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THE SKILLSTHE PAPER
THE PREP
Paper Component Marks Duration
1 • Situational Writing• ContinuousWriting
55 1h10min
2 LanguageUseandComprehension
95 1h50min
3 ListeningComprehension 20 35min(est.)
4 OralCommunication 30 10min(est.)
Paper 2 – Language Use and ComprehensionComponent ItemType No. ofitems Marks
BookletA
Grammar
MCQ
10 10
Vocabulary 5 5
Vocabulary Cloze 5 5
VisualTextcomprehension
8 8
BookletB
GrammarCloze
OpenEnded
10 10
EditingforSpellingandGrammar
12 12
ComprehensionCloze
15 15
Synthesis/Transformation
5 10
Comprehension 10 20
Paper 3 – Listening Comprehension
• Ability to understand spoken English.
• The texts may be in the form of news items, announcements, advertisements, instructions, explanations, conversations, speeches and stories.
• Graphic representations will be used for the first seven items.
• Each text will be read twice.
PAPER 1
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 1
PAPER 1
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 1
PAPER 1
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 1
Part1• IdentifythePACoftask• Showunderstandingoftheformatrequired
• Identifythecontentbasedonpointersprovided
Part2• Understandthetopicgiven• Interpretthepictures• Writeinterestingly
• Highlight/Underline thekeyitemsinthetaskgiven.
• Identifyandlabelthecontent
• Planning– storymountain,momentbymomentetc.
• Pictureinterpretation• Criticalanalysisofwritings• Self/peerediting
Paper 2Component ItemType No. ofitems Marks
BookletA
Grammar
MCQ
10 10
Vocabulary 5 5
Vocabulary Cloze 5 5
VisualTextcomprehension
8 8
BookletB
GrammarCloze
OpenEnded
10 10
EditingforSpellingandGrammar
12 12
ComprehensionCloze
15 15
Synthesis/Transformation
5 10
Comprehension 10 20
Vocabulary Cloze
• Readtounderstandcontext• Lookforcontextualcues• Eliminateinappropriate/leastlikelywords
Paper 2Component ItemType No. ofitems Marks
BookletA
Grammar
MCQ
10 10
Vocabulary 5 5
Vocabulary Cloze 5 5
VisualTextcomprehension
8 8
BookletB
GrammarCloze
OpenEnded
10 10
EditingforSpellingandGrammar
12 12
ComprehensionCloze
15 15
Synthesis/Transformation
5 10
Comprehension 10 20
Visual Text Comprehension
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
Visual Text Comprehension
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
Studentsneedtheabilitytoreadandviewcritically.
Understandthewhole-part-wholeofthetextgiven.
• Understandthewhole textfor
generalunderstanding
• Dissectthepartsoftextcritically
• Putthewholetextlinking
information fromthevarious
parts
• Explicitteachingofquestiontypes• TrueStatement• VocabularyinContext• ImportantDetails• Reasons• Evidence• Factsvs Non-facts• Mainaim• Punctuation
Paper 2Component ItemType No. ofitems Marks
BookletA
Grammar
MCQ
10 10
Vocabulary 5 5
Vocabulary Cloze 5 5
VisualTextcomprehension
8 8
BookletB
GrammarCloze
OpenEnded
10 10
EditingforSpellingandGrammar
12 12
ComprehensionCloze
15 15
Synthesis/Transformation
5 10
Comprehension 10 20
Comprehension Cloze
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
• Readforunderstanding
• Identifycontextualclues
• Identifywordclassofmissingwords
Teachingofcomprehensionskills…• Tappingonpriorknowledgeforcontext
• Contextualcluesforwordclass• Eg.aftera/an/thenoun
Paper 2Component ItemType No. ofitems Marks
BookletA
Grammar
MCQ
10 10
Vocabulary 5 5
Vocabulary Cloze 5 5
VisualTextcomprehension
8 8
BookletB
GrammarCloze
OpenEnded
10 10
EditingforSpellingandGrammar
12 12
ComprehensionCloze
15 15
Synthesis/Transformation
5 10
Comprehension 10 20
Comprehension
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
Comprehension
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
Comprehension
QuestionTypes
• Literal• Inferential• Vocabulary
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL Paper 2
• Studentsneedtheabilitytoreadcritically.
• Understandthetext.
• ExplicitteachingofComprehensionSkills• Author’spurpose• Compareandcontrast• ContextualClues• DrawingConclusion• FactandOpinion• Sequencing• MakingInferences
Listening Comprehension
Newsitem
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL LC Paper
Listening Comprehension
Interview
Sample Question PSLE 2016 EL LC Paper
Oral CommunicationReadingAloud
Mark Criteria
9-10 • Clearandconsistentlygoodpronunciation.• Fluent expressivereading,varyingtone,paceandvolume.• Appropriatestressandintonation toconveymeaning.• Displaysnon-verbalself-confidence
7-8 • Generallyclearpronunciation,withafewerrors.• Generallyfluent reading.• Gooduseofstressandintonation.
5-6 • Clearpronunciationwithsomeerrors.• Somevariationintone,paceandvolume.• Smooth readingbutnotveryexpressive.
3-4 • Mispronunciationinveryfewinstances.• Slowandhesitantreading.• Readingismonotonous, with littleexpression.
1-2 • Mispronunciationinmostparts.• Slowandjerkyreadingofwords.
Oral Communication
Sample Question PSLE Examplar EL Oral
• Makedecisionsbasedonunderstandingofthepicture
• Relatetopictoself• Haveawiderperspectiveoftopicdiscussed
• Abletoholdaconversation
Use“A.R.E.”strategytostructureconversation
AnswerthequestionGiveaReasonShareanExperience/Example
Mark Criteria
9-10 • Abletoarticulateideasfluently.• Abletoelaborateonideas.
7-8 • Generallyabletorespondwithgoodstatements.• Elaboratesonsomeideas.
5-6 • Abletorespondandmakeinterpretations.• Attemptstoprovidesomeresponses.• Abletoelaboratewhenprompted.
3-4 • Someresponsesgivenwithrepeatedpromptings.
1-2 • Mainlymonosyllabic responsesevenwithrepeatedpromptings.
Students are generally progressing through a huge change
Paper Component Marks Duration
1 • SituationalWriting
• ContinuousWriting
55 1h10min
2 LanguageUseandComprehension
95 1h50min
3 ListeningComprehension
20 35min(est.)
4 OralCommunication 30 10min(est.)
Paper Component Marks Duration
1 ContinuousWriting
20 60min
2 LanguageUseandComprehension
50 1h15min
3 ListeningComprehension
14 35min(est.)
4 OralCommunication
16 10min(est.)
• Toreadwidely
• Exposure
• Encouragement
• Dailyapplication
Studentsneed…
Tapping on the Affordances of ICT
Tapping on the Affordances of ICT
• Read
• Talk
• ShareOpinions
