Primary 1 Chinese exam paper analysis: 2013
PaperLah has 38 Primary 1 Chinese exam papers from 2013, set by 10 Singapore primary schools, with 1,266 questions worth 1,415 marks. The topics carrying the most marks were 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin (46%), 词语 Vocabulary (23%) and 阅读理解 Comprehension (11%); together the top 2 topics account for half of all marks. 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin appears in 95% of the papers. Multiple-choice questions make up 12% of marks, and 1% of questions are worth 3 marks or more, which usually means showing working. A typical paper has about 33 questions and 37 marks.
These figures describe the school papers in PaperLah's collection, not official MOE or SEAB weightings. They help with planning revision; they can't predict a particular exam.
Compared with all years: 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin took 46% of marks in 2013 (all years: 36%); 词语 Vocabulary took 23% of marks in 2013 (all years: 28%); 阅读理解 Comprehension took 11% of marks in 2013 (all years: 10%).
Where the marks are
Topics ranked by their share of all marks. The blue ones above the line together make up half.
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| Topic | % of marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin | 45.9 | in 36 of 38 papers |
| 词语 Vocabulary | 22.6 | in 28 of 38 papers |
| 阅读理解 Comprehension | 11 | in 20 of 38 papers |
| 汉字 Characters | 10.7 | in 18 of 38 papers |
| 句子 Sentences | 6.4 | in 15 of 38 papers |
| 词语搭配 Collocations | 1.3 | in 4 of 38 papers |
| 短文填空 Cloze | 1 | in 4 of 38 papers |
| 关联词与语法 Grammar | 0.6 | in 3 of 38 papers |
| 作文 Composition | 0.6 | in 3 of 38 papers |
| 听力理解 Listening | 0 | in 1 of 38 papers |
What a paper is made of
How children answer, as a share of marks.
- Word bank 39%
- Fill in the blank 27%
- Multiple choice 12%
- Short answer 5%
- Other 18%
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| Format | % of marks |
|---|---|
| Word bank | 38.9 |
| Fill in the blank | 27.1 |
| Multiple choice | 11.8 |
| Short answer | 4.5 |
| Other | 3.6 |
| Number answer | 3.5 |
| Open-ended (show working) | 3 |
| Listening | 2.8 |
| Rewrite / synthesis | 2.6 |
| Composition | 1.5 |
| Cloze passage | 0.7 |
Marks per question
Share of questions worth 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5+ marks. 8% have no marks printed. Higher-mark questions usually need working.
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| Marks | % of questions |
|---|---|
| 1 | 73.1 |
| 2 | 17.6 |
| 3 | 0.6 |
| 5+ | 0.4 |
How likely a topic comes up
The share of papers with at least one question on the topic.
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| Topic | % of papers |
|---|---|
| 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin | 94.7 |
| 词语 Vocabulary | 73.7 |
| 阅读理解 Comprehension | 52.6 |
| 汉字 Characters | 47.4 |
| 句子 Sentences | 39.5 |
| 词语搭配 Collocations | 10.5 |
| 短文填空 Cloze | 10.5 |
| 关联词与语法 Grammar | 7.9 |
| 作文 Composition | 7.9 |
| 听力理解 Listening | 2.6 |
Exam types
Which school exams these papers come from.
Key facts
- 38 papers, 1,266 questions, 1,415 marks, from 10 schools.
- 2 topics carry half of all marks.
- Most-tested topic: 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin, 46% of marks.
- Most common topic across papers: 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin, in 95% of papers.
- 1% of questions are worth 3 marks or more.
- Exam types: End-of-Year / SA2, Weighted Assessment / CA and Mid-Year / SA1.
Questions parents ask
What topics come up most in Primary 1 Chinese exam papers in 2013?
By share of marks, the most-tested topics were 汉语拼音 Hanyu Pinyin (46%), 词语 Vocabulary (23%), 阅读理解 Comprehension (11%), 汉字 Characters (11%) and 句子 Sentences (6.4%).
How many questions and marks are in a Primary 1 Chinese paper?
A typical paper in this set has about 33 questions and 37 marks. Papers vary by school and by exam (weighted assessments are shorter than mid-year and end-of-year exams).
Which exams and schools are included?
38 papers from 10 schools, from these exam types: End-of-Year / SA2, Weighted Assessment / CA and Mid-Year / SA1. The schools are listed further down this page.
Can I download these papers?
No. PaperLah doesn't share the papers as downloads. Children practise them online one question at a time, with instant marking, and parents see which topics need work.
Schools included
Ai Tong · Anglo-Chinese School · CHIJ · Catholic High · Henry Park · Holy Innocents · Kong Hwa · Maha Bodhi · Maris Stella High · Methodist Girls' · Nan Hua · Nanyang · Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' · Pei Chun · Pei Hwa · Raffles Girls' · Red Swastika · River Valley · Rosyth · Rulang · Singapore Chinese Girls' · St Andrew's · St Joseph's · Tao Nan · Temasek
Schools with Primary 1 Chinese papers in the collection (all years). Papers are past school assessments; PaperLah is not affiliated with MOE, SEAB or the schools.
How this analysis is made
Every question in each paper is tagged with its topic, format and marks as printed. The figures above are counts over those questions: a topic's share of marks, the share of papers that include it, and so on. Topic names come from the papers and their answer keys, so similar topics can appear under slightly different names. Only aggregate figures are shown here; the questions themselves are practised inside PaperLah.
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