St Andrew’s Secondary School Sec 3 Express

Mid-Year Exam 2018 Information Sheet

Subject Scope / Topics Format of Exam

English

Paper 1 Section A: Editing (10m) Section B: Situational Writing (30m) Section C: Free Writing (Hybrid & Persuasive) (30m)

Paper 2 Visual Text (5m), Compre Text 2 (20m), Compre Text 3 with Summary (25m)

Literature

Section A: Unseen (25m) ● Usage, effects and meaning of

Diction, Imagery, Rhetoric, Sound, Form and Structure

● Structure of essay response and “MEAL” para format

Answer one question (with two parts) based on an: 1) Unseen poem; or 2) Unseen prose.

Section B: Fiela’s Child (25m) ● Use, effects and meaning of Plot,

Characters, Setting and Atmosphere, Theme and Style/Language

● Structure of essay response and “MEAL” para format

Answer one Passage-Based Question (with two parts) - taken from Chapter 1 to 5 of the book.

Chinese

Paper 1 - Email / Composition Email (2 choose 1, 20m) / Composition (3 choose 1, 40m)

Paper 2 - Written Paper

Vocabulary & Idioms (10 Questions, 10m), Close Passage (MCQ, 10m), Comprehension (3 Passages, MCQ, 20m), Comprehension (8 Structured Questions, 30m)

Malay

Paper 1 Email & Composition (60 marks)

Email (2 choose 1, 20m) / Composition (3 choose 1, 40m)

Paper 2 Grammar, Idioms, Vocabulary and Comprehension (70 marks)

Section A - Grammar 10m, Idioms 10m, Cloze Passage 10 marks, Comprehension MCQ 10marks, Comprehension Open-ended Questions 30 marks

Tamil

Paper 1 Email (20m) and Composition (40m)

Paper 2

Idioms/proverbs (10m) Sentence structure (10m) Close passage (10m) MCQ comprehension (10m) Open-ended comprehension (30m)

Higher Chinese

Paper 1 Email (20m) and Composition (60m)

Paper 2

Section A: Cloze Passage (10m), Section B: Editing (10m), Section C: MCQ Compre (10m), Section D: Compre (38m), Section E: Summarize (12m)

Higher Tamil

Paper 1 Email - (20 M), Composition - (60 M)

Paper 2 Close Passage (10m), Editing (10m), Words separation (10m),Comprehension-1 (22m), Comprehension -2, (16m), Summary-(12m)

Comb Hum (History)

Skills for SBQ; message; purpose; comparison

Section A: SBQ compulsory (22m)

Study topics for SEQ: Chapter 1 (TOV/LON) and Chapter 2 (Communist Russia)

Section B: SEQ compulsory (18m)

Comb Hum (Social

Studies)

Skills for SBQ; message; purpose; comparison

Section A: SBQ compulsory (20m)

Sec 3 Textbook - Chapters1, 2 and 3 (till p81)

Section B: SRQ compulsory (15m)

Geography

Topic: Geographical Investigation (G.I.) and Coasts - Based on Coastal Geography Fieldwork and the G.I. worksheets given - Physical Geog Textbook Pg 2 to 77 and 242 to 274

Section A (Compulsory) [25m] - Question 1

Topics: - Coasts - Living with Tectonics Hazards

Section B (Choose one question) [25m] - Question 2 or - Question 3

E Math

Topics: - All topics covered in lower secondary - Sec 3 chapters as follows: - Chapter 1: Indices - Chapter 2: More about Quadratic Equations - Chapter 4: Conditions for Congruency and Similarity - Chapter 7: Trigonometry (only Trigo Ratios of Obtuse Angle and Area of Triangle)

Paper 1 - 40 marks within 1 hour, calculators allowed Paper 2 - 40 marks within 1 hour, calculators allowed

Add Math

Chap 1: Equations and Inequalities Chap 2: Indices and Surds Chap 3: Polynomials Chap 5: Binomial Theorem

Total: 80 marks Duration: 2 hours Answer all questions

POA All topics covered in Term 1 and Term 2

Section A : 3 questions (32 marks) Section B: 3 questions(48 marks) Total : 80 marks

Biology

Chap 2: Cells Chap 3: Movement of Substances Chap 4: Nutrients Chap 5: Enzymes Chap 6: Nutrition in Humans Chap 7: Nutrition in Plants

Section A: 25 MCQ (25 m) Section B: Structured (40 m) Section C: Long Structured (2 qns, 20 m) Total: 85 m

Chemistry

1. Chemical Formulae 2. Balancing Equation 3. Elements, Mixture and Compounds 4. Experimental Techniques 5. Acids, Base, pH and Oxides 6. Separation Techniques 7. Salts

Section A; 25 MCQ (25 m) Section B Structured (40 m) Questions Section C : Long Structured questions (2 qns - 10 m each) Total Marks: 85 m

Physics Chapters 1, 4, 8, 9, 10,11,and 12

Section A; 25 MCQ (25 m) Section B Structured (40 m) MCQ Section C : Structured (2 qns - 10 m each) Total:85 m

Science (Chem)

1) Atomic structure 2) Element, mixture, compound 3) Chemical bonding: ionic and covalent 4) Kinetic Particle Theory 5) Chemical formula, balancing equation and state symbols 6) Measurement and experimental techniques 7) Separation techniques 8) Collection of gases & their properties

Section A: MCQ (10m) Section B (30m) Section C (20m)

Science (Phy)

(1) Units and measurement, (2) mass, weight and Density, (3) Light, (4) Kinetic Model of Matter (5) Transfer of Thermal Energy, (6) Thermal properties of Matter

Section A: MCQ (10 m)

Section B (30m) Section C (20m)

ART Still Life Drawing & Composition

Section A: Still Life Drawing & Composition (40m)

SOVA - 1 Question Section B: SOVA (20m)

D&T

Chp 1: What is Design & Technology Chp 5: Identifying Needs Chp 6: Generating and Developing Ideas Chp 9.4: Isometric Drawing Chp 13: Mechanisms

Structured questions (50m) Answer all questions Sketching & drawing needed

Music

Classical Chamber Music and Symphony

Paper 1 - 4 Listening Extracts

Minuet and Trio, Sonata Form Paper 21 - Own choice piece, own song, grup canon

Jiangnan Sizhu Music Paper 32 - Classical Melody writing

Electronics

1. Electronic Systems 2. Current Electricity 3. Resistors 4. Circuit Theories 5. Alternating Currents 6. Capacitors 7. Semiconductor Diodes

Section A (30 m) Short answer questions Section B (2x15 m) Long questions