Secondary 2 (Express) Assessment Information Semester 2 2019 … · All Sec 2 Topics Sec 1 Chpt 4: Basic Algebra and Algebraic Manipulations Cnpt 5: Linear Equations & Simple Inequalities

Secondary 2 (Express) Assessment Information

Semester 2 2019

Common Test 2

End-Of-Year Examination

Stream Subject Assessment Format

Topics/Skills Tested

Assessment Format


Express English Language Paper 1 (Section A) Paper 2 (Section C) Duration: 1 hour Total: 30 marks

Paper 1 Grammar Editing (10 marks) Paper 2 Text 3 (Questions + Summary)

Paper 1: Writing

(Sections A, B and C)

Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes

Total: 70 marks

Paper 2: Comprehension



Total: 50 marks

Paper 3: Listening

(Parts 1 to 5)

Duration: ~ 45 minutes

Total: 30 marks

Paper 4: Oral Communication

(Reading aloud and Spoken

Interaction)

Duration: ~ 20 mins

Total: 30 marks

Paper 1

Grammar Editing Section B - Formal Email (Internal) Section C - Exposition and Personal Reflective Paper 2 Section A - Visual Text Section B - Narrative text Section C - Expository text + Summary Paper 3 Listening comprehension Paper 4 Reading aloud Spoken Interaction (Questions 1 and 2)

English Literature NA NA Section A

1 question on “The Boy in the Striped

Pyjamas”

Section B

1 Passage-based Question on Drama


Total: 50 marks

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Texts from Semester 2 Drama Package

Higher Chinese Language

Paper 1 (Parts 1 to 2) Duration: 1 hour Total: 30 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Informal (20 marks) 2. Paragraph writing (10 marks)

Paper 1 (Parts 1 to 2) Duration: 2 hours Total: 80 marks Paper 2 (Parts 1 to 5) Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Total: 80 marks

Paper 1 1. Email/Online Forum critique (20 marks) 2. Composition - narrative/ argumentative (60 marks) Paper 2 1. Vocabulary (10 marks) 2. Text editing (10 marks) 3. Comprehension MCQ (10 marks) 4. Comprehension open-ended qns

(38 marks) 5. . Summary writing (12 marks)

Chinese Language Paper 1 (Part 1) Duration: 1 hour Total: 20 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Informal (20 marks)

Paper 1 (Parts 1 to 2) Duration: 2 hours Total: 60 marks Paper 2

(Parts 1 to 3) Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Total: 70 marks

Paper 3 (Part 1) Duration: ~ 30 minutes Total: 20 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Formal/ Informal (20 marks) 2. Composition - narrative/ expository/ argumentative (40 marks) Paper 2 1. Cloze Passage MCQ (10 marks) 2. Comprehension MCQ (20 marks) 3. Comprehension open-ended qns (40 marks) Paper 3 1. Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

Malay Language Paper 1 Duration: 1 hour Total: 25 marks

Paper 1 1. Formal E-mail (20 marks) 2. Planning (5 marks)

Paper 1 (Sections A and B)

Duration: 2 hours

Total: 60 marks

Paper 2 (Sections A, B and C)

Duration: 1 hour 30 mins

Total: 70 marks

Paper 3 (LC) (10 MCQ questions)

Duration: 30 mins

Total: 20 marks

Paper 1: 1) E-mail - 1 x Informal E-mail - 1 x Formal E-mail

(sharing of experiences & suggestions) 2) Essay

- 2 x Narrative Essay - 1 x Descriptive Essay

Paper 2:

1) Suffix/Prefix (Awalan beR-, meN-, peN-, Akhiran -an, -kan , Apitan meN-...-i, meN-...-kan)

2) Idioms (Sec 1 & Sec 2 List) 3) Cloze Passage 4) MCQ Comprehension (Graphic

Stimulus and Short Passage)

5) Open-ended Comprehension Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

Tamil Language Paper 1 Duration: 1 hour Total: 20 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Formal/Informal (20 marks)



Total: 70 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Informal/ Formal (20 marks) 2. Composition - narrative/ Expository/ Descriptive (40 marks) Paper 2 1. Phrases and idioms,(10 marks) 2 Reformation of sentences,(10 marks) 3.Cloze Passage (10 marks) 4 Comprehension MCQ (10 marks)

Paper 3 (Part 1) Duration: ~ 30 minutes Total: 20 marks

5. Comprehension open-ended qns, Vocabulary (30 marks) Paper 3 1. Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

Mathematics Paper 2 Duration:1 hour Total: 40 Marks

Chpt 3 & 4 - Expansion and Factorisation of Algebraic Expressions Chpt 5 - Quadratic Equations and Graphs Chpt 6 - Algebraic Fractions and Formulae Chpt 8 - Pythagoras Thm Chpt 10 - Volume and Surface Area of Sphere, Pyramids and Cones

Paper 1 Duration: 1 hour 15 mins Total: 50 marks Paper 2 Duration: 1 hour 15 mins Total: 50 marks

All Sec 2 Topics Sec 1 Chpt 4: Basic Algebra and Algebraic Manipulations Cnpt 5: Linear Equations & Simple Inequalities Chpt 6: Functions and Linear Graphs Chpt 8: Percentage Chpt 9: Rate, Ratio and Speed Chpt 14: Volume and Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders

Science Section A (10 marks) 10 MCQs (1m each) Section B (20 marks) 3-4 Short structured questions Section C (20 marks) 2 long questions Total duration: 1 hour Total: 50 marks

1. Chapter 14: Interactions Through the Application of Forces 2. Chapter 15: Energy and Work Done 3. Chapter 17: Effects of Heat and its Transmission (Up till 17.2 heat flow only) 4. Graph Plotting Skills

Section A (30 marks) 30 MCQ (1m each) Section B (30 marks) 4-7 structured questions Section C (20 marks) 1 long question Total duration: 1 hour 50 minutes Total: 80 marks

1. Chapter 10: Transport Systems in Organisms 2. Chapter 11: Human Digestive System 3. Chapter 12: Human Sexual Reproductive System 4. Chapter 13: Electrical Systems 5. Chapter 14: Interactions Through the Application of Forces 6. Chapter 15: Energy and Work Done 7. Chapter 17: Effects of Heat and Its Transmission 8. Chapter 18: Chemical Changes 9. Graph Plotting Skills

History Duration: 1 hour Section A [15 marks] Source-based Case Study (3 sub-questions) Section B [10 marks] Structured Questions Total: 25 marks

Topics: Chapter 6 What Aspirations did the people have for Singapore after 1945?

● Reasons for merger ● Problems faced during merger ● Reasons for separation

Chapter 7 What did Independence mean for Singapore?

● Reactions to Singapore’s Independence

Skills: Source-based Skills (SBQ)

● Making Inferences, including Inferring the Message and Purpose

● Drawing Comparison ● Assessing Reliability

Skills for Structured Questions (SQ)

● Identify Factors for Events and / or Issues

● Explain Factors for Events and / or Issues

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes Section A [25 marks] Source-based Case Study (4 sub-questions) Section B [10 marks] Structured Questions Total: 35 marks

Topics: Chapter 5: Did the Japanese Occupation

Change the way people viewed

Singapore?

Chapter 6 What Aspirations did the people have for Singapore after 1945?

● Reasons for Separation Chapter 7 What did Independence mean for Singapore?


● Challenges Singapore faced after Independence

Chapter 8 How far were people’s lives transformed after independence?

● Strategies to deal with the challenges faced by Singapore after independence

○ Building a National Identity ○ Building Singapore’s

Defence ○ Economic Development ○ Housing Development






● Explain Factors for Events and / or Issues

Geography Duration: 1 hour Total: 35 marks Data response questions Structured questions

Content: ● Characteristics of urban transport ● Distribution of traffic congestion in

the city ● Causes of traffic congestion ● Impacts of traffic congestion

Skills:

● Describe the characteristics of urban transport

● Describe the distribution of traffic congestion in the city using maps

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes Total: 45 marks Data response questions Structured questions

Content - Define housing shortage and inclusive housing - Identify cities experiencing housing shortage - Describe nature of housing shortage - Describe extent of housing shortage in citie - Explain reasons for housing shortage - Describe consequences of housing shortage - Describe strategies to manage housing

● Explain the causes of traffic congestion

● Explain the impacts of traffic congestion

shortage and build inclusive homes - Explain the challenges faced by countries to manage housing shortage - Describe the characteristics of urban transport - Describe the distribution of traffic congestion in the city - Explain the causes of traffic congestion - Explain the impacts of traffic congestion - Describe and explain the strategies to overcome traffic congestion - Describe the types of floods. - Explain the causes of floods. - Describe the location of cities that are prone to floods using maps. - Explain why some places are more prone to floods than others - Describe the socio-economic impact of floods Skills - Use grid references to locate places on a map - Explain what compass point are and use them to describe locations - Use compass bearings to locate places - Measure straight and curved line distances on maps

Art NA NA Paper 2: Drawing and Painting Submission requirements: 3-5 pieces of A3 prep study 1 Final work Duration: 2 hours Total marks: 100

Topic: Cybernetic Organism Manipulation of human and mechanical objects inspired from action figures. Include urban/apocalyptic environment. Assessment Criteria: Investigation and Interpretation of theme /20 Exploration and development /20 Aesthetic quality /20 Control of materials /20 Personal Response /20

D&T NA NA NA NA

SKSS Secondary 2 (Normal Academic) Assessment Information

Semester 2 2019

Common Test 2




Assessment Format


Normal (Academic)

English Language Paper 1 (Section A) Paper 2 (Section C) Duration: 1 hour Total: 30 marks

Paper 1 Grammar Editing (10 marks) Paper 2 Text 3 (Questions + Summary)

Paper 1: Writing



Total: 70 marks

Paper 2: Comprehension



Total: 50 marks

Paper 3: Listening

(Parts 1 to 5)

Duration: ~ 45 minutes

Total: 30 marks

Paper 4: Oral Communication

(Reading aloud and Spoken

Interaction)

Duration: ~ 20 mins

Total: 30 marks

Paper 1

Grammar Editing Section B - Formal Email (Internal) Section C - Exposition and Personal Reflective Paper 2 Section A - Visual Text Section B - Narrative text Section C - Expository text + Summary Paper 3 Listening comprehension Paper 4 Reading aloud Spoken Interaction (Questions 1 and 2)

English Literature NA NA Section A

1 question on “The Boy in the Striped

Pyjamas”

Section B

1 Passage-based Question on Drama


Total: 50 marks

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Texts from Semester 2 Drama Package

Chinese Language (Express Syllabus SBB)

Paper 1 (Part 1) Duration: 1 hour Total: 20 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Informal (20 marks)


(Parts 1 to 3) Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Total: 70 marks

Paper 3 (Part 1)

Paper 1 1. Email - Formal/ Informal (20 marks) 2. Composition - narrative/ expository/ argumentative (40 marks) Paper 2 1. Cloze Passage MCQ (10 marks) 2. Comprehension MCQ (20 marks) 3. Comprehension open-ended qns (40 marks) Paper 3

Duration: ~ 30 minutes Total: 20 marks

1. Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

Chinese Language (Normal Acad Syllabus)


Paper 1 1. Email - Informal (20 marks) 2. Inverted pyramid (10 marks)


(Parts 1 to 3) Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total: 60 marks Paper 3 (Part 1 & 2)) Duration: 45 minutes Total: 80 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Formal/ Informal (20 marks)

2. Composition - narrative/ expository (40 marks) Paper 2 1. Cloze Passage MCQ (10 marks) 2. Comprehension MCQ (20 marks) 3. Comprehension open-ended qns (30 marks) Paper 3

1. Oral (60 marks) 2. Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

Malay Language (Express Syllabus)

Paper 1 Duration: 1 hour Total: 25 marks



Duration: 2 hours

Total: 60 marks



Total: 70 marks


Duration: 30 mins

Total: 20 marks




Paper 2:





Malay Language Normal Syllabus




Duration: 2 hours

Paper 1: 1) E-mail - 1 x Informal E-mail

Total: 60 marks



Total: 60 marks


Duration: 30 mins

Total: 20 marks

- 1 x Formal E-mail (sharing of experiences & suggestions) 2) Essay


Paper 2:





Tamil Language(SBB-Express syllabus)





Total: 70 marks Paper 3 (Part 1) Duration: ~ 30 minutes Total: 20 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Informal/ Formal (20 marks) 2. Composition - narrative/ Expository/ Descriptive (40 marks) Paper 2 1. Phrases and idioms,(10 marks) 2 Reformation of sentences,(10 marks) 3.Cloze Passage (10 marks) 4 Comprehension MCQ (10 marks) 5. Comprehension open-ended qns, Vocabulary (30 marks) Paper 3 1. Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

Tamil Language(Normal Academic syllabus)







Mathematics Paper 2 Duration:1 hour Total: 40 Marks

Chp 2: Coordinates & Linear Functions Chp 3: Proportion Chp 4: Linear Equations in 2 Variables Chp 7: Quadratic Expressions and Factorization Chp 8: Special Products of Quadratic Expressions Chp 9: Simple Algebraic Fractions

Paper 1 Duration: 1 hour 15 mins Total: 50 marks To Complete on Question Paper Paper 2 Duration: 1 hour 15 mins Total: 50 marks To Complete on Writing Paper / Graph Paper

All Sec 2 Topics

Sec 1 topics

Percentage

Rate, Ratio and Speed

Science & 2E Science (SBB)

Section A (10 marks) 10 MCQs (1m each) Section B (20 marks) 3-4 Short structured questions Section C (20 marks) 2 long questions Total duration: 1 hour Total: 50 marks




History Duration: 1 hour Section A [15 marks] Source-based Case Study (3 sub-questions) Section B [10 marks] Structured Questions Total: 25 marks

Topics: Chapter 6 What Aspirations did the people have for Singapore after 1945?

● Reasons for merger ● Problems faced during merger ● Reasons for separation

Chapter 7 What did Independence mean for Singapore?







● Describe Events and / or Issues

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes Section A [25 marks] Source-based Case Study (4 sub-questions) Section B [10 marks] Structured Questions Total: 35 marks

Topics: Chapter 5: Did the Japanese Occupation

Change the way people viewed

Singapore?

Chapter 6 What Aspirations did the people have for Singapore after 1945?

● Reasons for Separation Chapter 7 What did Independence mean for Singapore?


● Challenges Singapore faced after Independence

Chapter 8 How far were people’s lives transformed after independence?

● Strategies to deal with the challenges faced by Singapore after independence

○ Building a National Identity ○ Building Singapore’s

Defence ○ Economic Development ○ Housing Development

Skills:

Source-based Skills (SBQ) ● Making Inferences, including

Inferring the Message and Purpose ● Drawing Comparison ● Assessing Reliability



● Describe Events and / or Issues

Geography Duration: 1 hour Total: 35 marks Data response questions Structured questions

Content - Identify and describe types of floods - Explain the causes of floods - Describe and explain the location of cities that are prone to floods. Skills - Sketch a photograph of a flooded area with annotations of features

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes Total: 45 marks Data response questions Structured questions

Content - Define housing shortage and inclusive housing - Identify cities experiencing housing shortage using maps - Describe nature of housing shortage using photographs and sketches - Describe extent of housing shortage in cities using graphs and tables - Explain reasons for housing shortage using named examples - Describe consequences of housing shortage using photographs, sketches, texts - Describe strategies to manage housing shortage and build inclusive homes - Explain the challenges faced by countries to manage housing shortage - Describe the types of floods. - Explain the causes of floods. - Describe the location of cities that are prone to floods using maps. - Explain why some places are more prone to floods than others using photographs, sketches, text/quotes - Describe the socio-economic impact of floods with the use of graphs, tables and text/quotes. Skills - Use grid references to locate places on a map - Explain what compass point are and use them to describe locations - Use compass bearings to locate places - Measure straight and curved line distances on maps -Sketch a photograph of a flooded area with annotations of features

Art NA NA Paper 2: Drawing and Painting Submission requirements: 3-5 pieces of A3 prep study 1 Final work

Topic: Cybernetic Organism Manipulation of human and mechanical objects inspired from action figures. Include urban/apocalyptic environment. Assessment Criteria:

Duration: 2 hours Total marks: 100

Investigation and Interpretation of theme /20 Exploration and development /20 Aesthetic quality /20 Control of materials /20 Personal Response /20

D&T NA NA NA NA

SKSS Secondary 2 (Normal Technical) Assessment Information

Semester 2 2019

Common Test 2




Assessment Format


Normal (Technical)

English Language Duration: 1 hour Total: 40

Editing (Grammar) Spoken Language in Context (Grammar) Guided Writing (Information Report)

Paper 1 Writing Duration: 1 hour 15 min Total: 60 Paper 2 Language Use and Comprehension Duration: 1 hour 20 min Total: 80 Paper 3 Listening Duration: 45 min Total: 20 Paper 4 Oral Communication Duration: 15 min Total: 40

Paper 1 Section A Functional Tasks Part 1: Form Filling Part 2: Functional Writing Section B Guided Writing Paper 2 Section A Language Use Part 1: Editing (Grammar) Part 2: Language in Spoken Context Part 3: Modified Cloze I (Vocabulary) Part 4: Modified Cloze II (Grammar) Section B Reading Comprehension Part 5: Comprehension I Part 6: Comprehension II Paper 3 Listening for details Paper 4 Part 1: Reading Aloud Part 2: Spoken Interaction

Basic Chinese Paper 1 (Sections A, B and C) Duration: 1 hour Total: 30 marks

1) Grammar and vocabulary cloze passages

2) MCQ based comprehension. 3) Short answer and Open ended

comprehension (SMS/E-mail-based response)

Paper 1 (Sections A, B and C) Duration: 50 mins Total: 30 marks Paper 2 (Oral) (Sections A and B) Total: 50 marks Paper 3 (LC) (10 MCQ questions) Duration: 30 mins Total: 20 marks

Paper 1 1) Grammar and vocabulary cloze

passages 2) MCQ based comprehension:

a) Graphic stimulus b) Short passage

3) Short answer and Open ended comprehension (SMS/E-mail/blog-based response) Paper 2: Oral

1) Reading Aloud 2) Video Conversation

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

Basic Malay Paper 1 (Sections A and B)

Duration: 1 hour

Total: 40 marks


2) MCQ based comprehension: a) Graphic stimulus b) Short passage

3) Short answer and Open ended comprehension (SMS/E-mail-based response)


Duration: 50 mins

Total: 30 marks

Paper 2 (Oral) (Sections A and B)

Total: 50 marks

Paper 3 (LC)




3) Short answer and Open ended comprehension (SMS/E-mail/blog-based response)

(10 MCQ questions)

Duration: 30 mins

Total: 20 marks

Paper 2 Oral:

1) Reading Aloud/ Video Conversation

Paper 3 :Listening Comprehension

Basic Tamil Paper 1 (Sections A and B) Duration: 1 hour Total: 30 marks


2) MCQ based comprehension. 3) Short answer and Open ended

comprehension (SMS/E-mail-based response)

Paper 1 (Sections A and B) Duration: 50 mins Total: 30 marks Paper 2 (Oral) (Sections A and B) Total: 50 marks Paper 3 (LC) (10 MCQ questions) Duration: 30 mins Total: 20 marks




3) Short answer and Open ended comprehension (SMS/E-mail/blog-based response) Paper 2 Oral:

1) Reading Aloud/ Video Conversation

Paper 3 :Listening Comprehension

Tamil Language(SBB Normal Academic syllabus)







Malay Language SBB Express




Duration: 2 hours

Total: 60 marks



Total: 70 marks




Paper 2:


Duration: 30 mins

Total: 20 marks





Malay Language SBB NA




Duration: 2 hours

Total: 60 marks



Total: 60 marks


Duration: 30 mins

Total: 20 marks




Paper 2:





Chinese Language SBB NA


Paper 1 1. Email - Informal (20 marks) 2. Inverted pyramid (10 marks)


(Parts 1 to 3) Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total: 60 marks Paper 3 (Part 1 & 2)) Duration: 45 minutes Total: 80 marks

Paper 1 1. Email - Formal/ Informal (20 marks)

2. Composition - narrative/ expository (40 marks) Paper 2 1. Cloze Passage MCQ (10 marks) 2. Comprehension MCQ (20 marks) 3. Comprehension open-ended qns (30 marks) Paper 3

2. Oral (60 marks) 2. Listening Comprehension (20

marks)

Mathematics ‘T’ Paper 1 Duration:1 hour Total: 40 Marks

Topics: Ch 1 Algebraic Manipulation Ch 2 Linear Equations in One Variable Ch 5 Rate and Speed Ch 6 Triangles and Quadrilaterals Ch 7 Congruency and Similarity Ch 8 Pythagoras’ Theorem

Paper 1 Duration: 1 hour 15 mins Total: 50 marks Paper 2 Duration: 1 hour 15 mins Total: 50 marks

Topics Ch 1 Algebraic Manipulation Ch 2 Linear Equations in One Variable Ch 3 Functions and Graphs Ch 4 Proportion Ch 5 Rate and Speed Ch 6 Triangles and Quadrilaterals Ch 7 Congruency and Similarity Ch 8 Pythagoras’ Theorem Ch 9 Prisms and Cylinders Ch 10 Data Analysis Ch 11 Probability Previous topics: Sec 1 topics Chapter 1: Integers Chapter 2: Number and their operation Chapter 3: Decimals Chapter 4: Fractions Chapter 5: Ratio Chapter 6: Percentage Chapter 7: Algebra Chapter 8: Angles and Parallel Lines Chapter 9 : Symmetry Chapter 10: Perimeters and Areas Chapter 11: Surface Areas And Volumes Of Cubes and Cuboids Chapter 12: Statistics

Science ‘T’ Section A (10 marks) 10 MCQ ( 1m each) Section B (30 marks) 4 - 6 Structured Questions Duration: 1 hour Total: 40 marks

1. Chapter 10: Getting Energy and Nutrients from Food 2. Chapter 11: Human Reproduction

Section A (30 marks) 30 MCQ ( 1m each) Section B (70 marks) 1 Data Analysis Question 9-10 Structured Questions Duration: 1 hour 30 min Total: 100 marks

1. Chapter 7: Water Pollution 2. Chapter 8: Air Pollution 3. Chapter 9: Cells as the Basic Units of Life 4. Chapter 10: Getting Energy and Nutrients from Food 5. Chapter 11: Human Reproduction 6. Chapter 12: Taking Good Care of My Body

2NA Science SBB Section A (10 marks) 10 MCQs (1m each) Section B (20 marks) 3-4 Short structured questions Section C (20 marks) 2 long questions Total duration: 1 hour Total: 50 marks




CPA Paper 1 (Written Paper)

Duration: 1 hour

Paper 1: Written - Computer Fundamentals

Paper 1 (Written)

Duration: 1 hour

Paper 1: Written - Computer Fundamentals

Section 1 (20 MCQs), Section B

(Short answer questions)

Marks: 50 marks

- Document Processing - Spreadsheets - Multimedia Communication

Section 1 (20 MCQs), Section B

(Short answer questions)

Marks: 50 marks

Paper 2 (Practical)

Task 1 and 2


Marks: 50 marks

- Media Elements - Document Processing - Spreadsheets - Multimedia Communication - Media Computing

Paper 2: Practical

- Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) - Multimedia Communication

(Microsoft Powerpoint)

D&T NA NA NA NA

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Secondary 2 (Express) Assessment Information Semester 2 2019 … · All Sec 2 Topics Sec 1 Chpt 4: Basic Algebra and Algebraic Manipulations Cnpt 5: Linear Equations & Simple Inequalities