Q&A - PSLE English
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Jolyn:
(1) experiencedIn my opinion, the use of the mobile phone should be prohibited not only when one is watching a movie or attending a meeting, but during meals and conversations as well.
Many of us must have(1)___________ the unpleasant beeping of the mobile phone when we are halfway(2)____________ a conversation, its shrill melody demanding the (3)__________ of its(4)___________ .Conversation is(5)____________ as the owner attends to his or her mobile phone.
Last week, at a restraunt, i (6)_____________ a sight that has become all too (7)__________ in singapore. four friends sat down for a (8)_____________. After ordering, they conversed for (9)___________ five (10)__________. Then, one of (11)_____________ mobile phones started ringing. Within a minute,
(12) mobile phone beeped with a message. The third decided that he had to (13)__________ a text message to a colleague and the forth friend was (14)___________ to eat his meal in silence. Two minutes later, he too was fiddling with his phone! It is a wonder we talk face-to-face anymore!
The emergence of the mobile phone era has indeed changed one's lifestlye. Gone are the days when a ten-cent coin or a phone card was never absent from one's (15)___________ in case it was needed for that urgent call from the public phone. And, gone too are the long queues at public phone booths.
(2) through
(3) attention
(4) owner
(5) interrupted
(6) witnessed
(7) common
(8) meal
(9) about
(10) minutes
(11) their
(12) another
(13) send
(14) left
(15) pocket
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Hi,
I need help in these questions. Can somebody help me.
1. My mother said,\"I shall be leaving for Penang tomorrow.\"
Answer: My mother said that she would be leaving for Penang the next day. IS IT CORRECT
Why is this answer wrong - My mother said that she should be leaving for Penang the next day.
2. The race will be run today. The winner will receive a cup.
The winner of the race which will be run today will receive a cup. OR The winner of the race that will be run today will receive a cup. When should 'that' be used and when should 'which' be used.
Thanks a lot for someone who can help me.
KRR -
Each morning, Alyssa Tan, 16, rouses herself at 5. The Secondary Four student does not go for a run, instead, she settles on the sofa to (1) television.
Gershon Ho is a primary Six pupil. The(2) he gets home from school each day, he turns on the goggle box. Say hello to Singapore’s teenage couch potatoes. A recent (3) _______ by the Singapore sports council shows that 92% of kids aged between 7 and 14 tune into television (4) __________ on typical day. They spend 2.3 hours, or half of their leisure sports, while 41% (5) their free time to read each day.
Gershon, who spends four hours in front of the Telly each day, bears out the findings. He prefers watching television programmes (6) engaging in sports. Ince you play sports, you will (7)_____, and then you will have to bathe. I don’t like to sweat," the chatty boy says.
Teenage couch (8)________ watch all sorts of programmes - from day-time cartoons to late-night drama serials. Parents interviewed say they have no problem with the amount of television their children watch as long as their (9) ________ is completed and school grades do not slide. -
Answer in sequence
Watch, minute, survey, programmes, of, except, sweat, potatoes -
Can someone help with these questions? Are the answers correct?
1) My mother was tired after a hard day’s work but she still cooked dinner for us.
Answer: However tired after a hard day’s work, my mother she still cooked dinner for us.
2) All our classmates are not selected for the Lion Dance Competition.
Answer: Not one of our classmates is selected for the Lion Dance Competition. -
ladeline28:
1) However tired she was after a hard day's work, my mother still cooked dinner for us.Can someone help with these questions? Are the answers correct?
1) My mother was tired after a hard day's work but she still cooked dinner for us.
Answer: However tired after a hard day's work, my mother she still cooked dinner for us.
2) All our classmates are not selected for the Lion Dance Competition.
Answer: Not one of our classmates is selected for the Lion Dance Competition.
2) None of our classmates were selected for the Lion Dance Competition. (I'm not sure if there was a typo when you re-typed this question, but I'm questioning the grammar of the original question... :? ) -
Jolyn:
Each morning, Alyssa Tan, 16, rouses herself at 5. The Secondary Four student does not go for a run, instead, she settles on the sofa to (1) _____watch____television.
Gershon Ho is a primary Six pupil. The(2) __minute/second______he gets home from school each day, he turns on the goggle box. Say hello to Singapore's teenage couch potatoes. A recent (3) ___survey/study____ by the Singapore sports council shows that 92% of kids aged between 7 and 14 tune into television (4) ________programmes?__ on typical day. They spend 2.3 hours, or half of their leisure sports, while 41% (5)___use?_____ their free time to read each day.
Gershon, who spends four hours in front of the Telly each day, bears out the findings. He prefers watching television programmes (6)___to____ engaging in sports. Ince you play sports, you will (7)______sweat_, and then you will have to bathe. I don't like to sweat,\" the chatty boy says.
Teenage couch (8)__potatoes______ watch all sorts of programmes - from day-time cartoons to late-night drama serials. Parents interviewed say they have no problem with the amount of television their children watch as long as their (9) ___homework_____ is completed and school grades do not slide. -
Pls help with these synthesis questions. Thanks
1) Madam Siti was exhausted. She continued marking the worksheets
DS ans - Madam Siti continued marking the worksheets in spite of her exhaustion. (Acceptable?)
2) Ali was presented with an award. He was courageous during the robbery.
DS ans - As a result of her courage during the robbery, Ali was presented with an award. (Can ?) -
whywhy:
Yeah should be acceptable.Pls help with these synthesis questions. Thanks
1) Madam Siti was exhausted. She continued marking the worksheets
DS ans - Madam Siti continued marking the worksheets in spite of her exhaustion. (Acceptable?)
2) Ali was presented with an award. He was courageous during the robbery.
DS ans - As a result of her courage during the robbery, Ali was presented with an award. (Can ?)
For Q1)It could also be:
Madam Siti continued marking the worksheets in spite the fact that she was exhausted. :imcool: -
Hi, can anyone help me with the following questions:
1) My mother _______ me to school in the morning.
1. takes 2. orders 3. brings 4. fetches
2)_________ were you talking to just now?
1. Who 2. Whom 3. Which 4. Whose
3) Was it _________ who tried to sell drugs to the undercover policeman?
1. they 2. them 3. their 4. theirs
4) The XYZ National Park was built to ______ wildlife so that modernization will not destroy them.
1. guard 2. protect 3. support 4) preserve
Thank you
1. guard 2. protect 3. support 4. preserve
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