Shih Fang Lim:

Hello. I'm a new user and I have sat for the 2016 English and Math papers. I am aiming to get 260 or above because I really wish to enter RGS, but now, after discussing questions with my friends, I don't think I would be able to do so. Even if I did, I think the COP for RGS would be higher than my score because all of my friends seemed to have studied very hard and have lost less marks than me.


If possible, could someone tell me whether my composition plot is fine for the theme \"a secret\"? Also, please take note that it is pertaining to the picture of a girl whispering into the ear of another. (I used the \"show don't tell\" method, but hopefully it doesn't subtract marks, because my teacher said that that method is commonly used by better writers .)

My composition is supposed to be a heartfelt one about my friend who had a dark past. (I used five pages.)

I started off my composition with a very good phrase, that was about a whole paragraph long. I used bombastic and complex words. I stated that I headed to school in a very happy mood. (I used a few phrases to describe my feelings.)

I then proceeded to describe that the lessons which followed morning assembly were \"uneventful and boring\". (I used those words.) I then wrote about a certain event in class about my teacher bringing in a stack of worksheets that \"foreshadowed the wrath that she was about to unleash on us -- exam drills\". (I used those words.) I then wrote a few phrases, around 3, to describe how the class \"groaned in exasperation and forlorn expressions found their way onto our faces. The class seemed to emanate an air of melancholy\". (I used those phrases.)

I then wrote that when the bell rang, \"the whole class was immediately rejuvenated\". (I used those phrases.) We then headed to the canteen.

(This is when the theme is actually brought out. Also, words in between \" means that I used them in my composition, and those in capital letters are meant to be italics, but I don't think you can use italics, so I'm using capital letters. Hope it doesn't offend anyone.)

As I was \"gobbling down my food\", \"I felt a light tap on my shoulder. I spun around to see Keira, my best friend\". She then sat down beside me and started eating. \"Just then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a reddish hue. It was only a flicker, but I did see it\". I then used a few phrases to describe my shock. I then confronted and consulted with Keira. In the dialogue, I wrote,\"What are those... lacerations on your wrist?\" I then used a few DIFFERENT phrases to describe KEIRA's shock. I then used a phrase to describe Keira crying. \"After she had calmed down, she then told me her secret\".

I wrote that \"home was not a place that Keira was fond of.\" She suffered \"physical and mental abuse\" in her old home, so she \"turned to the metal of a razor blade for comfort\". I then described how cutting helped Keira feel better. Keira's mother had also \"suffered torturous abuse at the hands of her father\", so after her mother had saved up enough money, \"they packed their bags and migrated to Singapore, determined to never look back\".

I then used a few phrases to describe how I felt at different parts of her story: \"When I heard about Keira's father, I was instantaneously blinded by a five-course serving of rage that tasted utterly bitter\". I then wrote that I was happy however, at the part when they migrated to SG, and that I was \"thankful to Keira's mother for bestowing upon me a friend that I could cherish\". I wrote that at that time, the recess bell suddenly rang, so I got scared and made an expression \"that must have been hideous, because Keira then laughed until her sides hurt\". Then, we headed back to class.

I then wrote about my own thoughts, that it was \"painful to know that Keira had such a dark past\", and I was shocked because when she first enrolled into the school last year, she seemed to be a very cheerful person. I also wrote that Keira \"did not have to tell me, I would harbour the secret\" (something along those lines). I then ended the composition with \"I believe that no matter what happens or what changes there are to our environments, we would still be friends, like we always have been.\"

And that's a brief description of my composition. If anyone replies, thanks very much!

:goodpost: you'll most probably score well

Yngmng:

Hi smolbean


All the best to you for your PSLE and hope you enter your dream school!

:thankyou: you too (if you're sitting for PSLE)

bboomer71:

Hi Smolbean,


Your compo sounds relevant. Indeed, we sometimes withhold the truth from others in order not to hurt their feelings. That constitutes a secret. Besides, you made the link as much yourself. Please hold your emotions in check now so that you can focus on the papers ahead. Tons to revise for Science and Chinese compo! Good luck for your PSLE!

:thankyou:

Can somebody answer my questions? Thank you


1. How many marks was 18(a) (graph) worth?

2. Is my compo relevant?
My plot:
Three girls made a pact to attend the same secondary school after PSLE, however, one of them (X) was moving. X went to school and pretended to be full of the joys of spring like how she usually was, but inwardly, she was contemplating on whether to tell her friends. In the end she decided to only tell one of them (K) as the other one (J) was very sensitive and and X did not want her to feel hurt.
(I have now answered the questions \"What was the secret?\" and \"Why was it a secret?\" something along those lines)
(the only time I mention the picture): J leaves to get drinks, and seizing this opportunity, \"X looks around, makes sure J is not around, inches closer to K and whispers to her her secret\". K tries to hold back her tears; at this time, J approaches and K runs away sobbing as she is hurt. J is puzzled but X lies to her and says that it was nothing, but X feels guilty. Fast forward (running out of time) X comes to school the next day and J sobs and asks her why she didn't tell her about her moving (K had told J). X comforts her saying that she would visit them and a few weeks later K and J sends X off at the airport.
One of my friends say it doesn't really bring out the theme \"secret\" and I'm really worried.

Monkeysea:

Does anyone have the statistics of the mean and standard deviation of past PSLE results? :thankyou:

This page has PSLE statistics over the years (average):
http://www.greatminds.edu.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89:disclose-t-score-secret&catid=59:great-minds-club&Itemid=91..
(It's at the bottom)
Hope this is of help to you

My friend and I are Both hoping to score at least 260. But that seems impossible now because I have made quite a number of careless mistakes in English (minus around 8 marks) and Math (Paper 1 minus 5 marks; mistakes include reading the protractor wrongly. For Paper 2, I changed my working last minute but did not change final answer so minus A1 and forgot to fill in the graph in 18(a) ). Do I still have a chance to score 260? I’m usually top 10 though.