Q&A - PSLE English

[Tinkerbelle]

P5G:

Please help.


Question 6)
It's not too late to sign up for the course, ___ it?
(1) is it
(2) isn't it


Worksheet answer (1)
Should the answer be (2)?

TIA.

The answer should be (1) - is it.
For questions like the above, if the statement is in the negative form, the question part will be in the positive form; and vice versa.
Eg. It's not too late to sign up for the course, is it?
It's too late to sign up for the course, isn't it?

[ivanhoo99]

Thank you stary!

[stary]

No problem! I’m glad to help!

[ridcully]

P5G:

Please help.


Question 70)
Despite his attempts at solving the algebra equation, Juan failed.
Try ________.

Worksheet answer: Try as he did to solve the algebra equation, Juan failed.

My answer: Try many times at solving the algebra equation, Juan failed.

Is my answer acceptable?

TIA.

No. Your answer has no contrast.

Rgds
R

[stary]

ridcully:

P5G:

Please help.


Question 70)
Despite his attempts at solving the algebra equation, Juan failed.
Try ________.

Worksheet answer: Try as he did to solve the algebra equation, Juan failed.

My answer: Try many times at solving the algebra equation, Juan failed.

Is my answer acceptable?

TIA.

No. Your answer has no contrast.

Rgds
R

I agree with ridcully too... It sounds a little odd...

[babyblissnz]

Please help the following questions :scratchhead:


1. Would you be so kind as ___ so much noise?
a)not to make b)not make Answer key is b), but why not a)?

2. While I was surfing the Internet, Mike ___ a book.
a)was reading b) is reading Anser is b), why not a)?

3. In a recent survey, it was found that only one in three teenagers ___ the newspapers regulary.
a) read b) reads Anwer is b), but why not a) to match the tense?

Many thanks in advance!!

[ridcully]

babyblissnz:

1. Would you be so kind as ___ so much noise?

a)not to make b)not make Answer key is b), but why not a)?

Correct answer in fact is (a).

If we remove the 'be so kind as' then it becomes (b). That additional phrasing makes all the difference - something which the curriculum writer did not realise.

babyblissnz:

2. While I was surfing the Internet, Mike ___ a book.
a)was reading b) is reading Anser is b), why not a)?

Correct answer in fact is (a). Tense consistency is important in English.

babyblissnz:

3. In a recent survey, it was found that only one in three teenagers ___ the newspapers regulary.
a) read b) reads Anwer is b), but why not a) to match the tense?

Yes, the correct answer is (b).

This is not a matter of tense but of subject/verb agreement. When the number 'one' is followed by an of-phrase containing a plural noun, the verb remains regular.

I'm having a little rest for a few weeks so bye-bye everyone.

Rgds
R

[Sun_2010]

ridcully ,

Thanks for the explanations here.
I enjoy reading here, - for even when I know the answers to many questions, often I do not know why it is right and the others are wrong. Your posts educate me. So while PSLE is still far far away for DS, I frequent this post to read your inputs.

Have a relaxing time.

[Super Alice]

The following is an extract passage to fill the punctuation:


Mr. Lim went to a restaurant. After he was served, he summoned the waitress back to his table.

"Yes (13) asked the waitress.
Pointing to the pale-looking baked potato in his dish, he complained that the potato was bad.

Question 13: Answer sheet answer indiacted as ?"

My DD answer indicated as ,"

Please advise. Thanks

[Super Alice]

Jack Silverman was a Canadian miner. He managed to survive being burried under an avalanche for three days.


In Canada,_________________________.

Answer 1:
In Canada, Jack Silverman who was a miner, managed to survive being burried under an avalanche for three days.

Answer 2:
In Canada, the miner Jack Silverman, managed to survive being burried under an avalanche for three days.

Which was is correct? Or all incorrect.