All About GEP

[Joy]

Hi


Thanks for working out the answer.

I just check with my gal, she told me she got it right.I am very amused as math is never her forte.So is it the Eng that counts here?I puzzle.

lantian:

Q1)
1 cat ----- 2 mice -----3 days
1 cat ----- 10 mice ------ 15 days
1 cat ------ 20 mice ------30 days
5 cats -------100 mice ------30 days

Q2)
For A to move 20m, B will move 12m
For A to move 1000m, B will move 600m
Therefore total distance between them is 1600m

Q3)
Area of 1 triangle = ½*8*4 =16
Area o 2 triangles = 32 sq cm =area of rectangle

It's amazing that a 9 years old girl can remember the questions under stressful exam environment.Enjoy your learning journey.

Best Wishes

[mumwgals]

ChiefKiasu:

If not, then I would say she is definitely gifted in being able to remember what she went through up to this level of details! She has nothing to be ashamed of.

Yah, it's amazing that she could remember so many question. My gal only managed to remember a couple of the english question. Ask her about Math, she said she couldn't remember anything... :roll:

[Jennifer]

Vanilla Cake:

Hi Jennifer,

Out of curiosity, did your elder boy got into GEP ?

No, he did not make it.

[gifted]

Hi Vanilla Cake,


I sure you are a very loving big sister to your younger sister. I just wonder what if your sister manage to get through the screening and what are you next plan for her?

[Vanilla Cake]

Hi gifted,


My younger sister (P3) and I (P6) are currently in the same school. In P1, she was in another different primary school.She joined me at P2 level in the same school while I was at P5.

Mum intended to use GEP as a springboard to jump into another different school.If she didn’t make it (passing GEP), Mum will encourage her to perform well in this upcoming P3 SA2. Hopefully, her strong SA2 results will be able to help her application for a transfer to a better primary school.

Warmest regards.

[Jennifer]

Vanilla Cake:

Mum intended to use GEP as a springboard to jump into another different school.If she didn't make it (passing GEP), Mum will encourage her to perform well in this upcoming P3 SA2. Hopefully, her strong SA2 results will be able to help her application for a transfer to a better primary school.


Warmest regards.

That's exactly what we did. P3 was also the year the school allows the pupils to participate in the New South Wales International Exams. My elder boy was able to get into a SAP school based on his results in these tests as well as his grades in school.

Wish your sister all the best.

[Vanilla Cake]

Jennifer:

That's exactly what we did. P3 was also the year the school allows the pupils to participate in the New South Wales International Exams. My elder boy was able to get into a SAP school based on his results in these tests as well as his grades in school.


Wish your sister all the best.

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for your useful tips.My lovely P3 sister got high distinction for English (top 1%) , distinctions for Maths & Science (top 3% & top 5%) in 2008 ICAS for schools conducted by the university of New South Wales.

Will remind Mum to photocopy a set of these results plus P3 SA2 results when applying for a better primary school.

My younger sister wrote this thread in another forum about the Maths area problem -> http://www.1800-teacher.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385
None of her classmates could solve this GEP's Maths area problem.

Warmest regards.

[Jennifer]

Vanilla Cake:

Will remind Mum to photocopy a set of these results plus P3 SA2 results when applying for a better primary school.

I was very kiasu- photocopied the SA1 and SA2 since P1 to P3, the NSW distinctions cert and also the letter from the GEP 2nd screening. Plus the swimming bronze cert too.

Your sister is very blessed to hv you

[vicky]

In my opinion, it would be better if parents can avoid to post GEP questions online as it may let some intended parents to prepare their child into the programme which is not fair to those students who do not explore to this type of questions obtained from internet. Preparation is discouraged by MOE and this is the reason why the past year paper of GEP test is not available for the public.

[tamarind]

Vanilla Cake:

Booklet B, Q8
This question came with a diagram.It was a square with 2 diagonals crossed at the centre of the square.The length of each diagonal of the square was 8 cm.Find the area of the square.

My younger sister told me that her neighbourhood primary school's Maths teacher didn't teach her how to solve this kind of question - Booklet B, Q8 at P3 level as this was not in her school's P3 syllabus.Not fair and as expected, she got this wrong due to ignorance.

Sorry to say this, but gifted children are supposed to know things which are far beyond their school syllabus.

This question is easily solved using the Pythagorean theorem. I am not sure at what level do they teach this theorem ? It is a simple theorem, I am not surprised that a 9 year old child who is highly gifted in maths would know about this theorem.

I will be truly shocked if they test the P3 child on differentiation and integration.

But I want to say that you have a very bright sister, and she is highly motivated, which is most important.

However, a gifted child should be able to learn things on their own. For example, he/she can just read a secondary maths text book and learn. Or take a biology book and read all about biology.