Mdm Koh:

meinteel:

Yes, there are history assessment and exam papers but they are pointless. History, unlike Maths or even English has no standard answers. Answer keys in these assessment are usually insufficient.


While difficult and more expensive, it makes more sense to hire a History tutor for your child. For one, they can mark the History essays & SBQs as well as explain to your child the many techniques.

What is the difference between narrating a point and elaborating & showing an example of a point? What is the difference between lifting a point and inferring from a point? How do I actually Elaboration, and evaluate a point?

There is actually a pretty good History assessment book, which I use in my lessons and would recommend that all students buy, whether or not they intend to hire a tutor.

It's a book by Longman and it's called Developing Skills for Modern World History by Lim Bee Ting. The reason for my recommendation is that the book teaches students how to answer SBQs and SEQs.

Many of my students told me that they have all the content, but when faced with exam questions, they don't know how to answer or where to start. Then they end up regurgitating all the info they learnt in class, which obviously, would not get them the marks.

The book is available at Popular, and last I checked, second-hand copies are also available at one of the stores selling old books at Bras Basah Complex.

Having said that, for students who are weaker in the subject (failing or getting only borderline passes), it's still better to get a tutor to guide them along, as the above forummer has said.

By the way, mods, this post is a positive review of a book, but don't delete ok? It's just an honest recommendation to parents based on my experience. Otherwise, the censorship policy is just :slapshead: I can let you check my IC. My name is not Lim Bee Ting.

Is the long man book for pure history or elective history? If so, are there any other books that are good elective history? THANKS

All our difficult question posted on kiasuparents Q&A Maths and PSLE Discussion are all answered by the masters of maths...


Thank you so much for your kind support!!

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michyms:

ivanhoo99:

May I know how to use in time or on time? Getting confused...


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In time to come (a phrase used to describe the future), your cooking skills will improve.

Please be on time for the meeting.

Thank you so much. Just understood before the PSLE..

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ck123:

Hi


What energy was possessed by a elastic band when it was stretched?

Ans : it has elastic potential energy

My question is answer just elastic energy correct?

Thanks

Yes. It's wrong. Elastic energy have to come with the word potential. The and is correct.

atutor2001:

Verysuperkiasu:

1) Tom has a metal sieve with holes. He put some scraps of paper on it and place a flame below the sieve. Then he drill the holes bigger on the same sieve and repeat the experiment. Which set of scraps of paper will be more brown?

2) Mr Leong uses two metal sieves L and M (same no. of holes). He wants to find out which of the two sieves is a better conductor of heat. He place same scraps of paper on top of the 2 sieves. He observes that the paper inside sieve M looked more burnt than those inside L.

(i) Which sieve is made of a material that is a better conductor of heat.

(ii) Explain your answer in (i).

I heard the sieve conduct the heat away
It appears that M is a better conductor of heat because paper inside it turns browner means more heat get conducted through M. but answer is L. Why? same surface area in contact because same no of holes.

These 2 questions are very similar question to the burning of paper cup question. Understanding heat transfer alone is not enough. We also need to know :
1. Burning and flash point.
2. Temperature distribution.

My reasoning is as follows (sorry very lengthy) :

1. A material will burn only when its TEMPERATURE reaches a level we call \"flash point\". As long as the temperature on the sieve is less than the flash point of the paper, it will not turn brown. Flash point of paper is 232 degree C.

2. The temperature distribution of a metal sieve should roughly be highest at the centre where the flame is directly below and drops radially outwards. The temperature of a candle flame can be as high as 1400 degree C. However, the part of the metal sieve placed directly above the flame will be much lower because being a good conductor of heat, the metal sieve can transfer the heat away quickly from the source.

3. Therefore, a good conductor will have a lower temperature at the point where the flame source is. With lower temperature, the paper above it will not get burnt so easily.

4. A mesh with smaller holes will also have a lower temperature at the point where the flame source is because it has more metal surface and will be able to transfer heat away more quickly than one with big holes.

5. Therefore, if the same flame is used, the peak temperature of a good conductor will be lower compared to one that is a lousier conductor of heat. The temperature of a metal sieve with more metal surface will also have a lower temperature. They will cause less of the paper to get burnt.

Actually this is out of the syllabus but what to do.

Tinkerbelle:

meimeitan:

Aiyo! Pls lah! Still spend time to recall every equestion!? Better look in front to prepare sci, math, cl paper 1 &2 and el papre 1 & 2 ya!

That's right, LC is over. Time to move on and focus on the written papers in 13 days time. Jia you!! :rahrah:

Ya! Wats over is over... Concentrate on the paper which has the most weightage... Speed up!! :siam:

Hi pls help


Mr Tan drove from city X to city Y.At the same time,Mr Koh drove from city Y to city X.They passed each other 64 km away from city Y and continued their journeys. They made a u-turn upon reaching their destinations so that they could return to their own cities. They passed each other again 52 km away from city X… Find the distance between the two places when they met each other.

This question has been posted much earlier but can’t seem to find the solution…

Thank you stary!