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PRIMARY 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Weighted Assessment 1 - Term 2 (15%)
Component (weighting)
Marks Duration
Listening Comprehension
MCQ 10 items 15
PRIMARY 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Weighted Assessment 2 - Term 3 (15%)
Component (weighting)
Marks Duration
50 min
Synthesis and Transformation OE 5 items 10
Comprehension OE A variety of items e.g. sequencing, graphic
organiser, OE 10 items 20
End-of-Year Examination - 70%
Marks Duration
Situational Writing OE 1 item 15
1h 10 min Continuous writing - 3 picture prompts and guiding questions based on a given theme
OE 1 items 40
Comprehension (47.5%)
1h 50min
Vocabulary Cloze MCQ 5 items 5
Visual Text Comprehension MCQ 8 items 8
Grammar Cloze OE 10 items 10
Editing for Spelling and Grammar OE 12 items 12
Comprehension Cloze OE 15 items 15
Synthesis and Transformation OE 5 items 10
Comprehension A variety of items e.g. sequencing, graphic
organiser, OE 10 items 20
Paper 3 Listening
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Component (weighting)
Marks Duration
1 visual stimulus
Key
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PRIMARY 5 FOUNDATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Weighted Assessment 1 - Term 2 (15%)
Component
answer questions MCQ 15 items 15 About 35
min Note-taking FIB 5 items 5
Weighted Assessment 2 - Term 3 (15%)
Component
50 min
Editing for Grammar OE 6 items 6
Editing for Spelling OE 6 items 6
Comprehension (Completion of Sentences
OE 5 items 5
Comprehension A variety of items e.g. sequencing, graphic organiser, OE
7 items 10
End-of-Year Examination (70%)
1h 10 min Continuous writing - 3 picture
prompts and guiding questions
OE 1 items 30
1h 20min
Visual Text Comprehension MCQ 5 items 5
Form Filling OE 5 items 5
Editing for Grammar OE 6 items 6
Editing for Spelling OE 6 items 6
Comprehension (Completion of
Comprehension Cloze OE 5 items 5
Comprehension
answer questions MCQ 20 items 20
About
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Component
10 min Stimulus-based Conversation OE
1 visual
stimulus 20
Units Covered:
STELLAR Units 1 to 5 STELLAR Units 1 to 8
Key
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PRIMARY 5 CHINESE LANGUAGE

10 20 30
Weighted Assessment 2 – Term 3 (15%)


B
22 35
End-of-Year Examination (70%)




B

1 30
Weighted Assessment 1 (15%)
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PRIMARY 5 HIGHER CHINESE LANGUAGE
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)



50




50


20
23 60
Weighted Review 1(15%)
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PRIMARY 5 FOUNDATION CHINESE Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)


1 40
2 55
: 15 30 30
End-of-Year Examination (70%)



(15%)
10 1 40
(30%) 15 30 30
Weighted Assessment 1(15%)
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PRIMARY 5 MALAY LANGUAGE
Kertas Komponen Jenis Item
Kefahaman Mendengar Berdasarkan Teks - 7 teks autentik pelbagai genre seperti rencana, iklan,pengumuman, cerpen dan lain-lain lagi.
- 3-4 teks pendek (satu soalan bagi setiap teks pendek) yang antara pilihan jawapannya berbentuk grafik dan yang menguji keupayaan calon melengkapkan perbualan.
MCQ 10 20 Lebih kurang 30
minit
Kertas Komponen Jenis Item
Kefahaman MCQ/
* Tulis karangan yang panjangnya tidak kurang daripada 120 patah perkataan.
Kertas 2 Penggunaan Bahasa dan Kefahaman
(45%)
MCQ 5 10
FIB 4 8
Kefahaman 2 - 2 teks; 1 teks berdasarkan bahan autentik, sebagai contoh, iklan, brosur, poster, risalah, menu dan lain-lain lagi dan 1 teks naratif
MCQ/ OE
11 32
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Kertas Komponen Jenis Item
Kefahaman Mendengar Berdasarkan Teks - 7 teks autentik pelbagai genre seperti rencana, iklan,pengumuman, cerpen dan lain-lain lagi.
- 3-4 teks pendek (satu soalan bagi setiap teks pendek) yang antara pilihan jawapannya berbentuk grafik dan yang menguji keupayaan calon melengkapkan perbualan.
MCQ 10 20 Lebih
End -of-Year Examination (70%) Term 4
Units 1 - 4 Units 1 - 6 Units 1-8
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PRIMARY 5 FOUNDATION MALAY LANGUAGE
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)
Kertas Komponen Jenis Item
10 minit Perbualan Berdasarkan Rangsangan Video OE 1 40
Jumlah Keseluruhan 2 55
Kertas Komponen Jenis Item
Kefahaman Mendengar Berdasarkan Teks - 8 teks autentik pelbagai genre seperti pengumuman, iklan, cerpen, rencana dan lain-lain lagi akan diperdengarkan.
MCQ 15 30 Lebih
(15%)
40 minit
Kefahaman 1 - Kefahaman berdasarkan satu teks berbentuk
naratif, perbualan, ucapan dan sebagainya yang panjangnya lebih kurang 120 patah perkataan.
MCQ 2 4
poster dan lain-lain lagi akan diberikan.
MCQ FIB
1 2
2 4
10 minit Perbualan Berdasarkan Rangsangan Video OE 1 40
Kertas 3 Kefahaman Mendengar
Kefahaman Mendengar Berdasarkan Teks - 8 teks autentik pelbagai genre seperti
pengumuman, iklan, cerpen, rencana dan lain-lain lagi akan diperdengarkan.
MCQ 15 30 Lebih
End -of-Year Examination (70%) Term 4
Units 1 - 4 Units 1 - 6 Units 1-8
Key
disediakan)
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PRIMARY 5 TAMIL LANGUAGE
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)



Weighted Assessment 2 – Term 3 (15 %)


50
/ 3 6
/ 4 8
&

3 11
3 3
19 40

/
( )
2
1 40
/ 5 10
/ 5 10
5 10
&
5 10
4 8


& 4 10
7 22

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3

1 20
10
)

(10%) 10 20

End -of-Year Examination (70%) Term 4
Units 1 - 5 Units 1 - 8 Units 1-10
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PRIMARY 5 HIGHER TAMIL LANGUAGE
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)


50
4 8
1 6 16
14 32



4 8
50 4 8
2 7 24
15 40
End-of-Year Examination (70%)


(
-
2
(60%)
1
20
5 10
1 6 16
2 7 24
Weighted Assessment 1 (15%)
Weighted Assessment 2 (15%)
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PRIMARY 5 FOUNDATION TAMIL LANGUAGE
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)
-


)
10 1 40
2 55
Weighted Assessment 2 – Term 3 (15%)
-


-
5 5
2 4

2


)
10 1 40
3
30
Weighted Assessment 1 (15%) Weighted Assessment 2 (15%) End-of-Year Examination (70%)
Units 1 -5 Units 1 - 8 Units 1 - 10
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PRIMARY 5 MATHEMATICS
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)
Weighted Assessment 2 – Term 3 (15%)
Paper Item Type No. of Question No. of Marks Total Marks Duration
Paper 1 (Use of calculator
is not allowed)
SAQ 5 2 10
Total Marks 30
End-of-Year Examination (70%)
Paper Item Type No. of Question No. of Marks Total Marks Duration
Paper 1 (Use of calculator
is not allowed)
is allowed)
Whole Numbers Whole Numbers Four Operations of Whole Numbers
Four Operations of Whole Numbers Fractions Area of Triangles
Fractions Volume
Area of Triangles Volume
Key:
MCQ Multiple Choice Question - for each question, four options are provided of which only
one is the correct answer.
SAQ Short-answer Question - may comprise one or two parts. For each question, write
answer(s) in the space(s) provided.
LAQ Long-answer Question – must show method of solution (working steps) clearly and
write answer(s) in the space(s) provided.
* Note that the model ruler is a non-standard mathematical instrument and is not allowed to be used
during the examinations
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PRIMARY 5 FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS
Weighted Assessment 1 – Term 2 (15%)
Weighted Assessment 2 – Term 3 (15%)
Paper Item Type No. of Questions No. of Marks Total Marks Duration
Paper 1 (Use of
10 2 20
Total marks 30
End-of-Year Examination (70%)
Paper Item Type No. of Questions No. of Marks Total Marks Duration
Paper 1 (Use of
Whole Numbers I: Numbers up to 10
Million (WA1&2)
(WA1&2)
(WA1&2)
Whole Numbers II: Four Operations
Whole Numbers III: Factors and Multiples
Fractions I: Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Geometry
Time
Decimals I: Introduction
Geometry
Time
Key:
SAQ Short-answer Question
LAQ Long-answer Question
* Note that the model ruler is a non-standard mathematical instrument and is not allowed to be used
during the examinations
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PRIMARY 5 SCIENCE
Booklet Item Type Number of
Questions
50 min B Open-ended 4–6 2–5 16
Total marks of paper 40
End-of-Year Examination (70%)
Questions
1h 45min B Open-ended 12–13 2–5 44
Total marks of paper 100
Topics Assessed:
Water and changes of state
The water cycle
Reproduction in plants
Reproduction in humans
The plant transport system
The circulatory system
*All Primary 3 & 4 topics are included. P5 Standard Science Topics:
Theme: Cycles
The water cycle
Reproduction in plants
Reproduction in humans
The circulatory system
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PRIMARY 5 FOUNDATION SCIENCE
Booklet Item Type Number of
questions
‘Matching’, etc. 2–3 2–3 6
Open-ended 3–4 2–4 10
Total marks of paper 40
End-of-Year Examination (70%)
questions
‘Matching’, etc. 6–7 2–3 14
Open-ended 5–6 2–4 20
Total marks of paper 70
Topics Assessed:
Water and changes of state
The water cycle
Reproduction in plants
The plant transport system
The circulatory system
*All Primary 3 & 4 topics are included. P5 Foundation Science Topics: Theme: Cycles
Water and changes of state
The water cycle
Reproduction in plants
The plant transport system
The circulatory system
Stamford Primary School
Primary 5 Standard
*Dates for Term 3 Weighted Assessment are subject to change as the timetable in Semester 2 might be revised.
Date Subject Duration
Mon, 23 Aug* English Language 50 min
Tue, 24 Aug* Mother Tongue 50 min
Wed, 25 Aug* Higher Mother Language 50 min
Wed, 25 Aug* Mathematics 50 min
Thu, 27 Aug* Science 50 min
Annex B
Stamford Primary School
Primary 5 Foundation
*Dates for Term 3 Weighted Assessment are subject to change as the timetable in Semester 2 might be revised.
Date Subject Duration
Mon, 23 Aug* Foundation English Language 50 min
Tue, 24 Aug* Foundation Mother Tongue 35 min
Wed, 25 Aug* Foundation Mathematics 50 min
Thu, 27 Aug* Foundation Science 50 min
Annex B
Stamford Primary School 2021 End-Year Examination Schedule
Primary 5
15 Oct
1h 10 min
Use of Approved
Foundation English Language Paper 2
1h 20 min
English Language Listening
(Wednesday)
Mathematics Paper 1 1h Use of Math Instrument Sets are allowed
Use of Approved Calculators are allowed for Paper 2
Mathematics Paper 2 1h 30 min
Annex B
Foundation Mathematics
Use of Approved Calculators are allowed for Paper 2
Foundation Mathematics
Foundation Mother Tongue Paper 1
40 min
1 Nov (Monday)
Higher Mother Tongue Paper 1 50 min Use of Approved Dictionaries are allowed
Higher Mother Tongue Paper 2 1h 20 min
Annex A - 2021 P5 Format and Scope of Assessment
Annex B - 2021 P5 Assessment Schedule