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Happy when My Students Do well at the O levels

by Humanities Tuition

More than 80 percent of my students scored A2 and above with a few scoring B3, usually from a C5 or C6 from the mid-year or their prelims.

Some of the happy feedback I received just yesterday:

Mother of Sec 4 student (2019) from  CCHM
“Hi Teacher, a big thanks for your help and tremendous effort and worry for the boy.”

(The boy Jia Qing scored an A1 for Combined Humanities and A1 for Pure History)

Meera for St Margaret’s Secondary (sec 4 in 2019)
“Hi I got A1 for my English and Combined Humanities. Thank you. :)”

Jaryl from ACS Barker (sec 4 in 2019)
“I scored A2 for my Combined Humanities”

Mother of Kay Sim from Zheng Hua Sec (sec 4 in 2019)
“Dear Mdm Yu, thank you very much for your help with Kay Sim’s Combined Humanities. He has attained B3 for Combined Humanities.” (He managed only a C5 for his Prelims)

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History Tutor on Understanding the Elective History Exam Format

by History TuitionO-level History Tuition

O  & N level ELective History is extremely popular in school as students realise that there are common areas between History and Social Studies and  namely in the source-based questions.

Below the Elective History tutor gives an explanation of the format of the exam paper which will help students and parents have a clearer picture of the type of questions and marks allocated.

Topics Covered:

Part 1: The World in Crisis

Impact of World War I

  • Treaty of Versailles
  • Weakness of the League of Nation

Stalin’s Soviet Union*

  • His rise
  • His dictatorship

Hitler’s Germany*

  • His Rise
  • His Dictatorship

World War II in Europe

  • Causes for outbreak
  • Entry of USA

Defeat of Germany/End of World War II

  • Causes

World War II in the Asia Pacific

  • Japan’s rise
  • Cause of WWII in Asia Pacific

Japan’s Defeat in World War II

  • Causes

*Both are source-based case studies – i.e they are topic options for SBQ as well SEQ. The rest are only topic options for SEQs.

Part 2: Bipolarity & the Cold War

Cold War in Europe

  • Reasons

The Korean War*

  • Causes
  • Development
  • Outcome/Impact

The Cuban Missile Crisis*

  • Causes
  • Development
  • Outcome/Impact

The End of Cold War

  • Detente
    Collapse of Communism in Soviet Union
    End of Communism in Eastern Europe

* Both are source-based case studies – i.e they are topic options for SBQ as well SEQ. The rest are only topic options for SEQs.

Note that there are therefore only 4 topics that are options for Source-based Case Studies but they are also topic options for SEQs. The rest in part 1 and 2 are only options for SEQs.

Exam Format
Duration: 1 hr 40 mins

Section A: Source-base Case Study (30 marks)

  • 5 SBQ

Section B: 2 Structured-Essay Questions (20 Marks)

  • Two questions set. Each Question has two sub-parts.
  • Choose one