Final Exam Tips and Reminders

English

1. Go through you past worksheets, especially on the sections of grammar, vocabulary and synthesis.
2. Avoid silly mistakes by checking for your spelling, tenses and punctuations.
3. Check your work and keep on re-checking until the last minute of the exam.
4. For Situational Writing, make sure you have mentioned about the six points given in the question. Take no longer than 25min to finish this section.
5. For Continuous Writing, be careful of your tenses and make sure that you are writing the in the correct person (depends on whether you are supposed to be 'inside' or 'outside' the story). Take no longer than 45min to finish this section.

Mathematics

1. Go through your worksheets, test papers and exam practice papers.
2. Avoid silly mistakes of not writing your units or not checking your work.
3. Take no longer than 25min to do your MCQ, no longer than 35min to do your Section B. Allocate about 60min to do your problem sums and the remaining 15min to check your work.
4. Check your work and keep on re-checking until the last minute of the exam.

Science

1. Go through all your worksheets, test papers and textbooks.
2. Spend no longer than 45min for MCQ and leave about 40min for your Section B. Spend the last 20min to check your work.
3. Be careful with spelling mistakes as it will cost you half a mark each!
4. Always write your answer such that it is clear and the marker need not come back to ask you for any clarification. That is, make your answer 'foolproof' whereby anybody (without any science knowledge) who reads it knows what you are saying!

Have sufficient rest before the exam and GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY! This exam is very important and it decides where you will go in P6.

P5 Math Practise Paper (Error - Q15)

M3!

For question 15, the answer should be option (3) 126 and not option (2) 132. I had overlooked on the fixed dimensions of the container. The working are as follow:-

Container --> 22cm by 18cm by 9cm
Cube --> 3cm by 3cm by 3cm

This means on the length side, the container can hold up to a maximum of 7 cubes (22cm divide by 3cm = 7R1). On the breadth side, it can hold up to 6 cubes (18cm divide by 3cm = 6). On the height, it can hold 3 layers of cubes (9cm divide by 3cm = 3).

Thus altogether there will be 3 layers of 42 cubes (7 x 6) which means the number of cubes that the container can hold is 3 x 42 = 126 cubes.

My apologies for this error.

P/S: I'll be emailing everyone about this post, in case they did not check this blog.

P5 Math Practise Paper

Math Group M3!

Below is the question classification for that 2005 Math SA2 Paper (the one which we used for class revision). It will be useful if you just want to zoom in on a particular topic.

Whole Numbers: Q1, 2, 16, 26, 27, 30, 36, 39, 44, 46
Area of Triangles: Q3, 17, 42
Fractions: Q18, 19, 45
Triangles & Geometric Construction: Q20, 37, 38
Average: Q6, 29
Rate: Q7, 12, 31, 40
Ratio: Q14, 28, 43
8pt Compass: Q9, 33
Decimals: Q5, 21, 47
Percentages: Q13, 22, 32, 48
4-Sided Figures: Q4, 8, 35
Tessellations: Q25
Line Graphs: Q23, 24, 34
Volume: Q10, 15, 41

Due to time constraints, we have only covered the top 4 topics voted by the class for revision (namely Percentages, Decimals, Fractions and Volume). For those of you who have tried the whole paper for your own self-revision, the answers to the questions are as follow:

Section A:

Q1. 4

Q2. 3

Q3. 2

Q4. 2

Q5. 3

Q6. 1

Q7. 4

Q8. 1

Q9. 2

Q10. 4

Q11. 2

Q12. 3

Q13. 3

Q14. 2

Q15. 3

Section B:

Q16. 8807

Q17. 43.5 cm sq (the shaded part is the center big part)

Q18. 7

Q19. 4/15 (fraction: 4 out of 15)

Q20. 122 deg

Q21. 0.002

Q22. $90

Q23. E

Q24. 135

Q26. $36

Q27. 2/5 (fraction: 4 out of 15)

Q28. 20kg

Q29. 2.34kg

Q30. $3.60

Q31. $3.70

Q32. $1092

Q33. West

Q34. (a) Thursday (b) 300 apples

Q35. 145 deg

Section C:

Q36. $6720

Q37. 110 deg and 145 deg

Q39. 6 muffins and 9 cakes

Q40. $10.40

Q41. 33cm

Q42. (a) 66 cm sq (b) 98 cm sq

Q43. (a) $2850 (b) $150

Q44. (b) 703 circles

Q45. 48 pupils

Q46. (a) $640 (b) 38 people

Q47. 50 red beans

Q48. $40

Holiday Homework (Math - M3)

Math Group M3!

Your holiday homework are as follow:

1. 2006 S.A.2 Paper (Section B)
2. Worksheet 4 (Do all questions)
3. LEAD.com (Assignment on Volume)

Two more weeks to the exams!!!

Math Test: Percentage & Line Graph

M3!

Please note that there'll be a class test this Friday (12th). Details as follow:-

Date: 12th Oct (this Fri)

Time: Math periods (8 - 9am)

Topics: Percentage + Line Graph

Duration: 45 min

Ready, Get Set (Square), Go!

Group M3!

Yes! I'm referring to your Set Square Equipment. Please get them ready by this coming Wednesday (latest).

The set must include your protractor, your triangle and a ruler.

Please do remember to bring along your pencils and erasers too.

A Note on Percentages

To those of you who are really not comfortable with percentages:

1. Think of them as fractions that are out of a whole of 100 (that is, 58% means 58 out of 100 parts).


2. This also mean that the denominator of the fraction is 100.


3. If you see questions involving percentages, just treat them as fractions by removing the '%' sign, then add a denominator '100' (that is, 88% = '88/100').


4. Thus if a question say 20% of 40 pupils, it will mean '20/100' of 40 pupils, or when simplified, it means '1/5' of 40 pupils.

M3: Bring Protractor!

Math Group M3!

Please bring along a protractor and a scissors for the lesson on Monday, 10th Sept. We'll need them for the lesson then.

Have a good break ahead! :)

Math Mock CA2 Exam

To everyone!

The date of the mock exam is confirmed - 27th Aug (Mon), that is the Monday of the last week of school.

The time of the exam will be from 7.45am to 10am.

You will go to your Math class for this exam and the recess will be from 10 to 10.30 am.

Math Test: Average

Group M3!

Please note that the test on average will be held next Wednesday. Details are as follow:-

Date: 14th Aug (Wed)
Time: 11.35pm to 12.15pm
Topic: Chapter 10 (Average)

Main Pointers:

1. Average is similar to the idea of "dividing something equally".
2. Learn the formula by hard (Average = Total Amount or Quantity divide by Number of Items).
3. Do not confuse between "Total" and "Average".
4. Pay attention to the units in the questions.

Math Mock CA2 Exam

To everybody!

Please be informed that there will be a mock CA2 exam for Mathematics. This will take place either at the end of week 9 or early part of week 10 (we are at week 7 now).

The topics to be covered shall cover from your textbook 5A to 5B's topic of "Percentages (2)". I will confirm with you all again but do start preparing!

Math Test: Decimals

Group M3!

Please note that the test on decimals will be held this Thursday. Details are as follow:-

Date: 2nd Aug (Thu)

Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Topic: Chapter 9 (Decimals)

Main pointers:

• When multiplying by 10, 100 or 1000, shift the decimal point to the RIGHT by 1, 2 or 3 places respectively - Answer should be a bigger number.


• When dividing by 10, 100 or 1000, shift the decimal point to the LEFT by 1, 2 or 3 places respectively - Answer should be a smaller number.


• In your workings when multiplying a decimal number with another whole number, count the number of decimal places and put the decimal point at your final answer.


• For the following conversion of units, multiply by 100 (m -> cm)


• For the following conversion of units, multiply by 1000 (km -> m, kg -> g, l -> ml)


• For the following conversion of units, divide by 100 (cm -> m)

• For the following conversion of units, divide by 1000 (m -> km, g -> kg, ml -> l)



• If there is no other numbers/digits in front of a decimal point, put ONE zero. (e.g. 0.32 and not 00.32)


• If there is no other numbers/digits behind a decimal number point, leave out the extra zeroes. (e.g. 0.8 and not 0.800)


• However, for money values involving cents, always write it in 2 decimal places. (e.g. $5.90 and not $5.9)


• Write your units for all answers involving measurements (cm, m, km, ml, l, g, kg, min, h)

Math Test: Ratio

M3!

Please be reminded of your class test on Tuesday (3rd July)

Topic: Ratio

Key Learning Points / Reminders:

• In ratio, we are comparing between parts (part and part), which is different from fractions (part and whole)
• Always simplify your ratio (just like fractions)
• Show your workings
• Underline your final answer
• Write your answer statement
• Check your work all the way till the last minute!

Final Math SA1 Tips

Group M3!

Some final pointers and reminders:

Section A (MCQ)

• Check that you've completed ALL the questions.
• If there's any question which you are absolutely unable to solve, choose any answer and not leave it blank.
• Do write your rough workings on the question paper so that it is easier for you to check your work.

Section B (Short Answers)

• Do remember to write your units.
• Read the question again after solving to ensure that you have answered what the question wants you to solve.
• For 'filling in the missing number' type of questions, do put your answers back into the question to check whether you have solved correctly.

Section C (Problem Sums)

• Read the questions slowly and carefully. Every word is important!
• Use models to help you 'see' the question. Every sentence can be drawn into a model.
• Show all your 'working statements' in the main space, BUT do your rough workings in the working columns.
• No workings = No marks.
• Remember to write your units.
• Write your answer statements to 'protect' yourself from copying the wrong answers onto the answer space.
• Read the question (last sentence) again after solving to ensure that you have found what the question wants you to find.

Lastly - Remember to simplify all your fractions and ratios. Check and re-check your work. Do not waste a single minute of your time. If necessary, re-do the paper and check whether you will get back the same answer.

It's better to be 'kiasu' (by checking and rechecking) than miss the passing mark or regret later.

Answers to Math Practice Paper

Group M3!

As there'll be no more Math lessons, here are the answers to the practice for your reference.

Section A
1. 2
2. 3
3. 3
4. 2
5. 2
6. 1
7. 4
8. 3
9. 3
10. 1
11. 2
12. 3
13. 2
14. 4
15. 3

Section B:
16. 53071, 73501, 137005, 375100
17. 5 060 012
18. 36
19. 98
20. 25
21. 8
22. 3 5/8
23. 28
24. 320
25. 86
26. 37
27. 80
28. 1 7/12
29. 28
30. 104
31. 2:3:12
32. $1.10
33. 12
34. 60
35. 6

Section C
36.(a) 27 fish (b) 72 fish
37. 24 red beads
38. $224
39. SKIP
40. 4 pills
41.(a) 3 13/28 km (b) Matthew (c) 1/28 km
42.$3315
43.(a) $450 (b)$240
44. 15 bags and 40 watches
45.(a) 1/4 (b) 5/16
46.(a) 24 cookies (b)28 cookies
47.(a) 470 women (b) 510 more men
48. 136 cm square.

Math Test: Fractions

Group M3!

Please note that the test on fractions will be held next week. Details are as follow:-

Date: 24th Apr (Tue)

Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Topics: Chapters 5 and 6 (Fractions 1 and 2)

Main pointers:

• For additions and subtractions ONLY, convert them into like fractions (same denominators).
• To make things easy in your workings, change all mixed numbers into improper fractions.
• For division on fractions, change the divide sign into multiply sign, TOGETHER with 'flipping/invert' the whole number.
• Always keep on trying to simplify your answers.

Math CA1 Exam

To Everyone!

The above shall be held next Thursday, 5th April from 7.45am to 10am. Recess will be from 10am to 10.30 am. The topics involved will be from chapters 1 to 4 (Area of Triangles).

Time to put your knowledge and skills to the test!

Math Mock Exam [On Hold]

To everybody!!

The Math Mock Exam for this week is suspended till further notice.

Math File Checking

Math Group M3!

The HOD (Math) has randomly selected the following pupils' Math (Homework) File for checking.

• Nicole (5A)
• Ikhmah (5D)
• Jiayin (5E)
• David (5E)
• Xunhui (5E)
• Andreas (5G)
• Yuxue (5G)
• Qihui (5L)
• Wenxiang (5N)

Please get them ready by Tuesday (20th Mar) and give it to me during Math lesson.

Mock CA1 Exam

Math Group M3!

Please be informed that there will be a mock (or 'practise') CA1 exam for Math during the week after the holidays. The topics shall be on whatever we've covered during Term 1.

So be prepared, be ready. Don't forget to revise your work during the one week break.