My Reflections on Math

Have you done well?
Are you satisfied with your results?
What have you learnt this year?
Have you learnt anything else that is not covered in your Math books?

Any questions...let's help each other out

Boys and girls

Do you have any questions that you would like to ask? Post your questions here and the rest of us can help out. Remember to indicate which question and where the question is from. Also include your steps in answering the question.

Do remember to have an early night's rest. No point revising till very late cause you will feel too sleepy during the exams to concentrate. You need to be fresh and alert.

Hope you have thought about how you are going to strategize and attack the Math paper tomorrow. Plan your time well.

NEVER GIVE UP ON ANY QUETSION.

To focus: Do your deep breathing exercise before the paper starts.
Steps for deep breathing:
1) Take in slow deep breath, count to 8 while breathing in.
2) Hold your breath for about 5 count.
3) Then breath out slowly to count of 8.
4) Do about 8 deep breaths.

This will help send more oxygen to your brain and help you relax. You can do this in the middle of the paper as well when you are getting tired and losing focus.

Hope my relaxing tips help.

All the best.

Mr AJ

Practice Paper 6 Suggested Answers

Dear Boys and Girls

I hope have had a chance to check your answers with that of your friend's. To those who have uploaded their answers early, thank you very much.

I can see that some of you have been helping to solve some of the admin issues like 'how to access the Heuristics Answers'. Thank you Desean for the suggestion.

Others have been helping to check on your friends answers as well helping to provide suggestions. Thank you all for taking this first step to independent learning. I am indeed very proud of all of you.

With such a great spirit of helping one another, I'm very sure all of you will do very well for your Math and other subjects.

Do try to compare all the questions for all the practice papers and learn from them.


Mr AJ

PS: Click here to access the Suggested Answers for Practice Paper 6.

Practice Paper 6

Dear boys and Girls

I hope you have had enough practice papers so far to prepare you for the Math Exam.

I will not be uploading the answers for the paper as yet. Instead, I wait for all of you to post your answers online so that you can share with one another.

Section A and B - only post your answers
Section C - post your steps/ method of how you derived your answers. This will help others to understand and also help you realise the mistakes you have made.

Do not be shy about posting your answers. We are all learning so do not worry. Just post and wait to confirm your answers when others post theirs.

I will only post the Suggested Answers when I see at least 30 of you posting yours. So post your answers earlier. If everybody takes their own sweet time, then you may only get to see the answers online on Monday.

Mr AJ

All the best...

Dear Boys and Girls

I am not going to wish all of you 'Good Luck'! Instead I'm wishing for all of you to be able to do your very best for all your exams. Everyone has worked very hard this year and has made significant improvements over the year.

I know that I have been quite harsh with some of you (always highlighting your mistakes) but I hope you understand that it was all done for you to learn, Remember what you have learnt. I always focus on your values and the way you do your work and not with the answers you arrive at,

That's why i do not believe in luck for exams as that would mean you are not prepared and you would be guessing your answers like when you buy 4D. Hard work and preparation is key to good performance, not luck.

So no good luck for you but "Believe in yourself and do your best!"

Have Pride in your Performance and remember, WINNERS NEVER QUIT.

Mr AJ

PS: Please click here to access answers for the Heuristics Practice.

On a FINAL note...

Dear 4-6,

I hope that you will revise and recall everything that you have learnt over the past ten months, particularly the last few weeks. I firmly believe that you are prepared and ready to tackle your examination tomorrow and pass it with flying colours. I have told you all the revision tips and guidelines that will be useful to you when you do your paper tomorrow. I am sure my words will be firmly-etched in your mind, providing you have paid attention and you take the time to revise the important worksheets and sections tonight. Do sleep early because there is no point burning the midnight oil, feverishly revising. You should be well-rested and raring to 'attack' your final obstacle when I see you tomorrow. Do it with every ounce of effort in you and I am sure you will be rewarded with a deserving grade.
Good luck, do not panic and ALL THE BEST!

Rooting for you (and biting my nails in anxiety),
Ms. Priya :)

Answers for Supplementary Worksheets

Dear 4-6,
Please check and correct your work according to the answers posted below.

1. Editing Worksheet (Starting with Alan and David)
Answers:
41. exhausting
42. symptoms
43. fast
44. greeted
45.scheduled
46. hit
47. would
48. confidence
49. advice
50. experienced

2. Comprehension Cloze ( Starting with 'I woke up today..')
51. home
52. living
53.chance/possibility
54.still/quiet/silent
55.pretended
56.packed/put/stuffed
57.out
58.crying
59.held/forced/fought
60.unit/room/place/house/apartment/flat
61.had
62.move
63.comfortable/safe
64.reality
65.new

3. Synthesis Worksheet 1 ( Starting with 'Food is scarce')
66. The scarcity of food has led to a famine in Uganda.

67.

Melanie asked her sister where she had gone the previous Friday. (2Marks)

Melanie asked her sister where she was the previous Friday. / the Friday

before. ( Awarded 0 MARKS)

 

68. I will not blame him for the mistake if he can prove his innocence.

69.

The tourists, as well as the tour guide, are feeling tired.

The tour guide, as well as the tourists, is feeling tired.

70.

Mr Yoshida will not cook for the distinguished guests unless

he is paid handsomely.

4. Synthesis Worksheet 2 (Starting with 'I was very relieved..'

66. Much to my relief, I was able to recover my stolen belongings.

67. She asked her sister if she had left that parcel there for her.

68. John made many mistakes in the test because of his carelessness.

      John made many mistakes in the test because of the fact that he was careless.

69. Mike installed an anti- virus software in his computer in case of a virus attack.

70. No matter where he goes, his dog follows (him).

      No matter where he goes, his dog will always follow him (O marks)

5. Comprehension Exercise 1 ( The one about the dragon)

34. The sentence is "The villagers avoided him like a plague."

35. She wanted to share a basket of strawberries with him.

36. The dragon did not respond to her question.

The dragon did not answer her question.

37. The word is "embarrassed."

38. She brought him a barrel of water to put out his fire.

She came back to visit the dragon again.

She brought him a basket of strawberries (ZERO MARKS)

6. Comprehension Exercise 2 ( The one about Kelly and her sister)

       They were eating fried carrot cake (1m)

       Kelly was eating fried carrot cake (1m)

35. Kathy/She cut out and sent in the proof-of-purchase (on the cereal box). (2m)

36. Kelly/She was trying not to cry. (2m)

      Kelly/She was about to cry. (1m)

37. The sentence is 'Kelly was dying to see the badge!' (2m)

38. Kelly/She was ashamed of herself (1m) She had blamed/misunderstood Kathy/her older sister and was mean to her. (1m)

Kelly was touched. (1m) Kathy had actually sent in the proof-of-purchase for her. (1m)

Kelly was grateful. (1m) Kathy had actually sent in the proof-of-purchase for her. (1m)

NOTE: PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT STATING THAT YOU HAVE CHECKED YOUR ANSWERS WHEN YOU ARE DONE.