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Subject Format / Topics

English Language Paper 1 Duration: 1 h 50 min Total marks: 70 (45%) Editing Skills, Situational Writing Skills, Continuous Writing Skills Paper 2 Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 50 (45%) Comprehension Skills Paper 3 Duration: 45 min Total marks: 30 (10%) Listening Skills

Chinese 试卷一: 2 小时（70分）

1. 实用文（20分）

私人电邮-报告生活类/介绍类（两题）

150字以上

2. 作文（40分）

3题选一

200 字以上

试卷二: 1小时 30分钟（70分）

综合填空

生词考查（第 1,2,4,5,7,8课）

阅读理解一

阅读理解二

中一技能考查（线索，确定文章主题，六何法，肖像描写，行动描写）

试卷三: 听力 30分钟（20分）

Malay (Express) Kertas 1: Penulisan Fungsional dan Penulisan Esei (2 jam - 60 markah) Bahagian A: Penulisan Fungsional

E-mel Tidak Formal Bahagian B: Penulisan Esei

Karangan deskriptif

Kertas 2: Tatabahasa dan Pemahaman (1 jam 30 min – 70 markah) Bahagian A: Penggunaan Bahasa

Pengimbuhan

Peribahasa

Mengisi tempat kosong

Pengkhususan Kata Nama dan Frasa Nama Bahagian B: Pemahaman 1

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Soalan kefahaman Objektif Bahagian C: Pemahaman 2

Soalan Kefahaman Subjektif Kertas 3: Kefahaman Mendengar (20 markah)

10 soalan berbentuk aneka pilihan (MCQ)

Subject Format Topics

Mathematics Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 60

C1: Primes, HCF & LCM C2: Integers, Rational & Real Numbers C3: Approximation & Estimation C4: Basic Algebra and Algebra Manipulation C5: Linear Equations

Science Paper 1/2/3 (Phy/Chem/Bio) Duration: 1 h 45 min in total Total marks: 90 in total For each paper: Section A (10 marks): Multiple Choice Questions Section B (10 marks): Structured Questions Section C (10 marks): Free Response Questions

Physics: 1. Physical Quantities, Units and

Measurement 2. Kinematics

3. Forces

Chemistry: 1. Exploring Diversity of Matter

by its Chemical Composition (Chapter 3)

2. Exploring Diversity of Matter Using Separation Techniques (Chapter 4)

Biology: 1. The Scientific Endeavour 2. Classification of Animals 3. Classification of Plants 4. Cells

Geography

Duration: 1 h Total marks: 30 Short Answer Questions (10 marks) Structured Questions (20 marks)

1. Mapwork 2. Tropical Rainforests

History Duration: 45min Total marks: 30 Inference questions Short-structured questions

Singapore as a Trading Port (Pages 58 – 79)

Literature in English

Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 50

Set Text: 1. “The Pieces of Silver” 2. “The Steel Windpipe”

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3. “Crime and Punishment”

Design and Technology

Duration: 1 h Total marks: 50

1. Design process 2. Problem Situation 3. User Needs 4. Research 5. Design Brief 6. Design Consideration and Design

Specification 7. Idea Generation and Development 8. Evaluation 9. Making Process and Workshop

Safety 10. Sketching and rendering