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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