English tip: When do we use the present perfect tense? 1) When the accompanying adverb refers to a period gone by, we would use the simple past. For example: I partied all night last Saturday. 2) With the time period starts from the past and continues to the present, we would use the present perfect.[…]
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English tip: Regardless of what you have heard, "irregardless" is not a word. Please note dictionaries list it as INACCURATE or NONSTANDARD. Regardless means without regard/despite the prevailing circumstance. The prefix "ir" is negative. So if you add "ir" to a word like "without regard", it means "without without regard". That doesn’t make sense, right?[…]
“Last minute tips for PSLE Chinese It’s hard to make last minute efforts for languages- for Chinese or English, it’s important to have a good foundation and to practise regularly. It’s not easy to brush up a language in a short time, especially if the Chinese papers are just a few days away. The following[…]
Examination tips Manage your time You have 1hr 45mins for the Science paper. 56% of the marks are in the MCQ and 44% in the open-ended section. This means you have roughly 1min per mark (2 mins per question on the MCQ). The MCQ is the biggest component with 56% of the marks, and with each[…]
Revision tips Revise the following concepts – they are critical: Fractions, ratios and percentages Geometry – area and circumference of circle, breaking down a composite figure into circle, square, triangle, volume of cube and cuboid. Find unknown angles in squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhombus, trapezium and triangles. Speed Algebra – representing an unknown with a letter,[…]
English composition tips: To ace at PSLE, one must be tactical in his approach. Today, we will teach you how to be exam-smart and how to behave on the actual day of the examinations. Time Allocation You are given 70 minutes to finish two essays: 1) Situational composition (15 marks) 2) Continuous composition (40 marks) I would advise you[…]
Maths tip: I got several questions on patterns. Here are some examples, hope they help!