Woodgrove Secondary School O-Level Preliminary Examination .
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatLevel/Stream: Sec 4 ExpressSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)EnglishLanguagePaper 1: Writing [35%]Section A: Editing Students will be tested on grammatical features taughtfrom Sec 1 – 4. Students will NOT be required to provide theGrammar Error Type (G.E.T.) for the errors identified.Paper 1 (70 m)Duration: 1 hr 50 minsSection B: Situational Writing (250 – 350 words) One text-type will be assessed based on any text-typetaught (e.g. article, informal letter, formal letter, speech, proposal,etc.)Section C: Continuous Writing (350 – 500 words) Students will be required to choose one out of fourquestions and write an essay based on any of the text-typestaught. (e.g. personal recount, expository, reflective, etc.)Paper 2 (50 m)Duration: 1 hr 50 minsPaper 2: Comprehension [35%]Section A: Comprehension I Visual TextSection B: Comprehension II Narrative or Recount Text All Question TypesSection C: Comprehension III Non-narrative Text All Question Types Summary (not more than 80 words)Paper 3: Listening [10%] Students listen to a variety of spoken texts and complete arange of listening tasks. Spoken texts such as conversations,speeches, announcements, reports and information texts may beincluded.Paper 4: Oral Communication [20%] Students will read aloud a text as well as engage in adiscussion with the examiners on a topic based on a visualstimulus.ElementaryMathematics1)Numbers and AlgebraNumbers and the four operations, Ratio, Rate and Proportion,Percentage, Speed, Algebraic Representation and Formulae,Algebraic Manipulation, Functions and Graphs, Solutions ofEquations and Inequalities, Applications of Mathematics inPractical Solutions, Set Language and Notation, Matrices2)Geometry and MeasurementAngles, Triangles and Polygons, Congruence and Similarity,Properties of circles, Pythagoras’ Theorem and Trigonometry,Mensuration, Coordinate Geometry.3)Statistics and Probability1Paper 3 (30 m)Duration: approx 45 minsPaper 4 (30 m)Duration: approx 15 minsAnswer all questions forboth papersPaper 1 (80 marks)Duration: 2 hrsPaper 2 (100 marks)Duration: 2 hr 30 mins
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)Data Handling, Data Analysis, ProbabilityReference:Sec 1 to Sec 4 Textbooks (all topics except Vectors)AdditionalMathematicsAll chapters except Chapter 10: Plane GeometryTextbook: Additional Mathematics 360(Marshall Cavendish Education)Answer all questions forboth papersPaper 1 (80 marks)Duration: 2 hrsPaper 2 (100 marks)Duration: 2 hr 30 minsPure BiologyChapter 2: CellsChapter 3: Movement of substancesChapter 4: NutrientsChapter 5: EnzymesChapter 6: Nutrition in HumansChapter 7: Nutrition in PlantsChapter 8: Transport in HumansChapter 9: Transport in PlantsChapter 10: RespirationChapter 11: ExcretionChapter 12: HomeostasisChapter 13: The Nervous SystemChapter 14: The Human EyeChapter 15: HormonesChapter 16: Cell DivisionChapter 17: Reproduction in PlantsChapter 18: Reproduction in HumansChapter 19: HeredityChapter 20: Molecular GeneticsPaper 1 [1 h]Multiple ChoiceQuestions(40m)Paper 2 [1h 45mins]Section A (50m)Structured QuestionsSection BSection B(30m)The first two questionsare compulsoryquestions, one ofwhich will be a databased question.The last question will bepresented in an either/orform.Paper 3 [1h 50mins]Practical (40 m)Textbook: GCE ‘O’ Level Biology MattersPureChemistryChapter 1: Kinetic Particle TheoryChapter 2: Measurement and Experimental TechniquesChapter 3: Purification and SeparationChapter 4: Elements, Mixtures & CompoundsChapter 5: Atomic StructureChapter 6: Ionic BondingChapter 7: Covalent and Metallic BondingChapter 8: Writing EquationsChapter 9: The MoleChapter 10: Chemical CalculationsChapter 11: Acids & BasesChapter 12: SaltsChapter 13: Oxidation & reductionChapter 14: MetalsChapter 15: ElectrolysisChapter 16: Periodic TableChapter 17: Energy Changes2Paper 1 [1 h]Multiple ChoiceQuestions(40m)Paper 2 [1h 45 mins]Section A (50m)Short StructuredQuestionsSection B (30m)The first two questionsare compulsoryquestions, one of whichwill be a data-basedquestion.
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)Chapter 18: Speed of ReactionChapter 19: AmmoniaChapter 20: The Atmosphere and EnvironmentTextbook: GCE ‘O’ Level Chemistry MattersPure PhysicsChapter 1: Physical Quantities, Units and MeasurementChapter 2: KinematicsChapter 3: Forces & DynamicsChapter 4: Mass, Weight and DensityChapter 5: Turning Effect of ForcesChapter 6: Energy, Work & PowerChapter 7: PressureChapter 8: TemperatureChapter 9: Kinetic Model of MatterChapter 10: Transfer of Thermal EnergyChapter 11: Thermal Properties of MatterChapter 12: LightChapter 13: General Wave PropertiesChapter 14: Electromagnetic SpectrumChapter 15: SoundChapter 16: Static ElectricityChapter 17: Current of ElectricityChapter 18: D.C. CircuitsChapter 19: Practical ElectricityChapter 20:MagnetismChapter 21: ElectromagnetismTextbook: GCE ‘O’ Level Physics MattersCombinedScience(Physics)Chapter 1: Physical Quantities, Units and MeasurementsChapter 2: KinematicsChapter 3: Forces & PressureChapter 4: Mass, Weight & DensityChapter 5: Turning Effect of ForcesChapter 6: Energy, Work and PowerChapter 7: Kinetic Model of MatterChapter 8: Transfer of Thermal EnergyChapter 9: Thermal Properties of MatterChapter 10: LightChapter 11: WavesChapter 12: Electromagnetic WavesChapter 13: SoundChapter 14: Static Electricity3Paper 3 [1h 50mins]Practical (40 m)The last question will bepresented in an either/orform.Paper 1 [1 h]Multiple ChoiceQuestions(40m)Paper 2 [1h 45mins]Section A (50m)Structured QuestionsSection BSection B(30m)The first two questionsare compulsoryquestions, one ofwhich will be a databased question.The last question will bepresented in an either/orform.Paper 3 [1h 50mins]Practical (40 m)Section A will carry 20marks and will consist of1–2 compulsory practicalexperiment questionswith a total duration of 55min.Section B will carry 20marks and will consist ofone compulsory 55 minpractical experimentquestion.Paper 1 [1 h]Multiple ChoiceQuestions consisting of20 Physics and 20Chemistry questions (40m)Paper 2 [1 h 15 min]Section A (45m)Short StructuredQuestionsSection B (20m)
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)Chapter 15: Current ElectricityChapter 16: DC CircuitsChapter 17: Practical ElectricityFree ResponseQuestions(choose 2 out of 3)Textbook: Discover Physics GCE ‘O’ Level ScienceCombinedScience(Chemistry)Chapter 1: Kinetic Particle TheoryChapter 2: Measurement and Experimental TechniquesChapter 3: Separation and PurificationChapter 4: Elements, Compound and MixtureChapter 5: Atomic StructureChapter 6: Chemical BondingChapter 7: Writing Chemical EquationsChapter 8: The MoleChapter 9: Chemical CalculationsChapter 10: Acids and BasesChapter 11: SaltsChapter 12: Oxidation and ReductionChapter 13: MetalsChapter 14: The Periodic TableChapter 15: Energy ChangesChapter 16: Speed of ReactionChapter 17: Atmosphere and EnvironmentTextbook: Discover Chemistry GCE ‘O’ Level ScienceHumanities(SocialStudies)Source-Based Case Study (SBCS)- Inference- Compare and Contrast- Reliability- Utility- EvaluationPaper 1 [1 h]Multiple ChoiceQuestions consisting of20 Physics and 20Chemistry questions (40m)Paper 3 [1 h 15 min]Section A (45m)Short StructuredQuestionsSection B (20m)Free ResponseQuestions(choose 2 out of 3)Paper 5 [1 h 30 min]Practical (30 m)Physics and ChemistrySection A (35 m)Source-Based CaseStudy 5 sub-questions(all compulsory)Section B (15 m)Structured ResponseQuestions sub-questions (allcompulsory)Structured Response Questions (SRQ)Coverage: Ch 1 to 10- Explain 2 suggestions- Evaluate factorsHumanities(Geography)Paper 5 [1 h 30 min]Practical (30 m)Physics and ChemistryTextbook: Upper Secondary Social StudiesTotal: 50 marksDuration: 1 hr 45 mins1.Geographical Skills and InvestigationGateway 3 (Sec 3 textbook pp. 166 – 177)Section A (13m)Q1 or Q2: Geographicalinvestigation on variableweather & changingclimate and/ or globaltourism2.Variable Weather and Changing ClimateGateway 1 and 2 (Sec 3 textbook pp. 70 - 123)3.Global Tourism4
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)Gateway 1, 2 and 3 (Sec 4 textbook pp. 2 – 89)4.Living with Tectonic HazardsGateway 1, 2 and 3 (Sec 3 textbook pp. 2 - 69)5.Food ResourcesGateway 1 (Sec 4 textbook pp. 90 – 118)Textbook:1.All About Geography Upper Secondary – PhysicalGeography Elective (Revised Edition) (Hodder Education) AND2.All About Geography Upper Secondary – HumanGeography Elective (Revised Edition) (Hodder Education)Section B (12m)Q3 or Q4: Structuredquestions on variableweather and changingclimate and/or globaltourismSection C (25m)Q5 or Q6: Structuredquestions on living withtectonic hazards and/orfood resourcesTotal: 50 marksDuration: 1 hr 40 minsHumanities(History)Source-Based Case Study (SBCS) Skills- Inference- Compare and Contrast- Reliability- Utility- EvaluationSection A (30 m)Source-Based CaseStudy 5 sub-questions(all compulsory)Structured Essay Questions-Coverage: authoritarian regimes, World War II, reasons for theCold War in Europe and manifestation of Cold War outside Europe- Explain events and/or issues [8m]- Evaluate and make judgement on event and/or issue [12m]Humanities(Literature inEnglish)Section B (20 m)Structured EssayQuestions Choose one outof the 2 questionsTextbook: Upper sec History textTotal: 50 marksDuration: 1 hr 40 minsPaper 1: Set Text Prose and Unseen PoetryTotal: 50 marksDuration: 1 hr 40 minsSection A:Students will be given a two-part passage-based question and twoessay questions on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Studentsmust answer only one.Section B:Students will answer a two-part question on an unseen poem.Students will have two poems to choose from – one Singaporeanpoem and one non-Singaporean poem.Design &TechnologyTopics1.Design-centric question consisting of the following:Technology in Society, Design Situation, Ideation, Evaluation,Research, Design Communication, Ergonomics & Anthropometry2.Technology - Mechanism3.Technology - Electronics4.Technology - Structures5Format: Written PaperDuration: 2 hrsTotal 62 marksDesignQ1 Compulsory (26marks)
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)TechnologyChoose 2 out of 3questions: Q2, Q3 or Q4(18 marks each)Food &Nutrition1.Energy from Food2.Guidelines for Meal Planning3.Different types of Nutritional Needs4.Carbohydrates5.Fats6.Protein7.Vitamins & Minerals8.Water & Dietary Fibre9.Diet & Health10.Food Commodities (Meat & Alternatives, cereals, fruitsand vegetables, oil)11.Science Behind Food Preparation12.Heat Transfer and Methods of Cooking13.Evaluation of Food14.Convenience FoodFormat: Written PaperDuration: 2 hrsTotal 100 marksSection A: 25 marks(Structured questions)Section B: 30 marks(Structured questions)Section C: 45 marks(essay questions)Textbook: Food Matters, Marshall CavendishArtCandidates will be given the question paper three weeks prior to theexamination day. Candidates choose one stimuli from the list ofgiven themes. The preparatory works are to be done in class duringArt lesson and at home. They are to bring the preparatory works forsubmission on the examination day.Students are to bring their own drawing and colouring materialssuch as colour pencils, acrylic paints, brushes, markers, etc.PREPARATORY WORKS:Students are to produce:1.8 Observational drawings: The chosen objects are to be coloured & shaded.2.6 Developmental studies The drawings are to be coloured & shaded3.2 Layouts: Candidates must produce 2 different layout within the sizeof A4 drawing paper4.2 Colour Scheme: Candidates to produce 2 different colour scheme based onthe layout they have chosenStudy ofVisual ArtsInstruction for Art students:Students will be sitting for a 2 hours Art Theory paper. Studentswill be tested on SOVA components based on the list of SOVAartists in Section A and Section B.6Art Paper 2: Drawing &PaintingDuration: 3 hoursTotal Marks: 100Candidates are to redrawthe selected layout ontothe A3 size drawingpaper provided andcomplete the drawingwith full rendering usingcolour pencils / acrylicpaint / markers.Candidates are to submittheir preparatory boardsand final work forsubmission.Art Paper 3:SOVADuration: 2 hoursTotal Marks: 90Answer three questions
Woodgrove Secondary SchoolO-Level Preliminary Examination 2020Topics Coverage & Assessment FormatSubjectTopics/ ChaptersAssessment Format(format, duration, total marks &week of assessment)Section A- answer onequestions (all parts)Section B - answer onequestion (all parts)Section A or Section B answer one question (allparts)7
Chapter 1: Kinetic Particle Theory Chapter 2: Measurement and Experimental Techniques Chapter 3: Separation and Purification Chapter 4: Elements, Compound and Mixture Chapter 5: Atomic Structure Chapter 6: Chemical Bonding Chapter 7: Writing Chemical Equations Chapter 8: The Mole Chapter 9: Chemical Calculations Chapter 10: Acids and Bases
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