Examination Briefing for P6 Parents
Welcome!
Prelim Dates
Subject Date
Oral (EL & MT) August
English August
Mathematics August
Mother Tongue August
Science August
Higher Mother Tongue August
Listening Comprehension (EL & MT) August
PSLE Dates
Subject Date
Oral (EL & MT) 20,21August
Listening Comprehension (EL & MT) 18 September
English 1 October
Mother Tongue 2 October
Mathematics 5 October
Science 6 October
Higher Mother Tongue 7 October
Examination Briefing for P6 Parents
ENGLISH
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
STANDARDSTANDARD
Paper 1 Paper 1 Composition Composition 55 m55 m
Paper 2Paper 2 Language Use Language Use 95 m95 m
Paper 3Paper 3 ListeningListening 20 m20 m
Paper 4Paper 4 Oral Communication Oral Communication 30 m30 m
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1(1 hour 10 min)
Part 1Part 1 Situational Writing 15 m15 m
Part 2Part 2 Continuous WritingContinuous Writing 40 m40 m
TotalTotal 55 m
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1Part 1: Situational Writing (15 m)
examples:
formal email formal letter postcard
informal email informal letter message
report speech note
No change
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1Part 2 : Continuous Writing (40 m)
• A change from the current item type• ONE topic, but with greater scope for writing from
different perspectives• Visuals are given to provide ideas for various
perspectives• Assessment is on writing skills, not on text type
(diary entry, narrative, information text, etc.)
NEW Format!
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 2Paper 2Language Use & ComprehensionLanguage Use & Comprehension
(1 hour 50 min)(1 hour 50 min)
BOOKLET A (MCQ) BOOKLET B
Grammar 10 m10 m Grammar Cloze 10 m
Vocabulary 5 m5 m Editing for Spelling and Grammar
12 m
Vocabulary Cloze 5 m5 mComprehension Cloze 15 m
Visual Text Comprehension
8 m8 m Synthesis / Transformation
10 m
Comprehension Open-Ended
20 m
NEW Format !
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 3Paper 3Listening Comprehension (20 m)Listening Comprehension (20 m)
The crowd went wild! Everyone was cheering for their favourite athlete. Tom and Nick were cheering for their good friend, Rudy. It was going to be a close race. With seconds to go, Rudy’s arm shot out and touched the edge of the pool. He did it! He was the winner!
1 2 3
NEW Format !
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 4Paper 4Oral Communication (30 m)Oral Communication (30 m)
Part 1: Reading Aloud (10 m)Part 1: Reading Aloud (10 m)
Ravi walked towards the supermarket two blocks from his house. His mother had told him to buy a carton of milk. “Hmm, which one should I get?” Ravi asked himself as he looked at the rows of milk cartons. He finally made up his mind and reached out for a carton of strawberry-flavoured milk.
No change
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 4Paper 4Oral Communication Oral Communication
(30 m)(30 m)
Part 2: Part 2: Stimulus-based Stimulus-based Conversation Conversation
(20 m)(20 m)
This is a merging of Picture Discussion and
Conversation
NEW Format!
Examination Briefing for P6 Parents
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS
Cognitive levels at which pupils will be assessed are broadly classified as follows:
• Knowledge• Comprehension• Application & Analysis
PSLE Exam Format
Merged Examination Format
Paper One
Booklet Item Type Number of questions
Marks per question
Weighting
A MCQ 10 1 10%
5 2 10%
B Short Answer
10 1 10%
5 2 10%
Total 30 - 40%
Merged Examination Format
Paper Two
Item Type Number of questions
Marks per question
Weighting
Short Answer 5 2 10%
Structured / Long Answer
13 3, 4, 5 50%
Total 18 - 60%
Support from School
• Topical Worksheets
• Topical Tests
• Speed Tests
• Remedial / Supplementary
• Heuristics
• Allow your child to practise their practice papers under examination condition.
• Discourage your child from using calculators while practising the easy questions.
• Encourage your child to move onto the next question if they are stuck at a difficult question.
• Do not provide answers to your child immediately.
• Select some questions and allow your child to explain to you how he/she derives at the answers. If your child is able to explain his/her thinking process, your child truly understands.
Parental Involvement at Home
MATHEMATICS
Common Errors to Note
Notation for dollars and cents• 5 + 8 = $13 • $5 + 80¢ = $5.80• 5 + 80 = $5.80 x
MATHEMATICS
Equating quantities of different units• 5m + 80cm = 580 cm • 5 + 80 = 580 x
Answering in the units required
MATHEMATICS
• Not reducing to the lowest term
• Wrong use of the equality notation
3 x 2 = 6 + 2 = 8
MATHEMATICS
Any method/strategy used to solve the problem will be accepted as long as it islogical.
It does not mean that only model drawingor guess and check are the only ways.
Examination Briefing for P6 Parents
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
MERGED STREAMMERGED STREAM
SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE•30 Questions •2 Marks each
60 m
SECTION B OPEN-ENDED•14 Questions•2/3/4 Marks
40 m
Total duration of paper : 1 h 45 min
SCIENCE
3 Types of Questioning3 Types of Questioning
Focus on a single topic
Focus on more than 1 topic, under the same theme
Focus on more than 1 theme
Approximately equal weightage on Life Science and Physical Science
SCIENCE
Focus on a single topic
“Which part of the bar magnet is the strongest?”
Topic: Magnet (Theme: Interactions)
SCIENCE
Focus on more than 1 topic, under the same theme
Topics: Magnet & Forces, Theme: Interactions
SCIENCE
Focus on more than 1 theme
Topics: Electricity (Theme: Systems), Magnets (Theme: Interactions) & Energy (Theme: Energy)
SCIENCE
Mark allocation for Section BMark allocation for Section B
Pupils have to show understanding of concepts and correct application to attain full marks.
Case 1: “Mere mentioning of key words with wrong concept or understanding will not be awarded with marks.”
Case 2: “Correct application of principles with right concept, even with no mention of key words, can be awarded with the full marks.”
Thank you!