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Northbrooks Secondary School Secondary One Express Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper English Language [Syllabus 1128] Paper 1: Writing Section A (Editing): Correction of grammatical errors Section B (Situational writing): With reference to a visual stimulus, write an informal letter Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as personal/factual recount and biography Paper 2: Factual/direct questions, inferential questions and a summary question on two texts (i.e. non-narrative and narrative) Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making predictions and making inferences Paper 1: Writing [70m] Section A: Editing [10m] Section B: Situational writing [30m] Section C: Continuous writing [30m] Paper 2: Comprehension [35m] Section A: A non-narrative text with comprehension questions [15m] Section B: A narrative text with factual & inferential questions (12m), and a summary question (8m) [20m] Paper 3: Listening [30m] Section A: Parts 1 4 (e.g. MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied & Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m] Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m] Chinese Language 1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing 2. 作文:记叙文 Composition 3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension 内容:一般篇章。 现实生活中接触的语料。 4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills. 听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文等 Listening skills. 试卷(一):实用文(私)及作文,各选做一题。 试卷(二):综合填空(10 )、理解测验(10 )、理解问答(68 ) 试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary One Express

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1128] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Correction of grammatical errors

Section B (Situational writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write an informal letter

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

personal/factual recount and biography

Paper 2: Factual/direct questions, inferential questions

and a summary question on two texts (i.e. non-narrative

and narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice

qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making

predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [35m]

Section A: A non-narrative text with comprehension questions [15m]

Section B: A narrative text with factual & inferential questions (12m),

and a summary question (8m) [20m]

Paper 3: Listening [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (e.g. MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language 1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills.

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文等 Listening skills.

试卷(一):实用文(私)及作文,各选做一题。

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力

Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and

listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks,

Golongan Kata, Kata Adjektif

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral

P1 - Sect A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Sect B : Composition

P2 - Sect A : Grammar

- Sect B : Objective Comprehension

- Sect C : Subjective Comprehension

P3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Mathematics Chapters 1 to 6

One paper testing on fundamental skills and concepts as well as

higher order thinking skills.

Science Chapters 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Geography Chapter 1: What is Geography?

Chapter 2: Earth-Our Home

Chapter 3: The Physical and Human Environment

Chapter 4: Environment Through Maps

Chapter 5: Interpreting Topographical Maps

Chapter 6: Environments Through Photographs

Chapter 7: What a Wonderful World

Chapter: 8 Landforms on the Earth

Chapter 9: Rocks of the Earth

Chapter 11: Weather and Climate

Chapter 12: Natural Vegetation in the World

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Section B: Short-answer questions

Section C: Structured Essay Questions

Literature Two short stories from Roald Dahl’s Ten Short Stories:

The Way Up to Heaven and The Hitchhiker

Structured questions for The Way up to Heaven and The Hitchhiker.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Design and Technology 1. Workshop Safety

2. Chapter 1.2 Ergonomics

3. Chapter 2 -Aesthetics

4. Ideation – Random Lines Trigger

-- Shape borrowing

5. Contextual Drawing

6. 2D to 3D drawing

7. Chapter 7 - Needs definition

8. Chapter 8.1 – Research Methods

9. Chapter 14.2 – Cutting Curves / Filing/Drilling

Holes

10.Chapter 14.4 – Joining Plastics Permanently

1. Fill in the blank

2. Short-answer

3. Application Questions

4. Design Drawing

Home Economics Chapter 1: What Are We Eating? (Nutrients)

Chapter 2: Healthy Diet Pyramid

Chapter 3: Planning It Right

Chapter 4: Balancing Act

Chapter 5: Methods of Cooking

Chapter 7: Managing Your Money

Chapter 8: Using Product Labels

Fill in the blanks, short answer & structured questions

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary One Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Correction of grammatical errors

Section B (Situational writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write an informal letter

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

personal/factual recount and biography

Paper 2: Factual/direct questions, inferential questions

and a summary question on two texts (i.e.

non-narrative and narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice

qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making

predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [35m]

Section A: A non-narrative text with comprehension questions [15m]

Section B: A narrative text with factual & inferential questions (12m),

and a summary question (8m) [20m]

Paper 3: Listening [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (e.g. MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language 1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文等 Listening skills

试卷(一):实用文(私)及作文,各选做一题。

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(5 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks,

Golongan Kata, Kata Adjektif

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral

P1 - Sect A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Sect B : Composition

P2 - Sect A : Grammar

- Sect B : Objective Comprehension

- Sect C : Subjective Comprehension

P3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Mathematics Chapters 1,2, 4, 7

One paper testing on fundamental skills and concepts as well as

higher order thinking skills.

Science Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Geography Chapter 1: What is Geography?

Chapter 2: Earth-Our Home

Chapter 3: The Physical and Human Environment

Chapter 4: Environment Through Maps

Chapter 5: Interpreting Topographical Maps

Chapter 6: Environments Through Photographs

Chapter 7: What a Wonderful World

Chapter: 8 Landforms on the Earth

Chapter 9: Rocks of the Earth

Chapter 11: Weather and Climate

Chapter 12: Natural Vegetation in the World

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Section B: Short-answer questions

Section C: Structured Essay Questions

Literature Two short stories from Roald Dahl’s Ten Short Stories:

The Way Up to Heaven and The Hitchhiker

Structured questions for The Way up to Heaven and The Hitchhiker.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Design and Technology 1. Workshop Safety

2. Chapter 1.2 Ergonomics

3. Chapter 2 -Aesthetics

4. Ideation – Random Lines Trigger

-- Shape borrowing

5. Contextual Drawing

6. 2D to 3D drawing

7. Chapter 7 - Needs definition

8. Chapter 8.1 – Research Methods

9. Chapter 14.2 – Cutting Curves / Filing/Drilling

Holes

10. Chapter 14.4 – Joining Plastics Permanently

1. Fill in the blanks

2. Short-answers

3. Application Questions

4. Design Drawing

Home Economics 1. Chapter 1: What Are We Eating? (Nutrients)

2. Chapter 2: Healthy Diet Pyramid

3. Chapter 3: Planning It Right

4. Chapter 4: Balancing Act

5. Chapter 5: Methods of Cooking

6. Chapter 7: Managing Your Money

7. Chapter 8: Using Product Labels

Fill in the blanks, short answer & structured questions

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary One Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195]

Paper 1: Form-filling, functional writing and guided

personal recount writing

Paper 2: Editing, language in spoken context, cloze

passages, comprehension questions based on graphic

stimulus and informational texts

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice

qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making

predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [60m]

Section A: Form-filling (10m) & Functional writing (20m)

Section B: Personal recount (20m)

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension [80m]

Section A: Editing (10m), Language in spoken context (10m),

Modified cloze 1 (10m) & Grammar cloze (10m)

Section B: Comprehension 1 (10m) & Comprehension 2 (30m)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [20m]

Multiple Choice Questions (20m)

Basic Chinese Language 1. Basic comprehension skills 2. Correct sentence structure 3. Basic oral and listening skills

Paper 1: Cloze passage, sentence structure (All MCQ) Paper 2: Oral Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

Basic Malay Language 1. Grammar – Ujian Kloz

2. Comprehension

3. Oral

4. Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Cloze Passage (MCQ)

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

Paper 2 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Paper 3 - Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Chapters 1 to 7 One paper testing on fundamental skills and concepts as well as

higher order thinking skills.

Science Chapters 1 to 5

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Design and Technology 1. Workshop Safety

2. Chapter 1.2 Ergonomics

3. Chapter 2 -Aesthetics

4. Ideation – Random Lines Trigger

-- Shape borrowing

5. Contextual Drawing

6. 2D to 3D drawing

7. Chapter 7 - Needs definition

8. Chapter 8.1 – Research Methods

9. Chapter 14.2 – Cutting Curves / Filing/Drilling

Holes

1) 10. Chapter 14.4 – Joining Plastics Permanently

2)

1. Fill in the blanks (with helping words)

2. Short-answers

3. Application Questions

4. Design Drawing

Home Economics 1. Nutrients

2. Healthy Diet Pyramid

3. Balancing Act

4. Convenience Foods & Food Labels

5. Food Spoilage

Fill in the Blanks, short answer and structured questions

Computer Applications 1. Computer Fundamentals

2. Document Processing

3. Media Elements

MCQ, short answer and structured questions

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Two Express

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1128] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors

Section B (Situational writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write an informal letter

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

personal recount, narrative and account

Paper 2: Reading comprehension and summary

questions based on three texts ( i.e. visual, narrative

and non-narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising

voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details,

making predictions and making inferences.

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension [50m]

Section A: A visual text with inferential questions [5m]

Section B: A narrative text with a range of comprehension questions

[20m]

Section C: A non-narrative text with a range of comprehension

questions and a summary question [25m]

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (e.g. MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language 1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文、说明文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文等 Listening Comprehension

试卷(一):实用文(私)及作文,各选做一题。

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks,

Golongan Kata, Pola Ayat Dasar

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Mathematics Chapters 1 to 5 Paper 1 Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Science Chapters 15 to 19, 21 to 23 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

History Chapter 0: Introduction to History

Chapter 1: Was there Singapore before 1819?

Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore?

Chapter 3: What part did the different immigrant

communities play in Singapore’s development?

Chapter 4: How did the British govern Singapore before

World War II?

Chapter 5: How did external events before World War II

affect Singapore?

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Section B: Short-answer questions

Section C: Source-based questions, structured questions

Literature Section A: Set-text poem ‘Road Not Taken’ by Robert

Frost

Section B: Set-text play Merchant of Venice (Acts 1

and 2) by William Shakespeare

Section A: Structured questions on poem, focusing on plot, theme

and literary devices

Section B: Structured questions on a passage-based question and

on Acts 1 and 2

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Home Economics 1. Chapter 1: Planning Meals

2. Chapter 2: Eating for Health

3. Chapter 4: Modifying Recipes

4. Chapter 5: Keeping Food Safe

5. Chapter 7: Knowing Your Rights & Responsibilities

6. Chapter 8: Making Informed Choices

7. Nutrients

Fill-in-the-blanks, short-answer and structured questions

Design and Technology 1. Workshop safety

2. Chapter 7 Defining the Need

7.3 Design Brief

7.4 Design Specifications

3. Chapter 9 Generating and developing ideas

Mind maps

Random lines trigger

SCAMPER

Shape borrowing

2D to 3D transformation

Crating

Ergonomics

4. Chapter 13 Materials

13.2 Wood

5. Chapter 14 Working with materials

14.1 Marking out and measuring materials

14.2 Holding, cutting and shaping materials

Holding materials

Cutting materials

Cutting curves

Drilling holes

14.4 Joining materials

Common Wood Joints

Gluing Wood

14.5 Finishing the surface of materials

Cleaning up materials

1. Fill in the blanks

2. Short-answers

a. Application Questions

b. Design Drawing

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Two Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors

Section B (Situational writing): When listening and

viewing, recognising voice qualities, identifying main

ideas and details, making predictions and making

inferences Section C (Continuous writing): Text types

such as personal recount, narrative and account

Paper 2: Reading comprehension and summary

questions based on three texts ( i.e. visual, narrative

and non-narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising

voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details,

making predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension [50m]

Section A: A visual text with inferential questions [5m]

Section B: A narrative text with a range of comprehension questions

[20m]

Section C: A non-narrative text with a range of comprehension

questions and a summary question [25m]

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (e.g. MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language

1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文、说明文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文等 Listening Comprehension

试卷(一):实用文(私)及作文,各选做一题。

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(5 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language

1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks,

Golongan Kata, Pola Ayat Dasar

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Mathematics

Chapters 1, 2, 4, 8, 3A (Cartesian Coordinate System)

Paper 1 Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Science

Chapters 12 to 14, 20 and 27

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

History Chapter 0: Introduction to History

Chapter 1: Was there Singapore before 1819?

Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore?

Chapter 3: What part did the different immigrant

communities play in Singapore’s development?

Chapter 4: How did the British govern Singapore before

World War II?

Chapter 5: How did external events before World War II

affect Singapore?

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Section B: Short-answer questions

Section C: Source-based questions, structured questions

Literature Section A: Set-text poem ‘Road Not Taken’ by Robert

Frost

Section B: Set-text play Merchant of Venice (Acts 1

and 2) by William Shakespeare

Section A: Structured questions on poem, focusing on plot, theme

and literary devices

Section B: Structured questions on 2 passage-based questions

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Design and Technology

1. Workshop safety

2. Chapter 7 Defining the Need

7.3 Design Brief

7.4 Design Specifications

3. Chapter 9 Generating and developing ideas

Mind maps

Random lines trigger

SCAMPER

Shape borrowing

2D to 3D transformation

Crating

Ergonomics

4. Chapter 13 Materials

13.2 Wood

5. Chapter 14 Working with materials

14.1 Marking out and measuring materials

14.2 Holding, cutting and shaping materials

Holding materials

Cutting materials

Cutting curves

Drilling holes

14.4 Joining materials

Common Wood Joints

Gluing Wood

14.5 Finishing the surface of materials

Cleaning up materials

1. Fill in the blanks

2. Short-answers

a. Application Questions

b. Design Drawing

Home Economics

1. Chapter 1: Planning Meals

2. Chapter 2: Eating for Health

3. Chapter 4: Modifying Recipes

4. Chapter 5: Keeping Food Safe

5. Chapter 7: Knowing Your Rights & Responsibilities

6. Chapter 8: Making Informed Choices

7. Nutrients

Fill-in-the-blanks, short-answer and structured questions

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Two Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195]

Paper 1: Form-filling, functional writing and guided

writing

Paper 2: Editing, language in spoken context, cloze

passages, comprehension questions based on graphic

stimulus and informational texts

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice

qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making

predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [60m]

Section A: Form-filling (10m) & Functional writing (20m)

Section B: Guided writing (30m)

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension [80m]

Section A: Editing (10m), Language in spoken context (10m),

Modified cloze 1 (10m) & Grammar cloze (10m)

Section B: Comprehension 1 (10m) & Comprehension 2 (30m)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [20m]

Basic Chinese Language 1. Basic comprehension skills 2. Correct sentence structure 3. Basic oral and listening skills

Paper 1: Cloze passage, sentence structure (All MCQ) Paper 2: Oral (picture description) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

Basic Malay Language 1. Grammar – Ujian Kloz

2. Comprehension

3. Oral

4. Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Cloze Passage (MCQ)

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

Paper 2 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Paper 3 - Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Chapters 1 to 5

Paper 1 and Paper 2: Short structured Questions.

Science Chapters 11 to 14 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Home Economics 1. Chapter 1: What Are We Eating?

2. Chapter 2: Healthy Diet Pyramid

3. Chapter 3: Planning It Right

4. Chapter 4: Balancing Act

MCQ,

Fill in the Blanks with helping words

Matching definitions,

Short answer & Structured questions

Design and Technology 1. Workshop safety

2. Chapter 7 Defining the Need

7.3 Design Brief

7.4 Design Specifications

3. Chapter 9 Generating and developing ideas

Mind maps

Random lines trigger

SCAMPER

Shape borrowing

2D to 3D transformation

Crating

Ergonomics

4. Chapter 13 Materials

13.2 Wood

5. Chapter 14 Working with materials

14.1 Marking out and measuring materials

14.2 Holding, cutting and shaping materials

Holding materials

Cutting materials

Cutting curves

Drilling holes

14.4 Joining materials

Common Wood Joints

Gluing Wood

14.5 Finishing the surface of materials

Cleaning up materials

1. Fill in the blanks (with helping words)

2. Short-answers

3. Application Questions

4. Design Drawing

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Computer Applications Paper 1 :

1. Computer Fundamentals

2. Computers in Everyday Life

3. Document Processing

4. Spreadsheet

5. Media Elements

Paper 2 :

1. Document Processing

2. Spreadsheet

Paper 1: MCQ, short answer and structured questions

Paper 2: Practical

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Three Express

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1128] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors

Section B (Situation writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write a text to suit the purpose,

audience and context

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

narrative, personal recount, descriptive, expository and

argumentative

Paper 2: Reading comprehension questions and 1

summary question based on three texts ( i.e. visual,

narrative and non-narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising

voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details,

making predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m]

Section A: A visual text with comprehension questions [5m]

Section B: A narrative or recount text with a range of

comprehension questions [20m]

Section C: A non-narrative text with a range comprehension

questions and a summary question [25m]

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language 1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文,描写文和议论文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension Skills

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文,演讲等 Listening skills

试卷(一):实用文及作文(各选做一题)

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral & Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

- Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Chapters 1 to 5

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Additional Mathematics Chapters 1, 2, 4 to 4.2 10 to 13 questions of varying marks and lengths testing more on the

fundamental skills and concepts.

Biology Chapters 1 to 7

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), structured and essay questions

Chemistry Chapters 1 to 3, 5 to 7 and 15

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Physics Chapters 1 to 6

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapters 1 to 6

Chapters 1 to 3, 5 to 6, 14.1 and 14.2

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

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Social Studies Chapter 3: Health Care

Chapter 4: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies:

Case Study of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland

Section A: Source-Based Case Study

Section B: Structured Essay Questions

Elective Geography Chapter 2: Variable Weather and Changing climate

-Temperature

-Relative humidity

-Clouds

-Rainfall

-Pressure and winds

-Climatic types

-Global climate changes – causes and impacts

Section A: Basic techniques (25m)

Section B: Structured essay questions (25m)

Answer two questions.

Elective History Chapter 1: Impact of World War I in Europe

Chapter 2: Stalin’s Soviet Union

Section A: Source-Based Case Study

Section B: Structured Essay Questions

Design and Technology 1. Chapter 2 to 10.

2. Chapter 12 and 14

Section A

5 questions requiring short answers based on design process and

design content.

Section B

2 questions based on Structure and Electronics.

Art Drawing and Painting Observational drawing

Student to observe a given object/subject and transfer it into drawing

accurately on a given piece of art paper.

Assessment based on their Technical skill-

1) Observational skill

2) Shading skill

3) Effort

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Three Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exams 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1:

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors

Section B (Situation writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write a text to suit the purpose,

audience and context

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

narrative, personal recount, descriptive, expository and

argumentative

Paper 2: Reading comprehension questions and 1

summary question based on three texts ( i.e. visual,

narrative and non-narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising

voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details,

making predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m]

Section A: A visual text with comprehension questions [5m]

Section B: A narrative or recount text with a range of

comprehension questions [20m]

Section C: A non-narrative text with a range comprehension

questions and a summary question [25m]

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language

1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文,描写文和议论文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension Skills

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等Oral skills

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文,演讲等 Listening skills

试卷(一):实用文及作文(各一题)

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exams 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral & Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

- Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 (Ex 4F) and Sec 2 (algebraic

expansion and factorisation)

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills

Additional Mathematics Chapters 1 to 3 9 to 10 questions of varying marks and lengths testing more on the

fundamental skills and concepts.

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapters 1, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14

Chapters 1 to 6

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Social Studies Chap 3: Health Care

Chap 4: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies:

Case Study of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland

Section A: Source-Based Case Study (35m)

Section B: Structured Essay Questions (15m)

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Elective Geography Chapter 2: Variable Weather and Changing climate

-Temperature

-Relative humidity

-Clouds

-Rainfall

-Pressure and winds

-Climatic types

-Global climate changes – causes and impacts

Section A: Basic techniques (25m)

Section B: Structured essay questions (25m)

Answer two questions.

Elective History Chapter 1: Impact of World War I in Europe

Chapter 2: Stalin’s Soviet Union

Section A: Source-Based Case Study

Section B: Structured Essay Questions

Food & Nutrition 1. Energy from Food

2. Convenience Food

3. Methods of Cooking

4. Meals Planning

5. Cakes and Pastries

6. Fats

7. Protein

8. Carbohydrates

Structured short-answer questions,

2 Essay questions

Design and Technology 1. Chapters 2 to 10, 12 and 14

Section A

5 questions requiring short answers based on design process and

design content.

Section B

2 questions based on Structure and Electronics.

Art Drawing and Painting Observational drawing

Student to observe a given object/subject and transfer it into drawing

accurately on a given piece of art paper.

Assessment based on their Technical skill-

1) Observational skill

2) Shading skill

3) Effort

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Three Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exams 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195] Paper 1: Form-filling, functional writing and guided

writing

Paper 2: Editing, language in spoken context, cloze

passages, comprehension questions based on graphic

stimulus and informational texts

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice

qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making

predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [60m]

Section A: Form-filling (10m) & Functional writing (20m)

Section B: Guided writing (30m)

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension [80m]

Section A: Editing (10m), Language in spoken context (10m),

Modified cloze 1 (10m) & Grammar cloze (10m)

Section B: Comprehension 1 (10m) & Comprehension 2 (30m)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [20m]

Multiple Choice Questions (20m)

Basic Chinese Language 1. Basic comprehension skills 2. Correct sentence structure 3. Basic oral and listening skills

Paper 1: Cloze passage, sentence structure (All MCQ) Paper 2: Oral (picture description) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

Basic Malay Language 1. Grammar – Ujian Kloz

2. Comprehension

3. Oral

4. Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Cloze Passage (MCQ)

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

Paper 2 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

Paper 3 - Listening Comprehension

Mathematics

Chapters 1 to 4 (until subtopic 4.2)

Paper 1 and Paper 2: Short structured Questions.

Science Chapters 1 to 8 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short answer and structured

questions

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Subject Topics Covered for Mid Year Exams 2013 Format of Paper

Art Drawing and Painting

Observational drawing

Student to observe a given object/subject and transfer it into drawing

accurately on a given piece of art paper.

Assessment based on their Technical skill-

1) Observational skill

2) Shading skill

3) Effort

Design and Technology Chapters 2 and Chapter 14

Section A

5 questions requiring short answers based on Electricity and

Electronics

Section B

2 questions based on Design and Electricity and Electronics.

Computer Applications Paper 1:

1. Computer Fundamentals

2. Document Processing

3. Spreadsheets

4. Media Elements

5. Media Computing

6. Multimedia Communication

Paper 2 :

1. Document Processing

2. Spreadsheets

Paper 1: MCQ, short answer and structured questions

Paper 2: Practical

Elements of Business Skills Introduction to Business Activities

The Retail Industry

The Travel and Tourism Industry

The Hospitality Industry

MCQ, short answer and structured questions

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Four Express

Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1128] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors

Section B (Situation writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write a text to suit the purpose,

audience and context

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

narrative, personal recount, descriptive, expository and

argumentative

Paper 2: Reading comprehension questions and 1

summary question based on three texts ( i.e. visual,

narrative and non-narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising

voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details,

making predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m]

Section A: A visual text with comprehension questions [5m]

Section B: A narrative or recount text with a range of

comprehension questions [20m]

Section C: A non-narrative text with a range comprehension

questions and a summary question [25m]

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

Chinese Language 1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文,描写文和议论文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension Skills

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文,演讲等 Listening skills

试卷(一):实用文及作文(各一题)

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

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Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral & Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

- Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Entire O Level Syllabus:

(i) Numbers & Algebra

(ii) Geometry & Measurement

(iii) Statistics & Probability

Exclude Sec 4, Chapters 5 & 6

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Additional Mathematics Chapters 1 to18

Exclude Chapter 10

Two papers each of 10 to 15 questions of varying marks and lengths

testing on the fundamental skills, concepts and higher-order thinking

skills.

Biology Chapters 1 to 22

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), structured and essay questions

Chemistry Chapters 1 to 26 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Physics Chapters 1 to 22 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

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Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapters 1 to 18

Chapters 1 to 7, 10 to 15, 17 to 19

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Social Studies All chapters in Book 3

Chapter 1 (of Book 4): Managing Peace and Security:

Regional and International Conflict

Section A: SBQ [25m] Compulsory question

Section B: SEQ [25m] Answer one out of three questions

Elective Geography Chapters 3 ,4, &5: Natural vegetation

Chapter 6 & 7: Rivers and Coasts

Chapter 8, 9 &10: Development

Chapter 11: Food consumption

Section A: Physical Geog.

Answer one out of two questions

Section B: Human Geog.

Answer one out of two questions

Elective History Chapter 2: Establishing Peace

Chapter 3: Communist Russia

Chapter 6: War in Europe

Chapter 7: War in Asia Pacific

Chapter 8: Cold War

Section A: SBQ [25m] Compulsory question

Section B: SEQ [25m] Answer one out of three questions

Food & Nutrition 1. Nutrients, effects of heat on nutrients

2. Water and Dietary Fibre

3. Energy from Food

4. Digestion and Enzymes

5. Shop Smart

6. Sensory Evaluation

7. Diet and health Problem

8. Methods of Cooking & Heat Transfer

9. Meal Planning

Short answer and structured questions, 2 Source-based questions

and 3 Essay questions

Design & Technology 7051 – 2012 syllabus 1) Five questions requiring short answers based on design

process and design content.

2) Candidates are required to answer 3 questions based on

Electronics, Mechanisms and Structures.

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Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

Art Drawing and Painting Choose one of the themes given and do preparatory studies.

Preparatory studies must be submitted for assessment together

with the examination work.

Preparatory studies must consist of not more than 5 A3 sheets of

paper.

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Four Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors

Section B (Situation writing): With reference to a

visual stimulus, write a text to suit the purpose,

audience and context

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as

narrative, personal recount, descriptive, expository and

argumentative

Paper 2: Reading comprehension questions and 1

summary question based on three texts ( i.e. visual,

narrative and non-narrative)

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising

voice qualities, identifying main ideas and details,

making predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [70m]

Section A: Editing [10m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Section C: Continuous writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m]

Section A: A visual text with comprehension questions [5m]

Section B: A narrative or recount text with a range of

comprehension questions [20m]

Section C: A non-narrative text with a range comprehension

questions and a summary question [25m]

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [30m]

Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied &

Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m]

Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m]

English Language

[Old Syllabus 1189: For repeat

students only]

Paper 1: All text types for both continuous writing &

situational writing

Paper 2: Cloze passage, comprehension, vocabulary &

summary questions on two passages

Paper 1: Writing [60m]

Section A: Continuous writing [30m]

Section B: Situational writing [30m]

Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension [80m]

Section 1: Cloze passage [15m]

Section 2: Passage A with comprehension questions [25m]

Passage B with comprehension questions, vocabulary questions

and a summary question[40m]

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Chinese Language

1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文,描写文和议论文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension Skills

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文,演讲等 Listening skills

试卷(一):实用文及作文(各一题)

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Melengkapkan Teks

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral & Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

- Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Entire N Level Syllabus:

(i) Numbers & Algebra

(ii) Geometry & Measurement

(iii) Statistics & Probability

Exclude Sec 4, Chapter 5

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

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Mathematics ‘O’ Entire O Level Syllabus:

(i) Numbers & Algebra

(ii) Geometry & Measurement

(iii) Statistics & Probability

Excluding Sec 4, Chapters 5 & 6

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Additional Mathematics Chapters 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 16

Two papers each of 10 to 15 questions of varying marks and lengths

testing on the fundamental skills, concepts and higher-order thinking

skills.

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapter 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 11, 12.1, 12.2. 15.1, 16 to 18

Chapters 1 to 7, 10 to 15, 19 to 21

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Social Studies All chapters in Book 3

Section A: SBQ [25m] Compulsory

Section B: SEQ [25m] Answer one out of three questions

Elective Geography Chapter 6: Rivers

Chapter 7: Coasts

Chapter 8, 9 & 10: Development

Chapter 11: Food consumption

Section A: Physical Geog.

Answer one out of two questions

Section B: Human Geog.

Answer one out of two questions

Elective History Chapter 2: Establishing Peace

Chapter 3: Communist Russia

Chapter 4: Nazi Germany

Chapter 6: War in Europe

Section A: SBQ [25m] Compulsory question

Section B: SEQ [25m] Answer one out of three questions

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Food Nutrition 1. 5 main nutrients

2. Water and dietary fibre

3. Energy from Food

4. Guidelines for Meal Planning

5. Different types of Nutritional Needs

6. Food Commodities – Cakes, Pastries, Batters,

Local Cakes

7. The Science behind Food Preparation and Cooking

8. Sensory Evaluation

9. Convenience Food

Section A: Short answer questions,

Section B: Data response questions

Section C: 2 Essay questions

Design and Technology 7054 – 2012 syllabus 1. 5 questions requiring short answers based on design process

and design content.

2. Answer 2 out of 3 questions based on Electronics, Mechanisms

and Structures.

Art Paper 2: Drawing and Painting Choose one of the themes given and do preparatory studies.

Preparatory studies must be submitted for assessment together

with the examination work.

Preparatory studies must consist of not more than 5 A3 sheets of

paper.

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Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Four Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195] Paper 1: Form-filling, functional writing and guided

writing

Paper 2: Editing, language in spoken context, cloze

passages, comprehension questions based on graphic

stimulus and informational texts

Paper 3: When listening and viewing, recognising voice

qualities, identifying main ideas and details, making

predictions and making inferences

Paper 1: Writing [60m]

Section A: Form-filling (10m) & Functional writing (20m)

Section B: Guided writing (30m)

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension [80m]

Section A: Editing (10m), Language in spoken context (10m),

Modified cloze 1 (10m) & Grammar cloze (10m)

Section B: Comprehension 1 (10m) & Comprehension 2 (30m)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension [20m]

Multiple Choice Questions (20m)

Basic Chinese Language

1. Basic comprehension skills 2. Correct sentence structure 3. Basic oral and listening skills

Paper 1: Cloze passage, sentence structure (All MCQ) Paper 2: Oral (Picture description) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

Basic Malay Language 1. Comprehension

2. Grammar

- Melengkapkan Teks

3. Oral

Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Objective Comprehension

- Section B : Cloze Passage (MCQ)

P2 - Reading

- Conversation

P3 - Listening Comprehension

Mathematics Entire N Level Syllabus:

(i) Numbers & Algebra

(ii) Geometry & Measurement

(iii) Statistics & Probability

(iv) Integrative Contexts

Papers 1 and 2: Short structured questions.

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Science Vol 1 : Chap 1 to 11

Vol 2: Chap 14 to 18, A1 to A4, C1 to C3

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Food Studies 1. Unit 1 – Nutrition and Diet

2. Unit 2 – Cereals and cereal products

3. Unit 3 – Meat and Poultry

4. Unit 4 - Seafood

5. Unit 5 – Dairy products

6. Unit 6 - Eggs

7. Unit 7 – Fruits and Vegetables

8. Unit 8 – Fats and Oils

9. Unit 9 – Convenience Foods

10. Unit 10 – Flavourings in Food

11. Unit 11 – Food Safety

Section A: Short answer questions

Section B: Data response questions

Section C: Structured questions

Art Paper 2: Drawing and Painting Choose one of the themes given and do preparatory studies.

Preparatory studies must be submitted for assessment together

with the examination work.

Elements of Business Skills 1. Introduction to Business Activities

2. The Retail Industry

3. The Travel and Tourism Industry

4. The Hospitality Industry

5. Aspects of Marketing

6. Planning and Promotion

7. Customer Service

8. Communicating with the Customer

Section A (60 marks) and B (60 marks – Choose 2 out of 3)

Short answer and structured questions

Computer Applications Paper 1: Computer Basics, Computers in Everyday Life

Document Processing, Spreadsheets

Computer Graphics

Paper 2: Document Processing, Spreadsheets

Paper 1: MCQ, short answer and structured questions

Paper 2: Practical

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Secondary Five Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for Prelim Exam 1 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Old Syllabus 1127] Paper 1: All text types for both continuous writing &

situational writing

Paper 2: Comprehension, vocabulary & summary

questions on two passages

Paper 1: Writing [60m]

Section A: Continuous Writing [30m]

Section B: Situational Writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m]

Comprehension questions, vocabulary questions and a summary

question

Chinese Language

1. 实用文:电子邮件 Email writing

2. 作文:记叙文,描写文和议论文 Composition

3. 语文的理解与运用 Comprehension Skills

内容:一般篇章。

现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试:日常生活篇章/图片,评论和新闻等 Oral skills

听力:新闻,故事,广告,短文,演讲等 Listening skills

试卷(一):实用文及作文(各一题)

试卷(二):综合填空(10 题)、理解测验(10 题)、理解问答(6-8 题)

试卷(三):口试及听力 Email writing, composition, close passage, comprehension, oral and listening comprehension.

Malay Language 1. Functional Writing & Composition

2. Grammar

- Imbuhan, Peribahasa, Bina Ayat, Melengkapkan

Teks

3. Comprehension

- Objective

- Subjective

4. Oral & Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A : Formal Email Writing,

Informal Email Writing

- Section B : Composition

Paper 2 - Section A : Grammar

- Section B : Objective Comprehension

- Section C : Subjective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Reading

- Picture Conversation

- Topic Conversation

- Listening Comprehension

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Mathematics Entire O Level Syllabus:

(i) Numbers & Algebra

(ii) Geometry & Measurement

(iii) Statistics & Probability

Exclude Sec 4, Chapters 5 & 6

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Additional Mathematics Chapters 1 to18

Exclude Chapter 10

Two papers each of 10 to 15 questions of varying marks and lengths

testing on the fundamental skills, concepts and higher-order thinking

skills.

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapters 1 to 18

Chapters 1 to 7, 10 to 15, 17 to 19

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Social Studies All chapters in Book 3

Chapter 1 (of Book 4): Managing Peace and Security:

Regional and International Conflict

Section A: SBQ [25m] Compulsory

Section B: SEQ [25m] Answer one out of three questions

Elective Geography Chapters 3, 4, & 5: Natural vegetation

Chapters 6 & 7: Rivers and Coasts

Chapters 8, 9 &10: Development

Chapter 11: Food consumption

Section A: Physical Geog.

Answer one out of two questions

Section B: Human Geog.

Answer one out of two questions

Elective History Chapter 2: Establishing Peace

Chapter 3: Communist Russia

Chapter 6: War in Europe

Chapter 7: War in Asia Pacific

Chapter 8: Cold War

Section A: SBQ [25m] Compulsory question

Section B: SEQ [25m] Answer one out of three questions

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Food Nutrition 1. 5 nutrients, effects of heat on nutrients

2. Water and dietary fibre

3. Energy from Food

4. Digestion and Enzymes

5. Shop Smart

6. Sensory Evaluation

7. Diet and health Problem

8. Methods of Cooking & Heat Transfer

9. Meal Planning

10.

Short answer and structured questions, 2 Source-based questions

and 3 Essay questions

Design and Technology 7051 – 2011 syllabus 5 questions requiring short answers based on design process and

design content.

Answer 3 questions based on Electronics, Mechanisms and

Structures.

Art Paper 2: Drawing and Painting Choose one of the themes given and do preparatory studies.

Preparatory studies must be submitted for assessment together

with the examination work.

Preparatory studies must consist of not more than 5 A3 sheets of

paper.