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Preparing For the GEP tests – Why Critical Thinking Matters More Than Drilling
Can your Primary 3 child explain why you don't need to know the actual lengths and breadths of the rectangles to solve this...
2019 GEP Selection Test Fraction Question
The figure below is made up of 5 identical rectangles. What fraction of the figure is shaded? Challenge your Primary 3...
2019 GEP Test Question ~ No Algebra Please!
How would you teach your Primary 3 child to solve this past year GEP Selection Test Mathematics question? Class 3A has 27...
Can your Primary 3 child solve this 2019 GEP Selection Test question?
Bars A, B and C are equal in size. What fraction of all 3 bars is not shaded? 1. Find the common denominator of 3 and 4,...
Frequently Asked Questions About the GEP (Gifted Education Programme) Part 2 – What happens next?
In this follow-up to our first instalment of Frequently Asked Questions about the GEP (FAQs on GEP), we explore several...
GEP Selection Test – General Ability Analogy question
The following question came out in the General Ability I paper in the 2020 GEP Selection Test. Not sure what the GEP...
Past Year GEP Selection Test Question – Number Palindrome
The following question came out in the Mathematics paper of the 2020 GEP Selection Test. If your Primary 3 child can solve...
Past Year GEP Mathematics Selection Test Question – Rate (Man-hour) Question
The following question came out in the Mathematics paper of the 2020 GEP Selection Test. 3 pupils took 4 hours to pack 200...
Past Year GEP Screening & Selection Test Mathematics Questions – Can Your P3 Child Solve Them?
Interested in preparing your child for the GEP Screening and Selection tests? Email askjoy@joyouslearning.com.sg or call us...
Past Year PSLE Mathematics Questions – Speed & Distance
A bakery and a library are 120m apart. They are located between Hong's house and Jeya's house, as shown below. The bakery...
The PSLE Maths Ratio Question That Stumped Students
Can your P6 child solve this challenging past year PSLE Maths question? Get your child to have a go at it before watching...
English for P4-P6 GEP students
For Primary 4 students joining the Gifted Education Programme, the transition from mainstream to GEP track is one that is...