SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE TEST
- Syllabus for FS 2 - Entrance Examination FS 2 - Test requirement
- A Literacy and Numeracy worksheet is given.
- His/her counting skills from 1 – 10 and writing in lower case letters a – z is tested.
- Alphabets Phonic Sounds
- His/her communication skills are also assessed.
FS – 6 months’ to 1year nursery
- Syllabus For Year 1 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Capital and Small Letters (Aa – Zz)
- Three Letter Rhyming Words and Four Letter Rhyming Words
- Simple Sentence Construction
- Initial Letter Sounds
- Picture Composition
- Numbers from 1 – 50
- Number names from 1-20
- Backward counting 1-50
- Greater/Lesser/Equal to 1-20
- Shapes (Square, Rectangle, Circle, Triangle)
- Addition of 1 digit
- Subtraction of 1 digit
- Time 0’ clock
- Syllabus For Year 2 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Sequencing events from the story
- Jumbled sentences
- Rhyming words
- Sentence construction
- Adjectives
- Picture description
- Comprehension (unseen passage)
- Numbers –
- Number and Number System – Numbers and Number Names 1-100
- Calculation 0 – Addition and Subtraction
- Geometry –
- 2D & 3D Shapes
- Position and Movement
- Measure –
- Measure with Non-Standard Units
- Time – O’clock & Half Past
- Handling Data –
- Answer a Question by Sorting and Organizing Data or Objects in a Variety of Ways Using Block Graphs and Pictograms with Practical Resources
- Syllabus For Year 3 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Nouns – Proper and Common Nouns
- Verbs
- Punctuation (Capital Letters and Full Stops)
- Compound Words
- Singular and Plural
- Articles (A or An)
- Comprehension (Unseen Passage)
- Creative Writing
- Numbers –
- Number and Number System – Numbers 1 to 999
- Calculation – Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication
- Using and Applying Numbers
- Geometry –
- Symmetry, Shapes – 2D – 3D and Their Properties
- Direction – Position and Movement
- Measure –
- Measure with Standard Units – Measuring Length Using a Ruler
- Capacity – Volume, Litres, and Millilitres
- Time – O’Clock – Half Past and Quarter Past
- Handling Data –
- Answer a question by sorting and organizing data or objects in a variety of ways using block graphs and pictogram.
- Syllabus For Year 4 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Verbs Forms & Tenses
- Parts of Speech – Nouns, Adverbs, Adjectives
- Punctuation
- Comprehension Passage (Unseen)
- Creative Writing
- Numbers –
- Place value
- Ordering numbers
- Addition and subtraction
- Fraction
- Multiplication and division
- Geometry –
- Properties of 2D & 3D shapes
- Movement of position and direction
- Measures –
- Time
- Conversion of measurements
- Handling Data –
- Read the Frequency table & Bar chart
- Syllabus For Year 5 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions)
- Tense (present and past tense)
- Punctuation (capital letters, full stop, question mark, commas)
- Summarising and note making
- Comprehension passage (unseen)
- Creative writing
- Numbers
- Place value
- Read, write in word, and expanded form of numbers till ten thousands
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division of numbers
- Equivalent fractions
- Geometry
- Understanding of 2-D & 3-D shapes
- Net of 3 D shapes
- Measurement
- Estimation of length
- Distinguish different types of angles
- Measure perimeter and area of square and rectangle from a given grid
- Time
- Directions
- Handling Data
- Carroll diagram
- Tally table
- Syllabus For Year 6 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Parts of Speech
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Prepositions
- Adverbs
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Tense
- Present
- Past
- Singular and Plural
- Agreement of Subject with Verb
- Connectives
- Comprehension Passage (Unseen)
- Creative Writing
- Number System
- Place value
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers & decimal numbers
- Fraction to decimal conversion
- Equivalent fraction
- Percentages
- Number line
- Sequence
- Geometry
- Properties of 3D shapes
- Reflection
- Measure
- Measurement & different metric units
- Metric units for mass and liter
- Time
- Handling Data
- Reading bar graph
- Mode of a given data
- Syllabus For Year 7 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Tenses
- Parts of Speech – Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions
- Punctuation – Brackets, Colon, Semi Colon, Apostrophe
- Active/Passive Voice
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Comprehension Passage (Unseen)
- Creative Writing
- Number
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts
- Operations on parts of a whole (fraction, decimals & percentage)
- Number line, prime numbers, odd and even numbers
- Factors and multiples & integers
- Sequences
- Geometry
- Properties of triangles & quadrilaterals
- Transformations (rotation)
- Measure
- Perimeter
- Metric system
- Coordinates
- Time
- Handling data
- Measures of central tendency (mean)
- Probability
- Syllabus For Year 8 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Comprehension Passage: (Unseen)
- Grammar & Usage: Verb Tenses, Plural Nouns
- Parts of Speech – Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions
- Punctuation – Brackets, Colon, Semi Colon, Apostrophe
- Creative Writing
- Numbers and number system
- Decimals
- Ratio and proportions
- Factors and multiples
- Sequences
- Percentages
- Algebra
- Writing expressions
- Substituting values for the variables
- Solving linear equations
- Geometry
- Properties of angles on a straight line & triangles
- Area & Perimeter of rectangles
- Volume of cubes and cuboids
- Measures
- Measures of length, weight, and capacity
- Data handling
- Frequency Table; bar chart & pie chart
- Mean; median; mode & range of raw data
- Syllabus For Year 9 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Aims and Assessment Objectives
- The aim of the test is to assess the candidate’s ability to comprehend and use English effectively and ensure that the candidate has a sound base of the skills required for further study using English as the medium.
- The test comprises of the following
- Reading Comprehension
- Creative Writing
- The assessment objectives have accordingly been grouped under skill headings.
- Reading:
- The candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Understand and respond to information presented in a variety of forms infer information from texts
- Recognize, understand and distinguish between facts, ideas and opinions
- The candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Writing:
- Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Communicate clearly, accurately and appropriately.
- Convey information and express opinions effectively.
- Employ and control a variety of grammatical structures.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of appropriate vocabulary.
- Observe conventions of paragraphing, punctuation and spelling.
- Employ appropriate style / register.
- Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Number
- Indices, square roots & cube roots
- Percentages
- Ratio & Proportion
- Sequences
- Algebra
- Algebraic products and quadratic equations
- Equation of Straight Line
- Formulas
- Travel Graph
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Similar Figures
- Measure
- Volume of Prisms
- Handling Data
- Mean of grouped frequency data
- Probability
- Two-way table
- Syllabus For Year 10 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Aims and Assessment Objectives
- The aim of the test is to assess the candidate’s ability to comprehend and use English effectively and ensure that the candidate has a sound base of the skills required for further study using English as the medium.
- The test comprises of the following
- Reading Comprehension
- Creative Writing
- The assessment objectives have accordingly been grouped under skill headings.
- Reading:
- The candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Understand and respond to information presented in a variety of forms infer information from texts
- Recognize, understand and distinguish between facts, ideas, and opinions
- The candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Writing:
- Communicate clearly, accurately, and appropriately.
- Convey information and express opinions effectively.
- Employ and control a variety of grammatical structures.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of appropriate vocabulary.
- Observe conventions of paragraphing, punctuation, and spelling.
- Employ appropriate style / register.
- Number
- Number Facts and Sequences
- Approximation and estimation
- Standard Form
- Ratio and Proportion
- Percentages
- Algebra
- Formulae
- Brackets and Simplifying
- Linear & Quadratic Equations
- Simultaneous Equations
- Factorizing
- Changing the subject
- Indices
- Inequalities
- MENSURATION
- Area
- Volume
- GEOMETRY
- Angular connections between parallel lines, perpendicular lines and transversals.
- Construction and Loci
- Transformations
- Similarity
- Syllabus For Year 11 Entrance Test
English Portion
- Aims and Assessment Objectives
- The aim of the test is to assess the candidate’s ability to comprehend and use English effectively and ensure that the candidate has a sound base of the skills required for further study using English as the medium.
- The test comprises of the following
- Reading Comprehension
- Creative Writing
- The assessment objectives have accordingly been grouped under skill headings.
- Reading:
- The candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Understand and respond to information presented in a variety of forms infer information from texts
- Recognize, understand and distinguish between facts, ideas, and opinions
- The candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
- Writing:
- Communicate clearly, accurately, and appropriately.
- Convey information and express opinions effectively.
- Employ and control a variety of grammatical structures.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of appropriate vocabulary.
- Observe conventions of paragraphing, punctuation, and spelling.
- Employ appropriate style / register.
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Statistics
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