Chinese comprehension tips for lower primary 小学低年级理解问答

Videos on how to tackle different question types in Chinese Comprehension, relevant to Singapore Lower Primary context. Have to turn up the volume a bit to be able to hear, otherwise these are good videos with relevant tips.

Links:

Part 1  https://youtu.be/kVDI9191enE

Part 2  https://youtu.be/BYaBF045ezw

Part 3  https://youtu.be/RALvr7NeieI

Part 4 https://youtu.be/HQ7HRu0oaUY

Part 5 https://youtu.be/pmm_Y4aSBn0

Learn Hanyu Pinyin from the start to finish for Primary School kids

 Altogether, there are 16 parts to this Hanyu Pinyin Channel for Singapore primary school kids. No frills You tube videos that truly aim to guide children in their Hanyu Pinyin learning journey. Below is the first and last part. You can browse through the channel for a full list of her videos :)

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY94cH7Zm44

Part 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXyiP3VkL98

Learn calligraphy hand lettering the easy way

For kids art and craft purposes, check out this homegrown YouTube  channel for Art. Teaches you how to write each calligraphy lettering of the 26 alphabets. Videos are short.
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUrgYXN-HroejNQq75bnBlw/videos

Hanyu Pinyin intonation

Learn Pinyin in this no frills video.
Useful channel to learn Hanyu Pinyin for both parents and children.
https://youtu.be/Rz9_lJOUYiY

Learn Hanyu Pinyin from this Youtube video

Learn the basics of Hanyu Pinyin from this youtube video.
This is first part of the video, suitable for Primary one students in Singapore.
Provides a general overview of what Hanyu Pinyin is all about.
Stepping stone to learning hanyu pinyin. Please watch to the last part on "q" which a lot of people are not aware of the rule.

Good resource.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY94cH7Zm44

Lower Primary Grammar MCQ Test

Test 1

1. Everyone                      for the boy who wins the race.

(1)    cheer                                              (3) cheered

(2)    cheers                                            (4) cheering                                          (           )

2. One of the dog’s legs                injured and it is limping.

(1)    is                                                    (3) was

(2)     are                                                (4) were                                               (           )

3. He                    on the bed and dozed off as he was too tired.

(1)    lay                                                 (3) lie

(2)    lies                                                 (4) laid                                                 (           )

4. The children                 about happily as they play chase.

(1)    run                                                 (3) runs

(2)    ran                                                 (4) running                                           (           )

5. Jimmy                his jacket as it was hot outside.

(1)    takes off                                         (3) take off

(2)    took off                                          (4) was taking off                                 (           )

6.  Susan                the socks and hangs them to dry.

(1)    wash                                              (3) washes

(2)    washed                                          (4) was washing                                   (           )

7. We                   a tint of twilight in the West every evening.

(1)    seeing                                            (3) saw

(2)    sees                                                (4) see                                                  (           )

8. One of the mischievous boys                 off the chair as he rocks it.

(1)    fall                                                 (3) falls

(2)    fell                                                 (4) fallen                                              (           )

9. When his cat died, Ben               very sad.

(1)    is                                                    (3) are

(2)    was                                                (4) were                                               (           )

10. One of the tree branches just                  into the river.

(1)    dropping                                        (3) drop

(2)    drops                                             (4) dropped                                          (           )

11. Please bring an umbrella as it might                   later.

(1)    rain                                               (3) rains

(2)    rained                                            (4) raining                                            (           )

12. You need to                  hard for your exam or you will regret.

(1)    study                                              (3) studies

(2)    studied                                           (4) studying                                          (           )

13. Sue                   asleep as soon as she plopped onto her bed.

(1) falls                                                (3) fell

(2) fall                                                  (4) fallen                                              (           )          

14. The car had                  the boy before it screeched to a stop.

(1) hit                                                   (3) hitting

(2) hits                                                 (4) hitted                                              (           )

15. James                himself in class every day.

(1) behave                                            (3) behaved

(2) behaves                                          (4) behaving                                         (           )

16. As the road is dangerous, we must                   it with care.

(1) crossing                                          (3) crossed

(2) crosses                                            (4) cross                                               (           )

17. Peter wants to go out but his mother                   him.

(1) forbid                                             (3) forbids

(2) forbade                                           (4) forbidden                                        (           )

18. The worms                   and squiggle in the sand.

(1) wriggle                                            (3) wriggling

(2) wriggles                                          (4) wriggled                                          (           )

19. May                 not know the answer to the Math problem, so Timothy helps her.

(1) does                                                (3) did

(2) do                                                   (4) does                                                 (           )

20. The little boy wanted to drink water, so his sister                   for him.

(1) pour                                                (3) pouring

(2) pours                                              (4) poured                                            (           )

Complete 5 sets of test papers on Grammar MCQ is available for purchase on the right side bar. Total 17 pages. Email to primaryschoolws@yahoo.com

网上华文练习

Free Chinese exercises online complete with marking system. 

By eChineseworld

Tips for English Comprehension Cloze

Quick glance at some useful tips.
Source: http://www.psleeng.com/?p=121

Sentence Examples

http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/

In learning, to understand a word's meaning you need more than a definition. Seeing the word in a sentence example can provide more context and relevance. Good resource.

Chinese Compositions: 作文网

http://www.zuowen.com/
小学到高中作文库。可按年级和题材分类。
Rich collection of Chinese compositions ranging from Primary levels to Secondary levels.

How to Handle Comprehension Cloze

The following article is sourced from EPH website:

http://www.eph.com.sg/edutips.php?id=22

 

The Comprehension Cloze in the PSLE is an estimated 200-word long passage, excluding the 15 blanks that you have to fill in. This section constitutes a considerable 15 marks out of 95 marks for Paper 2. Thus, it is imperative that you do well in this section to attain an ideal grade in the subject.

The passage is usually an information report about, for example, an animal, or it could be a narrative. In a short sentence, there is usually one blank while a longer sentence could contain two to three blanks. However, you will notice that the first and the last sentences of the passage are complete sentences and do not have any blanks for you to fill in. This is because the beginning and the ending serves to paint a fuller picture of what the passage is about and will be helpful towards your understanding of the passage.

 

Before you even attempt to fill the blanks in, take some time to read through the entire passage once. Read through it again if you need to. Why do you have to do this? This is because you need to know what the passage is about. This is called understanding the context. Contextual clues play a very important role to getting the correct answer.

 

Take the example below:

 

The robber had short hair unlike his accomplice, whose _____ hair gave others the impression that he was a woman.

 

Is your answer ‘long’?

 

If it is, then you have most likely used contextual clues to obtain your answer.

 

‘Unlike’ provides the clue that the accomplice has to have hair that is different, in this case, the opposite of the description of the robber with short hair. Also, ‘the impression that he was a woman’ helps to paint a picture of the accomplice with hair that makes him look like a woman.

 

 

You will also notice that the clues come from the same sentence that the blank occurs. However, this may not happen all the time. Clues can sometimes be found in preceding or proceeding sentences, or even in other paragraphs. Thus, if you encounter a blank which you do not know the answer, refer to the lines or paragraphs before and after it to see if you can find any clues to help you obtain your answer.

 

There may be some blanks that you cannot find a suitable word for. Do not spend too long a time trying to think of an answer. Time is too precious to mull over a blank. Go on to the next one. After you have reached the last blank, go back to those that you had difficulty with and try to fill them in. Avoid leaving any blanks unfilled. After this, read through the entire passage to check if it makes sense and if it is grammatically sound.

 

To be confident in successfully handling this section, it helps to read widely. Reading just your favourite novel is not enough. Do widen your reading material to the newspapers, the encyclopaedia or even comics. As long as it is print, you never know when the information will come in handy. Sometimes, the context could be familiar because you have read it somewhere before. Thus, you would be able to make use of the vocabulary at the back of your mind.

Picture discussion for lower Primary levels

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21350377/Picture-Discussion-Lower-Primary-Level

English picture discussion suitable for P1, P2, P3

 

MW Tuition resources

http://mwtuition.com.sg/resources
Free past years Exam papers for downloading, from P1-P6, all subjects. FREE but registration is required.

English Compositions from Zhangde Primary School

http://www.vtaide.com/English/stories.html
Archives of English compositions written by students (P1-P6) from Zhangde Primary School.

作文库

http://www.zuowenku.net/
适合小一到小六生参考。
A good resource for Chinese composition writing, for P1 to P6.

Free Test Papers from Old School

http://www.oldschool.com.sg/index.php/module/CustomersPub/action/Default
An excellent resource bank of free test papers for your child's practice at home. For all Primary levels and subjects in English, Mathematics and Science.

小学华文教材数码教学资源

http://xuele.edumall.sg/xuele/slot/u107/index1.html
新加坡教育部提供，适合小一至小六学生使用。