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Ref: SJIJ/2019/07/93 9 July 2019

P6 Preliminary Examinations 2019

Schedule and Format

SUBJECT & DATE OF EXAM

TOPICS/ COMPONENTS TO BE TESTED

REMARKS

English Language / Foundation English Language

Oral Exam 1 & 2 August 2019 Thursday & Friday (Conducted In Afternoon) Listening Comprehension 6 August 2019 Tuesday ~35 Min Written Papers 19 August 2019 Monday Papers 1 & 2

English Language Total (30 marks) Reading Aloud (10 marks) Stimulus-Based Conversation (20 marks) (*Oral Exam Schedule / Subject & Group Allocation Will Be Given Separately At A Later Date)

Total (20 marks) [~35 min] Listening Comprehension Texts (MCQ) Paper 1 : Total (55 marks) [1h 10min] Situational Writing (15 marks) Continuous Writing (40 marks) Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension [1h 50min] Booklet A (28 Marks) Grammar Vocabulary Vocabulary-In-Context Visual Text Comprehension Booklet B (67 Marks) Grammar Cloze Editing Comprehension Cloze Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension Open-Ended All El Materials Covered In P5 And 6.

*The format of all PAPERS is similar to the PSLE format.

Foundation English Language Total (30 marks) Reading Aloud (10 marks) Stimulus-Based Conversation (20 marks)

Total (20 marks) [~35 min] Listening Comprehension Texts (MCQ) Paper 1 : TOTAL (40 marks) [1h 10min] Situational Writing (10 marks) Continuous Writing (30 marks) Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension [1h 20min] Booklet A (20 marks) Grammar Punctuation Vocabulary Visual Text Comprehension Booklet B (40 marks) Form-Filling Editing for Spelling Editing for Grammar Comprehension (Completing of Sentences) Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension Cloze Comprehension (Passages A & B) All EL Materials in P5 EL, P6 FEL.

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Mathematics / Foundation Mathematics

20 August 2019 Tuesday Papers 1 & 2

Mathematics PAPER 1 [1h] – 45 marks (CALCULATOR IS NOT ALLOWED) Booklet A – 15 Questions (MCQ) Booklet B – 15 Questions (Short answer questions)

PAPER 2 [1h 30 min] – 55 marks (CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED) 5 Short Answer Questions 12 Long Answer Questions All topics covered in P3 to 6.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Pupils are expected to write equations clearly in Paper 2. 1 mark will be deducted from the total marks for each question if equations are not shown clearly.

Foundation Mathematics PAPER 1 [1h] – 50 marks (CALCULATOR IS NOT ALLOWED) Booklet A – 20 Questions (MCQ) Booklet B – 10 Questions (Short answer questions)

PAPER 2 [1h] – 40 marks (CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED) 10 Short Answer Questions 6 Long Answer Questions All topics covered in P3 to 5 (Standard) & P6 Foundation Mathematics.

All Mother Tongue Languages ORAL EXAM : 1 & 2 August 2019 Thursday & Friday (conducted in afternoon) LISTENING COMPREHENSION : 6 August 2019 Tuesday [~35 min] WRITTEN PAPERS : 21 August 2019 Wednesday PAPER 1 [50 min] and PAPER 2 [1 h 40 min]

Chinese Language

1. Oral 口试 (50 分)

✓ Reading Aloud

朗读短文 20 分

✓ Video Stimulus Conversation

看录像会话 30 分

2. Listening Comprehension 听力测验 20 分

3. Paper 1 - Composition 作文 40 分

Choose 1 of the 2

✓ Picture Composition 看图作文 or

✓ Topic Composition 命题作文

不少过 100 个字

4. Paper 2 (90 分)

Booklet A

（1） Vocabulary and Grammar

语文应用 30 分

（2） Cloze Passage

短文填空 10 分

（3） Comprehension (MCQ)

阅读理解一 10 分

Booklet B

（4） Complete the Dialogue

完成对话 8 分

（5） Comprehension(Open-Ended)

阅读理解二 32 分

All topics covered in P5 & 6. Note: Use of MOE Approved dictionary is allowed for Paper 1- Composition.

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Malay Language 1. Oral

✓ Reading Aloud 20m

✓ Conversation (Video Response) 30m

2. Listening Comprehension 20m

3. Paper 1 40m

✓ Topic Composition or

✓ Picture Composition

● 5 + 1 Picture

● 8 Helping words

● More than 150 words

4. Paper 2 Booklet A

✓ Surfix & Prefix 20m ✓ Vocabulary 10m ✓ Idioms 10m ✓ Comprehension MCQ 10m

Booklet B ✓ Compete the Dialogue 8m ✓ Grafik Stimulus + Written Interaction 10m ✓ Comprehension OE 22m

All topics covered in P5 & 6. Note: Use of MOE Approved dictionary is allowed for Paper 1- Composition.

Tamil Language வாய்ம ாழி (Oral) (50 m)

1. வாய்விடட்ு வாசித்தல் 20m

2. ஒளிக்காடச்ியய ஒடட்ிய 30m

கேட்டல் ேருத்தறிதல் (LC) (20 m)

தாள் 1 (PAPER 1) (40 m)

1 ேடட்ுரை (1 வினாவிற்கு வியட அளித்தல்)

1. தயலப்புக் கடட்ுயை அல்லது

2.. படக்கடட்ுயை

2 ம ாழி (PAPER 2) (90 m)

ததைிவுவியட வினாக்கள்.

A1 வவற்றுயை 10 m

A2 தெய்யுள் / பழதைாழி 10 m

A3 அயடதைாழி/எெெ்ை் 10 m

A4 முன்னுணைவ்ுக் கருத்தறிதல் 10 m

B5 ததைிவுவியடக் கருத்தறிதல் 10 m

ைற்றுை் தொற்தபாருள்

(‘ஆ’ பிைிவு)

C6 ஒலி வவறுபாடட்ுெ ்தொற்கள் 8 m

D7 கருத்து விளக்கப்படக் கருத்தறிதல் 10 m

D8 சுயவியடக் கருத்தறிதல் 22 m

ம ாத்த திப்மபண்ேள் (Total: 200m)

All topics covered in P5 & 6. Note: Use of MOE Approved dictionary is allowed for Paper 1- Composition.

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All Foundation Mother Tongue Languages

ORAL EXAM : 1 & 2 August 2019 Thursday & Friday (conducted in afternoon) LISTENING COMPREHENSION : 6 August 2019 Tuesday [~35 min] WRITTEN PAPER 1 : 21 August 2019 Wednesday [40 min] Foundation Chinese Language

1. Oral 口试 (55 分) ✓ Reading Aloud

朗读短文 15 分 ✓ Video Stimulus Conversation

看录像会话 40 分

2. Listening Comprehension

听力测验 30 分

3. Paper 1 试卷 (15 分)

✓ 语文应用 5 分

✓ 阅读理解 10 分

Foundation Tamil Language

வாய்ம ாழி

வாய்விடட்ு வாசித்தல் 15m ஒளிக்காட்சியய ஒட்டிய உயையாடல் 40m

கேட்டல் ேருத்தறிதல் பனுவல்கள் 30m ம ாழிப் பயன்பாடு ் ேருத்தறிதலு ் தைாழிப் பயன்பாடு 5m வாசிப்புக் கருத்தறிதல் 4m நயடமுயற ொைந்்த பனுவல் 6m

Foundation Malay Language

KERTAS 1: (15 marks) PENGGUNAAN BAHASA DAN KEFAHAMAN MEMBACA Bahagian A Penggunaan Bahasa 5m Bahagian B Kefahaman 1 4m Bahagian C Kefahaman 2 6m KERTAS 2: LISAN Bahagian 1 Bacaan Lantang 15m Bahagian 2 Perbualan 40m KERTAS 3: KEFAHAMAN MENDENGAR 30m

All topics covered in P5 and P6 FCL textbooks. All topics covered in P5 and P6 FTL textbooks. All topics covered in P5 and P6 FML textbooks.

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Science / Foundation Science 22 August 2019 (Thursday)

SCIENCE [ 1h 45 min ] BOOKLET A 28 Questions (MCQ) – 56 marks BOOKLET B 12 Open-Ended Questions – 44 marks

Total : 100 marks All topics covered in P3 to 6.

FOUNDATION SCIENCE [ 1h 15 min ] BOOKLET A 18 Questions (MCQ) – 36 marks BOOKLET B 6 Structured Questions – 14 marks 6 Open-Ended Questions – 20 marks

Total : 70 marks All topics covered in P3 to 5 Standard and P6 Foundation Science.

Higher Mother Tongue Language (HCL) 23 AUGUST 2019 (FRIDAY) PAPER 1 [50 min] PAPER 2 [1 h 20 min]

1. Paper 1 - Composition 作文 (40 分) Choose 1 of the 2

✓ Continuous Composition 完成文章 or

✓ Topic Composition 命题作文

不少过 200个字

2. Paper 2 试卷 (60分)

（1） 语文应用 10 题 20分

（2） 阅读理解（一）6 题 16分

（3） 阅读理解（二）7 题 24分

All topics covered in P5 and P6 HCL textbooks. Note: Use of MOE Approved dictionary is allowed for Paper 1- Composition.

OVERALL SCHEDULE FOR P6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2019

Subject Paper Date / Day

English Language, Foundation English Language Mother Tongue Languages, Foundation Mother Tongue Languages

Oral 1 and 2 August 2019 (after school) Thursday, Friday

English Language, Foundation English Language Mother Tongue Languages, Foundation Mother Tongue Languages

Listening Comprehension 6 August 2019 Tuesday

English Language, Foundation English Language

Paper 1 and Paper 2 19 August 2019 Monday

Mathematics, Foundation Mathematics

Paper 1 and Paper 2 20 August 2019 Tuesday

Mother Tongue Languages, Foundation Mother Tongue Languages

Paper 1 and Paper 2 21 August 2019 Wednesday

Science, Foundation Science

Paper (Booklets A and B) 22 August 2019 Thursday

Higher Mother Tongue Language (HCL) Paper 1 and Paper 2 23 August 2019 Friday