Northbrooks Secondary School Secondary Three Express

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 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 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 4: Oral Communication Speech presentation.

Paper 1: Writing [70m] (35%) Section A: Editing [10m] Section B: Situational Writing [30m] Section C: Continuous Writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m] (35%) 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] (10%) Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied & Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m] Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m] Paper 4: Oral Communication [20m] (20%) Students present a formal speech on

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

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：课本、一般篇章。现实生活中接触的语料。

4. 口试：朗读短文（日常生活篇章）/看视频会话Oral

skills

5. 听力：新闻，故事，广告，短文，演讲等Listening

skills

试卷（一）[60m/30%]：实用文及作文（各选做一题）

试卷（二）[70m/35%]：综合填空(10题)、理解测验(10题)、理解问

答(10题)

试卷（三）[70m/35%]：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

Paper 1 - Section A (20m/10%) : Formal Email Writing, : Informal Email Writing - Section B (40m/20%) : Composition Paper 2 - Section A (30m/15%) : Grammar - Section B (10m/5%) : Objective Comprehension - Section C (30m/15%) :Subjective Comprehension

Mathematics Chapters 1 to 10

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental skills and concepts. (40 marks) (50%)

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills. (45 marks) (50%)

Additional Mathematics Chapters 1 to 8 Questions of varying marks and lengths testing more on the fundamental skills and concepts. (80 marks) (100%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Biology Chapters 1 to 11 Paper 1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [40m] (37.5%) Paper 2: Section A: Structured questions [50m] (39%) Section B: 3 Free-response questions including 1 data-based question [30m] (23.5%)

Chemistry Chapters 1 to 12, 15 to 17, 19 Paper 1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [40m] (37.5%) Paper 2: Section A: Structured questions [50m] (39%) Section B: 3 Free-response questions including 1 data-based question [30m] (23.5%)

Physics Chapters 1 to 5, 8 to 15 Paper 1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [40m] (37.5%) Paper 2: Section A: Structured questions [50m] (39%) Section B: 3 Free-response questions including 1 data-based question [30m] (23.5%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Science (Physics / Chemistry)

Science Physics: Chapters 1 to 2, 8 to 12, 14 Science Chemistry: Chapters 1 to 6,10,11,12 (only up to Reactivity of Metals), 14,15

Paper 1: 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [40m] (24%) (20 questions from Science Physics) (20 questions from Science Chemistry) Paper 2: Science (Physics) Section A: Structured questions [45m] (26%) Section B: 2 Free-response questions [20m] (12%) Paper 3: Science (Chemistry) Section A: Structured questions [45m] (26%) Section B: 2 Free-response questions [20m] (12%)

Science (Chemistry / Biology)

Science Chemistry: Chapter 1 to 6,10,11,12 (only up to Reactivity of Metals), 14,15 Science Biology: Chapters 2 to 9

Paper 1: 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [40m] (24%) (20 questions from Science Biology) (20 questions from Science Chemistry) Paper 3: Science (Chemistry) Section A: Structured questions [45m] (26%) Section B: 2 Free-response questions [20m] (12%) Paper 4: Science (Biology) Section A: Structured questions [45m] (26%) Section B: 2 Free-response questions [20m] (12%)

Social Studies (2267/01)

Chapters 1 - 6

Section A: One Source-Based Case Study (35 marks) (70%) (Compulsory Question) Section B: Structured - Essay Questions (15 marks) (30%)

History Elective (2267/03) Chapter 1: Impact of World War I in Europe (Pages 2 – 28) Chapter 2: Stalin’s Soviet Union (Pages 29 – 62) Chapter 3: Hitler’s Germany (Pages 63 – 106) Chapter 4: Outbreak of World War II in Europe (Pages 107 – 136)

Section A: One Source-Based Case Study (30 marks) (60%) (Compulsory Question) Section B: Structured - Essay Questions (20 marks) (40%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Geography Elective (2267/02) Living With Tectonic Hazards: Pg. 2-64

Weather and Climate: Pg 70-123

Section A: Geographical Investigation (13 marks) (26%) Section B: Structured Questions (12 marks) (24%) Section C: Structured Questions and Essay Questions (25 marks) (50%)

Elective Literature (2204/04) Two sections: Section A: Prose set-text: ‘Lord of the Flies’ Section B: Unseen Prose and Poetry

Sections A & B [50m] (50%) Section A: Compulsory passage-based question. [25m] (25%) Section B: Answer one od two questions. [25m] (25%)

Design and Technology Chapters 2 to 10 Chapter 12, 13 and 14

Paper 1: Written paper [100m] (30%) Part A [40m] (40%) Five questions requiring short answers based on design process and design content. Part B [60m] (60%) Three questions based on Structure, Mechanism and Electronics. Paper 2: Coursework [90m] (70%) Students are graded based on identifying needs through design thinking, Ideation and Development techniques and technical skills in making the prototype.

Art Drawing and Painting (3 hours) Drawing and Painting (100%) 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.

Food & Nutrition 1. Chapter 2 Guidelines for Meal Planning 2. Chapter 7 Proteins

3. Chapter 8 Meat and Alternatives

4. Chapter 10/11 Vitamins & Minerals

5. Chapter 12 Dietary Fibre

6. Chapter 13 Fruit and Vegetables

7. Chapter 14 Heat Transfer & Mtds of Cooking

Paper 1: Written Paper [100m] (40%) Section A: Short-answer type questions (25m) Section B: Structured type questions (30m) Section C: Open-ended questions (45m) Paper 2: Coursework(60%) Coursework Practical Test

Northbrooks Secondary School Secondary Three Normal (Academic)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

English Language [Syllabus 1190] Paper 1: 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 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 4: Oral Communication Speech presentation.

Paper 1: Writing [70m] (35%) Section A: Editing [10m] Section B: Situational Writing [30m] Section C: Continuous Writing [30m]

Paper 2: Comprehension [50m] (35%) 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] (10%) Section A: Parts 1 – 4 (MCQ, Matching, Stated/Implied & Fill-in-the-blanks) [24m] Section B: Part 5 (Note-taking) [6m] Paper 4: Oral Communication [20m] (20%) Students present a formal speech on an assigned theme.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

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：朗读短文（日常生活篇章）／看视频会话

Oral skills

5. 听力：新闻，故事，广告，短文，演讲等Listening

skills

试卷（一）[60m/30%]：实用文及作文（各一题）

试卷（二）[60m/30%]：综合填空(10题)、理解测验(10题)、理解问

答(6－8题)

试卷（三）[80m/40%]：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

Paper 1 - Section A (20m/10%) : Formal Email Writing, : Informal Email Writing - Section B (40m/20%) : Composition Paper 2 - Section A (20m/10%) : Grammar - Section B (10m/5%) : Objective Comprehension - Section C (30m/15%) :Subjective Comprehension

Mathematics Secondary 3: Chapter 1 to 4, Chapter 6 to 7 Secondary 1 and 2: Arithmetic, Algebra

Paper 1: Short answer questions testing more on the fundamental skills and concepts. (40 marks) (50%)

Paper 2: Testing more on higher order thinking skills. (45 marks) (50%)

Additional Mathematics Chapter 1 to 6, 8 Questions of varying marks and lengths. (70 marks) (100%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Science (Physics/Chemistry)

Science Physics: Chapters 1 to 3, 8 to 11,13 & 14 Science Chemistry: Chapters 1 to 7, 10

Paper 1 and 2: Science Physics Paper 1: 20 Multiple Choice Questions [20m] (20%) Paper 2: Structured questions [30m] (30%) Paper 3 and 4: Science Chemistry Paper 3: 20 Multiple Choice Questions [20m] (20%) Paper 4: Structured questions [30m] (30%)

Science (Physics/Biology)

Science Physics: Chapters 1 to 3, 8 to 11,13 & 14 Science Biology: Chapters 2 to 9

Paper 1 and 2: Science Physics Paper 1: 20 Multiple Choice Questions [20m] (20%) Paper 2: Structured questions [30m] (30%) Paper 5 and 6: Science Biology Paper 5: 20 Multiple Choice Questions [20m] (20%) Paper 6: Structured questions [30m] (30%)

Science (Chemistry/Biology)

Science Chemistry: Chapters 1 to 7, 10 Science Biology: Chapters 2 to 9

Paper 3 and 4: Science Chemistry Paper 1: 20 Multiple Choice Questions [20m] (20%) Paper 2: Structured questions [30m] (30%) Paper 5 and 6: Science Biology Paper 5: 20 Multiple Choice Questions [20m] (20%) Paper 6: Structured questions [30m] (30%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Social Studies (2120/01)

Chapters 1-6 Section A: One Source-Based Case Study (35 marks) (70%) (Compulsory Question) Section B: Structured - Essay Questions (15 marks) (30%)

History Elective (2120/03) Chapter 1: Impact of World War I in Europe (Pages 2 to 28) Chapter 2: Stalin’s Soviet Union [Rise of Stalin] (Pages 29 to 43) Chapter 3: Hitler’s Germany (Pages 63 to 106)

Section A: One Source-Based Case Study (30 marks) (60%) (Compulsory Question) Section B: Structured - Essay Questions (20 marks) (40%)

Geography Elective(2120/02)

Weather and Climate

(Pages 71 to 108)

Living with Tectonic Hazards

(Pages 4-59)

Section A: Geographical Investigation (13 marks) (26%) Section B: Structured Questions (12 marks) (24%) Section C: Structured Questions and Essay Question (25 marks) (50%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Design and Technology Chapters 2 to 10 Chapter 12, 13 and 1

Paper 1: Written paper [70m] (30%) Part A [28m] (40%) Five questions requiring short answers based on design process and design content. Part B [42m] (60%) Answer two out of three questions based on Structure, Mechanism and Electronics. Paper 2: Coursework [90m] (70%) Students are graded based on identifying needs through design thinking, Ideation and Development techniques and technical skills in making the prototype.

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 5 Cereals 6. Chapter 6 Fats 7. Chapter 7 Proteins 8. Chapter 8 Meat and Alternatives (Dairy Products, Eggs, Meat, Seafood and Pulses and Legumes) 9. Chapter 10 Vitamins 10. Chapter 11 Minerals 11. Chapter 12 Water and Dietary Fibre 12. Chapter 13 Fruit and Vegetables 13. Chapter 14 Heat Transfer and Methods of Cooking 14. Diet-Related Diseases

Paper 1: Written Paper [80m] (40%) Section A: Short-answer type questions (20m) Section B: Data –response questions (28m) Section C: Opened-ended type questions (32m)

Paper 2: Coursework [40m] (60%)

Art Drawing and Painting (3 hours)

Drawing and Painting (100%) 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.

Final Painting Students to complete a 3-hour painting paper of their final work and submit preparatory studies together with final work.

Northbrooks Secondary School Secondary Three Normal (Technical)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 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 4: Oral Communication Reading aloud and spoken interaction on a video clip.

Paper 1: Writing [60m] (30%) Section A: Form-filling (10m) & Functional Writing (20m) Section B: Guided Writing (30m) Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension [80m] (40%) 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] (10%) Multiple-choice Questions (20m)

Paper 4: Oral Communication [40m] (20%) After 10 minutes of preparation time, students will be assessed on: Part 1: Reading aloud a short text [15m] Part 2: Spoken Interaction (discussion on a video clip and related topics) [25m]

Basic Chinese Language 1. Basic comprehension skills 2. Basic writing skills 3. Correct sentence structure 4. Basic oral and listening skills

Paper 1 [30%] : - Cloze passage, sentence structure (MCQ) - Short message writing

Paper 2 [50%] : - Oral - Video Conversation Paper 3 [20%] : Listening Comprehension

Basic Malay Language 1. Grammar – Ujian Kloz 2. Comprehension 3. Listening Comprehension

Paper 1 - Section A (10m/10%): Cloze Passage (MCQ) - Section B (20m/20%) : Objective Comprehension

Paper 3 - Listening Comprehension (20m/20%)

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Mathematics

Chapters 1 to 6.1

Paper 1: Short structured questions. (50 marks) (50%)

Paper 2: Short structured questions. (50 marks) (50%)

Science Chapter 1 to 5 (Module 4) Chapter 6 (Module 5)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [30m] (40%) Short answer and structured questions [50m] (60%)

Art Drawing and Painting (3 hours)

Drawing and Painting (100%) Choose one of the questions 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.

Final Painting Students to complete a 3-hour painting paper of their final work and submit preparatory studies together with final work.

Design and Technology 1. Chapters 2 to 6 2. Chapters 9 3. Chapter 13, 14, 15

Paper 1: Written paper [50m] (30%)

Part A [20m] (40%)

Five questions requiring short answers based on Fasteners,

Mechanism, Electronics and design communication.

Part B [30m] (60%)

Chose two questions out of three based on Mechanism,

Electronics, Design Processes

Paper 2: Coursework [90m] (70%)

Students are graded based on their Planning and Monitoring,

Research skills, Ideation and Development techniques and

technical skills in making the artefact.

Subject Topics Covered for End-Of-Year Exam 2016 Format of Paper

Food Studies

Chapter 1: A Balanced Diet (pg.1 – 10) Chapter 2: Meal Planning (pg. 14 – 26) Chapter 3: Convenience Food – Food Labels (pg. 30 – 36) Chapter 4: Using Flavourings, Herbs and Spices in Cooking (pg.40 – 44) Chapter 8: Fats and Oils (pg. 86-88) Chapter 9: Meat (pg. 92 – 96) Chapter 9: Seafood (pg. 99 – 104) Chapter 9: Dairy Products (pg. 105 – 108) Chapter 10: Vegetables (pg. 119 – 122)

Written Paper [80m] (40%) Section A (20m): Short-answer type questions Section B (28m): Data-response type questions Section C (32m): Structured type questions

Coursework (60%)

Computer Applications Paper 1: 1. Computer Fundamentals 2. Document Processing 3. Spreadsheet 4. Media Elements 5. Media Computing 6. Multimedia Communication

Paper 2 : 1. Media Elements 2. Document Processing 3. Multimedia Communication

Paper 3 : 1. Spreadsheet 2. Media Computing 3. Algorithm

Paper 1: Written [60m] (30%) Section A: MCQ [20m] Section B: Short-Structured questions [40m] Paper 2: Lab-based [70m] (35%) Practical Paper 3: Lab-based [70m] (35%) Practical

Elements of Business Skills 1. Introduction to Business 2. Businesses in Selected Service Industries 2.1 The Travel and Tourism Industry 2.2 The Hospitality Industry 2.3 The Retail Industry 3. Introduction to Marketing 4. The Marketing Mix 5. Communication with the Customer 6. Customer Service

Written [100m] Five to six short response and structured questions.