This question below is a very demanding P6 Pattern question.
Mostly seen in Prelim Papers and PSLE itself.
Usually appear in the last few questions of Paper 2 so calculator usage is required.
This question below is a P4 pattern question that is common in Section C.
The number of objects in each consecutive pattern have the same increment as before.
| Figure | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Toothpicks | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | (a) |
a) How many toothpicks will there be in Figure 5?
b) In which figure will there be 212 toothpicks?
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| Did you know toothpicks were first used before toothbrushes were invented? |
A school bus can board either 20 adults or 28 children. After 5 adults boarded the empty bus,
how many more children can this bus take?
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If the above question is easy, try to do the more challenging question below.
Lily has 110 more postcards than Kelly at first. After both girls gave away the same number of postcards, Lily has 6 times as many postcards remaining as Kelly.
How many postcards did Kelly have at the end?
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If the above question is easy, try to do the more challenging question below.
The question below starts with 2 parties, one with more and one with less.
The one with less will add more each time in order to catch up with the one with more.
Such question will usually appear in P6 and will appear in paper 2.
Calculator usage is allowed.
This question uses 2 different fractions to represent 2 different groups of items.
Each denominator represents a different total.
Such questions are referred to as "units and parts".
A similar version of the question can also be found "here".
These questions will usually appear in P6 Exams Paper 2 and often appears in P6 Prelims.
Calculator usage is allowed.
How many girls were there at first?
5 girls shared to buy Alvin a watch for Christmas. One of the girls calculated wrongly and divided the cost of the watch by 6. Because of that, each girl's share became $8 lesser. How much was this watch?
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| How do automatic watches work? |
If the above question is easy, try to do the more challenging question below.
The question below deals with the concept of equal value fractions.
Such questions will appear in exams once after ratio techniques are taught in P5.
Similar Fractions of Equal Value questions can also be found here
Calculator usage is allowed.
The question below deals with the topic of "Average".
The average of some number of tests is known and the student must find out what is the lowest possible score for one of the tests if the maximum is also known.
Such questions usually appear in P6 Prelims and in Paper 1.
Calculator usage is not allowed.
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