Subject Assessment

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Primary 3

Primary 3

English

Mathematics

Science

Mother Tongue

Assessments (Weighted)

Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Primary 3

Weighted

Assessment 1

(10%)

Weighted

Assessment 2

(15%)

Weighted

Assessment 3

(15%)

End Year Exam

(60%)

Primary 3

Term 1

Weighted Assessment 1

(Primary 3)

Format of PaperNo. of

Qns

Total

Marks

Section A Picture Matching 5 5 m

Section B Note-taking 5 5 m

Total 10 10 m

Primary 3 English

P3 English Weighted Assessment 1 Format (Term 1)

Listening Comprehension

Duration of paper: About 20 min

Section Question

Type

No. of

Qns

No. of

marks per

Qns

Total

Marks

A MCQ4 1 m

8 m2 2 m

B Short-answer 5 2 m 10 m

CStructured/

Long-answer

1 3 m7 m

1 4 m

Total 13 25 m

Primary 3 Mathematics

P3 Math Weighted Assessment 1 Format (Term 1)

Duration: 40 min

Format of Paper No. of QnsTotal

Marks

Section A MCQs 6 x 2 m 12 m

Section BOpen-ended

questions4 8 m

Total 20 m

Primary 3 Science

P3 Science Weighted Assessment 1 Format (Term 1)

Duration of paper: 30 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Choosing Pictures 4 4 m

Text-Based Questions 6 6 m

Total 10 10 m

Primary 3 Chinese

P3 Chinese Weighted Assessment 1 Format (Term 1)

Listening Comprehension

Duration of paper: About 20 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Choosing Pictures 4 4 m

Text-Based Questions 6 6 m

Total 10 10 m

Primary 3 MalayP3 Malay Weighted Assessment 1 Format (Term 1)

Listening Comprehension

Duration of paper: About 20 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Choosing Pictures 4 4 m

Text-Based Questions 6 6 m

Total 10 10 m

Primary 3 Tamil

P3 Tamil Weighted Assessment 1 Format (Term 1)

Listening Comprehension

Duration of paper: About 20 min

Term 2

Weighted Assessment 2

(Primary 3)

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Section A Spelling 10 10 m

Section B Vocabulary MCQ 6 6 m

Section C Grammar Cloze 6 6 m

Section D Synthesis 2 2 m

Section E Comprehension Open-Ended 3 to 4 6 m

Total 27 to 28 30 m

Primary 3 English

P3 English Weighted Assessment 2 Format (Term 2)

Duration of paper: 40 min

Section Question

Type

No. of

Qns

No. of marks

per Qns

Total

Marks

A MCQ4 1 m

6 m1 2 m

B Short-answer 7 2 m 14 m

CStructured/

Long-answer

2 3 m10 m

1 4 m

Total 15 30 m

Primary 3 Mathematics

P3 Math Weighted Assessment 2 Format (Term 2)

Duration: 45 min

Format of Paper No. of QnsTotal

Marks

Section A MCQs 8 x 2 m 16 m

Section BOpen-ended

questions5 - 6 Qns 14 m

Total 30 m

Primary 3 Science

P3 Science Weighted Assessment 2 Format (Term 2)

Duration of paper: 45 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Grammar,

（辨字测验）5 5 m

Vocabulary

（词语选择） 5 5 m

Word matching

（词语搭配） 5 10 m

Picture-Word Matching

（看图选词） 4 4 m

Comprehension Open-Ended

（阅读理解） 3 6 m

Total 22 30 m

Primary 3 ChineseP3 Chinese Weighted Assessment 2 Format (Term 2)

Duration of paper: 45 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Grammar (Imbuhan) 5 10 m

Vocabulary

(Melengkapkan Teks)5 10 m

Comprehension OE

(Kefahaman Subjektif)5 10 m

Total 15 30 m

Primary 3 Malay

P3 Malay Weighted Assessment 2 Format (Term 2)

Duration of paper: 45 min

Format of PaperNo. of

Qns

Total

Marks

Vocabulary (ச ொற்ச ொருள்) 5 5 m

Grammar (மூவிடப்ச யர்) 5 10 m

Proverbs (ச ய்யுள்) 5 5 m

Comprehension Open-Ended (சுயவிடடக் கருத்தறிதல்)

5 10 m

Total 20 30 m

Primary 3 Tamil

P3 Tamil Weighted Assessment 2 Format (Term 2)

Duration of paper: 45 min

Term 3

Weighted Assessment 3

(Primary 3)

Format of PaperNo. of

Qns

Total

Marks

Guided Writing:

Picture series with guiding

questions and helping words

/ phrases

1 20 m

Total 1 20 m

Primary 3 English

P3 English Weighted Assessment 3 Format (Term 3)

Duration of paper: 50 min

Section Question

Type

No. of

Qns

No. of

marks per

Qns

Total

Marks

A MCQ4 1 m

6 m1 2 m

B Short-answer 7 2 m 14 m

CStructured/

Long-answer

2 3 m10 m

1 4 m

Total 15 30 m

Primary 3 Mathematics

P3 Math Weighted Assessment 3 Format (Term 3)

Duration: 45 min

Format of Paper No. of QnsTotal

Marks

Section A MCQs 8 x 2 m 16 m

Section BOpen-ended

questions5 - 6 Qns 14 m

Total 30 m

Primary 3 Science

P3 Science Weighted Assessment 3 Format (Term 3)

Duration of paper: 45 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Composition Writing

(Picture-based)

看图作文

1 15 m

Total 1 15 m

Primary 3 Chinese

P3 Chinese Weighted Assessment 3 Format (Term 3)

Duration of paper: 40 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Composition Writing

(Picture-based)1 15 m

Total 1 15 m

Primary 3 Malay

P3 Malay Weighted Assessment 3 Format (Term 3)

Duration of paper: 40 min

Format of Paper No. of Qns Total Marks

Composition Writing (கட்டுரை) 1 15 m

Total 1 15 m

Primary 3 Tamil

P3 Tamil Weighted Assessment 3 Format (Term 3)

Duration of paper: 40 min

Term 4

End Year Exam (EYE)

(Primary 3)

English End Year Examination components

Paper 1 : Composition 20 %

Paper 2 : Language Use 50 %

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension 14 %

Paper 4: Oral 16 %

Total 100 %

Primary 3 English

Paper 2 (50 marks)

It comprises 2 booklets:

Booklet A (MCQ)

Format of PaperNo. of

Qns

Total

marks

Vocabulary 6 6 m

Grammar 8 8 m

Visual Text Comprehension 4 8 m

Total 18 22 m

P3 English End Year Examination (Paper 2) Format (Term 4)Duration: 1h 15 min

Primary 3 English

Paper 2 (50 marks)Booklet B (Open-ended)

Format of PaperNo. of

Qns

Total

marks

Vocabulary Cloze 5 5 m

Grammar Cloze (Passage 1 & 2) 8 8 m

Editing for Spelling & Grammar 4 4 m

Synthesis 3 3 m

Comprehension Open-Ended Up to

88 m

Total 28 28 m

Primary 3 English

Section Question

Type

No. of

Qns

No. of

marks

per Qn

Total

Marks

A MCQ 10 2 m 20 m

B Short-answer 20 2 m 40 m

CStructured/

Long-answer

4 3 m20 m

2 4 m

Total 36 80 m

Primary 3 Mathematics

P3 Math End Year Examination Format (Term 4)Duration: 1 h 45 min

Format of Paper No. of QnsTotal

Marks

Section A MCQs 25 x 2 m 50 m

Section BOpen-ended

questions8-10 Qns 20 m

Total 70 m

Primary 3 Science

P3 Science End Year Examination Format (Term 4)

Duration: 1h 30 min

Paper 1: Composition Written

paper15 m

Paper 2: Written Paper 45 m

Listening Comprehension 10 m

Oral 30 m

Total 100 m

Chinese End Year Examination Components

Primary 3 Chinese

P3 Chinese End Year Examination (Paper 2) Format (Term 4)Duration: 1h

ComponentQuestion

TypeNo. of Qns

Total

Marks

Grammar （辨字测验） MCQ 5 5 m

Vocabulary （词语选择） MCQ 4 4 m

Vocabulary （看图选词） MCQ 4 4 m

Vocabulary （词语搭配） MCQ 5 5 m

Sentence Expanding （扩写句子） OE 5 10 m

Form a Paragraph

with Sentences （组句成段)MCQ 1 5 m

Comprehension (阅读理解一) OE 3 6 m

Comprehension (阅读理解二) OE 3 6 m

Total 30 45 m

Primary 3 Chinese

Paper 1: Composition Written

paper15 m

Paper 2: Written Paper 45 m

Listening Comprehension 10 m

Oral 30 m

Total 100 m

Malay End Year Examination Components

Primary 3 Malay

P3 Malay End Year Examination (Paper 2) Format (Term 4)Duration: 1h

ComponentQuestion

TypeNo. of Qns

Total

Marks

Affixes and Suffixes (Imbuhan) MCQ 5 10 m

Idioms (Peribahasa) MCQ 4 8 m

Cloze Passage (Melengkapkan Teks) FIB 4 8 m

Comprehension MCQ

(Kefahaman 1)MCQ 5 10 m

Comprehension Open-Ended

(Kefahaman 2) OE 5 9 m

Total 23 qns 45 m

Primary 3 Malay

Paper 1: Composition Written

paper15 m

Paper 2: Written Paper 45 m

Listening Comprehension 10 m

Oral 30 m

Total 100 m

Tamil End Year Examination Components

Primary 3 Tamil Language

P3 Tamil End Year Examination (Paper 2) Format (Term 4)Duration: 1h

ComponentQuestion

Type

No. of

Qns

Total

Marks

Vocabulary (ச ொற்ச ொருள்) MCQ 5 5 m

Grammar (மூவிடப்ச யர்) MCQ 5 10 m

Grammar (கொலங்கள்) MCQ 5 5 m

Proverbs (ச ய்யுள்) MCQ 5 10 m

Cloze Passage (முன்னுணர்வுக்கருத்தறிதல்) FIB 5 5 m

Comprehension Open-Ended (சுயவிரடக் கருத்தறிதல்) OE 5 10 m

Total 30 45 m

Primary 3 Tamil