English tip: We often get confused when to use "I" or "me". Is it "John and I" or "John and me"? Here’s a quick way to decipher the answer: leave out the second subject, try the sentence with just "I" or "me" and you can easily decide which is right. Examples: 1) Question: He told[…]
Good question from one of our readers. Question: The shaded region is bounded by an equilateral triangle and 2 quarter arcs. Find the area of the shaded part, rounding off your answer to the nearest whole number. Answer’s way below
English tip: When do we use "who" or "whom"? A simple way is to ask yourself if the answer would be "he" or him." Who/Whom ate my breakfast? He ate my breakfast, therefore "who" is correct. For who/whom should I vote? I should vote for him, therefore "whom" is correct. Easy peasy? 🙂
Science tip: "Force" and "Energy" mean different things. Force is a push or a pull on an object, and can cause an object to change its momentum (different direction or speed). Energy is the capacity to do work. Energy has a few forms in the syllabus – electrical, gravitational potential, kinetic chemical, light, heat, sound.[…]
English tip: He is the man that saved my daughter. OR He is the man who saved my daughter. Which is right? There are two camps of thoughts. One says we can only use "that" to refer to things and "who" is used for people. Another says we can use "that" to refer to both[…]
English tip: When do you use "was" or "were" after "if"? There’s two scenarios: 1) When you’re writing about a non-true situation, you use "were" after "if" or "wish." For instance: I wish I WERE the king of the world. If I WERE in charge, I would declare every Friday a public holiday. If I[…]
Science tip: It’s a common misconception that the white mist coming out of a kettle is steam. This has appeared in the PSLE a few times. We commonly call the white mist steam – and most people will agree on that term. In science, however, steam is considered to be the hot water vapour released[…]
Maths tip: Maths questions can be pretty tricky too. Remember to check your work! Here is an example. Give it a go!