Xinmin Secondary School 2017 End-of-Year Examination - Sec 2 Normal (Academic)

Subject Format / Topics

English Language

Paper 1 Duration: 1 h 50 min Total marks: 70 (35%) Editing Skills (10 marks), Situational Writing Skills (30 marks), Continuous Writing Skills (30 marks) Paper 2 Duration: 1 h 50 min Total marks: 50 (35%) Comprehension (35 marks) and Summary Skills (15 marks) Paper 3 Duration: 45 min Total marks: 30 (10%) Listening Skills Paper 4 (Oral) – Students took the exam in Term 2 Total marks: 30 (20%) Reading Aloud (10 marks) and Spoken Interaction (20 marks)

Chinese 试卷一: 2 个小时（60 分）

1. 实用文

私人电邮- 分享经验/心得

公务电邮-投诉类

2. 作文 （3 题选一）

命题作文（写人）

命题作文（写事）

情境作文

试卷二: 1 个小时 30 分钟（总分：70 分）

综合填空

课文词汇考查（第 13，14，19，20 课）——考查范围以《词语手册》为准

课文技能考查（人物描写手法，说明文的特点和说明方法；修辞手法）

阅读理解一（2 篇）

阅读理解二（2 篇）

Malay (Express)

Kertas 1: Penulisan Fungsional dan Penulisan Esei (60 markah, 30%) Kertas 2: Penggunaan Bahasa dan Pemahaman Kertas (100 markah, 50%) Kertas 1: Penulisan Fungsional dan Penulisan Esei (2 jam) Mengandungi 2 bahagian : Bahagian A dan Bahagian B Jawab dua soalan; satu daripada Bahagian A dan satu lagi daripada Bahagian B. Kamus yang diluluskan boleh digunakan. . Bahagian A: Penulisan Fungsional – 20 markah (10%)

Xinmin Secondary School 2017 End-of-Year Examination - Sec 2 Normal (Academic)

Jawab satu daripada dua soalan

120 patah perkataan

E-mel Tidak Formal (Saranan, Bantuan)

E-mel Formal (Saranan, Aduan, Penghargaan) Bahagian B: Penulisan Esei (40 markah , 20%)

Menulis sebuah karangan deskriptif atau naratif

240 patah perkataan Kertas 2: Penggunaan Bahasa dan Pemahaman (1 jam 30 min) Mengandungi Bahagian A, Bahagian B dan Bahagian C

Bahagian A: Penggunaan Bahasa – 60 markah (30%)

Pengimbuhan (5 soalan) – 10 markah Bubuhkan lima patah perkataan yang digarisi dengan imbuhan yang tepat

Peribahasa – 10 markah

Mengisi tempat kosong (5 soalan) – 10 markah

Bahagian B: Pemahaman 1 – 10 markah (5%)

Soalan kefahaman (5 soalan) MCQ

Jawab soalan berdasarkan 1-2 teks seperti iklan, brosur, poster, risalah, menu dan lain-lain lagi.

Bahagian C: Pemahaman 2 – 30 markah (15%)

Soalan berbentuk respons bebas berdasarkan satu teks naratif.

Jawab enam soalan kefahaman, 4 soalan kosa kata

Subject Format Topics

Mathematics Paper 1 Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 60 Paper 2 Duration: 2 h Total marks: 60

C1: Linear Expressions, Linear Equations & Simple Inequalities C2: Functions and Linear Graph C3: Direct & Inverse Proportions C4: Simultaneous Linear Equations C5: Expansion & Factorisation of Algebraic Expressions C6: Further Expansion & Factorisation of Algebraic Expressions C7: Algebraic Fractions C8: Quadrilaterals and Polygons C9: Geometrical Constructions C10: Congruence and Similarity C11: Pythagoras’ Theorem C12: Volume and Surface Area of Pyramids, Cones and Spheres C13: Probability of Single Events C14: Statistical Diagrams C15: Averages of Statistical Data

Xinmin Secondary School 2017 End-of-Year Examination - Sec 2 Normal (Academic)

Science Paper 1 Duration: 1 h Total Marks: 45 Multiple Choice Questions Paper 2/3/4 (Phy/Chem/Bio) Duration: 1 h 30 min in total Total marks: 60 For each paper: Section A (10 marks): Structured Questions Section B (10 marks): Free Response Questions

Physics: 1. Introduction to Thermal Energy 2. Temperature and Thermometer 3. Transfer of Thermal Energy 4. Thermal Properties of Matter 5. Visible Light Wave and Light Energy 6. Reflection of Visible Light (on a Plane Mirror) 7. Refraction of Visible Light 8. Total Internal Reflection 9. Converging Lens 10. Structure of the Atom 11. Electrostatic 12. Practical Electricity 13. Electric Charge 14. Electric Current 15. Electromotive Force and Potential Difference 16. Resistance 17. Series and Parallel Resistance 18. Ohm’s Law Chemistry: 1. Elements, Compounds and

Mixtures 2. Atomic Structure 3. Periodic Table 4. Chemical Bonding 5. Chemical Formulas 6. Particulate Model of Matter

(Include some Sec 1 topics) Biology: 1. Transport in Living Things 2. Human Digestive System 3. Human Sexual Reproduction System 4. Interactions within Ecosystems

Geography

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

1. Map Reading 2. Chapter 3: Housing 3. Chapter 5: Floods

History Duration: 1 h 15 min Total marks: 25 Source-based questions (15 marks)

- Making inferences - Making comparisons Structured-essay questions (10 marks)

1. [For SEQ] Chapter 6: Reasons for Separation

2. [For SBQ] Chapter 7: How far were people’s lives transformed after independence?

Xinmin Secondary School 2017 End-of-Year Examination - Sec 2 Normal (Academic)

Literature in English

Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 50 Structured Questions

Section A: Set Text (Poems) “Night was Creeping”, “Plug in, Turn on, Look out” and “Bird in the Classroom” (poems) Unseen Unseen Prose

Design and Technology

Duration: 1 h Total marks: 50

1. Design Model 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. Free-hand Sketching