2023 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2011)

[Blokus]

I can only say SEAB is basically testing which kids can read its mind or have similar train of thoughts as them. Very cruel and brutal of SEAB to blindside our children this way. I shudder at the thought of what is to come in the upcoming papers.

[Blokus]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2119206\" time=\"1695016165\" user_id=\"162894:

This type of question in LC is similar to 完成对话 component of Paper 2 Booklet B.

Option 3 will be the first one to be eliminated because there's no issue with type of food (e.g. fast food, lack of vegetables etc.) in the conversation.

Option 1 will be the better choice from context and language expression point of view, because 伟强 attributed his weight gain to eating more than 1 bowl of rice every time, the \"其实\" in Option 1 is responding to his point of view, highlighting/explaining to him that his weight gain is not purely because of that. Also, the issue raised by 伟强 was his gain in weight. Eating a bowl of rice will generally prevent this issue from escalating but cannot address/solve it.

But by the same token, if he continues to overeat but exercise it also won’t resolve the problem in the long run. It’s counter productive. And he attributed his weight gain solely on overeating . We also don’t know if he has been exercising. If pick 1, the assumption is made he has not been exercising but there is no contextual clue to support this. It’s purely out of assumption.

Hence best answer is cut down portion AND exercise! 🤣 This question should be void!

[Chessnoob9830]

I think this inference types of questions really depends on the maturity and experiences of the kid. Imagine the kids mum always asking kid to eat lesser cuz kid is fat then he will choose option 2. If the kids mum is health conscious kind always asking kid to exercise then he will choose 1. If the kids mum is always asking the kid to eat more food no matter what he/she says especially nutritious food then kid will choose 3. They supposed to know what a correct mother’s response should be?


Wells….

[Chessnoob9830]

Feel so sad. I think my child pick 3. Cuz I’m always asking her to eat more nutritious food even though she’s full cuz she so skinny… seems like it’s my fault for saying that.

[alwwp]

It kills creativity thoughts among the kids based on such inference type of questions.

[jasst]

My child said that the question above was just one of the " normal " questions, not the "harder ones" .


Chenlaoshi, u have any idea which are the harder questions and care to share?

Realised that PSLE 2022 papers for the subjects are not as easy as what is being shared in the forum or others?

I find that the sci papers are extremely tough, even the chinese papers.

Is it me only or does anyone feel that the recent years PSLE are more difficult than the earlier years?

Tot MOE is advocating less stress for the kids so they removed the T-score and mid year exams?

And now they are just killing us such tough papers?

Even prelim papers not as hard as the PSLE ones…

OMG!!!

[chenlaoshi]

jasst\" post_id=\"2119369\" time=\"1695292923\" user_id=\"19004:

My child said that the question above was just one of the \" normal \" questions, not the \"harder ones\" .

Chenlaoshi, u have any idea which are the harder questions and care to share?

jasst, the only other question that I heard of, for which some students had different answers, was the one asking which place they should choose to visit if they are interested in history.

[00skyblue00]

Chessnoob9830\" post_id=\"2119338\" time=\"1695271496\" user_id=\"202814:

I think this inference types of questions really depends on the maturity and experiences of the kid. Imagine the kids mum always asking kid to eat lesser cuz kid is fat then he will choose option 2. If the kids mum is health conscious kind always asking kid to exercise then he will choose 1. If the kids mum is always asking the kid to eat more food no matter what he/she says especially nutritious food then kid will choose 3. They supposed to know what a correct mother’s response should be?

Wells….

By right, kids should be tested within the context of passage given.

#2 the sentence is flawed. We don't normally cook only 1 bowl of rice. If it was to mean to cook only 1 bowl share for the child, it didn't phrase it that way. Hence, first to be eliminated in my view.

Gaining weight does not equate to being overweight for a child. Our children understand this as they are gaining height and weight all the time, measured in sch and at home. Also, there is no context about the child is not doing enough exercise. No mention abt exercise or activeness at all. Cannot expect kids to make assumptions.

Minimally, eating nutritiously was mentioned.

Has there been a definite answer? Or we are all guessing only?

Nonetheless, i believe there will still be kids getting into IP even if they didn't get one or two such qns correct, not make or break.

[zac's mum]

To add to the confusion even more, i think the version i saw on reddit (before it was removed by mods cos the kid who posted was below age 13) had an extra word 少:


2.那我以后少煮一碗饭就够了

[libran269]

jasst\" post_id=\"2119369\" time=\"1695292923\" user_id=\"19004:

My child said that the question above was just one of the \" normal \" questions, not the \"harder ones\" .

Chenlaoshi, u have any idea which are the harder questions and care to share?

Realised that PSLE 2022 papers for the subjects are not as easy as what is being shared in the forum or others?

I find that the sci papers are extremely tough, even the chinese papers.

Is it me only or does anyone feel that the recent years PSLE are more difficult than the earlier years?

Tot MOE is advocating less stress for the kids so they removed the T-score and mid year exams?

And now they are just killing us such tough papers?

Even prelim papers not as hard as the PSLE ones..

OMG!!!!

It is quiet contradicting...while we want to make stress free but continue with tricky questions...children kind of feel let down when vague questions are thrown at them..as such they don't have practice be removing SA1..