2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)

[jakoh]

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aclim3811\" post_id=\"1997539\" time=\"1601874798\" user_id=\"15579:

[quote=kyhsyap post_id=1997533 time=1601873541 user_id=186668]paper 1 got a question _____ ， 全班都满意班长的安排。 is the answer 3 小组作业很顺利的完成?

My daughter said:
她答4：閱讀角落
不过，她糾結 3 還是 4

Think answer is : 3
My gal got tricked & put 4 [/quote]Ya my dd told me she initially put 4 then when she checked, she realised it's 3 and quickly changed.

[jakoh]

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hanhui\" post_id=\"1997515\" time=\"1601868465\" user_id=\"47197:

[quote=jakoh post_id=1997511 time=1601868033 user_id=151698]
Yes, it's challenging! To complete a good compo within 50mins, writing specific to pics given with power phrases is not easy! Btw, what is a reasonable volume or rather how many pages (400 words per page) does ur dd write? Mine usually writes 3 full pages, so I told her that she needs to do one page every 15mins and keep last 5mins to run through what she had written. Not sure how it went for her today...

My gal told me she wrote 4 full pages.. i told her not to write too much too and ensure she has a proper ending. Not sure what happened today

Wow! That's ard 1600 words!!! These days kids are incredible!!!

I told my DD not to write so much too else compromise quality. Writing too much runs a risk of exposure, writing too little lacks content no meat, so it's really about balancing.[/quote]OMG! My girl wrote 5.5 pages!!! Her school prelim compo paper is 400 per page but she told me the psle is 300 per page. I scolded her for writing so much but she say can't help as the story got lotsa details, if not she cannot cover all description. She finish just a minute or so before time.

[hanhui]

:celebrate:

jakoh\" post_id=\"1997544\" time=\"1601875347\" user_id=\"151698:

hanhui\" post_id=\"1997541\" time=\"1601875164\" user_id=\"47197:

[quote=blur_mum post_id=1997540 time=1601874921 user_id=14009]Chinese comprehension, what is answer for the 词语?

疑问
提醒

My daughter answer

Yes! DD also put the same 疑问 and 提醒![/quote] All the best to her Science paper tmr !

[phtthp]

For Psle Standard Chinese (paper 1) " kan tu " zuowen ,

minimum 3.5 pages expected.

(2.5 to 3 ) pages is considered short

[chenlaoshi]

This year's 看图作文 has quite a lot of content to cover and just like the past couple of years, has a main theme (路不拾遗/诚实) and a sub theme (乐于助人/关怀他人). 50 mins is indeed challenging for completing a top grade compo. Well, at least the CL papers and done and over with. All the best for the remaining paper(s)! :rahrah:

[sywtj]

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[quote=hanhui post_id=1997515 time=1601868465 user_id=47197]

My gal told me she wrote 4 full pages.. i told her not to write too much too and ensure she has a proper ending. Not sure what happened today

Wow! That's ard 1600 words!!! These days kids are incredible!!!

I told my DD not to write so much too else compromise quality. Writing too much runs a risk of exposure, writing too little lacks content no meat, so it's really about balancing.

OMG! My girl wrote 5.5 pages!!! Her school prelim compo paper is 400 per page but she told me the psle is 300 per page. I scolded her for writing so much but she say can't help as the story got lotsa details, if not she cannot cover all description. She finish just a minute or so before time.[/quote]i wrote 5 pages, worried if i missed out any 错别字 while checking

[VooVoo]

Can anyone recall Qn 7 MCQ on 惭愧?

[phtthp]

Anyone have the picture of today 's zuo wen, similar to what sky provided for English compo ? A picture speak a thousand words

[sywtj]

VooVoo\" post_id=\"1997555\" time=\"1601877925\" user_id=\"1203:

Can anyone recall Qn 7 MCQ on 惭愧?

i put something like 对不起别人而感到不安 (i'm sure there was a \"对不起别人” in the option). i might be wrong haha

[tutormum]

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one of the tuition agency posted the qns and answer to psle 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/56622160003/posts/10164162028945004/

https://www.facebook.com/mathsheuristics/videos/804504886969999/

I find that the explanation or method given is too long and a little complicated in the videos.
For the triangle question. For example, though my method to solve is the same, my explanation will be:
add the extra 54 cm to the width of the rectangle which is 2 X 15 = 30cm. Therefore, total length of all the sides will be 54 + 30 = 84 cm (which will be the length of the 12 sides of the cut paper). I ignore the length of the rectangle as the perimeter of the cut paper includes the 2 original lengths. As there are 12 sides of the triangles, take 84 divide by 12 = 7 which is the length of 1 side of the triangle. As there are 2 sides of the triangle, total is 2 x 7 = 14 plus the 5 cm at the base = 19 cm.
I find that sometimes it's better to use the simplest explanation to teach students instead of making it too technical which may hinder their understanding especially for weaker students. That's why I emphasize process thinking skills and how to apply information given to solve them.

BTW, there is a flaw with this question. If we use Pythagoras' theorem, the side of the triangle is 6.87cm based on the area of a triangle is 16cm2. For any question set, regardless of whichever methods used, the answer must be the same. Hopefully MOE will realize this and not penalize students using PT to solve.

For high ability students, they are allowed to use topics taught in sec school to solve such as simultaneous equations instead of models. For PSLE, as long as the students have the ability, they are allowed to apply them. Of course, if I deem my students wouldn't be able to master any higher order methods, I won't teach them. Having said that, I do have pri 4 students who are very good in factorization when I teach them Factors.