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This volume solves one precise learner problem: a dissolved substance is no longer visible, so the learner says it has disappeared or been destroyed. The aim is not to memorise a slogan. It is to understand the mechanism well enough to recognise the idea when the wording, numbers, diagram or context changes. A Primary 6 learner should be able to explain the decision, perform it under time pressure, and detect a tempting answer that only looks familiar.
- Understand the mechanism before memorising a form.
- Study the worked examples and compare near-misses.
- Repair common misconceptions with targeted tests.
- Complete graded independent practice before reading the answers.
- Use delayed transfer and examination control to make the skill durable.
- Use the parent and tutor notes only after the learner has attempted the work.
The current official SEAB page for PSLE formats examined in 2026 is the primary route for format-specific information. This article teaches a reasoning habit rather than predicting a particular question. If a school instruction or an official paper direction differs from a practice routine here, follow the instruction printed for that task.
The problem beneath the mistake
A spoonful of salt seems to vanish in water. The crystals can no longer be seen, yet the salty taste, increased mass and later recovery show that the salt has not ceased to exist. The visible form changed because salt particles became distributed through the water. “Cannot see” is an observation; “does not exist” is an unsupported conclusion.
Evaporation creates a second trap. As water particles escape from the liquid surface, the volume of solution decreases. A learner may say that the whole solution evaporates in the same way. That is too broad when the dissolved substance is a solid such as salt or sugar under ordinary classroom conditions. The question is not whether some matter left. It is which substance left and which substance remained.
This distinction supports separation of mixtures, conservation of matter and evidence-based explanations. It also prevents confusion between dissolving, melting, reacting and disappearing. Each process must be identified by what changes, what stays, and what evidence could reverse or recover the material.
Core decision: Dissolving spreads a substance through a solvent; it does not by itself destroy the substance. If the solvent evaporates, a non-volatile dissolved solid can remain and may be recovered as residue or crystals.
A useful rule has three parts: a trigger, an operation and a check. The trigger tells you when the rule applies. The operation tells you what to do. The check tells you whether the result still matches the meaning of the question. Learners who remember only the operation often apply it in the wrong place; learners who remember only an example often freeze when the surface details change.
Mechanism: why the rule works
1. A solution contains at least two substances
The solvent is the liquid that does the dissolving, and the solute is the substance dissolved. In salt solution, water is the solvent and salt is the solute. Calling the mixture simply “water” erases the dissolved component and makes later reasoning impossible.
Diagnostic question: Can you name both substances before describing the process? Reliable response: State “water and dissolved salt,” not merely “the liquid.”
2. Dissolving changes distribution, not identity by default
Salt particles separate from the visible crystal and spread among water particles. The crystal shape is lost, but the salt remains present. The process does not require the salt to turn into water, melt, or be destroyed.
Diagnostic question: What evidence would show the solute is still present? Reliable response: Use taste only in safe imagined contexts, mass, conductivity where relevant, concentration, or recovery after evaporation.
3. Evaporation removes solvent particles from the surface
Some water particles at the surface have enough energy to escape into the air. Evaporation can occur below boiling point and mainly concerns the volatile solvent. The dissolved solid does not automatically travel with each escaping water particle.
Diagnostic question: Which material is shown entering the air? Reliable response: Name water vapour if the evidence concerns evaporation of water.
4. Concentration rises before the solvent is gone
If the amount of dissolved salt stays the same while the amount of water decreases, the remaining solution becomes more concentrated. This is a ratio relationship: the same solute is held in less solvent.
Diagnostic question: Did the amount of solute change, or only the amount of solvent? Reliable response: Track them separately before claiming a concentration change.
5. Residue and crystals are recovery evidence
When enough water leaves, dissolved particles can come together as solid residue or form crystals. Recovery is powerful evidence that the substance remained in the mixture during the earlier stage even while invisible.
Diagnostic question: What observation connects the final solid to the initial solute? Reliable response: Use identity, measured mass where supplied, or the fact that no other source of that solid entered.
6. Open and closed systems give different mass readings
In an open dish, water vapour leaves the measured system, so the dish and contents may lose mass. In a closed system that retains all matter, total mass is conserved even though liquid water becomes vapour.
Diagnostic question: What exactly is included on the balance? Reliable response: Define the system boundary before comparing mass.
Worked examples: make the decision visible
Do not race through these examples. Before reading each explanation, name the evidence that matters and the information that does not. Then compare the correct route with the tempting route. That comparison is where the transferable learning sits.
Worked example 1: Salt solution left in a warm place
Task. A dish of salt solution is left uncovered. The next day less liquid is present and white crystals appear.
Reasoning. Water has evaporated into the air. The dissolved salt did not disappear; as less water remained, the solution became concentrated and salt crystallised. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. The white crystals are salt that remained after water evaporated.
Independent check. No new salt was added, so recovery of salt is consistent with the initial dissolved solute. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 2: Equal dishes, different starting salt
Task. Dish A and Dish B contain equal volumes of water. More salt is dissolved in A. Both are evaporated until dry.
Reasoning. The water is removed from both dishes, while the non-volatile salt remains. The starting amount of salt, not the starting water volume alone, controls the dry residue. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. Dish A should leave more salt residue if all other conditions and recovery are equal.
Independent check. Imagine weighing the salt before dissolving and after complete recovery. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 3: Mass falls during evaporation
Task. A beaker of sugar solution has a lower mass after standing uncovered for several hours.
Reasoning. The measured system excludes water vapour that escaped into the surrounding air. The lower mass does not prove sugar vanished. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. The mass can fall because water left the beaker as vapour; dissolved sugar can remain in the solution.
Independent check. Covering and retaining the vapour would change what the balance includes. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 4: Clear solution misconception
Task. A learner says clear salt solution contains only water because no particles are visible.
Reasoning. Visibility is limited evidence. Dissolved particles are too small and too well distributed to be seen as crystals in the clear solution. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. The solution contains water and dissolved salt even though the salt crystals are not visible.
Independent check. Evaporating water and recovering salt would test the claim. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 5: Dissolving versus melting
Task. Sugar is stirred into room-temperature water and disappears from view. Another learner says it melted.
Reasoning. Melting is a change from solid to liquid caused by reaching a melting condition. Here sugar disperses in liquid water to form a solution. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. The sugar dissolved; it did not melt into liquid sugar.
Independent check. The presence of solvent and possible recovery by evaporation distinguish the processes. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 6: Wet clothes after seawater spray
Task. A dark mark of salt remains after seawater on fabric dries.
Reasoning. Water evaporated into the air while dissolved salts remained on the fibres. Drying describes loss of water, not destruction of every component. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. The mark can be salt residue left after the water evaporated.
Independent check. Rinsing with fresh water could dissolve and remove the salt again. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 7: Partial evaporation
Task. Half the water in a salt solution evaporates, but no crystals are yet visible.
Reasoning. The salt may still be fully dissolved. Less solvent with the same solute makes a more concentrated solution before crystallisation begins. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. The solution is more concentrated; absence of crystals does not show absence of salt.
Independent check. Compare equal sample volumes or continue controlled evaporation. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Worked example 8: Separating sand and salt
Task. A mixture of sand, salt and water is filtered, then the filtrate is evaporated.
Reasoning. Insoluble sand is trapped by the filter. Dissolved salt passes with water through the filter and is later recovered when water evaporates. The controlling idea is the identity of what leaves the system and what remains. This prevents a learner from choosing an answer merely because one word, number or observation resembles a remembered example.
Answer. Filtration separates sand; evaporation recovers salt from the filtrate.
Independent check. Each step works because of a different property: insolubility first, volatility of water second. A good check approaches the conclusion from a different direction. Repeating the same steps more slowly may repeat the same hidden assumption.
Deepening lab: compare cases, conditions and limits
A method becomes independent when you can say where it applies, where it stops and which change would alter the conclusion. The cases below deliberately vary one structural feature at a time. For each case, pause before the analysis and predict whether the core rule remains available. Then name the exact condition that controls the decision. This is harder than repeating a worked solution, but it is also closer to what an unfamiliar examination item demands.
Deepening case 1: Same solvent, different solute
Case. Equal masses of salt and sugar are dissolved separately in equal amounts of water, then both dishes are dried.
Analysis. Water can evaporate from each solution while the non-volatile solids remain. Equal starting solute masses predict equal ideal recovered masses, although appearance and crystal form can differ. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. List two observations that could differ without proving that one solute disappeared. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 2: Same solute, incomplete drying
Case. Two identical salt solutions are heated for different lengths of time. One dish still contains liquid.
Analysis. The wet dish cannot be compared with the dry dish by residue mass alone because some salt may remain dissolved in the remaining water. Completion is a necessary comparison condition. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. Design a fair stopping rule for “dry.” State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 3: Condensation elsewhere
Case. Water vapour from a solution condenses on a cool lid while salt remains below.
Analysis. The solvent changed location and state; it was not destroyed. Tracking the condensed water strengthens the matter-conservation explanation and separates solvent from solute. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. Describe the full path of the water particles. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 4: A coloured solute
Case. Blue solution becomes darker during partial evaporation but no solid is visible.
Analysis. Darker colour can be consistent with greater concentration when the same coloured solute occupies less water. It does not by itself measure the exact amount of solute. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. State one valid conclusion and one conclusion that would be too strong. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 5: A volatile liquid mixture
Case. A question describes two liquids rather than a solid dissolved in water.
Analysis. The simple “solid remains” rule cannot be copied without checking boiling and evaporation behaviour. Both components may be volatile, so the stated evidence must govern. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. Explain why identifying the materials comes before choosing a separation method. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 6: Residue contaminated by dust
Case. An uncovered dish is left for a week and collects dust while water evaporates.
Analysis. The dry material may include recovered solute and contamination. Residue proves that non-volatile material is present, but not that every grain is the original solute. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. Suggest a control that reduces this uncertainty. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 7: Mass of solution before and after adding salt
Case. Salt is added to water without spilling, and the mass of the container and contents is measured.
Analysis. Dissolving does not erase salt mass. The combined mass should include both materials, subject to measurement accuracy and no matter crossing the boundary. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. Predict how a careless open-system procedure could distort the result. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Deepening case 8: Recover, redissolve, recover
Case. Salt residue is dissolved again in fresh water and the water is evaporated a second time.
Analysis. Repeated recovery shows reversibility of dissolving and evaporation under these conditions. It reinforces that the salt remained chemically identifiable through the cycle. Notice that the answer depends on the identity of what leaves the system and what remains; changing a decorative detail would not be enough to change the reasoning.
Challenge. Name what changes in each stage and what property stays. State the conclusion in one precise sentence, then add one sentence that names the evidence or relationship that makes it valid.
Finish the lab with a blank-page recall. Write the rule, its conditions, one confirming example, one near-miss and one independent check from memory. Compare that page with the article only after finishing. If the rule is correct but the condition is missing, the learning is not yet safe: an overgeneralised rule can produce confident errors. If the condition is correct but no example can be generated, practise construction rather than rereading.
Common misconceptions and targeted repairs
Misconception 1: Invisible means absent
What the learner may think. If I cannot see the salt, it is gone.
Why it fails. Small distributed particles may be present without forming visible crystals. The error feels efficient because it removes a decision, but it also removes the evidence boundary that makes the answer valid.
Targeted repair. Separate observation from inference: “no crystals are visible” is not “no salt is present.” Use this short test immediately: What recovery result would disprove absence?
Misconception 2: Everything in the solution evaporates together
What the learner may think. The entire solution turns into vapour.
Why it fails. A solution contains different substances with different properties. The error feels efficient because it removes a decision, but it also removes the evidence boundary that makes the answer valid.
Targeted repair. Name the solvent and solute, then identify which is volatile under the stated conditions. Use this short test immediately: What remains in the dish after complete drying?
Misconception 3: Dissolving is melting
What the learner may think. Both make a solid disappear, so they are the same.
Why it fails. Melting produces the liquid form of the same substance; dissolving distributes solute in a solvent. The error feels efficient because it removes a decision, but it also removes the evidence boundary that makes the answer valid.
Targeted repair. Ask whether a solvent is present and whether the solute can be recovered. Use this short test immediately: Could the process occur below the solute’s melting point?
Misconception 4: Less liquid means less solute
What the learner may think. If volume falls, every component must have fallen proportionally.
Why it fails. Evaporation can remove water while the amount of dissolved solid stays constant. The error feels efficient because it removes a decision, but it also removes the evidence boundary that makes the answer valid.
Targeted repair. Track water amount and solute amount in separate rows. Use this short test immediately: Can concentration rise while solute mass stays constant?
Misconception 5: Lower measured mass means matter was destroyed
What the learner may think. The missing mass no longer exists.
Why it fails. Matter can cross the boundary of an open system as vapour. The error feels efficient because it removes a decision, but it also removes the evidence boundary that makes the answer valid.
Targeted repair. Draw a boundary around what the balance measures and an arrow for water vapour leaving. Use this short test immediately: Would total mass change if vapour were captured?
Misconception 6: Residue proves any dissolved substance
What the learner may think. Any white residue must be the original salt.
Why it fails. Identity requires evidence; contamination or another dissolved solid could also leave residue. The error feels efficient because it removes a decision, but it also removes the evidence boundary that makes the answer valid.
Targeted repair. Use the stated mixture, controlled apparatus and comparison of properties. Use this short test immediately: What fact links the residue specifically to the starting solute?
Graded independent practice
Attempt each item without looking ahead. Write one line that identifies the controlling evidence before writing the final answer. Items 1–3 check recognition, 4–7 require explanation, and the later items change the surface form so that memory alone is insufficient.
Practice 1: Recognition
Question. Salt water is left uncovered and becomes more concentrated. Which substance mainly left the dish?
Explained answer. Water left as water vapour; the salt remained dissolved.
Why this answer earns trust. The solvent amount decreased while solute amount need not decrease. Transfer variation: Predict what happens to concentration if only one quarter of the water leaves.
Practice 2: Recognition
Question. A clear sugar solution is shown. Is “no sugar is present” a valid observation?
Explained answer. No. The observation is only that no sugar crystals are visible.
Why this answer earns trust. Presence cannot be rejected from visibility alone. Transfer variation: Name one recovery test.
Practice 3: Classification
Question. Ice becomes liquid water at 0°C, while salt disappears in water. Classify both processes.
Explained answer. Ice melts; salt dissolves.
Why this answer earns trust. Melting changes state, while dissolving forms a solution with a solvent. Transfer variation: Explain why melted wax is not a wax solution.
Practice 4: Explanation
Question. Why can crystals appear only after some water has evaporated?
Explained answer. As water decreases, the solution becomes more concentrated until not all dissolved substance can remain dispersed, so crystals form.
Why this answer earns trust. It links solvent loss to concentration and recovery. Transfer variation: What if evaporation stops before that point?
Practice 5: Mass reasoning
Question. A covered container keeps all water vapour inside. Should total mass of container and contents fall?
Explained answer. No, not if no matter enters or leaves and measurements are accurate.
Why this answer earns trust. The system boundary contains liquid, vapour and solute. Transfer variation: Contrast with an uncovered dish.
Practice 6: Method choice
Question. How would you separate dissolved salt from insoluble sand in water?
Explained answer. Filter to remove sand, then evaporate water from the filtrate to recover salt.
Why this answer earns trust. Each method matches a different material property. Transfer variation: Why cannot filtration alone recover dissolved salt?
Practice 7: Evidence
Question. A dry residue has smaller mass than the salt originally added. Give one cautious interpretation.
Explained answer. Some salt may not have been recovered, some may remain on apparatus, or measurement loss may have occurred; do not claim destruction immediately.
Why this answer earns trust. A discrepancy prompts system and method checks. Transfer variation: Suggest one improvement to recovery.
Practice 8: Transfer
Question. A coloured drink dries and leaves a sticky mark. What can be concluded safely?
Explained answer. Some non-water substances remained after water evaporated; the exact identity requires more evidence.
Why this answer earns trust. It preserves the strong conclusion without inventing composition. Transfer variation: Which words keep the claim appropriately cautious?
Practice 9: Comparison
Question. Two equal masses of different solutions leave different residue masses after complete evaporation. What does that show?
Explained answer. They contained different recovered amounts of non-volatile dissolved material, assuming equal complete recovery and no contamination.
Why this answer earns trust. The conditions make the comparison valid. Transfer variation: Why is starting volume alone insufficient?
Practice 10: Independent explanation
Question. Write two sentences correcting “The salt disappeared, then the whole solution evaporated.”
Explained answer. The salt dissolved and became distributed through the water, so it was no longer visible as crystals. Water later evaporated, while salt remained and could be recovered.
Why this answer earns trust. It names both processes and tracks both substances. Transfer variation: Replace salt with sugar and identify what stays the same.
Delayed transfer: prove that the learning lasts
Transfer test 1: Kitchen transfer
Explain a ring left after a drop of mineral-containing water dries. Do this after a delay, without rereading the worked examples. The purpose is to test retrieval and decision-making, not immediate imitation.
Success criterion. Name water evaporation, remaining dissolved material and the need for evidence before identifying the residue. If the criterion is not met, return to the smallest missing decision rather than repeating the entire chapter.
Transfer test 2: Diagram transfer
Draw before, during and after particle diagrams for salt solution evaporation. Do this after a delay, without rereading the worked examples. The purpose is to test retrieval and decision-making, not immediate imitation.
Success criterion. Keep salt particles present, reduce liquid water particles, and avoid showing salt particles turning into water particles. If the criterion is not met, return to the smallest missing decision rather than repeating the entire chapter.
Transfer test 3: System-boundary transfer
Compare mass predictions for an open dish and a sealed transparent container. Do this after a delay, without rereading the worked examples. The purpose is to test retrieval and decision-making, not immediate imitation.
Success criterion. State what crosses each boundary and keep total matter conserved in the sealed system. If the criterion is not met, return to the smallest missing decision rather than repeating the entire chapter.
Examination control
1. Read the job before the story. Underline the command and the noun it governs. “Explain the change,” “state the word,” “find the fraction” and “identify the evidence” are different jobs even when the surrounding context is similar.
2. Separate given information from remembered information. Use only the facts supplied for the current task plus secure subject knowledge. Do not let a previous question, a familiar worksheet or an expected pattern silently become new evidence.
3. Write enough working to expose the decision. A marker or teacher should be able to see the relationship that justifies the answer. Extra sentences are not automatically stronger; the strongest working is concise, relevant and checkable.
4. Reserve a different-route check. For language, read the sentence for meaning and grammar. For mathematics, estimate or reverse the operation. For science, check the claim against the stated observation and a conservation or fair-test principle.
5. Stop when the requested job is complete. Unrequested speculation can contradict a correct answer. Add detail only when it explains the mechanism or satisfies another explicit part of the question.
Under time pressure, use a compact four-part margin routine: trigger → evidence → operation → check. Trigger names the feature that activates the method. Evidence identifies the exact words, values or observations allowed. Operation performs the language, mathematical or scientific step. Check asks whether the final statement answers the requested job, preserves units or referents, and avoids a stronger claim than the evidence supports.
A compact error log
After practice, do not record only “careless mistake.” Name the broken decision. Useful labels include trigger missed, evidence imported, relationship reversed, referent lost, unit dropped, operation correct but job wrong, and check repeated the same route. Add one prevention cue beside the label. A short accurate log is more useful than a long emotional account because it tells the learner what to do on the next item.
Review the log after two days and again after a week. Reattempt only one or two representative items first. If the method transfers, move to a mixed set. If it fails, repair the exact link between trigger and operation. This spacing matters because a solution can feel obvious while it is still visible and disappear when the page is closed.
Notes for parents and tutors
At home, use safe materials only and avoid tasting unknown solutions. A simple supervised salt-water observation can support the idea, but the learning target is the explanation, not the spectacle. Ask the child to name solvent, solute, what leaves and what remains.
A tutor can vary one feature at a time: clear versus coloured solution, partial versus complete evaporation, open versus closed system, and soluble versus insoluble solid. The learner should state which conclusion changes and which mechanism remains stable.
Do not reward the phrase “it evaporated” unless the learner identifies what “it” refers to. Precise referents are part of scientific reasoning because different components of a mixture can behave differently.
The adult’s most useful question is not “Why were you careless?” but “Which decision did the evidence require?” Ask the learner to point to the controlling word, value, relationship or observation. If the learner can explain that link, reduce support. If the learner cannot, model one example and then change the surface details for the next attempt.
Frequently asked questions
Does every dissolved substance remain after water evaporates?
Not automatically. The answer depends on the substance and conditions. For ordinary PSLE examples involving dissolved non-volatile solids such as salt or sugar, the solid can remain. A question may specify other behaviour, so follow the evidence.
Is a solution always clear?
A solution is uniform, but its colour can vary. Clear does not mean colourless, and neither clear nor colourless proves that only pure water is present.
Is evaporation the same as boiling?
No. Evaporation occurs at the surface and can happen below boiling point. Boiling occurs throughout a liquid at its boiling condition.
Why can salt pass through filter paper?
Dissolved salt particles travel with the water through the pores; an insoluble sand particle is much larger and is trapped. Filtration is not the method for separating a dissolved solute from its solvent.
Can mass decrease without matter being destroyed?
Yes. The measured object can lose matter to its surroundings. An open dish loses water vapour, so the dish-and-contents reading falls while matter still exists in the wider environment.
What is the best short exam phrase?
Name the process and substances: “Water evaporated as vapour, while the dissolved salt remained and crystallised.” Adapt the nouns to the evidence.
Next routes
Return to the complete volume directory to locate the series, use the original PSLE Learning Guide for the foundation route, and continue through the PSLE Science hub for verified subject guidance. The next useful task is a mixed set in which this idea is sometimes relevant and sometimes irrelevant; that is the point at which a learner must choose, not merely copy.