NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL 11 August 2017 Principal's Message Dear Parents/Guardian Preparation for End-of-Year Examination Secondary 1 The End-of-year examination will begin from 4 Oct (Wed) to 13 Oct (Fri). A copy of your child s/ward s examination schedule and the school's examination guidelines are attached for your reference. To provide timely and important information for your child s/ward s End-of-year examination preparation, we have also included the format and list of topics that will be tested for various subjects during End-of-year examination. All students are required to report to school at the usual timing of 7.20 am as they have been scheduled to take the first paper of the day at 8.00 am. Your child/ward will be dismissed from school immediately after he/she has completed all his/her paper(s) for the day. After the completion of the 2017 End-of-year examination, please note that marking day falls on 16 Oct (Mon). Your child/ward need not report to school on that day. From 17 Oct (Tue) to 27 Oct (Fri), your child/ward will have to report to school as usual for post-examination activities/lessons. Please contact the Year Head, Assistant Year Head or Exam Committee IC at 68793930 or send them an email at northvistass@moe.edu.sg should you require any further clarification: Mrs Patricia Tan (YH) Mr Chan Boon Kian (AYH) Mrs Loo-Tai Yan (Exam Committee IC) Thank you. Yours sincerely Mrs Regina Lee Principal North Vista Secondary School 11 Rivervale Link Singapore 545081 (65) 6879 3930 Fax: (65) 6879 3931 http://www.northvistasec.moe.edu.sg/
NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2017 TIME-TABLE SECONDARY 1 EXP/NA/NT DATE TIME DURATION SUBJECT CLASSES VENUE 4 October Wednesday 5 October Thursday 0800-0930 1H 30M 0800-0850 0H 50M 1100-1230 1H 30M HIGHER CHINESE/ CHINESE / MALAY (PAPER 1) BASIC CHINESE / BASIC MALAY (PAPER 1) HIGHER CHINESE / CHINESE / MALAY (PAPER 2) 0800-0950 1H 50M ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PAPER 1) 1 2 1T 1 2 1T 1 2 1T 1T1 CLASSROOM 0800-0900 1H 00M ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PAPER 1) 1T1 CLASSROOM 1100-1200 1H 00M ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PAPER 2) 1 2 1T 1100-1220 1H 20M ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PAPER 2) 1T1 CLASSROOM 6 October Friday 9 October Monday 0800-0900 1H 00M MATHEMATICS (PAPER 1) 1 2 1T 1T1 1045-1155 1H 10M HISTORY 1 2 1045-1145 1H 00M COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (PAPER 1) 0800-0930 1H 30M SCIENCE 1 2 1T 1T1 CLASSROOM 1T1 1100-1210 1H 10M GEOGRAPHY 1 2 0800-0940 1H 40M LITERATURE 1 2 10 October Tuesday 0800-0915 1H 15M COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (PAPER 2) 1100-1230 1H 30M MATHEMATICS (PAPER 2) 1 2 1T 1T1 COM LAB 1 & 2 1100-1215 1H 15M MATHEMATICS (PAPER 2) 1T1 CLASSROOM 11 October Wednesday 12 October Thursday 0800-1000 2H 00M ART* 1 2 O-Level Science Practical Exam 13 October Friday 0800-0830 0H 30M HIGHER CHINESE/ CHINESE/ MALAY/ BASIC CHINESE / BASIC MALAY (PAPER 3) (LISTENING COMPREHENSION) 1 2 1T 1T1 * Please refer to the table for details. 1000-1045 0H 45M ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PAPER 3) (LISTENING COMPREHENSION) 1 2 1T 1T1 # Please refer to the table for details. *Mdm Hidayah will distribute the ART question paper to students on 20 September 2017. CPE: MS CHEN PEI YU PE: MR CHAN BOON KIAN / MR JEROME SEOW *Mother Tongue Listening Comprehension 2017 (13 October 2017) Class Subject Venue 1E1 to 1E5 Higher Chinese/ Express Chinese Respective Classrooms 1 Express Chinese 2E2 Classroom (E1-06) 1 to 2 Normal Academic Chinese 2E4 Classroom (E1-08) 1T1 Normal Academic Chinese 2E4 Classroom (E1-08) 1T1 Basic Chinese 4N3 Classroom (E1-10) 1E1 to 1E5 Express Malay 1 Classroom (E2-03) 1 Express Malay 1 Classroom (E2-03) 2 Normal Academic Malay 1T1 Classroom (E2-01) 1T1 Normal Academic Malay 1T1 Classroom (E2-01) 1T1 Basic Malay MT Room Level 2 (E2-05) #English Listening Comprehension 2017 (13 October 2017) Class Subject Venue 1E1 to 1E5 Express English Respective Classrooms 1 Express English 1E5 Classroom (E2-10) 1 to 2 Normal Academic English Respective Classrooms 1T1 Normal Academic English 1T1 Classroom 1T1 Normal Technical English 2T1 Classroom (E1-01)
Examination Guidelines Please refer to the Student Handbook 2017, page 27 36, for the instructions for candidates taking internal examination. With reference to the SEAB instructions for school candidates taking national examination in 2017, the following instructions will be added on to the instructions for candidates taking internal examination: 1) It is compulsory for candidates to sit for all registered components of a subject. Components include, Listening Comprehension, Coursework, Practical and Written Papers. Candidates will be issued 'Absent for a subject if they are absent from one or more components of that subject unless they have been granted prior exemption for the component(s) by the examining authority. 2) Special Consideration (SC) and arrangement for sick candidates: a) Students who sit for the examination (be it Written / / Listening etc) may apply for SC. All applications must be submitted to the school, not more than 3 days after the examination. b) If the application for SC is for a missed paper, the candidate must have completed a minimum of 50% of the total assessment of the subject. The applications must be supported by a medical report / statement from a qualified medical practitioner or relevant supporting documents (e.g. death certificate). The medical report / statement must clearly state the doctor's diagnosis and certify that the candidate was unfit for examination. Medical certificate without the doctor's diagnosis is not a valid supporting document. A separate SC Application Form is required for each subject. c) The SC Application Form must be submitted together with the supporting medical report / statement to the CPE through the Form Teacher. d) The applications for SC are subjected to the Exam Committee approval. Mrs Regina Lee Principal
Paper 1 - Editing, Situational Writing, Paper 1 - Fill-in-the-blanks and essays Continuous Writing - Short answer questions - Comprehension (with Summary), Paper 3 - MCQs & fill-in-the-blanks Paper 3 Listening Comprehension Paper 4 - Reading Aloud & Spoken Interaction Paper 4 - English Language Syllabus A English Language Literature Paper 1 - Editing, Situational Writing, Continuous Writing - Comprehension (with Summary) Paper 3 Listening Comprehension Paper 4 - Ten Short Stories Unseen Texts Paper 1 - Fill-in-the-blanks and essays - Short answer questions Paper 3 - MCQs & fill-in-the-blanks Paper 4 - Reading Aloud & Spoken Interaction Essay and PBQ Paper 1 (70 m) 35% (50 m) 35% Paper 3 (30 m) 10% Paper 4 (20 m) 20% Paper 1 (70 m) 35% (50 m) 35% Paper 3 (30 m) 10% Paper 4 (20 m) 20% 50 m Chinese & Malay Language NA SYLLABUS Paper 1 Email and Essay Writing FOR CL: Cloze Test Comprehension 1 Comprehension 2 Paper 3 Listening Comprehension FOR ML: : Prefix/Suffixes Proverbs Procedure Cloze Graphic Stimulus Comprehension Paper 1.Email writing /Essay writing MCQ Structured answers Paper 3 MCQ Paper 1 60 m 60 m Paper 3-LC-20 m 60 m Page 1 of 4
Paper 1 Paper 1.Email writing / Essay writing Email Writing MCQ Composition writing Structured answers Paper 3 LC MCQ Cloze Test Comprehension 1 Comprehension 2 Paper 3 Listening Comprehension Chinese Language Malay Language Paper 1: Email Writing Essay Writing : Prefix/Suffixes Proverbs Procedure Cloze Graphic Stimulus Comprehension Paper 3: Listening Comprehension Paper 1: Essay : MCQ Short-structured questions Fill in the blanks Paper 3: LC Paper 1 60 m 70 m Paper 3-LC-20 m - 50 m Paper 1 60 m 70 m Paper 3-LC-20 m Page 2 of 4
Mathematics Chapter 1 Factors and Multiples Paper 1 - Short answer questions testing more on the Chapter 2 Real Numbers fundamental skills. Chapter 3 - Approximation and Estimation Chapter 4 Introduction to Algebra - Questions of varying marks and lengths Chapter 5 Algebraic Manipulation testing more on higher order thinking skills. Chapter 6 Simple Equations in One Variable Chapter 7 Angles, Parallel Lines and Triangles Chapter 8 Ratio, Rate and Speed Chapter 9 Percentage Chapter 10 Number Patterns Chapter 11 Perimeter and Area of Plane Figures Chapter 12 Volume and Surface Area of Plane Figures Chapter 13 Data Handling Science History Chapter 1 The Scientific endeavour Chapter 2 Diversity of matter by its physical properties Chapter 3 Diversity of matter by its chemical composition Chapter 4 Diversity of matter using separation techniques Chapter 5 Understanding diversity of organisms Chapter 6 The basic units of life Chapter 7 The particulate nature of matter Chapter 8 Atoms and molecules Chapter 9 Ray model of Light Source-Based Questions - Picture Inference, Text Inference and Comparison Structured Questions - State and Describe Chapter 1 - How is knowledge of Singapore's Early Past Constructed? Paper 1-20 MCQs - Section A: Short Structured Questions - Section B: Long Structured Questions 1. Source-based Questions 2. Structured Questions Paper 1 (40 m) 50% (45 m) 50% Paper 1 20 m - Section A: 30 m - Section B: 20 m Section A: 15 m Section B: 20 m Page 3 of 4
Chapter 2 - What can Historical Evidence tell us about Singapore Connections with the World up to the 19th Century? Chapter 3 - Why did People Come to Colonial Singapore before WWI Geography Tropical Rainforest Water Supply Section A Topographical Map) Section B - Structured Questions Section A: 5 m Section B: 30 m Art Art coursework techniques: Observation, Research, Exploration and Development, Aesthetic Qualities, Personal Response. Themes: 1. Nature 2. Self-identity 3. Fantasy 1 Final Work 3 pieces of Prep Work Technical abilities: 20 m Research: 20 m Exploration: 20 m Aesthetics Qualities: 20 m Development and Personal Response: 20 m Page 4 of 4