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Subject Format / Topics

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

Higher Chinese 试卷一:（80 分）

1) 实用文

私人电邮-话题讨论类

公务电邮-表扬类

150 字以上

2) 作文

3 题选一

400 字以上

试卷二: （80 分）

语文应用（短文填充）

阅读理解一（1 篇）

阅读理解二（2 篇）

片段缩写

语文技能考查（中一至中三上）

修辞手法：比喻/比拟/排比/夸张

人物描写手法：语言/动作/心理/肖像描写等

说明文的顺序/说明方法/说明语言

语法知识：病句修改（成分残缺/多余）

议论文知识：议论文结构/论证方法（引用、举例、对比论证）

试卷三（听力考试）： 30 分钟（总分：20 分）

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Chinese 试卷一: 2 个小时 （总分：60 分）

1) 实用文

私人电邮-话题讨论类

公务电邮-请求、建议类

150 字以上

2) 作文

3 题选 1 题

- 2 题情境记叙文

- 1 题说明类论说文（谈利与弊）

300 字以上

试卷二: 1 小时 30 分钟（总分：70 分）

综合填空

课文词汇考查（第 1，2，7，8 课）

阅读理解一：选择题（3 篇）

阅读理解二：问答题（2 篇）

备注：

语文技能考查（中一至中三上册）

- 修辞手法（比喻、拟人）

- 人物描写手法（肖像、行动、语言、心理）

- 议论文三要素（论点、论据、论证）

- 举例论证法、引用论证法

试卷三:

口试：朗读 10 分，会话 40 分

听力考试： 总分：20 分

Chinese B 试卷一: 50 分钟 （总分：20 分）

写作

2 题选 1 题

私人电邮-（分享心得 / 体验）

看图作文

150 字以上

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试卷二: 1 小时 30 分钟（总分：70 分）

课文词汇考查

语文技能考查

阅读理解一：选择题

阅读理解二：问答题

备注：

语文技能考查

找出文章的关键（guān jiàn）句,确定文章主题

写出和事物相关的内容

o 外观

o 功能

读描写景物的短文

o 时间顺序

o 空间顺序

o 感官的运用

o 比喻句

句式

o “除了……还……(Besides…)”

o “可……(really…)”

o “难怪……(No wonder…)”

试卷三： 口试 约 15 分钟（总分：30 分）

朗读短文

会话

o 看图说话

o 对话

试卷三：听力考试 30 分钟（总分：20 分）

Higher Malay

Kertas 1: Penulisan Fungsional dan Esei (2 jam) Kertas 2: Penggunaan Bahasa dan Kefahaman (1 jam 45 min) Kertas 3: Lisan (30 min) Kertas 1: Bahagian A dan Bahagian B (1 soalan setiap bahagian) Markah: 80 markah (40%) Nota: Kamus yang diluluskan boleh digunakan.

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Bahagian A: Penulisan Fungsional (20 markah)

2 soalan respons berdasarkan rangsangan seperti e-mel, forum, blog, dan sebagainya. (konteks formal/tidak formal)

Jawab 1 sahaja

140 patah perkataan Bahagian B: Penulisan Esei (60 markah)

3 soalan (Jawab 1)

380 patah perkataan Kertas 2: Penggunaan Bahasa dan Kefahaman Markah: 80 markah (40%)

4 bahagian dan calon dikehendaki menjawab semua soalan.. Bahagian A: Soalan tatabahasa (20 markah)

Soalan A1: Ujian Kloz (10 markah) soalan melengkapkan teks

Soalan A2: Mengedit Teks (10 markah) 5 soalan mengenal pasti perkataan yang disalah imbuh atau disalah guna

Bahagian B: Peribahasa (10 markah)

5 soalan mengenal pasti peribahasa yang tepat berdasarkan situasi yang diberikan dalam teks.

Bahagian C: Kefahaman (38 markah) Bahagian ini terbahagi kepada Soalan C1 dan Soalan C2

Soalan C1 (22 markah) 5 soalan berbentuk respons bebas berdasarkan satu teks yang panjangnya lebih kurang 350 patah perkataan.

Soalan C2 (16 markah) 4 soalan berbentuk aneka pilihan (MCQ) dan respons bebas – termasuk 1 soalan kosa kata - berdasarkan teks yang panjangnya lebih kurang 350 patah perkataan. Bahagian D: Peringkasan (12 Markah)

Ringkasan berdasarkan teks dalam Soalan C2

Gunakan tidak lebih daripada 60 patah perkataan. Kertas 3: Lisan (15 minit) Markah: 40 markah (20%)

Kertas 3 terbahagi kepada dua bahagian

10 minit diberi untuk pelajar menonton klip video dan membuat persiapan bagi penyampaian lisan berdasarkan video yang ditonton

Sewaktu persiapan, calon boleh membuat catatan

Catatan tersebut boleh dibawa bersama calon sebagai bahan rujukan semasa peperiksaan dijalankan.

Bahagian 1: Penyampaian Lisan (20 Markah) Penyampaian lisan yang panjangnya tidak lebih daripada 2 minit berdasarkan topik video sebagai rangsangan. Bahagian 2: Perbincangan berdasarkan Penyampaian Lisan (20 Markah) Perbincangan dengan Pemeriksa Lisan berdasarkan penyampaian lisan yang telah dibuat.

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Subject Format Topics

Mathematics Paper 1 & 2 (combined) Duration: 2 h 30 min Total marks: 100

C1: Quadratic Equations and Functions C2: Linear Inequalities C3: Indices and Standard Form C4: Coordinate Geometry C5 : Graphs of Functions and Graphical Solution

Additional Mathematics

Paper 1 & 2 (combined) Duration: 2 h Total marks: 80

C1: Equations and Inequalities C2: Surds and Indices C3: Polynomials and Partial Fractions C4: Modulus and Power Functions C6: Points, Lines and Shapes C7: Logarithms

Chemistry Duration: 1 h 15 min Total marks: 60 Section A (15 marks): Multiple Choice Questions Section B (25 marks): Structured Questions Section C (20 marks): Free Response Questions

1. Chemical Formulae 2. Chemical Equations 3. Kinetic Particle Theory 4. Elements, Compounds & Mixtures 5. Atomic Structure 6. Bonding 7. Structure & Properties of Materials 8. Measurement & Experimental

Techniques 9. Purification & Separation 10. Acids & Bases 11. Preparation of Salts 12. Ionic Equations

Physics 1. Physical Quantities, Units and Measurement

2. Kinematics 3. Dynamics 4. Mass, Weight and Density 5. Turning Effect of Forces

Biology 1. Cell structure and Function 2. Movement of Substances 3. Biological Molecules 4. Enzymes 5. Animal Nutrition 6. Transport in Humans (including

blood and blood vessels; but excluding heart structure and cardiac cycle)* *May/May not be tested

Science (Chemistry)

Duration: 1 h 15 min Total marks: 50

1. Kinetic Particle Theory 2. Measurement and

Experimental Techniques 3. Separation and Purification

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Section A (10 marks): Multiple Choice Questions Section B (20 marks): Structured Questions Section C (20 marks): Free Response Questions

4. Elements, Mixtures and Compounds

5. Atomic Structure 6. Chemical Bonding 7. Writing Chemical Equations 8. The Periodic Table

Science (Physics)

1. Physical Quantities, Units and Measurement

2. Kinematics 3. Dynamics 4. Mass, Weight and Density 5. Turning Effects of Forces

Geography

Duration: 1 h 40 min Total marks: 50 Structured essay questions

1. Coasts 2. Living with Tectonic Hazards

Elective Geography

Duration: 1 h 40 min Total marks: 50 Structured essay questions

1. Weather and Climate

History

Duration: 1 h 40 min Total marks: 50 Source-based Questions (30 marks) Structured-essay Questions (20 marks)

1. Source-based skills 2. Impact of World War 1 3. Rise of authoritarian regimes and its

impact in the interwar years 4. Reasons for outbreak of WWII in

Europe

Elective History

Duration: 1 h 40 min Total marks: 50 Source-based Questions (30 marks) Structured-essay Questions (20 marks)

1. Source-based skills 2. Impact of World War 1 3. Rise of authoritarian regimes and its

impact in the interwar years

Social Studies

Duration: 1 h 45 min Total marks: 50 Source-based Questions (35 marks) Structured-essay Questions (15 marks)

1. Source-based skills 2. Issue 1: Exploring citizenship and

governance 3. Issue 2: Living in a diverse society

Literature in English and Literature in English Elective

Duration: 1 h 40 min Total marks: 50

Set Text: The Road to Memphis Unseen: Choice of Prose or Poem

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Principles of Accounts

Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 80 Structured Questions (45 marks) Financial Statements (35 marks)

1. Introduction to Accounting 2. The Accounting Information System 3. Elements of the Financial

Statements and the Accounting Equation

4. The Concept of Double-Entry Recording

5. Source documents and Journals 6. Trial Balance 7. Income Statement 8. Balance Sheet

Design and Technology

Duration: 1 h 30 min Total marks: 60

1. Design Model 2. Project Management 3. Research 4. Need Definition

PIES, user analysis and product analysis

Design brief

Design consideration and specification

5. Idea Generation and Development

Brainstorming

SCAMPER

Shape borrowing

Attribute listing

Morphological analysis 6. Evaluation 7. Design Communication 8. Structure

Loads and Forces

Types of structure

Equilibrium and rigidity of structure

9. Sustainability 10. Mechanisms

Transmission of motion

Conversion of motion

Control of motion

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Art Duration: 2 h Total marks: 90

Section A: Three structured questions will be set, each accompanied by a visual stimulus. Section B: One structured comparison questions will be set, each accompanied by a pair of visual stimuli. Candidates must answer 2 questions out of 3 questions in Section A, and ALL questions in Section B.

1. Art as Narrative and Inspiration:

Pablo Picasso (Spain/France) : The Greedy Child, 1901, Oil on canvas, 117.8x94x10.1cm and Guernica, 1937, Oil on canvas, 349 x 776cm

Frida Kahlo (Mexico): My Dress Hangs There, 1933, Oil on collage on Masonite, 45 x 50cm and My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree), 1936, Oil and tempera on zinc, 30 x 34cm

2. Art as Expression and Identity:

Affandi (Indonesia): Self Portrait, 1975, Oil on canvas, 126 x 97cm and The Three Expressions of Affandi, 1979, Oil on Canvas

Andy Warhol ( USA): 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962, Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, each 50cm x 40cm and Marilyn Diptych, 1962, Acrylic on canvas, 205 x 289 cm

Georgette Chen (Singapore): Portrait of Eugene Chen, 1940, Oil on canvas, 92 × 91 cm. Phoenix Eyes, c. 1940 – 1945, Oil on canvas, 72 × 54 cm.