Q&A - PSLE English

[myWQ]

coolbaby:

The fastest sprinter in the 400-metre race was ___________ with a trophy.

1) given
2) alloted
3) awarded
4) presented

which is the correct answer?
Thanks!

4) presented

[tutor_ng]

How did the kids do generally for the English paper in PSLE 2012?

[ngl2010]

Please help in this Synthesis and Transformation problems. Are both answers correct?


Question A: The English book is not mine. The Chinese book is not mine either.
Answer 1: Neither the English nor the Chinese book is mine.
Answer 2: Neither the English book nor the Chinese book is mine.

Question B: The children have not completed their English assignment. They have not completed their Science assignment.
Answer 1: The children have completed neither their English nor Science assignment.
Answer 2: The children have completed neither their English nor their Science assignment.

Question I can eat at the Vietnamese restaurant. I can eat at the Chinese restaurant.
Answer 1: I can eat at either the Vietnamese or the Chinese restaurant.
Answer 2: I can eat at either the Vietnamese restaurant or the Chinese restaurant.

Sorry for the stupid questions TIA

[iFruit]

ngl2010:

Please help in this Synthesis and Transformation problems. Are both answers correct?


Question A: The English book is not mine. The Chinese book is not mine either.
Answer 1: Neither the English nor the Chinese book is mine.
Answer 2: Neither the English book nor the Chinese book is mine.

Question B: The children have not completed their English assignment. They have not completed their Science assignment.
Answer 1: The children have completed neither their English nor Science assignment.
Answer 2: The children have completed neither their English nor their Science assignment.

Question I can eat at the Vietnamese restaurant. I can eat at the Chinese restaurant.
Answer 1: I can eat at either the Vietnamese or the Chinese restaurant.
Answer 2: I can eat at either the Vietnamese restaurant or the Chinese restaurant.

Sorry for the stupid questions TIA

For A and C you can answer either way as they are all grammatically correct.. However I like the first answers because of their brevity.

But for B, I would just go with answer 2 or just

'The children have completed neither English nor Science assignment.'

HTH.

[KRR]

Hi,

Can you please help me with this synthesis question.
The girl was reprimanded. She did not obey her parents.

____________ for ___________________.

Given Answer: The girl was reprimanded for not obeying her parents.Is this answer correct OR should the answer be
The girl was reprimanded for she did not obey her parents.

Thanks,
KRR

[Skyed]

KRR:

Hi,

Can you please help me with this synthesis question.
The girl was reprimanded. She did not obey her parents.

____________ for ___________________.

Given Answer: The girl was reprimanded for not obeying her parents.Is this answer correct OR should the answer be
The girl was reprimanded for she did not obey her parents.

Thanks,
KRR

The given answer is correct I believe. Man I remember hating synthesis in primary school. I had tuition for english solely on synthesis.

[KRR]

Skyed:

KRR:

Hi,

Can you please help me with this synthesis question.
The girl was reprimanded. She did not obey her parents.

____________ for ___________________.

Given Answer: The girl was reprimanded for not obeying her parents.Is this answer correct OR should the answer be
The girl was reprimanded for she did not obey her parents.

Thanks,
KRR

The given answer is correct I believe. Man I remember hating synthesis in primary school. I had tuition for english solely on synthesis.

Why is the second answer wrong?

Thank u,
KRR

[iFruit]

KRR:

Skyed:

[quote=\"KRR\"]Hi,

Can you please help me with this synthesis question.
The girl was reprimanded. She did not obey her parents.

____________ for ___________________.

Given Answer: The girl was reprimanded for not obeying her parents.Is this answer correct OR should the answer be
The girl was reprimanded for she did not obey her parents.

Thanks,
KRR

The given answer is correct I believe. Man I remember hating synthesis in primary school. I had tuition for english solely on synthesis.

Why is the second answer wrong?

Thank u,
KRR[/quote]
The second answer is fine, except for the missing punctuation. It should be

The girl was reprimanded, for she did not obey her parents.

[KRR]

The second answer is fine, except for the missing punctuation. It should be


The girl was reprimanded, for she did not obey her parents.[/quote]



Thank you very much ifruit !!

KRR

[HAPPYH]

My DD also struggles with this syn and transformation.