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post Jan 8 2013, 06:24 PM

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Hey guys! anyone knows when are we going to fill the borang pendaftaran SPM??

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post Jun 25 2013, 03:19 PM

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Hey guys! I had a long time off from this forum and I guess I should stay with you all to have new updates regarding SPM and also share some personal opinions with y'all...

Today my area (Butterworth) is not as hazy as yesterday so I hope the air condition in you guys' area would be better too...take care and drink more water ... :0

Btw, is there anyone here taking part in SSMSC (Secondary School Mathematics & Science Competition) which is organized by Hong Kong Polytechnic University? wink.gif
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post Jun 25 2013, 05:31 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Jun 25 2013, 03:21 PM)
May I know which school are you from, I am somewhere in Penang mainland as well nod.gif

Seem like I know you as I guess only one school in the BW region join the HK Polytechnic competition

Edit : Well, after some further searching on your post, I guess I know you. laugh.gif
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You know me in person? laugh.gif
Hmmm
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post Jun 27 2013, 07:20 PM

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Anyone help me with this?

Prove:
cosec x - cot x = sin x/ 1+cos x
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post Aug 5 2013, 02:36 PM

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Anyone help me with this?
Prove: sec^2 x + cot^2 x = tan^2 x + cosec ^2 x

Thanks in advance.
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post Sep 21 2013, 09:57 PM

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Hey guys! I'm back again lol haha just finished my trial exam on Friday ...My school started ours quite late than other school..that's why ours ended so late...


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post Sep 27 2013, 06:56 PM

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QUOTE(Heartnsoul @ Sep 27 2013, 06:20 PM)
Well, my school will be having an event at Gurney Paragon this Sunday to raise funds for a new school building. Was wondering if anyone was going? Gonna have flash mobs and other events. Teachers were so busy with the event that I still haven't got my SJ/BIO/MT papers back blush.gif

Cut for Charity '13
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wow what's your school? I'm from Butterworth wink.gif
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post Sep 27 2013, 07:17 PM

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QUOTE(Heartnsoul @ Sep 27 2013, 07:07 PM)
SMJK Sacred Heart, a school in Balik Pulau. Its in the more kampung part of Penang  smile.gif
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圣心中学?Is it an all-girls' school? Nice to meet you btw!

For trial is your school using the state papers?
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post Sep 30 2013, 05:21 PM

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Any idea how to improve english continuous writing? I've never get a mark above 40 from my teacher since the beginning of the year. Although I still managed to get an eighty for English in trial exam. I feel it's still not enough and I think my status for getting an A+ is quite unsafe. sad.gif
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post Sep 30 2013, 06:54 PM

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QUOTE(Heartnsoul @ Sep 30 2013, 06:43 PM)
Operation definition, you'll have to read on activities in the reference books.
For inference, if it's bio, read up on reference books, if Phy and Chem, just : <responding> is influenced by <manipulated>
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Allow me to add in my opinion,
My teacher taught us some techniques in answering the operational definition part.
For biology, the sequence is like : <transpiration> is a process where ..... (the definition) which is the ( responding variable) and is affected by the (manipulated variable) if possible, add in the fixed variable.
For chemistry, we write ( what we do ) and the <observation>. For instance, (when chlorine gas passed through the hot iron), <brown solid is formed>. It is advisable to write what you've seen in the experiment rather than deducing what products have been formed.

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post Sep 30 2013, 07:01 PM

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QUOTE(Just Visiting By @ Sep 30 2013, 06:04 PM)
To get above 40, you'll need to demonstrate English proficiency similar to Americans, British or Singaporeans. It's close to impossible, unless you did what I said or come out with something extremely impressive.

No joke.
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Thanks for your advice. I've always been deprived of ideas when writing the continuous essays. Same thing don't happen when I am about to write Chinese essays. I've skimmed through my friend's essay which gets 49 out of 50 and I found it was interesting yet impressive, although it is not lengthy but his points are strong and clear. And the most important is, he has only a little grammatical error.

He told me he used to read novels since young. I really have no idea how to improve my essay. I'm feeling of posting it here, is it okay everyone? Fyi, I just got 37 out of 50 which is a C-graded essay.
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post Sep 30 2013, 09:15 PM

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What kind of essays do you guys usually write? Argumentative and factual one?
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post Sep 30 2013, 10:12 PM

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QUOTE(maximR @ Sep 30 2013, 10:08 PM)
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Yes , the marking criteria has gotten lenient . Which is quite good I think ? Mellows my heart when I read ' Please bear in mind that students are keeping up with time constraint when writing the essay , when grading , grade according to impression , not based on a set of rules . Ignore first draft slips and repetitions or omissions where necessary . ' , in mark schemes . biggrin.gif I commit first draft errors quite frequently if I don't re-check my work . The H.E did mention that in one particular year he had a showdown with a CIE examiner as she scored a candidate's work in the lowest possible category , saying that it used American jargons .

Anyway ,

I have this problem in English were I'm not sure which question to choose . Did you face this ? I take a considerable amount to decide on a question .
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Regarding what question to choose, I'm having problem too. But I've never attempted to write a factual essay. What I always write are descriptive essays and stories. It's kinda hard to squeeze my brain juice for the points. I think it has something to do with my confidence. I don't know why sad.gif
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post Sep 30 2013, 10:21 PM

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QUOTE(maximR @ Sep 30 2013, 10:15 PM)
Me too . I've written letters to newspapers , asked Head Examiner and teachers to check my work and have been told that I'll do fine in SPM English , but I still am not satisfied ; hence , difficulty in choosing a question that will best suit me . Confidence issues I guess ?  blush.gif
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Yea, it's some sort of lacking of confidence? I don't feel insecure for my other papers except English paper 1. After finished writing my essay I don't feel satisfied but I feel blank instead. Furthermore for my trial exam it was the very first time for me to write formal letter for directed writing. Everything was like ended in a mess.
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post Sep 30 2013, 10:25 PM

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QUOTE(RED-HAIR-SHANKS @ Sep 30 2013, 10:22 PM)
Oh?? On which part,essay or structures? hmm.gif  Well, it's a good thing that I've been focusing on chapter 4,5 and 6 of Form 4 History earlier on. My teacher often tells me that those 3 chapters (regarding the islam and stuffs) will always, if not most pops out left and right in Paper 2, especially the essay part.
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I don't know whether it is a coincidence or not, for 3 state papers that I've came across, tamadun hwang ho came out for the first structure question. High probability
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post Oct 2 2013, 05:38 PM

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QUOTE(stpxdf88l @ Oct 2 2013, 05:26 PM)
Anyone here can help me with chem? Past year question, 2007, paper 1 Q43. I can't post a pic cause I'm using phone. sad.gif anyone kind enough to tell me how to count? I'm really bad In Chem..
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What chapter does the question come from? I gotta find it because my book arranged the question according to chapters
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post Oct 12 2013, 06:28 PM

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The procedures for bio, phy & chem paper 3 experiment should use active or passive voice?
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post Oct 14 2013, 05:16 PM

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Regarding the active or passive voice for paper 3, I've just attended a chemistry seminar and the teacher says that we should use active voice for the experiment. And then I just recalled what I had wrote for trial exam, I used passive voice and my teacher didn't deduct my marks at all. I wonder why .....

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post Oct 20 2013, 08:58 PM

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Guys, I can't find any perfect score module for Chemistry and Physics. Mind sharing?
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post Oct 20 2013, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE(maximR @ Oct 20 2013, 10:08 PM)
A simple google search , with the key terms 2013 and Scribd would make you find them in no time .  wink.gif
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Yep I did, but I can only find Chemistry's. For physics and biology what I found is 2012's. By the way thank you @1insane.

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