Hi all,
Most of you have been wondering how to prepare for the Mid-year exams?
You will be sitting for the actual paper similar to your N Levels Social Studies exam in less than 4 months time :)
There will be TWO sections for this paper:
Most of you have been wondering how to prepare for the Mid-year exams?
You will be sitting for the actual paper similar to your N Levels Social Studies exam in less than 4 months time :)
There will be TWO sections for this paper:
- Section A will be on SBQ (25m) and Section B will be on SEQ (25m).
- For Section A, you have no choice and must answer all 4 SBQ testing all the different source-based skills.
- For Section B, you will choose ONE out of THREE questions, each question divided into TWO parts. You have to answer both parts.
- Total duration for the paper will be 1hr 30min (90 min). Please plan your time well as you may find yourself having not have enough time.
The strategy to score well is to attempt the paper in the following manner:
1. SEQ (Attempt Part A) : 12m - Take 20 min
2. SBQ (Read all sources & Background Information) - Take 8 min
3. SBQ (All 4 questions) : 25 m - Take 42 min
4. SEQ (Attempt Part B) : 13m - Take 20 min
If you are intending to revise for the SEQ, please focus on the Sec 3 topics:
(a) Governance - Chapter 2 (Sec 3 Textbook)
(b) Healthcare - Chapter 3 (Sec 3 Textbook)
(c) Deterrence & Diplomacy - Chapter 6 (Sec 3 Textbook)
Hope you've started your revision! Work really hard if you're aiming to go for your Sec 5 O Levels!
Cheers,
Mr Syed
2 comments:
Why is it that none of the sec 4 topics are tested for the Source-Based questions this time round for the Mid-Year examination.
Hi Samuel,
I will try to answer yr question.
Like I mentioned in class, for Structured Essay Questions (SEQ) - the focus is more on Sec 3 topics because we wanted all of you to revise your Sec 3 work early.
However for yr question on why Source-Based Question (SBQ) is not on Sec 4 topic - usually SBQ is set on a decontextualised case study (out of syllabus). Hence, the issue is usually very wide and it is hard to spot or focus on any single issue. Most important is for the candidate to display their level of understanding of the source and try to answer the questions as clearly as possible with the right evidence and elaboration.
Hope it is clearer now,
Mr Syed
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