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Northbrooks Secondary School Secondary One Express Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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, narratives and biography Paper 2: Reading Comprehension and Summary Factual/direct questions, inferential questions and a summary question on two texts (i.e. non-narrative and narrative) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension 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 [45m] Section A: A non-narrative text with comprehension questions [15m] Section B: A narrative text with factual & inferential questions (10m), and a summary question (15m) [25m] 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 End-Of-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, narratives and biography

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension and Summary

Factual/direct questions, inferential questions and a summary

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

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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 [45m]

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

Section B: A narrative text with factual & inferential questions (10m),

and a summary question (15m) [25m]

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.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 & 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 14 except 7 and 12

Paper 1 Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

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

questions

History Chapter 0: Investigating the Past

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?

Source-Based Question skill type: Inference

Section A

Part 1: MCQ

Part 2: Short Answer Questions

Section B

Part 1: Source-based Questions

Part 2: Structured Essay Questions

Literature Poetry: Different types of poetry, including poems “40-love”,

“Festival”, “The Giving Tree” and “The Poison Tree”

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

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Design and Technology 1. Workshop Safety

2. Chapter 1.1 Function

3. Chapter 1.2 Ergonomics

4. Chapter 1.5 Environment

5. Chapter 2.1 –Aesthetics

6. Chapter 2.5 –Colours

7. Ideation – Random Lines Trigger

-- Shape borrowing

8. Contextual Drawing

9. 2D to 3D drawing

10. Chapter 7 - Needs definition

11. Chapter 8.1 – Research Methods

12. Chapter 14.2 – Cutting Curves / Filing/ Drilling Holes

13. 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

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary One Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Correction of grammatical error

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, narratives and biography

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension and Summary

Factual/direct questions, inferential questions and a summary

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

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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 [45m]

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

Section B: A narrative text with factual & inferential questions (10m),

and a summary question (15m) [25m]

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.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 & 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 11

Paper 1 Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

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

questions

History Chapter 0: Investigating the Past

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?

Source-Based Question Skill type: Inference

Section A

Part 1: MCQ

Part 2: Short Answer Questions

Section B

Part 1: Source-based Questions

Part 2: Structured Essay Questions

Literature Poetry: Different types of poetry, including poems “40-love”,

“Festival”, “The Giving Tree” and “The Poison Tree”

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

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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

Art Topics:

1. Surrealism

2. Expressionism

Media:

1. Collage

2. Pencil drawing and shading

3. Monotype

Create an A3-sized work using the medium of drawing, painting or

monotype, or mixed media.

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 3 A3 sheets of

paper.

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary One Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195]

Paper 1: Writing

Form-filling, functional writing and guided personal recount

writing

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension

Editing, language in spoken context, cloze passages,

comprehension questions based on graphic stimulus and

informational texts

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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 12

Paper 1 and Paper 2: Short structured Questions.

Science Chapters 1 to 10

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

questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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

Art Topics:

1. Surrealism

2. Expressionism

Media:

1. Collage

2. Pencil drawing and shading

3. Monotype

Create an A3-sized work using the medium of drawing, painting or

monotype, or mixed media.

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 3 A3 sheets of

paper.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Computer Applications Paper 1:

1. Computer Fundamentals

2. Document Processing

3. Spreadsheets

4. Media Computing

5. Multimedia Communication

Paper 2 :

1. Document Processing

2. Spreadsheets

Paper 1: MCQ, short answer and structured questions

Paper 2: Practical

Social Studies Chapter 1: Singapore River : Heart of the Island

Chapter 2: Becoming a Nation

Chapter 3: Managing Population Changes

Chapter 4: Providing Jobs for our People

Section A: Word association – Fill in the blanks (20 marks)

Section B: Matching (12 marks)

Section C: Fill in the blanks (12 marks)

Section D: Short questions (6 marks)

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Two Express

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1128] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors from a given passage

Section B (Situational writing): With reference to a visual

stimulus, write a text to suit purpose, audience, context

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as personal

recount and narrative account

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension and Summary

Questions based on three texts ( i.e. visual, narrative and

non-narrative)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 & 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 12 Paper 1 Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental

skills and concepts.

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills.

Science Vol 1 : Chapter 13, 14

Vol 2 : Chapter 20, 27

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

questions

History Chapter 6: How did World War II affect Singapore?

Chapter 7: How did the local people respond to British rule

after World War II

Chapter 8: How did Singapore progress to internal

Self-government (1955 – 1959)?

Chapter 9: How did Singapore achieve Independence?

Chapter 10: How did Singapore tackle its challenges in its

early years of independence?

Section A: MCQ

Short-Answered Questions

Section B: Source-Based Case Study

Structured Essay Questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Literature Section A-C: Set-text play Merchant of Venice (Acts 1 to 5) by

William Shakespeare

Section A: True/False questions testing on the plot of the play

Section B: Close passage testing on the plot of the play

Section C: Essay & Structured questions testing on the plot and

literary devices taught.

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

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Two Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1: Writing

Section A (Editing): Identification and correction of

grammatical errors from a given passage

Section B (Situational writing): With reference to a visual

stimulus, write a text to suit purpose, audience, context

Section C (Continuous writing): Text types such as personal

recount and narrative account

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension and Summary

Questions based on three texts ( i.e. visual, narrative and

non-narrative)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 & 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 8

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 and 23

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

questions

History Chapter 6: How did World War II affect Singapore?

Chapter 7: How did the local people respond to British rule

after World War II?

Chapter 8: How did Singapore progress to internal

Self-government (1955 – 1959)?

Chapter 9: How did Singapore achieve Independence?

Chapter 10: How did Singapore tackle its challenges in its

early years of independence?

Section A: MCQ

Mix and Match

Short-Answered Questions

Section B: Source-Based Case Study

Structured Essay Questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Literature Section A-C: Set-text play Merchant of Venice (Acts 1 to 5) by

William Shakespeare

Section A: True/False questions testing on the plot of the play

Section B: Close passage testing on the plot of the play

Section C: Essay & Structured questions testing on the plot and

literary devices taught.

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

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Two Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195]

Paper 1: Writing

Form-filling, functional writing and guided writing

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension

Editing, language in spoken context, cloze passages,

comprehension questions based on graphic stimulus and

informational texts

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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 9

Paper 1 and Paper 2: Short structured Questions.

Science Chapters 11 to 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short-answer and structured

questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Computer Applications Paper 1 :

1. Computer Fundamentals

-Types of communication

-Difference between wired and wireless comm.

-email and other social media comm.

-Components of computer network.

2. Media Elements

-Basic Inkscape tools for drawing

3. Document Processing

4. Spreadsheet

5. Media Computing

-SCRATCH animation (Characters,

background,flow chart)

-Scripting

Paper 2 :

1. Document Processing

2. Spreadsheet

3. Media Computing

Paper 1: MCQ, short answer and structured questions

Paper 2: Practical

Social Studies Chapter 1: What makes a good government?

Chapter 2: Living in multi-racial Singapore

Chapter 3: Defending our nation

Chapter 4: Managing our environment

Section A: Word association – Fill in the blanks (20 marks)

Section B: Matching (12 marks)

Section C: Fill in the blanks (12 marks)

Section D: Short questions (6 marks)

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Three Express

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 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 and Summary

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

and non-narrative)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 11

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 6 10 to 13 questions of varying marks and lengths testing more on the

fundamental skills and concepts.

Biology Chapters 1 to 12

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 12

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

questions

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapters 1 to 12

Chapters 1 to 15

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

questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Social Studies

Chapter 2: Governance in Singapore

Chapter 3: Managing Healthcare

Chapter 4: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies

Chapter 5: Bonding Singapore

Section A: Source Based Case Study (35m)

Section B: Short Essay Question (15m)

Answer all questions.

Elective Geography Chapter 1 Living with Tectonic Hazards

Gateway 1: Why are some areas more prone to

tectonic hazards? (TB pp 3 – 19)

Gateway 2: What landforms and associated tectonic

phenomena are found at plate boundaries? (TB pp 20 –

47)

Chapter 2: Variable Weather and Changing climate

Gateway 1: Why do different places experience

different weather and climate? (TB pp 72 – 97)

Gateway 2: What is happening to the earth’s climate?

(TB pp 98 – 123)

Chapter 3: Geographical skills and investigation

Gateway 3: Geographical investigations (TB pp 152 –

177)

Section A: Geographical techniques (25m)

Section B: Structured essay questions (25m)

Answer all questions.

Elective History Chapter 2: Stalin’s Soviet Union

Chapter 3: Hitler’s Germany

Chapter 4: Outbreak of World War II in Europe

Section A: Source-Based Case Study

Section B: Structured Essay Questions

Design and Technology 1. Chapter 2 to 6.

2. Chapter 8 to 10

3. Chapter 12 to 14

Section A

5 questions requiring short answers based on design process and

design content.

Section B

3 questions based on Structure, Mechanism and Electronics.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

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.

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Three Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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): 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 and Summary

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

and non-narrative)

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-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 7

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 8 9 to 10 questions of varying marks and lengths testing more on the

fundamental skills and concepts.

Science (Physics)

Science (Chemistry)

Chapters 1 to 6, 8 to 11, 13 and 14

Chapters 1 to 7 and 10 to 12

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

questions

Social Studies Chapter 2: Governance in Singapore

Chapter 3: Managing Healthcare

Chapter 4: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies

Chapter 5: Bonding Singapore

Section A: Source Based Case Study (35m)

Section B: Short Essay Question (15m)

Answer all questions.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Elective Geography Chapter 1 Living with Tectonic Hazards

Gateway 1: Why are some areas more prone to tectonic

hazards? (TB pp 3 – 19)

Gateway 2: What landforms and associated tectonic

phenomena are found at plate boundaries? (TB pp 20 –

47)

Chapter 2: Variable Weather and Changing climate

Gateway 1: Why do different places experience

different weather and climate? (TB pp 72 – 97)

Gateway 2: What is happening to the earth’s climate?

(TB pp 98 – 123)

Chapter 3: Geographical skills and investigation

Gateway 3: Geographical investigations (TB pp 152 –

177)

Section A: Geographical techniques (25m)

Section B: Structured essay questions (25m)

Answer all questions.

Elective History Chapter 2: Stalin’s Soviet Union

Chapter 3: Hitler’s Germany

Chapter 4: Outbreak of World War II in Europe

Section A: Source-Based Case Study

Section B: Structured Essay Questions

Food & Nutrition 1. Chapter 1 Energy from Food

2. Chapter 2 Guidelines for Meal Planning

3. Chapter 3 Different Types of Nutritional Needs

4. Chapter 4 Carbohydrates

5. Chapter 6 Fats

6. Chapter 7 Protein

7. Chapter 12 Water and Dietary Fibre

8. Chapter 14 Heat Transfer and Method of Cooking

9. Chapter 18 Convenience Food

Structured short-answer questions,

2 Essay questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Design and Technology 1. Chapters 2 to 10, 12 and 15

Section A

5 questions requiring short answers based on design process and

design content.

Section B

3 questions based on Structure Mechanism and Electronics.

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.

Northbrooks Secondary School

Secondary Three Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1195] Paper 1: Writing

Form-filling, functional writing and guided writing

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension

Editing, language in spoken context, cloze passages,

comprehension questions based on graphic stimulus

and informational texts

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

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 7

Paper 1 and Paper 2: Short structured Questions.

Science Vol 1 : Chapters 1 to 12

Vol 2 : Chapters 14 to 16

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), short answer and structured

questions

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

Art Paper 2: Art Task

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.

Design and Technology Chapters 5 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 :

3. Media Elements

4. Document Processing

5. Multimedia Communication

Paper 3:

1. Spreadsheets

2. Media Computing

3. Algorithm (Flowchart)

Paper 1: MCQ, short answer and structured questions

Paper 2: Practical (3 tasks)

Paper 3: Practical (3 tasks)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2013 Format of Paper

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

Short answer and structured questions