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Secure FULL MARKS for Section B Science

If you want to secure your A* (91marks) for PSLE Science, here’s what you need.     You need to score  full marks (56 marks)  for Section A.   And garner   at least a 35 marks  for Section B. The margin for error is so small—9 marks! You go beyond by 1 and your A* is gone. Now, the problem is that students usually score partial marks for Booklet B, easily giving away ½ mark and 1 mark per item.  Why? Because despite the mastery of concept, they don’t know the exact keywords that earn them the marks. Let me spell it out plain in simple, in booklet B, the game is all about using the right keywords/phrases. It’s as simple as that. Here's some mistakes made by a student (2017 Prelims): Loss of mark - wrong use of keyword. Should use "force" instead of "energy". After the word friction, must follow by "between ____&____" (0.5m) Changes in PSLE Science from 2017:  1. MCQ is no longer 60marks --> 56 marks instead 2

PSLE Books Comparison

I went to popular bookstore recently to look at the 2017 PSLE Science papers, to evaluate the difficulty level of the paper in 2017 and I thought this year there is a new book cover ! It turns out that there is a new publisher for the PSLE books.   Left: Shing Lee   Right: EPH  So just to compare the difference in the books, in case you are wondering which one to get and should you even get a book now (By now, I mean January) . In my opinion, the answer is NO.  Why?  1. Because schools sell it to their own students at a much cheaper rate and there are also schools who buy it for their students for free. So you do not need to get one on your own. 2. They have just started their P6 and have yet to learn all topics, so it is not the right time to let them drill the PSLE book yet. The best time to start doing it is in June. Schools will also start drilling the students in the last lap before prelims and PSLE. So there is no need to do an overlap in drilling t