Some simple examples on the use of rhetorical devices and good paragraphs

He dashed towards the little girl, grabbed the lollipop, grinned at her and gobbled up the lollipop.


Thirty centimetres... he tried to grab...
No luck.
Twenty centimetres... he extended his arms and grabbed again...
Still No... ...
Ten centimetres... he gathered all his might and threw himself towards Bobo...
He missed and fell.


The zookeeper looked along the can food aisle.
No sign of Tom.
He looked along the frozen food aisle.
Not a trace.
He looked along the fruit aisle.
There he was!



______One fine morning, Joe and his family decided to go to the zoo. Joe and his sister were very excited and kept on jumping non-stop. When they reached the zoo, they began to explore the zoo. Little did they know they were in for a big surprise. Suddenly, a cheeky little monkey picked itself up, jumped over the fence and flew towards Joe. It scooped his hat up, twirled around, strode towards the main gate of the zoo and made an escape. Some visitors at the zoo saw the monkey running out of the zoo and quickly alerted the zookeeper.





______It was a regular day along Tampines Road, but it was not the normal scene there. Brownie, a mischievous monkey that had escaped from the zoo, was sitting on a fence snatching the belongings of the passers-by. A woman who was on her way to the supermarket had her hat grabbed off her head by the playful creature. Two other ladies who witnessed the 'crime' were so stunned that they scampered away as quickly as their legs could carry them.

______After he had some fun with the humans, Brownie wandered off to the streets because he was hungry. Brownie headed to the main road to look for food. While he was perched on a tree by the road, he spotted a truck loaded with bright yellow bananas! He swung himself off the branch, landed itself on the truck, and ate one banana after another without the driver noticing. It was only when Brownie hurled the banana skin at a passer-by that the driver was alerted to the presence of the monkey. He immediately stopped the truck and chased the “thief” off his vehicle.

______The nonchalant monkey scampered into a nearby supermarket and entered the place sneakily. He went from aisle to aisle, messing up the place and making cans and tins tumble down. As he was doing this, a little girl standing behind him wailed in shock and pain because the tins and cans had landed on her.

______At this point, people around Brownie sprang into action. One woman dialled for the police with trembling fingers, while another dashed to rescue the little girl. A few other brave men tried to catch the monkey and not let him escape before the zookeepers arrived at the scene.

______Finally, Brownie knew that his freedom had come to an end. He simply went into the cage that his keepers had brought to the supermarket. Afterall, he was beginning to miss the fun of playing with his friends at the zoo.

Composition Writing (Additional Practice)

Answer Key for Unit 6 Worksheet

Grammar MCQ
1) 4
2) 1
3) 1
4) 3
5) 1
6) 2
7) 4
8) 3
9) 2
10) 2
11) 4
12) 3
13) 1
14) 3
15) 2

Vocabulary MCQ
16) 4
17) 4
18) 1
19) 2
20) 4
21) 2
22) 4
23) 3
24) 3
25) 2

Rearrangment of Words
26) Mike's arm was broken when he fell from the tree.
27) John received a new bicycle on his birthday.
28) The tiger has been locked up in the cage.
29) This fisherman has a good catch today.
Today, this fisherman has a good catch.
30) Did anyone warn you to be wary of that man?
Did you warn anyone to be wary of that man?
Did that man warn you to be wary of anyone?

Joining Sentences
31) Neither Baoli nor Joseph brought a storybook to school.
32) If you drink enough water, you will not get dehydrated.
If you do not drink enough water, you will get dehydrated.
33) A little boy whose hand was covered with blood was crying on the road.
34) The storm was so violent that it swept away several attap huts.
The storm was so violent that several attap huts were swept away.
The storm that was very violent swept away several attap huts.
35) Amelia goes to school early to do her homework.

Word Formation
36) courteous
37) difficult
38) Cruelty
39) security
40) strength
41) kindness
42) Danger
43) flight
44) disappearance
45) dishonesty

Energy Science Process Skills Worksheets

Worksheet 5 (Properties of Light)

1) No, he cannot. Light travels in straight line.
Cardboard C blocks the light when it is moved out of line.

2) E (Opaque)
F (Transparent)
G (Opaque)
H (Not possible to tell)

Worksheet 6 (Light Reflects)

1) I see my own reflection.

2) Light rays are reflected from my body to the surface of the mirror and then into my eyes.

3) Reflectors are cheaper than street lamps and do not consume electricity. Hence, they are usually used on less-travelled roads.

4) They reflect the light from the headlamps, illuminating (light up) the road for the motorists.

Worksheet 7 (Burglar in the Dark)

1) He is using the torch as a light source to help him find his way around.

2) If he switches the lights on, people outside would be able to see the lit-up room and know that someone is inside.

3) As people cannot see through an opaque mask, they are not able to identify him.

4) No, his vision would not improve because the sunglasses would allow less light into his eyes.

5) A light sensor was installed in the toy dog.

Picture Conversation (Additional Practice)

Dear all,

As per what have been discussed earlier in the lesson today, I will need all of you to imagine yourself taking your oral examination, given the picture below.


Picture 1 (Work on this picture)



Picture 2 (Optional; work on this for more practice.)



What you need to do:
1) Instead of verbalising the conversation based on the given picture, I will need you to pen it down using the "comment" function.
2) Do remember to state your name in the comment.

Some guidelines for your reference:

When you are given a picture, remember to do the following:
DESCRIBE – this is the first stage of Picture Description.
Describe in general what you see.

1) Describe the scene.
For example, start by saying:
"This is a scene of a bedroom."
"This picture shows the scene of a bedroom."
" This picture depicts the scene of a bedroom."
2) Describe the number of people in the scene, their gender and their ages.
For example:
"There are two children here. One is a boy while the other is a girl.
The boy seems to be in his early teens while the girl is perhaps 7 years old."
3) Describe what the people are doing, what they are wearing and their emotions.
For example:
"The boy is wearing a striped T-shirt and a pair of shorts. He is trying to study.
He looks rather irritated."

INTERPRET - once you have finished describing the picture, it is time to start interpreting it.

1) Provide the moral of the story.
For example:
"The girl should be more considerate of her brother’s feelings. She should not play with her toys while he is trying to study. Instead, she should go to the living room to play."
2) Give your opinion.
For example:
"In my opinion, the girl is truly inconsiderate. Her brother should even tell her off."
3) Put yourself in the picture.
For example:
"If I were the boy, I would firmly tell my sister to play somewhere else."

Other Tips
- Use present tense throughout the description.
- Use words like:

When you are sure:
- As you can see
- Obviously
- Clearly
- Without a doubt

When you are not too sure:
- Perhaps
- Possibly
- I think
- It seems
- Maybe

Recommended Answers for Science Process Skills Worksheet

Worksheet 2

2) The bag should be made of opaque materials like leather or canvas. It will prevent people from knowing what he is carrying.

3) It should be made of fabric which is translucent so that people cannot see through it clearly but some light can shine through.

4) It should be made of transparent materials like clear glass or plastics so that people can see the items on display clearly.

Worksheet 4

1) The shadow of the object will become bigger.

2) The shadow of the object will become smaller.

3) She can conclude that changes in the distance between the object and the light source will affect the size of the shadow.

(Teacher's remarks: When the distance between the object and the light source is changed, the distance between the object and the wall will also change. Hence, this will also affect the size of the shadow.)

Answers for Effective Grammar Exercises

Exercise 4

1) any
2) some
3) any
4) some
5) less
6) much
7) much
8) many
9) Each
10) no

Exercise 7
1) 4 (Of the three pupils)
2) 3 (twins)
3) 1 (All of the people)
4) 2 (My sister... than me)
5) 1 (comparing the team with all other teams)
6) 4 (I have ever played)
7) 1 (as ... as)
8) 3 (comparing John with all other boys in the class)
9) 2 (today than... yesterday)
10) 3 (comparing the room with all other rooms in the house)


Exercise 8
1) 2 (than)
2) 3 (ever lived)
3) 2 (among all the mermaids)
4) 2 (than)
5) 1 (as ... as)
6) 1 (working very .... ; answer describes how the actress works)
7) 2 (than)
8) 1 (than)
9) 3 (comparing the classroom with all other classrooms)
10) 2 (comparing her mother to all her friends' mothers)


Exercise 9
1) 1 (as ... as)
2) 2 (than)
3) 4 (comparing one's parents to all others' parents)
4) 3 (comparing the dog with all other dogs one could find)
5) 3 (comparing this book to all other books read)
6) 2 (than)
7) 1 (as ... as)
8) 2 (than)
9) 3 (comparing one jade with all other jades)
10) 3 (comparing one worker with all other workers)

Exercise 12
1) 2 (than)
2) 3 (He makes a good living)
3) 4 (bake)
4) 3 (sleeping)
5) 3 (speaks)
6) 3 (eat)
7) 1 (works)
8) 2 (train)
9) 3 (walked)
10) 4 (do)

Exercise 13
1) 2 (teaches)
2) 3 (walks; than)
3) 2 (read)
4) 1 (snores)
5) 2 (works; than)
6) 2 (sings)
7) 2 (rides; as ... as)
8) 2 (than)
9) 2 (washes; as ... as)
10) 4 (done)

Exercise 37
1) 2 (You are late)
2) 2 (asked)
3) 2 (speak very well)
4) 4 (comparing past and current)
5) 1 (from the baby)
6) 2 (if you have completed your work)
7) 1 (That plug is faulty)
8) 2 (They are studying very hard)
9) 3 (My teacher is on medical leave today)
10) 2 (Don't listen to everything he says)


Exercise 38
1) 3 (They are still not in school)
2) 2 (Making a suggestion)
3) 4 (because admission s free)
4) 4 (The books have your name on it)
5) 1 (Advice; It is good for your health)
6) 2 (He wins the competitions easily)
7) 2 (Switch off the lights)
8) 1 (I saw it near the meat just now)
9) 2 (It's good manners)
10) 3 (They are prepared for it)

P4 Camp (Photographs)

Dear all,

I have placed most of the photographs I had taken at the P4 Camp in another blog.
The blog is privatized as it contains all your photographs.

Invitations have been sent to you via emails.

Do follow all the instructions on the email to join the P4 Camp Blog.

Hope all of you enjoy yourselves at the camp... and the pictures I had taken for you!

Cheers...Joe Ang

P4 Camp Grouping

The grouping only applies to the activities, not the bunking.

Group 9
Fung Ru
Jia Hui
Daryl
Kruise

Group 10
Yong Qi
Jasmine
Jerrett
Ze Ru
Kai Xun

Group 11
Yan Wen
Claudia
Ra'uf
Huan Kang
Alif
Samuel

Group 12
Almas
Beatrice
Sufian
Yun Long

Group 13
Cheyenne
Lauren
Belvan
Bryan

Group 14
Moliu
Jia Qi
Ern Sheng
Augustus
Ryan

Group 15
Asma
Zi Yan
Peiying
Zaheer
Yao Wen

Group 16
Celine
Emelyne
Soo Xuan
Tricia
Danial

Math Homework

Draw the following on a piece of A4 size paper.

Double click on the image to view better.

Enjoy your drawing!

Privatization of the Science and Math Blog

Dear all,

Please be informed that the Math and Science Blog will be privatized with effect from today.

You will have to furnish me with your email address (the one that you use in creating your own blog) under the "comment" function in order to be invited.

The blog will only be available to members of P4.7 only.

Sorry for all the inconvenience caused.

Thank you and best regards.

Cheers....Mr Ang

Answers for Effective Grammar (Ex 1, 2 & 3)

Exercise 1
1) Our principal. Mrs Lim, is angry.
Mrs Lim, our prinicpal, is angry.
2) Jamie, my brother's friend, is seventeen years old.
My brother's friend, Jamie, is seventeen years old.
3) My dentist, Dr Tan, is very kind.
Dr Tan, my dentist, is very kind.
4) David Copper, a magician, lives in California.
5) Miss Tan, my tutor, is late.
My tutor, Miss Tan, is late.
6) Lisa, a good dancer, is my classmate.
7) Tina, my friend, plays with me everyday.
My friend, Tina, plays with me everyday.
8) Tommy, my friend, has just bought a new car.
My friend, Tommy, has just bought a new car.
9) Miss Lim, a writer, wrote those books.
10) My cat, Kitty, is ill.
Kitty, my cat, is ill.

Exercise 2
1) Janet, a member of the swimming team, won the third prize.
2) Jessie, the girl who is habituallyy late, was reprimanded by the Principal.
3) John, the boy whom I helped last week, gave me a ride home in his car.
4) Tom Cruise, a talented actor, is starring in this movie.
5) Betty, my best friend since we were ten years old, is coming with me on a holiday.
6) Mr Tong, the man who walks with a limp, fell down yesterday.
7) Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, is a popular icon in Chinese mythology.
8) Michael Jackson, Jane's favourite singer, was interviewed in this magazine.
9) Alice, the girl with long black hair, will be at the party tonight.
10) Sam, a very talented artist, drew this picture.
Kitty, my cat, is ill.

Exercise 3
1) The party which we threw for Samuel was so fun.
2) The glasses which Sheila bought for my aunt were broken.
3) The news that the war had ended brought tears of joy to the citizens.
4) The announcement that the parade had been cancelled reached all corners of the school.
5) The lorry which has two flat tyres crashed into a tree.
6) The coins which were collectors' items raised funds for the disabled children.
7) The BMW which had the rich man in it made its way down the road.
8) Your statement that we should conserve and preserve the environment received a positive response.
9) The bus that we take to Kuala Lumpur leaves at 9 p.m. every evening.
10) The chain which the actress was wearing was sponsored by a jeweller.

Answers for Effective Grammar (Ex 39, 40, 41 & 42) with clue words

Exercise 39
1) like (I) ; eat (I; everyday)
2) thinks (She) ; is (she)
3) keep (They) ; do (They)
4) rains (It) ; gets (village)
5) arrives (singer)
6) tells (Jane) ; is (She)
7) eat (do not) ; talk (do not)
8) do (you) ; like (do) ; do not like (I)
9) dresses (She) ; speaks (She)
10) is (jade) ; is (It)

Exercise 40
1) 3 (last night)
2) 1 (next month)
3) 1 (board of directors is considered as a group; till ... come)
4) 2 (Science laboratory)
5) 1 (Pauline; always)
6) 1 (later this month)
7) 3 (baby; every night)
8) 2 (last evening)
9) 2 (... and now they are celebrating)
10) 3 (a typhoon; last week)

Exercise 41
1) 3 (looked)
2) 3 (last night; refused)
3) 3 (in the near future)
4) 1 (I)
5) 1 (grandfather; every morning)
6) 2 (It is very pretty.)
7) 2 (soldiers; always; do)
8) 1 (long ago; but now he is retired.)
9) 1 (yesterday evening)
10) 1 (was)

Exercise 42
1) 2 (was asked)
2) 2 (were)
3) 1 (later this afternoon)
4) 2 (whenever; is)
5) 2 (whenever; hears)
6) 3 (were)
7) 2 (won)
8) 2 (have asked)
9) 1 (Scientists)
10) 3 (promised)

Answers for Effective Grammar (Ex 5, 6 and 18) with clue words

Exercise 5
1) 3 (apple)
2) 1 (cup of coffee)
3) 2 (examination)
4) 2 (coat)
5) 1 (woman)
6) 2 (United Stated)
7) 2 (boy)
8) 2 (old)
9) 2 (university; same as uniform... "a" is used instead of "an".)
10) 1 (bowl of ice cream)

Exercise 6
1) 1 (dresses)
2) 3 (ink)
3) 3 (money)
4) 3 (ants; all of them.)
5) 2 (of the houses)
6) 2 (belongings)
7) 2 (Are there; ?)
8) 2 (Is there; ?)
9) 2 (salt)
10) 1 (papayas)

Exercise 18
1) 1 (prince)
2) 2 (John)
3) 1 (lady)
4) 4 (pupils and their teacher)
5) 3 (brother and I)
6) 1 (I)
7) 2 (A dialogue; you)
8) 2 (elephant)
9) 2 (Patrick, Pamela and Patrina)
10) 2 (parents)

Math Homework - Angles

Draw the following on a piece of A4 size paper.
Double click on the image to view better.



Enjoy your drawing!

Answers for the Fractions Word Problems 1 - 3

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- Please attempt the questions again if your answers are not the same as above.

- Do let me know if there is any mistakes in the above answer keys. :)

- For difficult questions, please use the "comment" function to notify me.
I will try to go through the questions with you in coming lesson. Have fun!

Cheers...Mr Ang

Answers for Math Practice Paper (Section A and B only)

Dear all,

You may proceed to mark your own Math practice paper based on the answer keys below.
We will discuss the word problems (Section C) in class.

Please try to work on the questions again if you got it wrong.
You can use the "comment" function if you need any help from me.

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Peer-editing for Composition Writing (Ongoing Task)

Dear all,

Please also be informed that everyone of you will have to do peer editing for all your group members on the holiday writing.

The primary purpose of this task are:

1) To sharpen your writing skills.
2) To expose all of you to different writing styles.

How to peer edit?

1) Inform and suggest to your friends on their mistakes in the writings.
- Grammatical Structure
- Spelling

2) Suggest to your friends on how they could make their writings more interesting using:
- Other interesting words
- Other interesting phrases

3) Comment on the story flow.
- Does the story flow?
- Which part of it does not flow?
- How can we improve on it?

All of the above will have to be done using the "comment" function under the piece of writing you are editing.

Please remember to identify yourself when giving feedback.

Last but not least, this is an ongoing task for the entire Term 2.
Please do not worry about not being able to complete it before school starts. :)

Cheers...Mr Ang

Holiday Composition Writing

Write a composition of at least 120 words based on the picture given at your own blog.
Upon completion, please inform me using the "comment" function.
I will go to your blog to take a look at your writing and
all corrections will be done at your own blog.



You may use the words and phrases given below.

Helping words
- mischievous
- bananan skin
- supermarket
- got a shock of her life
- to her horror
- escaped
- tears rolled down her cheecks
- ladies

Language Week (20 Mar - 26 Mar)

Dear all,

We will be having our Language Week in Term 2 Week 2.
P4s are suppposed to design a book jacket with a synopsis of the story related to the theme "Perseverance".

Please make use of this holiday to read a story related to the theme "Perseverance" and write a synopsis of it and post it onto your own blog.

Cheers...Mr Ang