Your Questions Answered

As we approach the year-end examinations, we get  academic queries from parents on our wall and private messages. Thought it would be great to share the questions and solutions with everyone here. Science: Question: Wallace: I’ve seen this question before. It’s not a good one to be honest. There’s elastic spring force acting on the[…]

Zombies

Met Wallace today. “You look so tired,” he said. “You too.” The two zombies had a lifeless exchange. He has been doing prep work for the students till 1 or 2am, while I have been waking up at 4 or 5am to mark the papers. It’s as though we are in a relay. Before we[…]

Vocabulary cloze

Taking the exams is not just about knowing everything but also about being exam-smart. Vocabulary cloze, like all other cloze passages, requires you to get hints from other parts of the story. We may not understand all the words in the passage. However, we can guess the meaning from the other sentences. E.g. Anyone looking[…]