2010 PSLE SOLUTIONS fresh from the oven (7 Oct 2010)
These few questions were texted to our mobiles by our students. The following solutions for all to check if they got them right. Our solutions are correct according to the questions provided by our students based on pure memory (the questions were accurate as we have double-checked with other sources). Hope you have done well!
(Paper 2, Q18)
There are 2 tanks A and B. Tank A is 60 x 10 x 40 cm and Tank B is 50 x 20 x 36 cm. Tank B is 1/3 filled with water. Two similar taps are turned on to fill both tanks at 1.2 litres per minute. How long does it take for the height of water in both tanks to be the same?
Showing posts with label PSLE Math. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PSLE Math. Show all posts
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Work Smart : Connecting the Clues - 2005 PSLE Math Question
It is important to make use of the clues to problem solve logically.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Value - Responsibility
Knowing past trends MAY help us predict the future. Based on the feedback from PSLE students over the years, the level of difficulty seemed higher in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 PSLE Math papers. If the past trend is anything that we can trust by, this year's student will be spared. Really?!
Truth or Fallacy? The best bet is to having our students continue to be responsible towards their own learning and maintain the mindset of "Being Prepared". You cannot but agree with our Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong that these values are timeless.
Work Smart : Logical Reasoning - Smart Guess and Check
Guess and Check the smart way. Imagine our students sitting for the PSLE paper fussing around with numbers over a Guess and Check question, totally not cool. We recommend a 3-step approach to derive the answer. Yes 3-step only and logically.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Giving Up
One my students told me that more than half of his classmates began to lay their heads on the table with a full half an hour to go during the recent PSLE math exam. In fact, students started to sleep with 45 minutes left in the exam.
Test Your Answer
From previous discussion on how do we know if the answer is correct, we can perform a simple test to see if the answer follow the clues given:
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Analyzing 2009 PSLE Killer Math Question 18
Yes, it is the time of the year where tears spill over tough / killer PSLE math questions again.
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