Q&A - PSLE English

[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.

[match3frog]

Hi please help with this:


I could have done better for the examination if I ___ more time.
1) had
2) had had
3) have had
4) would have had

Is the answer 1 or 3?

Thanks!

[charsen]

match3frog:

Hi please help with this:


I could have done better for the examination if I ___ more time.
1) had
2) had had
3) have had
4) would have had

Is the answer 1 or 3?

Thanks!

Hi
The answer is 1.The clue is have.Since have appeared,you'll have to use the past perfect,which is had only.
Cheers

[mumworks]

Hi


Anyone can help me with these S&T Qs with explanations ?

Q He did not let her in. He refused to tell her the reason.
A1 He did not let her in, yet refused to tell her the reason.
A2 He did not let her in, yet refusing to tell her the reason.

Q I Woke up. I had breakfast. I went to work.
A1 After I woke up, I had my breakfast and went to work.
A2 After waking up, I had my breakfast and then I went to work.

Q I know Jessie. He knows Jessie. Sally does not know Jessie.
A1 Both he and I know Jessie, but Sally does not.
A2 Both he and I know Jessie, but Sally does not know her.

Q He graduated from Harvard. This raised him above many men of his own age and rank.
A _____which

Q You did not cook. I did not cook. She cooked.
A Neither you nor I cooked, but she cooked.

Q He was very hard working. He was humble.
A1 He was very hard working and humble.
A2 He was hard working and humble.

Q The mangos are not suitable for this recipe. The blueberries are not suitable for this recipe.
A1 Neither the mangos nor the blueberries are not suitable for this recipe.
A2 Neither mangos nor blueberries are not suitable for this recipe.

Thank you in advance.

[match3frog]

Thanks, charsen for the answer.


What about these:

A) "Come here! Didn’t you realise that I ____for you for the past hour?" exclaimed Mrs Ho.

1) waited
2) was waiting
3) have waited
4) had been waiting

B) Mr Lee ______ far when he realised that he did not lock his house door.

1) did not drive
2) has not driven
3) had not driven
4) was not driving

Thanks!

[Rhhn]

Any compo plots which are interesting? Not those clichè ones.

[charsen]

match3frog:

Thanks, charsen for the answer.


What about these:

A) \"Come here! Didn't you realise that I ____for you for the past hour?\" exclaimed Mrs Ho.

1) waited
2) was waiting
3) have waited
4) had been waiting

B) Mr Lee ______ far when he realised that he did not lock his house door.

1) did not drive
2) has not driven
3) had not driven
4) was not driving

Thanks!

Question 1 answer is 4 and question 2 answer is 4.
Cheers

[Zhu99]

charsen:

match3frog:

Thanks, charsen for the answer.


What about these:

A) \"Come here! Didn't you realise that I ____for you for the past hour?\" exclaimed Mrs Ho.

1) waited
2) was waiting
3) have waited
4) had been waiting

B) Mr Lee ______ far when he realised that he did not lock his house door.

1) did not drive
2) has not driven
3) had not driven
4) was not driving

Thanks!

Question 1 answer is 4 and question 2 answer is 4.
Cheers

I am not sure should the correct answer for B be 3.

[match3frog]

Thanks charsen and zhu99