English tip: SHOW, not tell This writing tip is useful for the composition segment and will benefit you even as you grow older and need to write thesis or market proposals. A good writer will draw an image in a reader’s mind, instead of telling him what to think. Always be specific, not vague. For[…]
Maths tip: Another type of problem sums involve before-after scenarios, where the difference between two quantities remain unchanged. An example is shown in the picture. Recognising the question is half the battle won. Typically the question tells you a ratio of the "before" scenario. After an equal amount is removed / added / after a[…]
English tip: Having Monday blues? You can also make use of this emotion to score in your composition. That Monday morning feeling: it means you are unhappy the weekend has finished and you have to go back to work. Example: Susan dragged her feet to school, hating that Monday morning feeling after a four-day long[…]
Interesting science fact: Not all insect-pollinated flowers smell good. Flowers that attract flies / beetles as pollinators attract these insects with smells of rotting flesh or dung! An example of this is the Rafflesia flower, which can be over 100cm in diameter!
Maths tip: Some maths questions asks to find, say, the sum of two angles or the difference in two areas. Sometimes it’s not possible to find each individual angle / area. So keep an open mind 🙂
Science tip: Questions relating to the differences between insect- and wind-pollinated flowers seem to be quite common. I will post some of these in the future. In the meantime, refresh your memory with this table! 🙂
English tip: Some students may be worried if their answers for synthesis & transformation questions are correct. Here’s an easy method to ensure the accuracy of your answer. Do the following checklist to make sure: – The meaning of the sentence is not changed – There’s no grammatical error – There’s no spelling or punctuation[…]
Science tip: Gravitational Potential Energy – the more heavy the object and the higher it is above the ground, the larger its gravitational potential energy. Kinetic Energy – the faster the object is moving and the more heavy it is, the greater its kinetic energy. In this particular question – bag C starts off with[…]