Maths question – Tessellation
Maths tip: A challening question on tessellation. Once you recognise the basic shapes and the repeating patterns, the answer will become more straightfoward!
Month: September 2013
Maths question – Angles and spatial reasoning
Maths tip: Here’s a challenging angle question – testing your spatial reasoning and understanding. Have a go!
Writing tip, how you shouldn’t end your composition (Part II)
Writing tip: On Aug. 1, we advised students not to end the story by saying it’s a dream. (See link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=184968275009064&set=pb.175114272661131.-2207520000.1378436313.&type=3&theater) Over the next few days, let’s examine other atrocious methods to conclude your composition. Conclusion 2: What’s Worse Than a Dream? Asking your reader "Was I dreaming or was it real?" Make up your[…]
Maths question – Area of rectangle divided into triangles
Maths tip: Here’s an interesting area question. Take a look!
Idioms suited for a wet day
On this very wet day, I thought I should share this again— idioms based on the weather. Drive safe on the roads!
Maths question – Rate, candles burning
Maths tip: Here’s another similar question to the previous maths post. Let me know if there are any other methods to solve this! Q: Two candles of the same height are lit at the same time. The first candle takes 5h to burn completely. The second candle takes 4h to burn completely. If each candle[…]
Common English mistakes
English tip: The following sentences are WRONG: Last time policemen wore shorts. Last time Goh Chok Tong was the prime minister. Singaporeans loves using "last time" in their sentences. This is probably because we mix the Chinese word
Gravity – force, energy and acceleration
Questions involving gravitational force and gravitational potential energy are common in the PSLE. Some are questions that even parents struggle to explain. This may be because a lot of content about forces is simplified for the primary school level. Although this makes the concept less intimidating, it becomes more an exercise of rote learning than[…]
Maths question – Rate, A and B
Maths tip: This is a challenging question that involves rates and ratios. It can be solved easily with algebra but there’s also a model method. Give a try, and let me know if there are any other methods! Q: A can paint the room in 9h. B takes 6h to paint a similar room. Given[…]
During, For, and Since – When to use what?
English tip: Many students are confused when to use "during", "for", and "since". Let’s learn this today- it would be useful for cloze passages and your compositions. FOR We use "for" when we explain the number of hours, days, months, etc. For example: I am going to the supermarket for half an hour. Mary is[…]