Attempt the paper before looking at the answers.
2010 Sec 1 SA2 paper
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2010 Sec 1 SA2 Answers
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
2010 Sec 1 History paper
You may use last year's paper for practice. But please ignore the last section because you are tested on a different format for SEQs.
Attempt the paper before looking at the answers.
Attempt the paper before looking at the answers.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Comparison and purpose questions
Comparison and Purpose Questions
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Practice MCQs
Here are a few MCQ exercises you can attempt to test if you've acquired what is necessary.
(Click on the links)
http://bit.ly/iDRcDZ
http://bit.ly/kfGauo
http://bit.ly/jahVDm
Have fun!
(Click on the links)
http://bit.ly/iDRcDZ
http://bit.ly/kfGauo
http://bit.ly/jahVDm
Have fun!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Chapter 6 - Religion and Philosophy
Chapter 6 - Religion
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Chapter 6 - Philosophy
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Chapter 5 - Organisation of Society
Chapter 5 - Organisation of society
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Sec 1 History TFU Project 2011
Sec 1 HY TFU 2011 instructions
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For additional resources, you may want to check out the following websites:
http://newspapers.nl.sg/
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Source-based questions and answers
Here are 3 sources and answers to help guide you along. (Unfortunately, they're not the CA answers.)
Source-based questions and answers
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2010 CA paper
For those of you who have no idea how a history paper looks like, here's the 2010 CA paper. Note that the format of the paper is different from this year's.
This year, the format of the paper is:
(a) 10 MCQs (10m)
(b) 1 SBQ (5m)
(c) Handling evidence (10m)
This year, the format of the paper is:
(a) 10 MCQs (10m)
(b) 1 SBQ (5m)
(c) Handling evidence (10m)
2010 Sec 1 History CA2
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Common mistakes made in inference
So, you've made it through your first few inference exercises and you know you have to give inference, evidence and explanation. Now what?
Simple. Just follow the guide below to understand the kinds of mistakes you should avoid making in the CAs.
• Incomplete explanation
e.g. Therefore I can infer that religion was very important in the lives of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
(At this point, the marker will say “So?” Your explanation should be on HOW your evidence gives you your inference. Ensure that when the marker is reading your answer, he or she is able to see the link.)
• Incongruent explanation
e.g. Therefore, the government was advanced as they made their people’s lives easier.
(Being advanced has nothing to do with making people’s lives easier.)
e.g. The government has a sense of hygiene because they cared for hygiene.
(This explanation is redundant and doesn’t explain anything.)
• No link between explanation and inference
Inference: The government of the Indus Valley Civilisation was very organized
Explanation: Therefore, I can say that the government of the Indus Valley Civilisation were very smart as they could orientate their streets to the cardinal directions.
(Initially, the student inferred that the government was organized, in his explanation, he said that the government was smart. Being organized and being smart are 2 different things altogether.)
• Wrong kind of explanation
Therefore, I can infer that the government wanted to keep the city clean and cared for the people because if they did not build drainage systems and rubbish chutes, the villagers’ homes would be smelly and filthy.
(Explanation is about you explaining how you derived your inference from your evidence. You’re not suppose to explain why people in the source did what they did.)
• Stating the obvious or merely paraphrasing the provenance/source
• Not answering the question
Qn: What does Source B tell you about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Ans: Source B tells me that Civilisations do not last forever.
(Before even attempting to answer the question, read the question CAREFULLY to find out what kind of answer are you expected to give.)
• Lifting
Lifting words from the source is an immediate indication that you are not inferring. You should mostly avoid lifting verbs (actions words) adjectives (describing words).
• Using the same piece of evidence for both inferences.
The sources provided are rich in inference. If you use the same piece of evidence for both inferences, it shows that you have not read the source thoroughly for other possible inferences.
• Use of words like “smart”, “intelligent”, “evil”, “stupid”, “foolish”
Avoid using words that are loaded or judgmental. Be more objective. For example, instead of “foolish”, use “not forward-looking”.
Simple. Just follow the guide below to understand the kinds of mistakes you should avoid making in the CAs.
• Incomplete explanation
e.g. Therefore I can infer that religion was very important in the lives of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
(At this point, the marker will say “So?” Your explanation should be on HOW your evidence gives you your inference. Ensure that when the marker is reading your answer, he or she is able to see the link.)
• Incongruent explanation
e.g. Therefore, the government was advanced as they made their people’s lives easier.
(Being advanced has nothing to do with making people’s lives easier.)
e.g. The government has a sense of hygiene because they cared for hygiene.
(This explanation is redundant and doesn’t explain anything.)
• No link between explanation and inference
Inference: The government of the Indus Valley Civilisation was very organized
Explanation: Therefore, I can say that the government of the Indus Valley Civilisation were very smart as they could orientate their streets to the cardinal directions.
(Initially, the student inferred that the government was organized, in his explanation, he said that the government was smart. Being organized and being smart are 2 different things altogether.)
• Wrong kind of explanation
Therefore, I can infer that the government wanted to keep the city clean and cared for the people because if they did not build drainage systems and rubbish chutes, the villagers’ homes would be smelly and filthy.
(Explanation is about you explaining how you derived your inference from your evidence. You’re not suppose to explain why people in the source did what they did.)
• Stating the obvious or merely paraphrasing the provenance/source
• Not answering the question
Qn: What does Source B tell you about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Ans: Source B tells me that Civilisations do not last forever.
(Before even attempting to answer the question, read the question CAREFULLY to find out what kind of answer are you expected to give.)
• Lifting
Lifting words from the source is an immediate indication that you are not inferring. You should mostly avoid lifting verbs (actions words) adjectives (describing words).
• Using the same piece of evidence for both inferences.
The sources provided are rich in inference. If you use the same piece of evidence for both inferences, it shows that you have not read the source thoroughly for other possible inferences.
• Use of words like “smart”, “intelligent”, “evil”, “stupid”, “foolish”
Avoid using words that are loaded or judgmental. Be more objective. For example, instead of “foolish”, use “not forward-looking”.
Chapter 3 - China and Southeast Asia
Panicking for exams yet? Feel like you haven't been paying attention and you can't tell one civilisation from another?
No worries, here are some slides to get you right back on track. However, note that your textbook should not be ignored and should be your main form of study material for your CAs. All the best!
No worries, here are some slides to get you right back on track. However, note that your textbook should not be ignored and should be your main form of study material for your CAs. All the best!
Chapter 3- China
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Chapter 3 - Southeast Asia
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Monday, January 24, 2011
What really happened to the I.V.C.?
While the textbook proposed that the fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation may be attributed to the invasion of the Aryan, this theory has been widely disproved.
Read this article to find out why.
Here is an excerpt:
Read this article to find out why.
Here is an excerpt:
"...as a result of several independent explorations conducted over a vast belt from southern Europe to India, it is now clear that civilizations over a large part of the ancient world were brought to a calamitous end by an abrupt climate change on a global scale. To attribute a global calamity of such colossal magnitude to nomadic 'Aryan' tribes is simplistic in the extreme."
The Indus Valley Civilisation
Here's a set of slides on the Indus Valley Civilisation.
This will help you answer the following questions:
1. What is life like during the Indus Valley Civilisation?
2. What led to the downfall of the I.V.C.?
This will help you answer the following questions:
1. What is life like during the Indus Valley Civilisation?
2. What led to the downfall of the I.V.C.?
Indus Valley Civilisation
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Welcome to the new school year!
...and welcome to the Victoria School Sec 1 History blog. We trust that you'll find lots of useful and interesting resources around here to guide you in your studies.
For the first two to three weeks, the following questions will be answered in our lessons.
1. Why study history?
2. How is the past reconstructed?
3. What are the different sources of history?
4. What is archaeology?
Meanwhile, here are some slides to get you started. =)
For the first two to three weeks, the following questions will be answered in our lessons.
1. Why study history?
2. How is the past reconstructed?
3. What are the different sources of history?
4. What is archaeology?
Meanwhile, here are some slides to get you started. =)
Chapter 1: Introduction to History
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Chapter 2: Reconstructing the past
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