primary 6 briefing insight into the psle maths paper
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29 January 2021
Primary 6 Briefing
Insight into the PSLE MATHS Paper
Presented by Mrs Adeline Giam
Outline
1) P6 Maths Holistics Assessment Plan
2) Examination Format & Time Management
3) Analysis of PSLE Maths Marks Distribution
4) Strategies to help your child
Assessment Plan (Standard & Foundation)Termly Factual Fluency Review
Foundation Standard
Term 1• Multiplication tables: 2 to 10
• Division tables: 2 to 7 and 10
• Conversion of fractions to/from
decimals
• Conversion of units
of measurement in
decimals
• Conversion of
fractions, decimals
and percentages
0%
Weighting
(5 min)
Term 2
Term 3• Multiplication tables: 6 to 9
• Division tables: 6 to 9
• Conversion of fractions to/from
decimals
• Conversion of units of
measurement in decimals
Term 4
Assessment Plan (Standard)Termly Assessment/ Examinations
Topics Weightage Duration
Term 1CA 1• All P3 to P5 Mathematics Topics• P6 Algebra• P6 Fractions• P6 Ratio
100 marks/ 0%
Paper 1: 1 h Paper 2: 1 h 30 minTerm 2
Mid-Year Exam• All Mathematics Topics from P1 to P6
(exclude P6 Circles, P6 Speed, P6 Volume, P6 Pie Charts and P6 Nets)
100 marks/ 40%
Term 3Prelim• All P1 to P6 Mathematics Topics
100 marks/ 60%
Term 4PSLE• All P1 to P6 Mathematics Topics
100 marks
Assessment Plan (Foundation)Termly Assessment/ Examinations
Topics Weightage Duration
Term 1CA 1P5F Topics:
• Whole Numbers• Fractions • Decimals• Rate• Time• Perimeter, Area &
Volume• Geometry• Tables, Bar Graphs
and Line Graphs
P6F Topics:
• Fractions• Decimals
90 marks/ 0%
Paper 1: 1 h Paper 2: 1 h
Assessment Plan (Foundation)Termly Assessment/ Examinations
Topics Weightage Duration
Term 2Mid-Year ExamP5F Topics:
• Whole Numbers• Time• Geometry• Tables
P6F Topics:
• Fractions• Decimals• Perimeter, Area &
Volume• Percentage
90 marks/ 40%
Paper 1: 1 h Paper 2: 1 h
Term 3Prelim
• All P5F and P6F Mathematics Topics
90 marks/ 60%
Term 4PSLE
• All P5F and P6F Mathematics Topics 90 marks
Topics in Standard Math SyllabusTopic Major Sub-topics
Numbers• Numbers up to 10 million, 4 Operations, Fractions,
Decimals
Measurement • Length, mass, volume, Area and Perimeter, Time, Circles
Statistics • Bar and line graphs, Average, Pie charts
Geometry
• Line of symmetry, Parallel and Perpendicular lines
• Angles, Triangle, Parallelogram, trapezium, rhombus
• Special quadrilaterals, Nets
Ratio and
Percentage
• Ratio and Percentage
Rate and
Speed
• Rate
• Distance, Time and speed
Algebra • Algebra
New Topics at a Glance (Standard P5 & P6)Topic P5 Sub-Topic P6 Sub-Topic
Numbers
• Numbers up to 10 million
• Fractions
• Decimals
Measurement• Area of Triangle
• Vol of cube and cuboid
• Area and Circumference of circle
• Vol of cube and cuboid
Statistics • Average of a set or data • Pie Charts
Geometry
• Angles
• Triangle
• Parallelogram, trapezium,
rhombus
• Special quadrilaterals
• Nets
Ratio and
Percentage
• Ratio
• Percentage
• Ratio
• Percentage
Rate and Speed • Rate • Distance, Time and speed
Algebra • - • Algebra
Topics in Foundation Maths SyllabusTopic Major Sub-topics
Numbers• Numbers up to 10 million, 4 Operations, Fractions,
Decimals
Measurement• Length, mass, volume, Area and Perimeter, Time,
Area of Triangle
Statistics • Tables, Bar and line graphs, Average, Pie charts
Geometry
• Line Symmetry
• Parallel and Perpendicular lines
• Angles
• Squares and rectangles
Rate and
Percentage
• Rate, speed and Percentage
Outline
1) P6 Maths Holistics Assessment Plan
2) Examination Format & Time Management
3) Analysis of PSLE Maths Marks Distribution
4) Strategies to help your child
Examination Format (Standard)Paper Bklet Item Type No of qns No. of
marks
per qn
Weight
-ing
Dura
-tion
1 A Multiple Choice 10 1 10% 1 hour
5 2 10%
B Short answer 5 1 5%
10 2 20%
2 Short answer 5 2 10% 1 hour
30minStructured, Long answer 12 3, 4, 5 45%
Total 47 - 100%
Examination Format (Foundation)Paper Bklet Item Type No of qns No. of
marks
per qn
Weight
-ing
Dura
-tion
1 A Multiple Choice 10 1 10 1 hour
10 2 20
B Short answer 10 2 20
2 Short answer 10 2 10 1 hour
Structured 6 3 or 4 20
Total 46 - 90
Approved CalculatorsPaper 2: Calculators allowed
Please refer to the
link/ QR code
below:
https://www.seab.
gov.sg/docs/
Suggested TimingPaper Bklet Item Type No of
qnsNo. of
marks per qn
Time per qn
Duration
1 A MultipleChoice
10 1 1.5 min Time taken: 52.5 min
(1 h)5 2 2 min
B Short answer
5 1 1.5 min
10 2 2 min
2 Short answer 5 2 2 min Time taken: 1h 22min
(1h30min)Structured, Long
answer12 3, 4, 5 6 min
Total 47 - 2h14.5min
2 h 30 min
Suggested Timing for each QuestionPaper Section Suggestions
Paper 1 MCQ &
SAQ• 1 mark questions: 1.5 min per question
• 2 mark questions: 2 min per question
• Remaining time is for check OAS/Answer/ go back
to questions that they are not very sure of.
• This part of the paper is done without calculator,
therefore Factual Fluency is important.
Paper 2 SAQ &
Long Word
Problems
• 2 mark questions: 2 min
• 3, 4 and 5 marks questions: 6 min
• Calculator Paper.
Outline
1) P6 Maths Holistics Assessment Plan
2) Examination Format & Time Management
3) Analysis of PSLE Maths Marks Distribution
4) Strategies to help your child
Marks Distribution over 3 years (2017 to 2019)Year 2019 *2018 2017
Topics Paper 1 Paper 2 Total Paper 1 Paper 2 Total Paper 1 Paper 2 Total
Numbers 17 10 27 10 15 25 18 11 29
Measurement 9 13 22 13 6 19 7 16 23
Statistics 7 7 14 4 11 15 2 7 9
Geometry 6 13 19 10 10 20 6 10 16
Ratio and
Percentage2 7 9 2 9 11 2 11 13
Rate and
Speed2 2 4 3 2 5 4 2 6
Algebra 2 3 5 3 2 5 1 3 6
Total 45 55 100 45 55 100 40 60 100
* Exam format changed in 2018
Outline
1) P6 Maths Holistics Assessment Plan
2) Examination Format & Time Management
3) Analysis of PSLE Maths Marks Distribution
4) Strategies to help your child
How can I help my child?
Easy Question2018 Paper 1 Booklet B, Q22
Find the value of 7.26 × 8.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Ans:
7.26 × 8 = 58.08
≈ 58.1
Remember
Paper 1, no
calculator.
Easy Question2018 Paper 1 Booklet B, Q22
Find the value of 7.26 × 8.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Ans:
7.26 × 8 = 58.08
≈ 58.1
Remember
Paper 1, no
calculator.
2019, Paper 1 Booklet B Q27
Moderate Question
A bottle completely filled with water weighed 2.1 kg. After 2
3of the
water was used up, the bottle with remaining water weighed 800 g.
What was the mass of the bottle in grams?Remember
Paper 1, no
calculator.
2019, Paper 1 Booklet B Q27
Moderate Question
A bottle completely filled with water weighed 2.1 kg. After 2
3of the
water was used up, the bottle with remaining water weighed 800 g.
What was the mass of the bottle in grams?Remember
Paper 1, no
calculator.
2019, Paper 1 Booklet B Q27
Moderate Question
A bottle completely filled with water weighed 2.1 kg. After 2
3of the
water was used up, the bottle with remaining water weighed 800 g.
What was the mass of the bottle in grams?
Remember
Paper 1, no
calculator.Bottle + water = 2.1 kg = 2100g
Bottle + 1
3of water = 800g
Used, so 1
3left
2
3of water = 2100g - 800g =1 300g
1
3of water = 1 300g 2 = 650g
Bottle + 1
3of water = 800 g
Therefore,
Bottle + 650g = 800 g
Bottle = 800 g – 650 g = 150 g
Ans: 150 g
Difficult Question2019, Paper 2, Q11
ABCD is a trapezium, EC= ED and ADE is a
straight line.
a) Find CED
70o
30o
CB
EDA
b) The figure above is not drawn to scale. Each of the
statements below is either true, false or not
possible to tell from the information given. For each
statement, put a tick ( ) to indicate you answer.
Statement True FalseNot possible
to tell
ABD is an equilateral triangle
ABCE is a parallelogram
BD is perpendicular to DC
Difficult Question2019, Paper 2, Q11
70o
30o
CB
EDA
CED = 180 – 30 – 30 = 120
Ans: (a) 120 o
30o
30o
ABCD is a trapezium, EC= ED and ADE is a
straight line.
a) Find CED
b) The figure above is not drawn to scale. Each of the
statements below is either true, false or not
possible to tell from the information given. For each
statement, put a tick ( ) to indicate you answer.
Statement True FalseNot possible
to tell
ABD is an equilateral triangle
ABCE is a parallelogram
BD is perpendicular to DC
Difficult Question2019, Paper 2, Q11
70o
30o
CB
EDA
ABCD is a trapezium, EC= ED and ADE is a
straight line.
a) Find CED
b) The figure above is not drawn to scale. Each of the
statements below is either true, false or not
possible to tell from the information given. For each
statement, put a tick ( ) to indicate you answer.
30o
30o
CED = 180 – 30 – 30 = 120
Ans: (a) 120 o
Statement True FalseNot possible
to tell
ABD is an equilateral triangle
ABCE is a parallelogram
BD is perpendicular to DC
Difficult Question2019, Paper 2, Q11
70o
30o
CB
EDA
ABCD is a trapezium, EC= ED and ADE is a
straight line.
a) Find CED30o
30o
Statement True FalseNot possible
to tell
ABD is an equilateral triangle
ABCE is a parallelogram
BD is perpendicular to DC
CED = 180 – 30 – 30 = 120
Ans: (a) 120 o
b) The figure above is not drawn to scale. Each of the
statements below is either true, false or not
possible to tell from the information given. For each
statement, put a tick ( ) to indicate you answer.
CED = 180 – 70 = 110
Difficult Question2019, Paper 2, Q11
70o
30o
CB
EDA
ABCD is a trapezium, EC= ED and ADE is a
straight line.
a) Find CED
Statement True FalseNot possible
to tell
ABD is an equilateral triangle
ABCE is a parallelogram
BD is perpendicular to DC
30o
30o
CED = 180 – 30 – 30 = 120
Ans: (a) 120 o
b) The figure above is not drawn to scale. Each of the
statements below is either true, false or not
possible to tell from the information given. For each
statement, put a tick ( ) to indicate you answer.
How can I help my child?
• Factual Fluency
• Not counting with their fingers
• Go back to basic concept learnt in P3 & P4 -
- Length, mass, volume
- Area and perimeter
- Geometry (e.g. angles, parallel lines)
Revise on weak areas
Study • Let’s read the problem carefully• Underline the persons/objects/values. How are they related?• What do I need to find?
Ponder• What strategy can I use?• Why do I choose this
strategy?
Apply• Apply the selected strategy
Review• Does the answer make sense?• Check the “CUT”
• Is there a better way to solve the problem?
- Calculation- Units
- Transfer error
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