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Why You Should Never Talk to π
In an earlier blog entry, we discussed the role of trigger activities in the learning of new topics in maths. If you missed...
GEP Selection Test – Pt 1
Yes, it's that time of the year again where the GEP admissions test are looming on the horizon. Some parents hold the view...
GEP Selection Test – Pt 2
2. Attempt heuristics type problem sums For the Mathematics section, many of the questions are high level (for Primary 3...
GEP Selection Test – Final Pt.
3. Attempt IQ questions or brain teasers As mentioned, the General Ability component is quite similar to IQ tests. There...
GEP Screening Test – Examination Tips
GENERAL TIPSSkip tough questions and come back to them later If you find that you’re taking too much time on a particular...
P6 PSLE Level Cupboard Question – “Thinking Inside the Box”
Six identical rectangular boxes can be stacked into a cupboard 90 cm wide. Two arrangements are shown below. The first...
Past Year PSLE Past Perfect Question That Tripped Up Students
One of the more difficult English grammar rules for students to grasp is the past perfect. The past perfect is a verb tense...
2017 PSLE Maths Angle Question
Minah has a triangular piece of paper ABC with BA = BC. ADC and BEC are straight lines. She folded it along the line DE as...
GEP Programme Past Year Questions, How to Solve Them (2017)
This was a Math Fraction question in 2017. When a cup is half-filled, the same amount of water occupies 1⁄5 of a jug. A jug...
Past Year GEP Selection Exercise General Ability Question
Can your P3 child solve the following General Ability question? When it comes to numbers and letters, one way to relate the...
Mad Maths ~ How To Save $1 Million In Your Lifetime
All you have to do is deposit one penny in a savings account in your own era, and when you arrive at the End of Time, the...
Revert – Must Know Errors to Avoid for Situational Writing
One mistake frequently appearing in emails in Situational Writing is the use of the word 'revert'. It is common to see...