RADIN MAS PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION MATTERS 2016

A. TERM 2 REVIEWS FOR P1 AND P2 RADIN MAS PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION MATTERS 2016 Radin Mas Primary School (RMPS) has moved away from an overly strong emphasis on examinations at P1 and P2. P1 and P2 students are assessed through bite-size assessments to build their confidence and desire to learn. These reviews allow the teachers to ascertain the mastery level of the students for the topics taught so that they can conduct timely intervention on areas of concern. Unit reviews will be carried out as normal classwork after the teachers have completed the units, under non-examination conditions. B. RUBRIC REFERENCE ASSESSMENT FOR P1 AND P2 (HOD EL, HOD Ma, HOD MTL) Mathematics There will be on-going Mathematics Performance Tasks for students to demonstrate their knowledge or skills. These will allow teachers to monitor students progress in relation to identified outcomes. English & Mother Tongue Languages There are language skills, which are not observable in pen-paper tests. Your child s developmental progress will be monitored through different forms of assessments throughout the year. The table below tabulates the traits that will be observed in the classroom in Term 2. Main Component / Skill English Language Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language Speaking Confidence Confidence Confidence Confidence Listening Active Listening Active Listening Active Listening Active Listening Sound Discrimination Reading Fluency Pronunciation Fluency Pronunciation Fluency Pronunciation Fluency Pronunciation Writing Letter Formation Neatness Sentence Construction Character Formation Neatness Sentence Construction Neatness Sentence Construction Word Formation Neatness Simple Phrases/ Sentence Construction

C. SCHOOL ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING ALLOCATION 2016 (HOD EL, HOD Ma, HOD MTL) Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Primary 1 25% 35% 40% Primary 2 15% 15% 20% 50% Primary 3 SA1 SA2 30% 70% Primary 4 SA1 SA2 30% 70% Primary 5 SA1 SA2 30% 70% Primary 6 CA1 SA1 Preliminary Exam 100% The following table indicates the percentage of marks apportioned to each term/semester for the core subjects. D. SCHOOL EXAMINATION POLICY FOR SEMESTER ASSESSMENTS (SA1 & SA2) The following table indicates the various codes which can be printed on the Result Slips of students who are absent for any component/ paper during the examination. Code Reasons For Absence School Action AB Absence without a valid reason Score of 0 is entered for component/ paper missed MC Absence with Medical Certificate Component(s)/ paper(s) missed will not be used for the Absence with valid reason computation of Overall Results. (Official supporting documents must be These students will not be disadvantaged in any way. VR submitted; letter of excuse from parent NOT Copies of the examination paper(s) missed will also be acceptable) given to them for reference/ practice at home. In the interest of the entire student population of RMPS, we appeal to parents of students who are covered by Medical Certificates, not to send them to school to sit for their examination. Students who are not well will NOT be allowed to sit for the examination even if they turned up in school. Parents will be asked to take them home. The school will consider the examination results of students who sit for their written examination papers while on Medical Leave null and void. There will be no re-tests for students who are absent from any written component(s)/ paper(s) during the examination. A copy of the examination paper(s) missed (except & Papers) will be given to them for reference/ practice at home. SA2 Primary 3 and Primary 4 Subject/ Component Missed Weighting (Marks) Makeup Day? EL 16 There is a makeup School Action/ Additional Information miss the oral makeup English EL 14 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated EL 20 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated EL Paper 2 50 No makeup No marks for EL for that SA 50% of total marks No marks for EL for that SA 2

Primary 3 and Primary 4 Mother Tongue Primary 5 and Primary 6 (Standard) English Mother Tongue HMT Subject/ Component Missed Subject/ Component Missed Weighting (Marks) Makeup Day? EL 30 There is a makeup School Action/ Additional Information miss the oral makeup EL 20 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated EL 55 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated EL Paper 2 95 No makeup No marks for EL for that SA >50% of total marks MT 50 There is a makeup No marks for EL for that SA miss the oral makeup MT 20 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated MT * 40 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated MT Paper 2 90 No makeup No mark for MT for that SA >50% of total marks No mark for MT for that SA Mathematics 100 No makeup No mark for Mathematics for that SA 100 No makeup No mark for for that SA HMT * 40 No makeup No mark for HMT for that SA HMT Paper 2 60 No makeup No mark for HMT for that SA HMT: Higher Mother Tongue Weighting (Marks) Makeup Day? MT 30 There is a makeup School Action/ Additional Information miss the oral makeup MT 10 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated MT 15 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated MT Paper 2 45 No makeup No marks for MT for that SA >50% of total marks No marks for MT for that SA Mathematics 100 No makeup No marks for Mathematics for that SA 100 No makeup No marks for for that SA * P5 and P6 MT/ HMT students are allowed to use dictionaries/ e-dictionaries which are endorsed by the school during their composition exam. No annotation (e.g. tagging pages with stickers, highlighted text, written text) is allowed. 3

Foundation English Foundation MT Subject/ Component Missed Weighting (Marks) Makeup Day? FEL 30 There is a makeup School Action/ Additional Information miss the makeup FEL 20 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated FEL 40 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated FEL Paper 2 60 No makeup No mark for FEL for that SA >50% of total marks FMT 60 There is a makeup No mark for FEL for that SA Marks will not be pro-rated for students who miss the makeup. No mark for FMT for that SA FMT 30 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated FMT Paper 1 10 No makeup Marks will be pro-rated Foundation Mathematics 100 No makeup No mark for Math for that SA Foundation P5 (70) P6 (50) No makeup No mark for for that SA E. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. How are pro-rated marks calculated? Subject: English Language (EL) If a P5 student missed his SA1 English Language Examination with an MC or a valid reason, his SA1 marks will be pro-rated as shown in the table below. Component Component Marks Student s Marks Marks Scored Remarks EL 30 MC/ VR MC/ VR Absence with Medical Certificate (MC)/ Valid Reason(VR) EL 20 20 18 EL 55 55 40 EL Paper 2 95 95 76 Total 200 170 134 The total marks for a P5 student who missed the oral examination will be 170 instead of 200. 134 100% 78.8% 170 His pro-rated mark for EL is 78.8%. 2. What does No marks for a particular subject (EL, MT, Math or ) for that SA mean? If a P5 student missed his SA1 Mathematics paper and has an MC or a valid reason, no marks will be entered for the subject (ie he will not be given a 0 ). As a result, he will not have any SA1 marks for Mathematics. The marks achieved in his SA2 Mathematics Examination will take up 100% of the overall combined marks for Mathematics for the year. 4

F. SA1 2016 FOR P3 TO P6 STUDENTS 1. SA1 Examinations The SA1 Examinations will be conducted during curriculum time for P3 and P4 and after curriculum time from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm at the School Hall, for P5 on 18.04.2016 & 19.04.2016 and for P6 on 20.04.2016 & 21.04.2016. (Please refer to Annex 1, Semester 1 Schedule.) Important Notes: a. Please make your own transport arrangement for your child/ ward on the of his/ her Examination. b. There will be NO remedial lessons/ HMT classes after school from 11.04.2016 to 21.04.2016 for all Primary 3 to 6 students. c. Only absentees with valid reasons will be eligible to sit for the make-up Examination on Fri, 22.04.2016. Supporting documents or medical certificates must be submitted to the respective Form Teachers upon their return to school. Parents letters of excuse will NOT be accepted. 2. SA1 Written Examinations The SA1 Written Examinations will be conducted from 25.04.2016 to 12.05.2016. (Please refer to Annex 1, Semester 1 Schedule.) Important Notes: a. There will be NO remedial lessons after school from 25.04.2016 to 12.05.2016 for all Primary 3 to 6 students. b. There will be NO Higher Mother Tongue classes after school from 25.04.2016 to 12.05.2016. 3. SA1 Details Please refer to Annex 2, Scope of Semester 1 s and Annex 3, Format & Duration of Semester 1 Papers. 5

ANNEX 1 SEMESTER ASSESSMENT 1 SCHEDULE LEVEL P3 P4 P5 P6 Day/Date Mon, 11.04.2016 to Thu, 21.04.2016 EL & MT Mon & Tue 18.04.2016 & 19.04.2016 During Curriculum Time* EL & MT Wed & Thu 20.04.2016 & 21.04.2016 During Curriculum Time* EL/MT/FEL/FMT Mon & Tue 11.04.2016 & 12.04.2016 2.30 pm 5.00 pm** EL/MT/FEL/FMT Wed & Thu 20.04.2016 & 21.04.2016 2.30 pm 5.00 pm** Fri, 22.04.2016 Make-up EL/MT During Curriculum Time Make-up EL/MT During Curriculum Time Make-up EL/MT/ FEL/FMT During Curriculum Time Make-up EL/MT/ FEL/FMT During Curriculum Time Mon, 25.04.2016 EL Paper 1 EL Paper 1 EL/FEL Paper 1 8.15 am 9.25 am EL/FEL Paper 1 8.15 am 9.25 am MT Paper 1 MT Paper 1 MT Paper 1 11.45 am 12.35 pm MT Paper 1 11.45 am 12.35 pm Thu, 05.05.2016 HMT Paper 1 HMT Paper 2 11.45 am 1.05 pm HMT Paper 1 HMT Paper 2 11.45 am 1.05 pm Mon, 09.05.2016 EL Paper 2 8.15 am 9.30 am EL Paper 2 8.15 am 9.30 am EL Paper 2 8.15 am 10.05 am EL Paper 2 8.15 am 10.05 am EL Listening Compre EL Listening Compre EL/FEL Listening Compre EL/FEL Listening Compre FEL Paper 2 8.15 am 9.35 am FEL Paper 2 8.15 am 9.35 am Tue, 10.05.2016 Mathematics 8.15 am 10.00 am Mathematics 8.15 am 10.00 am Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2 11.45 am 1.25 pm Mathematics Paper 2 11.45 am 1.25 pm F Mathematics Paper 1 8.15 am 9.15 am F Mathematics Paper 1 8.15 am 9.15 am F Mathematics Paper 2 11.45 am 1.00 pm F Mathematics Paper 2 11.45 am 1.00 pm Wed, 11.05.2016 MT Paper 2 8.15 am 9.15 am MT Paper 2 8.15 am 9.15 am MT Paper 2 8.15 am 9.55 am MT Paper 2 8.15 am 9.55 am MT Listening Compre 11.15 am 11.35 am MT Listening Compre 11.15 am 11.35 am MT/FMT Listening Compre 11.45 am 12.15 pm MT/FMT Listening Compre FMT Paper 1 8.15 am 8.55 am FMT Paper 1 8.15 am 8.45 am Thu, 12.05.2016 11.15 am 12.15 pm 11.15 am 1.00 pm 8.15 am 10.00 am 8.15 am 10.00 am F 8.15 am 9.30 am F 8.15 am 9.30 am ** This is an estimation of the end time. Students are dismissed once they have completed both EL/FEL and MT/FMT Examination. EL English Language FEL Foundation English Language F Mathematics Foundation Mathematics MT Mother Tongue FMT Foundation Mother Tongue F Foundation 6

SCOPE OF SA1 WRITTEN PAPERS ANNEX 2 Level P3 P4 P5 P5 Foundation P6 P6 Foundation Subjects English STELLAR Units 1-7 including Grammar & Vocabulary items covered in Term 1& 2 Mathematics All units in 3A TB All P1 & P2 units P3 Topics Living and Non-living Things Animals Plants Fungi and Bacteria Materials STELLAR Units 2 to 6, including covered in Term 1& 2 All units in 4A TB All P3 units P4 Topics Matter Light Energy All P3 Topics STELLAR Units 1 to 5, including covered in Term 1 & 2 All units in 5A TB All P3 & P4 units P5 Topics Heredity and Reproduction in humans Reproduction in Plants Water and changes of state Water Cycle All P3 and P4 Topics STELLAR Units 1 to 4, including covered in Term 1& 2 All units in 5A TB All P3 & P4 units P5 Topics Water and changes of state Water cycle Reproduction in Plants Reproduction in humans All P3 and P4 Topics STELLAR Units 1 to 4, including covered in Term 1& 2 Revision of P1 P5 All units in 6A TB All P3, P4 & P5 units P6 Topics Forms of Energy Energy and the Sun Living Together Characteristics of the Environment Forces Types of Forces Food Web and Food Chains STELLAR Units 1 to 3, including covered in Term 1& 2 Revision of P1 P5 All units in 6A TB All P3, P4 & P5 units P6 Topics Living together Characteristics of the Environment Food Web and Food Chains Forces Types of forces All P3, P4 and P5 Topics Chinese Units 1-9 Units 1-9 Units 1-9 Malay Units 1-6 Units 1-6 Units 1-5 Tamil Units 1-6 Units 1-6 Units 1-6 Higher Units 1-10 Chinese Higher Malay Higher Tamil TB Textbook Units 1-4 Units 1-6 All P3, P4 and P5 Topics Units 1-8 All units in TB 6A Units 1-4 Units 1-4 Units 1-5 All units in TB 6A All units in TB 6A Units 1-5 All units in TB 6A Unit 1-3 7

FORMAT & DURATION OF SA1 PAPERS ANNEX 3 Level Subjects English (16 marks) P3 P4 P5 P6 P5 Foundation P6 Foundation (16 marks) (40 min/ 14 Marks) (40 min/ 14 Marks) (50 min/ 20 marks) (50 min/ 20 marks) (1 h 10min/ 55 marks) - Situational Writing (15 marks) - Continuous Writing (40 marks) (1 h 10min/ 55 marks) - Situational Writing (15 marks) - Continuous Writing (40 marks) (1 h 10min/ 40 marks) - Situational Writing - Continuous Writing (1 h 10min/ 40 marks) - Situational Writing - Continuous Writing Mathematics (1 h 15 min/ 50 marks) 1. Vocabulary MCQ (6 marks) 2. Grammar MCQ 3. Grammar Cloze 1(4 marks) 4. Grammar Cloze 2 (4 marks) 5. Vocabulary Cloze (4 marks) 6. Editing for Spelling and Grammar (4 marks) 7. Sentence Combining (4 marks) 8. Comprehension Passage 1 9. Comprehension Passage 2 (1 h 15 min/ 50 marks) 1. Vocabulary MCQ (6 marks) 2. Grammar MCQ 3. Grammar Cloze 1 (4 marks) 4. Grammar Cloze 2 (4 marks) 5. Comprehension Cloze (4 marks) 6. Sentence Combining (4 marks) 7. Comprehension Passage 1 8. Comprehension Passage 2 (1 h 45 min/ 80 marks) (1 h 45 min/ 100 marks) Section A : 15 MCQ Section A (40 marks): 20 MCQ Section B : 15 Short- Section B (40 marks): 20 Short- Answer Questions Answer Questions Section C (20 marks): 5 Word Problems Section C (20 marks): 5 Word Problems (1 h/ 50 marks) Section A : 15 MCQ Section B (20 marks): 7 OEQ Practical Test (20 min/ 10 marks) (1 h 45 min/ 100 marks) Section A (56 marks): 28 MCQ Section B (44 marks): 13 OEQ Practical Test (20 min/ 10 marks) (1 h 50 min/ 95 marks) Booklet A: MCQ 1. Grammar 2. Vocabulary (5 marks) 3. Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) 4. Visual Text Comprehension Booklet B: OEQ 5. Grammar Cloze 6. Editing for Spelling and Grammar (12 marks) 7. Comprehension Cloze (15 marks) 8. Synthesis and Transformation 9. Comprehension (20 marks) (1 h 50 min/ 95 marks) Booklet A: MCQ 1. Grammar 2. Vocabulary (5 marks) 3. Vocabulary Cloze (5 marks) 4. Visual Text Comprehension Booklet B: OEQ 5. Grammar Cloze 6. Editing for Spelling and Grammar (12 marks) 7. Comprehension Cloze (15 marks) 8. Synthesis and Transformation 9. Comprehension (20 marks) Paper 1 No calculator allowed Section A (20 marks): 15 MCQ Section B (20 marks): 15 Short-answer Questions Paper 2 Calculator allowed (1 h 40 min/ 60 marks) Section A : 5 Short-answer Questions Section B (50 marks): 13 Structured/ Long answer Questions (1 h 45 min/ 100 marks) Section A (60 marks): 30 MCQ Section B (40 marks): 14 OEQ Booklet A: MCQ 1. Grammar 2. Punctuation (2 marks) 3. Vocabulary (5 marks) 4. Visual Text Comprehension (5 marks) Booklet B: OEQ 5. Form Filling (5 marks) 6. Editing for Grammar (6 marks) 7. Editing for Spelling (6 marks) 8. Comprehension (Completion of sentences) (5 marks) 9. Synthesis (3 marks) 10. Comprehension Cloze (5 marks) 11. Comprehension Passage 1 (4 marks) 12. Comprehension Passage 2 (6 marks) Paper 1 No calculator allowed (1 h/ 50 marks) Section A : 20 MCQ Section B (20 marks): 10 Short-answer Questions Paper 2 Calculator allowed (1 h 15 min/ 50 marks) Section A (20 marks): 10 Short-answer Questions Section B : 8 Structured Questions (1 h 15 min/ 70 marks) Section A (36 marks): 18 MCQ Section B (34 marks): 13 OEQ Practical Test (20min/ 10 marks) Booklet A: MCQ 1. Grammar 2. Punctuation (2 marks) 3. Vocabulary (5 marks) 4. Visual Text Comprehension (5 marks) Booklet B: OEQ 5. Form Filling (5 marks) 6. Editing for Grammar (6 marks) 7. Editing for Spelling (6 marks) 8. Comprehension (Completion of sentences) (5 marks) 9. Synthesis (3 marks) 10. Comprehension Cloze (5 marks) 11. Comprehension Passage 1 (4 marks) 12. Comprehension Passage 2 (6 marks) (1h 15min/ 70 marks) Section A (32 marks): 16 MCQ Section B (38 marks): 14 MCQ MCQ Multiple Choice Question OEQ Open-ended Question 8

FORMAT & DURATION OF SA1 PAPERS ANNEX 3 Subjects Level Mother Tongue Higher Mother Tongue CL 华文试卷 1- 作文 (40 min/ 15 marks) 华文试卷 2 (1 h / 45 marks) 1. 辨字测验 (4 marks) 2. 词语选择 3. 词语搭配 4. 造句 (4 marks) 5. 短文填充 (4 marks) 6. 阅读理解 ( 一 ) (8marks) 7. 阅读理解 ( 二 ) (9 marks) 口试 听力 (30 min/ 10 marks) P3 P4 P5 P6 P5 / 6 Foundation ML Paper 1 Karangan (40 min/ 15 marks) Paper 2 (1 h / 45 marks) 1. Imbuhan 2. Peribahasa 3. Melengkapkan Teks 4. Kefahaman 1 5. Kefahaman 2 (9 marks) (30 min/ 10 marks) TL Paper 2 (P3) (1 h / 45 marks) 1. க ற ம ழ க (25 marks) 2. ச (5 marks) 3. ண க தற த (5 marks) 4. யவ ட க தற த Paper 2 (P4) (1 h / 45 marks) 1. க ற ம ழ க 2. ச 3. ண க தற த 4. தr வ ட க தற த (6 marks) 5. எ வழ க பrம ற (4 marks) 6. யவ ட க தற த (9 marks) (30 min/ 10 marks) 华文试卷 1- 作文 CL 华文试卷 2 (P5) 1. 语文应用 2. 短文填空 3. 阅读理解一 4. 完成对话 5. 阅读理解二 (32 marks) 口试 (50 marks) 听力 (30 min/ 20 marks) 华文试卷 2 (P6) 1 语文应用 (20 marks) 2 短文填空 (12 marks) 3 阅读理解一 (14 marks) 4 完成对话 5 阅读理解二 (34 marks) 口试 (50 marks) 听力 华文试卷 1 HCL ML Paper 1 Karangan Paper 2 (P5) 1. Imbuhan (20 marks) 2. Peribahasa 3. Golongan Kata 4. Kefahaman 1 5. Frasa 6. Kefahaman 2 (32 marks) Paper 2 (P6) (1h 40 min/ 90 marks) 1. Imbuhan (20 marks) 2. Peribahasa 3. Kefahaman Objektif 4. Ransangan Grafik 5.Golongan Kata (16 marks) 6. Frasa 7. Kefahaman Subjektif (20 marks) (50 marks) Paper 1 Karangan HML TL Paper 1 க ர Paper 2 (P5) 1. வ ம 2. ச / பழ ம ழ 3. அ ட ம ழ / எ ச 4. ண க தற த 5. தr வ ட க தற த ம ச ப 6. ஒல வ ப ச க 7. க வ ள க பட க தற த 8. யவ ட க தற த (22 marks) Paper 2 (P6) 1. வ ம (12 marks) 2. ச / பழ ம ழ (12 marks) 3. தr வ ட க தற த ச ப (16 marks) 4. க வ ள க பட க தற த (6 marks) 5. ஒல வ ப 6. ண க தற த (14 marks) 7. யவ ட க தற த (20 marks) (50 marks) HTL Paper 1 க ர FCL 华文试卷 1 (P5) (40 min/ 15 marks) 1. 语文应用 (5 marks) 2. 阅读理解 口试 (55 marks) 听力 (30 min/ 30 marks) 华文试卷 1 (P6) (30 in/ 10 marks) 1. 阅读理解 口试 (60 marks) 听力 (40 min/ 30 marks) FML Paper 1 (P5) Penggunaan Bahasa dan Kefahaman Membaca (40 min/ 15 marks) 1. Penggunaan Bahasa (5 marks) 2. Kefahaman 1 (4 marks) 3. Kefahaman 2 (6 marks) (55 marks) (30 min/ 30 marks) Paper 1 (P6) Kefahaman Membaca (30 min/ 10 marks) (60 marks) (40 min/ 30 marks) 华文试卷 2 (P5) 1. 语文应用 (20 marks) 2. 阅读理解一 (16 marks) 3. 阅读理解二 (26 marks) 华文试卷 2 (P6) 1. 语文应用 (20 marks) 2. 阅读理解一 (14 marks) 3. 阅读理解二 (26 marks) Paper 2 (P6) (1h 20 min/ 60 marks) 1.Memadankan Peribahasa 2.Mengedit Teks 3.Melengkapkan Teks 4.Mengenal Pasti Idea Utama (4 marks) 5.Kefahaman (26 marks) Paper 2 (P5) 1. ப ழ த த 2. வ க ய க ள எ த 3. யவ ட க தற த 1 (16 marks) 4. யவ ட க தற த 2 (24 marks) Paper 2 (P6) 1. ப ழ த த 2. வ க ய க ள எ த 3. வ ம உ 4. ண க தற த 5. யவ ட க தற த ச ப (26 marks) 9