Dear Class:
The following is an extract of the letter that was given out on 26 September 2012.
Dear P3 Parents / Guardians,
Please take note of the dates and topics to be tested for Semestral Assessment 2 (SA2).
Subject/Components
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Date of Assessment
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Topics to be tested
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Social Studies (SS) Test
|
9 October 2012
|
Unit 1 – 5
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English & Mother Tongue Composition
|
11 October 2012
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All topics from Term 1 to Term 4
|
English & Mother Tongue Listening Comprehension
|
12 October 201
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Health Education (HE) Test
|
23 October 2012
|
· Physical Health (All lessons)
· Environment & your Health
(All Lessons)
· Emotional & Psychological Health
(Up to Lesson 4: Resolving Conflicts)
|
English Paper 2
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24 October 2012
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All topics from Term 1 to Term 4
|
Mathematics
|
29 October 2012
| |
Mother Tongue
|
30 October 2012
| |
Science
|
31 October 2012
|
*Information regarding the Mother Tongue SA2 will be given by the respective MT Teachers
*Information regarding the SS & HE Tests will be given by the respective SS/HE Teachers.
The formats of the SA2 papers (English, Mathematics & Science) are as follows:
Subject
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Format
|
Weighting
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English
Language
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Oral
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16 marks
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Composition
|
20 marks
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Listening Comprehension
|
14 marks
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Section A: Vocabulary MCQ
|
6 marks
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Section B: Grammar MCQ
|
8 marks
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Section C: Comprehension MCQ
|
10 marks
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Section D: Grammar Cloze
|
8 marks
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Section E: Vocabulary Cloze
|
4 marks
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Section F: Editing for Punctuation and Spelling
|
2 marks
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Section G: Synthesis
|
2 marks
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Section H: Comprehension Open-Ended
|
10 marks
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Duration of paper: 1hr 15min
|
Total
|
100 marks
| |
Subject
|
Format
|
Weighting
| |
Mathematics
|
Section A (MCQ): 15 questions X 2 marks
|
30 marks
| |
Section B (Short Answer): 20 questions x 2 marks
|
40 marks
| ||
Section C (Problem Sums): 5 questions x 4 marks
|
20 marks
| ||
Performance Tasking (to be conducted on 28 Sept 2012)
|
10 marks
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Duration of paper: 1hr 45min
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Total
|
100 marks
| |
Subject
|
Format
|
Weighting
| |
Science
|
Booklet A (MCQ): 30 questions X 2 marks
|
60 marks
| |
Booklet B (Short Answer/Open-Ended): 14 questions
|
40 marks
| ||
Practical Test (to be conducted on 27 Sept 2012)
|
10 marks
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Duration of paper: 1hr 30min
|
Total
|
110 marks
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