Tip 25: Lower Primary Oral

A list of Do's and Don'ts for Primary 2 Oral Exam (Picture-based):

Do’s

1) Greet Teacher.
2) Start well – this is a picture of a (adjective) …..(topic), this picture shows a (adjective)… (topic), this picture depicts a scene from a…(topic).
3) Tell story with clear articulation and with expression (appropriate intonation and pitch).
4) Show a rich vocabulary.(e.g use adjectives to describe the characters).
5) Use present tense.
6) Use a variety of ways to start the sentences by e.g indicating position of picture (the left hand side of the picture…, the right side of the picture..), using numbers (there are 3 young ladies…, 2 boys are…, etc), adjectives (an elderly man, a blind girl, many children, several girls, etc), or position of the subject (sitting beside the young girl is…, standing next to the boy is…, resting under the shady tree is a girl…).
7) Discuss about the characters (e.g I think the girl is very kind-hearted, I think the boy is very thoughtful and considerate...), make suggestions/share opinions/feelings (e.g this is not right…(consequence), she should...), they seem to be very close friends…, the boys seem to be having a fun time building sandcastle).
8) Thank Teacher.


Don’ts

1) Do not point to pictures.
2) Do not say “this is…..”, “that is…” when referring to the characters in the pictures.
3) Do not say “I see…”, “I saw...”.