If the trend of PSLE questions taking up airtime on TV channels and space on parenting forums has not alerted you to this yet, the PSLE papers are getting more challenging. Students are increasingly expected to think out of the box instead of relying on rote memorisation to ace the PSLE.
Here are some recent noteworthy PSLE English questions and methods TLL students use to tackle them effectively.
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2022 PSLE English Composition Question
Why it’s tricky:
As students would have been taught that the climax of their stories should feature a clear problem, they might have been stumped by this title. However, titles that have a non-problem-based plot have been a recent trend in the PSLE. 2017’s topic was ‘A Special Gift’ and in 2018, students wrote a story on ‘Teamwork’. In 2019, the given title was ‘A Celebration’ and in 2021, students tackled ‘A Promise’.
How TLL students tackle this:
Students use Writing = Ideas + Structure + Expression (WISE) to attempt composition topics in class. Upon learning effective strategies to tackle non-problem-based plots, students can confidently generate story ideas relevant to the title and picture(s).
Students then flesh their ideas out using a structured decision tree. Analysing each picture using the 5Ws1H method, students determine the trigger, complication, resolution, and conclusion. After planning out the structure of the story idea they wish to go with, students are pushed in class to adopt the best expressions in their composition by adopting relevant Show-not-Tell phrases and slow-motion techniques they are introduced to in class.
Now let’s look at some other PSLE English questions from 2021 that required students to apply skills and content knowledge to specific contexts instead of relying on rote memorisation:
2021 Visual Text Comprehension Question
2021 Visual Text Comprehension Question 1
As semicolons can be used in a variety of ways, students must be discerning and address how the semicolon is used in the context of the stimulus by looking at the structure of the sentence which contains the semicolon.
2021 Visual Text Comprehension Question 4
Apart from referring to different sections of the stimulus to answer this question, students are required to play out all four scenarios in the given options by noting down the directions of the entrances leading to the food court.
As the PSLE English papers get more challenging each year, The Learning Lab’s focus remains on arming its students with the knowledge, skills and conditions to tackle the various exam components with confidence. Find out how our structured PSLE success blueprint is designed to get your child PSLE-ready today.
In this English PSLE comparison guide, our P6 teachers examine and demonstrate how the composition and comprehension components differ in difficulty and complexity throughout the years.
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