<![CDATA[Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6?]]>Having difficulties on Chinese Comprehension and Composition?

I would like to open a new thread to discuss the tips to score high in Reading Comprehension and Composition for PSLE Chinese.

o\tDoes your child have the skills to answer comprehension questions in complete sentences?
o\tDoes your child know how to cover all points so he/she will not lose marks when answer the questions?
o\tDoes your child know how to tackle difficult comprehension questions?
o\tDoes your child know how to complete the last picture in picture description看图作文? What are the traps he or she should avoid?
o\tDoes your child know how to start his/her composition so that he/she can give a good first impression?
o\tDoes your child have problem that he/she got nothing to say in Chinese Compo? How can we help him/her to overcome the problem?
o\tDoes your child know how to end his/her composition so that he/she can make the marker to give him/her a great score?
o\tDoes your child know how to get A* for comprehension? What are the “X factors’ for A* compo?


Please feel free to post your questions here and I will be more than happy to answer them. 😄 😄 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/33917/having-difficulties-on-chinese-compre-and-compo-p5-p6RSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 01:36:37 GMTWed, 04 Apr 2012 07:48:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Sun, 20 May 2012 10:10:10 GMT]]>Thanks very much, Great_Minds, for your clear explanations. I will share your insights with my son who is in P4 this year.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/765843https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/765843Sun, 20 May 2012 10:10:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Fri, 18 May 2012 03:54:43 GMT]]>Mystical,

Yes there are rubrics. In general, 结构 is 50% and 内容 is 50%.Both are important. A good compo must be 结构完整,内容丰富.

As for 错字, usually there is a cap for points to be deducted due to 错字. That means even there are, say, 30错字 in a compo, maximum mark the teacher to deduct is only 4 or 5 marks. However that being said, you would have to know a compo with 30错字 will not be a good compo and there is no way to score a high mark:-), and too many 错字 will defenitely impact the flow of the idea and pupils’ confidence when they write the compo. So my suggestion is 错字 is an problem that you have to resolve despite the max marks to be deducted.

If you child has the problem, the best way to help him/her is to practise. Once he/she comes across a 错字 or a character he/she does not know how to write, find it in dictionary, and practice it at least 5 times. Do not just leave it there and think it is OK as he/she can always fall back to dictionary. Must practice. Gradually you child will memorize the strokes and build up ‘vocab’. He/she will be more confident then.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/764804https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/764804Fri, 18 May 2012 03:54:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Wed, 16 May 2012 04:33:44 GMT]]>Thanks, Great_Minds, for your guidance.


May I ask if you have any info with regards to the Compo marking allocation? For instance, other than 内容/语文表达/语文结构, is there any maximum mark that the teacher is allowed to deduct for 错字 in the passage.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/763377https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/763377Wed, 16 May 2012 04:33:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Mon, 14 May 2012 07:46:43 GMT]]>Mystical,

Thanks for your question.
I believe by \"typical last question in the Compre\", you referred to the type of question that the information is not readily available in the passage. First of all, we need to note such questions are only few, especially in Normal Chinese paper. Higher Chinese may have a few more though. In past year PSLE Chinese papers, you can find maximum 1 such question. We still need to stress to our pupil for majority of compre questions, they have to find info/answers from the passage. Remember - reading comprehension is to test comprehension skills based on passage reading, rather than the skills to express/phrase your own opinion/views.

Having said that, if pupils do encounter this type of question that they need to give their own opinion, reasonable inference is very important. They need to figure out what the passage implies, rather than just come up with their own ideas. - This is extremely important for reading comprehension.

Another thing to take note of is, most of the time, such question does not have so-called ‘standard answer’. For e.g. question is “你认为他这样做对不对? 为什么?” usually answer can be Yes or No. The key is to give good reasoning to support your answer.

Hope this answers your questions. 😄 😄 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/761912https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/761912Mon, 14 May 2012 07:46:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Mon, 14 May 2012 00:47:38 GMT]]>Hi Great-Minds,


Thanks for starting this thread that is focused on scoring well in CL Compo & Compre. I wonder if you can offer guidance to help the children in their attempts to write their responses to the typical last question in the Compre open-ended question. Some examples are as follows:-

•\t你认为结果会怎样?
•\t你认为他们应该如何相处?
•\t你认为作者做得对不对?
•\t如果是你, 你会怎么做?
•\t你对作者解决问题/困难的方式有什么看法?
•\t除了文中提到的以外,你认为X还有什么地方值得我们学习?

Having a wealth of vocab will certainly help, but most children may also lack the confidence in putting responses in their own words. How can parents help them overcome this problem? Is there any generic and/or “standard” responses that the children can pick up?

Thanks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/761639https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/761639Mon, 14 May 2012 00:47:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Thu, 10 May 2012 09:08:59 GMT]]>

Great_Minds:
fightingmom:

[quote=\"Great_Minds\"]Hi Michaelia0816, it depends on individual student.


I do not tell my students to always pick picture compo in order to play safe. If they can relate to the命题作文 well with a good story, it will help them to stand out and get a high score. Picking the picture compo is safer, but your story is somehow restricted already, you have to work on other parts of the compo in order to stand out. 😄 😄

I would agree with the above. My DD prefers to choose命题作文 cos it gives her more free hand in writing and expanding the plot she has in mind. However, i still \"train\" her to write picture compo just in case she got \"stuck\" in 命题作文:xedfingers:

😄
It is safer to train our children to write picture compo, however you may want to encourage your DD to try 命题作文 if she is sure her story matches the 主题和副题 well.

Usually students who prefer 命题作文 tend to have better CL language skills (in my experience 😄 ) and they dare to explore different plots and more willing to express . This is sth we should protect and cultivate. 😄 😄[/quote]I scared if you're out of the point and you know the content will fail and you must fortunately pass ( for 命题作文）

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/760025https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/760025Thu, 10 May 2012 09:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:49:18 GMT]]>

fightingmom:
Great_Minds:

Hi Michaelia0816, it depends on individual student.


I do not tell my students to always pick picture compo in order to play safe. If they can relate to the命题作文 well with a good story, it will help them to stand out and get a high score. Picking the picture compo is safer, but your story is somehow restricted already, you have to work on other parts of the compo in order to stand out. 😄 😄

I would agree with the above. My DD prefers to choose命题作文 cos it gives her more free hand in writing and expanding the plot she has in mind. However, i still \"train\" her to write picture compo just in case she got \"stuck\" in 命题作文:xedfingers:

😄
It is safer to train our children to write picture compo, however you may want to encourage your DD to try 命题作文 if she is sure her story matches the 主题和副题 well.

Usually students who prefer 命题作文 tend to have better CL language skills (in my experience 😄 ) and they dare to explore different plots and more willing to express . This is sth we should protect and cultivate. 😄 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/748507https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/748507Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:49:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:03:04 GMT]]>

Great_Minds:
Hi Michaelia0816, it depends on individual student.


I do not tell my students to always pick picture compo in order to play safe. If they can relate to the命题作文 well with a good story, it will help them to stand out and get a high score. Picking the picture compo is safer, but your story is somehow restricted already, you have to work on other parts of the compo in order to stand out. 😄 😄
I would agree with the above. My DD prefers to choose命题作文 cos it gives her more free hand in writing and expanding the plot she has in mind. However, i still \"train\" her to write picture compo just in case she got \"stuck\" in 命题作文:xedfingers:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746331https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746331Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:03:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:41:10 GMT]]>Great minds, do u offer tuition. I am looking for a hcl tutor for my p5 girl.

Kindly email hockment@yahoo.com.sg. Tks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746273https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746273Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:41:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:18:37 GMT]]>up

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745431https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745431Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:18:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:42:43 GMT]]>Hi Michaelia0816, it depends on individual student.


I do not tell my students to always pick picture compo in order to play safe. If they can relate to the命题作文 well with a good story, it will help them to stand out and get a high score. Picking the picture compo is safer, but your story is somehow restricted already, you have to work on other parts of the compo in order to stand out. 😄 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743090https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743090Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:42:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:28:18 GMT]]>It is safe in picture compo as many student write out of point

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/742818https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/742818Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:28:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:56:36 GMT]]>HCH,

That is a very good question.

Many students do not know how to select between 看图作文 or 命题作文 wisely.

In essence they are actully the same. Why I say that? Because for primary Chinese compo, the requirement is just to write a narrative (记叙文）.Therefore the skills required for a 看图作文 or 命题作文 are actaully the same. For either 看图作文 or 命题作文, you need to have the skills to write a good narrative. In other words, you have to tell the story well with various parts complete including 开头(beginning of the story)，发展(development of the story)，高潮(climax of the story)，结尾(ending)

Tell you dd/ds if he/she has a good story (from his/her own experience or read from somewhere) which matchs the 命题作文 well, then just try the 命题作文. Else, to play safe, 看图作文 is a better choice as the pictures tell you the story clearly already. 😄 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/741294https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/741294Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:56:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having difficulties on Chinese Compre and Compo-P5/P6? on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:47:25 GMT]]>Great_Minds,

There are 2 types of compo, picture description看图作文 or 命题作文
How should kids choose?
My child always likes to choose 命题作文, but it seems quite difficult to get high marks for 命题, 看图作文 is easier, isn’t it?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/740938https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/740938Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:47:25 GMT