attending the workshop today?\" asked the supervisor
The supervisor asked______________________.

Mother reminded me not to forget to visit my uncle that Sunday.

The supervisor asked John if he was attending the workshop that day.

Err... Not to be pedantic, but I believe that the answer to the first question should be: Mother reminded me not to forget to visit my aunt that Sunday.

[AdvancedAcademia]

ozora:

Need some help to check if my answers r correct in the synthesis.

1. Alvin believed he could not achieve the results. He gave up.
Believing that the result ---------.
2. The kidnappers would only free the captive after they had seen the money.
Not until------.


My answers r
1. a)Believing that the result was unachieveable, Alvin gave up.
Or b) Believing that the result could not be achieved, Alvin gave up.

2. a) Not until the kidnappers had seen the money would they free the captive
Or should the \"kidnappers\" be replaced with a pronoun \"they\".
b) Not until they had seen the money would the kidnappers free the captive.
C) Not until the kidnappers had seen the money, they would not free the captive.

I believe that your proposed answers to the first question are both acceptable. However for the second question, the subject \"kidnappers\" should traditionally be at the front, so that the pronoun \"they\" would make easier reference later. Option C reads awkwardly and I would definitely not recommend that as an answer.

[AdvancedAcademia]

henryjjl:

Hi all, my boy seems to be having a lot of difficulties in composition writing. I do not really see any improvement in his composition after quite a lot of practices.


Any of you have any suggestions or can point me to any resources that may help the kids to improve their PSLE composition?

Honestly speaking, considering the amount of time that he has left, it would be very difficult to see improvement in writing quickly... However, you might like to try the following:

Instead of getting him to write our whole compositions at this point in time, have him write short scenes with specific scenarios. \"A child crying having lost his parents in a shopping mall\"; \"An old man slipping and falling in a crowded wet market.\"; \"A teacher reprimanding a pupil for not submitting an assignment.\"

Assess his writing of those short scenes in terms of its descriptiveness, use of varied vocabulary, character development, etc... Providing very specific suggestions on how to improve the sentences constructed. Generally speaking I usually would prefer for the child to come to his own understanding of what needs to be changed rather than for me to prescribe specific changes, but in your case, due to the lack of time, the prescriptivist approach might be necessary.

[ozora]

AdvancedAcademia:

ozora:

Need some help to check if my answers r correct in the synthesis.

1. Alvin believed he could not achieve the results. He gave up.
Believing that the result ---------.
2. The kidnappers would only free the captive after they had seen the money.
Not until------.


My answers r
1. a)Believing that the result was unachieveable, Alvin gave up.
Or b) Believing that the result could not be achieved, Alvin gave up.

2. a) Not until the kidnappers had seen the money would they free the captive
Or should the \"kidnappers\" be replaced with a pronoun \"they\".
b) Not until they had seen the money would the kidnappers free the captive.
C) Not until the kidnappers had seen the money, they would not free the captive.

I believe that your proposed answers to the first question are both acceptable. However for the second question, the subject \"kidnappers\" should traditionally be at the front, so that the pronoun \"they\" would make easier reference later. Option C reads awkwardly and I would definitely not recommend that as an answer.

Thanks for the help.