Hi everyone! In this video, we will be looking at the E component, which is Ending, of our R-A-S-E strategy. While it may seem like the easiest component, since it is often the shortest, many students do struggle with concluding their answers satisfactorily. Hence, I will be sharing with you three mistakes you should learn …
“I don’t know the answer to any of the questions! My mind’s a blank!” I thought as I flipped through the questions. My heart was in my mouth and for some reason, the words on the paper were blurred. I blinked to make them focus but it was to no avail. “Stop writing! The exam …
In this post, I would like to share with you 5 common language errors that students should avoid in Situational Writing! Situational Writing (SW) is one component of English where students should aim to score full marks in! This piece of writing is marked based on content (6 marks) and language (9 marks). Even when …
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The English language offers a plethora of words that we can use to convey different meanings and ideas. Some of these words, admittedly, are simply lovelier than the others. You may have seen articles written on the different beautiful words in English but which are the ones that are most applicable to you as a …
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One of the most common questions students and parents ask is, “Are there any tips on improving in comprehension cloze?” Other than identifying the common blanks, finding clues in the passage and understanding the passage as a whole, what else can students do to become more equipped to tackle this tricky component of Booklet B? …
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Hi everyone! I’m Ms Jocelyn, an English teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. Today, we will be learning how to expand our vocabulary. It’s not just going to be the usual ways, like reading a book or doing practice papers. Those methods are useful, but we will be looking at 2 unusual and creative ways to …
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Teachers’ Day has just passed, and I am sure all of you have celebrated your dearest teachers in schools and respective tuition centres. As students, friends and family members around me wished me a happy teachers’ day, I began to reflect on what it means to be a teacher. The fond memories I had of …
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We are on the last lap now! All of your efforts for the past few months (or years even!) come down to this ― the final completion of the race. As jittery as you may be, we are also all pumped up to sprint ahead and cross the finishing line with a bang. The PSLE …
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Hi everyone! I am Ms. Tan, a teacher at Lil’ but Mighty! What do you do when you come across a word in which you are unsure of in terms of its meaning? One thing you can do to make a reasonable guess about its meaning is actually to look at the parts that make …
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After much deliberation, 5 of you have emerged as winners in our “My Friend & I” Children’s Day Contest! So congratulations on walking away with a pair of tickets to Amped Trampoline Park! We also want to thank all our participants who made this Children’s Day contest a great success! You can find their …
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Hi everyone! I’m Ms Tan, a teacher at Lil’ but Mighty, and I’m back with Part 2 on how to tackle vocabulary questions and editing! In the previous video, we learnt that a prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the front of a base word that partly indicates its meaning. We’ve …
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Hi everyone! I’m Ms. Jocelyn, an English teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. I hope you are revising your work well. In this video, we will be helping Student Jo to tackle three tricky subjects that are commonly tested in Primary English. They could appear in different components like Grammar, Synthesis, Editing and Cloze Passage. Hence, …
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