“Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.” – Donald Rumsfeld Formal examinations test not only your academic knowledge and skills, but also your ability to be accurate under conditions of stress. Hence, for those who are going to take the English PSLE in a few …
PSLE: Last-Minute Tips for Precision in Comprehension Open-Ended and Comprehension Cloze Read More »
“Come on, sweetie. It won’t take long,” my ”mother” cajoled. As I squirmed in her arms, I thought about the horrors of her putting me in the carrier. That meant only one thing. We were going to the vet. I yowled and screeched but to no avail. She had somehow managed to place me gingerly …
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The vocabulary MCQ section can be a headache for students. The usual way of telling students to improve their vocabulary is to read more. This is true! If you do not read widely, you will not be able to come into contact with newer and more sophisticated vocabulary. via GIPHY However, other than building up …
Today, we’re going to focus on the Editing component in your English Paper 2. The editing component of Paper 2 can be a really tricky component and it’s really easy to lose marks if you’re not careful. Fret not! Here are three tips for you to ensure that you won’t make careless mistakes. Let’s get …
What do you think the purpose of this poster is? When must you register by? Is it true if I say that you must email in to register for a space at the workshop? Hello, everyone! The workshop for making steamed glutinous rice with chicken is not real, but you might receive similar posters …
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By now, most of your children’s examinations will be over. As your children begin having their papers returned and their grades known, it is inevitable that some will be overjoyed to see their effort pay off while some will be dismayed with the results received. This applies to not just the children but I am …
In the previous post, we mentioned passion and the need for it to help you be motivated. Do you know that passion is 50% of another important quality that we are going to talk about today? What is this important quality to help you succeed in achieving your goals? J.K. Rowling. Vincent Van Gogh. …
What did you do over the first weekend of 2019? We started the year with a bang by having Ms Nora participate in the PSLE Weekend 2019 organised by OpenSchoolbag. During the event, Ms Nora presented to an enthusiastic audience of parents and students the topic of “How to Tackle 3 Important Question Types in …
Hi, everyone! I am Ms Cynthia and it is a pleasure for me to share with you my post on visual text comprehension today. As English language learners, we read and analyse how words are used in texts and derive meaning from them. However, the analysis of words alone is not enough. Many times there …
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“Matthew spreaded the butter onto his bread.” “Jasmine shooked with fear.” “I’m going to go lay down for a while.” What do these sentences have in common? If you answered that these sentences are using irregular verbs wrongly, you are correct! In fact, these are some of the sentences that I often read when marking …
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the blog! You and I are going to talk about the use of personal pronouns today. Wait, should it be “I and you” or “You and me”? Do you know the answer? Now, it is common for us to make such mistakes because the use of the conjunction “and” often …
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Hi everyone! I hear that you have been learning some pretty interesting stuff here at Lil’ But Mighty! I know that you are excited to learn more and there is no time to waste! You must learn to write the right things so that you can excel! Hey wait a minute, take a look at …
