PMR SCIENCE EXAM OVERVIEW

The PMR science exam consists of two papers:

Paper 1 (40 marks)

· 40 objective questions.

· One hour to complete the paper.

· Cover all 27 Science topics from Form One to Form Three.

· There will be at least one question from each topic.

· The questions are broken down into:

1. 50% easy questions; that is about 20 questions.
2. 30% moderate questions; that is about 12 questions.

3. 20% difficult question; that is about eight questions.

Paper 2 (60 marks)

· Section A consists of six questions for 40 marks.

· Section B consists of two questions for 20 marks.

· Only questions from selected topics will be asked.

· Answers can be written all in English or all in

Bahasa Melayu or a combination of both language

[Please do not combine both languages in the same sentence!]

· You may answer part of the question in one language and

the other part in the other language.

· The questions are broken down into :

1. 50% easy questions; that is about 30 marks.

2. 30% moderate questions; that is about 18 marks.

3. 20% difficult questions; that is about 12 marks.

The type of questions commonly asked in Paper 2 are:

- Labelling questions
- Classification
-Questions based on experiments
-Chemical tests
-Calculation
-Principles of science
-Drawing
- Structured questions
- General questions


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