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THE OXFORD SCHOOL
TERM TEST WEEK
TERM I -2016
th10 Grade- Science (10A1, 10A2 and 10A3)
Term Tests for 10th grade will take place from MONDAY 30TH MAY to THURSDAY 2ND JUNE. The
schedule for 10th grade Term Tests is the following.
Les informamos que los exámenes trimestrales de 100 se llevarán a cabo del LUNES 30 AL JUEVES 2 DE
JUNIO. El horario para los exámenes de 10o es el siguiente
TIME
7:15
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8:00
8:00–
10:00
10:00
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10:15
10:15
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10:45
10:45
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12:45
MONDAY
30
TUESDAY
31
WEDNESDAY
1
THURSDAY
2
HOMEROOM/
STUDY HALL
HOMEROOM/
STUDY HALL
HOMEROOM/
STUDY HALL
HOMEROOM/
STUDY HALL
PHYSICS
ENGLISH
LITERATURE
BIOLOGY
STUDY HALL
RECESS
RECESS
RECESS
RECESS
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
MATHS
CHEMISTRY
SPANISH/SSL
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
(EFL/ESL)
During this period, classes will begin as usual at 7:30 a.m. and will end at 12:45 p.m. Students must go home once
this schedule is completed. Students are not permitted to remain in areas around the school after they have
completed their exams.
Durante este periodo, todos los exámenes iniciarán a las 7:30a.m. y terminarán a las 12:45 p.m. Los estudiantes se
retirarán a sus hogares después de haber terminado los exámenes y está prohibido que permanezcan en los
predios de la escuela una vez terminados el horario asignado.
I. ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
10TH GRADE EFL
Reading. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions testing detailed
comprehension.
Write a Letter. Follow the instructions for the letter. Use each of the 3 bullets equally and
follow the way the test says to address your letter. You should base your ideas on what you
have read in the passage, but do not copy from it.
 You should write between 1 and 1½ sides, depending on the size of your handwriting.
 Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 10 marks for the
quality of your writing.
Composition. Choose Descriptive or Narrative Writing. Write about two sides, allowing for
the size of your handwriting, on one of the following questions. Up to 13 marks are available
for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 12 marks for the style and accuracy of
your writing.
A PDF guide is also available from Cambridge at: http://www.cie.org.uk/images/163028cambridge-learner-guide-for-igcse-first-language-english.pdf
10TH GRADE ESL T. JOHN, JACK, SONIA, HUGH
In preparation for the 1st term examination students should study all class notes,
journals and discussions. They should also review the Coursebook, Workbook and grammar
material we have studied so far.
SECTION ONE : GRAMMAR (ACTIVE GRAMMAR BK 3)
Revise all grammar components – especially prepositions, adjectives and adverbs. (Active
Grammar pages 82-85; 90-93; 102-105; 106-107)
Revise past forms of irregular verbs
SECTION TWO : READING PASSSAGES ( SKIMMING, SCANNING, IDENTIFYING
KEY WORDS, CONSTRUCTING ANSWERS)
 Reading exercise 1. Candidates read a short text and answer a series of questions testing
reading skills. Candidates write short (single word/phrase) answers.
 Reading exercise 2. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions testing
detailed comprehension.
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Revise how to find information in texts, take notes and write paragraphs.
SECTION THREE :
 Summary writing. Candidates write a summary about an aspect or aspects of the passage.
 Writing prompt. Candidates write approximately 100–150 words of continuous prose, in
response to a short stimulus (which may take the form of pictures) and/or short prompts
printed on the paper. The question includes information on the purpose, format and audience.
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Letter writing: write an informal or formal letter from a prompt
- Revise how to write informal correspondence – letters & e-mails
A PDF guide is also available from Cambridge at: http://cie.org.uk/images/151726cambridge-learner-guide-for-igcse-english-as-a-second-language.pdf
10TH GRADE ESL CORE: ESMERALDA
In preparation for the 1st term examination students should study all class notes, journals and
discussions. They should also review the Coursebook, Workbook and grammar material we
have studied so far. This year's exam will have the following format:
SECTION ONE : GRAMMAR (ACTIVE GRAMMAR BK 3)
Active Grammar Level 3 (pages 78-106)
 Prepositions
 Prepositions after adjectives and nouns
 Verbs + prepositions; with prepositional verbs
 Adjectives 1
 Adjectives 2
 Adjectives 3
 Adverbs
SECTION TWO : READING PASSSAGES ( SKIMMING, SCANNING, IDENTIFYING
KEY WORDS, CONSTRUCTING ANSWERS)
 Reading exercise 1. Candidates read a short text and answer a series of questions testing
reading skills. Candidates write short (single word/phrase) answers.
 Reading exercise 2. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions testing
detailed comprehension.
SECTION THREE : Letter writing. Candidates will write an informal letter prompted by
text.
A PDF guide is also available from Cambridge at: http://cie.org.uk/images/151726cambridge-learner-guide-for-igcse-english-as-a-second-language.pdf
II. ENGLISH LITERATURE - 10th Grade
Papers 1 & 3
Songs of Ourselves
Song
Passion
Love III
She Was Phantom of Delight
Poetry Terminology
Imagery
Parallelism
Metaphor
Repetition
Simile
Theme and Structure
Personification
Tone and Mood
Hyperbole
Speaker and Audience
Alliteration
Stanza, line, verse
Onomatopoeia
In the exam, students are expected to have a clear understanding of how the writer’s use
of language, form and structure creates meaning.
Drama
The Merchant of Venice
Understand events from key scenes studied in class:
1. Act 1 Scene 1 -- Antonio offers to Act as Bassanio’s guarantor
2. Act 1 Scene 3 – Antonio and Bassanio negotiate a bond with Shylock
3. Act 2 Scene 2 – Gobbo deserts his master, Shylock, for Bassanio – discuss
4. Act 2 Scene 6 – Jessica Elopes with Lorenzo
5. Act 3 Scene 1 – Shylock is the victim of intolerance
6. Act 3 Scene 2 – Bassanio chooses his casket and discovers his fortune
7. Act 4 Scene 1 – Shylock demands justice
8. Act 5 Scene 1 – Friends and Lovers are reconciled
Themes
Justice and Mercy
Real Love vs. Self Interest
Symbols
Pound of Flesh
Three Caskets
Analyse and comment on character development and character interactions
Comment on lines spoken, tone and tone shifts
Respond to mood and changes of mood and how dialogue or monologue impact the play
Text may be taken into the examination room.
III.PHYSICS
10th grade A 1 , 2 , 3
Chapter16
Magnetism p224-p233
Chapter17
Static electricity p234-p243
Chapter18
Electrical quantities p244-p259
Chapter19
Electric circuits p260-p280
Chapter20
Electromagnetic forces p281-p291
Chapter 21
Electromagnetic induction p291-p302
IV. BIOLOGY
10 A1/A2/A3 BIOLOGY
Mrs. Jackeline Palacios
Chapter 12: Excretion
pgs.: 153-160
Chapter 13: Co-ordination and response
Chapter 14: Homeostasis
Chapter 16: Reproduction in plants
pgs.: 161- 177
pgs.: 178- 187
pgs.: 197-209
Chapter 17: Reproduction in humans pgs: 212 - 229
Study from worksheets, practises, notes, and the textbook.
Movement and Support topic from the notebook.
Bibliography: IGCSE Biology, Coursebook 2nd edition. . Authors: Mary Jones and Geoff Jones
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V. CHEMISTRY
10th grade 10 A 1 , 2 , 3
Chapter 6
Chemical formulae and the mole
Molar mass of the compound calculation
Writing chemical formulae from chemical name
Finding Empirical formulae and Molecular formula
Moles and solution chemistry
Acid base titrations
Practise end of chapter 6 questions
Pages 152 to 167
-Chapter 7
Energy changes in chemical reactions
Rates of reactions
Catalysts
Reversible reactions and chemical equilibria
Pages 175 to
194
Chapter 8
The alkali metals
Aluminium
The transition elements
The reactivity of metals
Electrical cells and Energy
Pages 207 to 221
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VI. ESPAÑOL :
10° SFL
Profesoras: Edilma Maure, Marina Markou, Kattie Castillo
A. Lenguaje: Papel 1 ó 2 y 3: comprensión lectora de textos no literarios y los textos según su estructura:
diarios, blogs, artículos, cartas, narrativos, dialogados y descriptivos.
B. Literatura: Comprensión lectora y redacción de ensayo.
1. Pequeño teatro, Ana María Matute
 Biografía de la autora
 Contexto histórico literario y social de Pequeño teatro
 Estructura
 Argumento
 Personajes
 Ambiente
 Recursos literarios
2. Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino. Autor El Duque de Rivas.
 Romanticismo
 Biografía
 Contexto histórico literario y social
 Temática: el amor, el honor, la venganza, la religión, la muerte, el héroe romántico y el sino.
 Estilo y lenguaje
 Características, época y ambiente Guerra de Sucesión española
 Argumento
 Personajes
 Ambientes
 Simbologías
Temas de aplicación: Español. Destrezas y habilidades. Santillana
 El texto narrativo. Pág. 180
 Narrador
 Personajes
 Acciones
 Marco narrativo
 Estructura
 Recursos narrativos pág. 182
 Relato o narración
 Descripción
 Diálogo
 Los actantes. Pág. 50
 Flujo de conciencia pág. 214
 El párrafo
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Clases de párrafos
Párrafo de introducción
Párrafo de desarrollo
Párrafo de conclusión
Uso de los conectores (repaso) pág. 64
Texto narrativo pág. 180
Texto descriptivo
Redacción de un texto de resumen. Págs. 114
Redacción de un texto de paráfrasis. Págs. 116
Estructura del ensayo literario
10° SSL
Profesora Maritza Valencia
Lenguaje: Papel 2 y 4
 Cartas
 Blogs
 Correos electrónicos
 Artículos
 Texto descriptivo
 Texto narrativo
 Comprensión lectora de textos no literarios
Literatura: Redacción de ensayos y comprensión lectora. Libro abierto
1. Pequeño teatro, Ana María Matute
 Biografía de la autora
 Contexto histórico literario y social de Pequeño teatro
 Estructura
 Argumento
 Personajes
 Ambiente
 Recursos literarios
2. Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino. Autor El Duque de Rivas.
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Romanticismo
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Biografía
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Contexto histórico literario y social
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Temática: el amor, el honor, la venganza, la religión, la muerte, el héroe romántico y el sino.
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Estilo y lenguaje
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Características, época y ambiente Guerra de Sucesión española
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Argumento
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Personajes
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Ambientes
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Simbologías
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Temas de aplicación. Libro de Español. Destrezas y habilidades
 La acentuación general y casos especiales de acentuación. Págs. 188
 Los signos de puntuación.
 textos según su estructura (argumentativos, descriptivos, narrativos, ensayos)
 La oración gramatical. 98-100
 Enunciado, oración y proposición. Págs. 96s
 La oración compuesta: sustantiva, adjetiva y adverbial. Págs. 118-130
 El párrafo
 Clases de párrafos
 Párrafo de introducción
 Párrafo de desarrollo
 Párrafo de conclusión
 Uso de los conectores (repaso) pág. 64
VII. MATHS:
10 Grade Core Mathematics IGCSE
Chapter 4 Geometry
 4.1Fundamentals Results
 4.2Pythagoras´Theorem
 4.3Symmetry
 4.4 Similarity
 4.5 Circle theorems
 4.6 Constructions and loci.
 4.7Nets
Chapter 5
 5.1 Algebraic fractions
 5.2 Changing the subject of a formula
 5.3 Variation
10th grade extended
Chapter 4
 4.1Fundamentals Results
 4.2Pythagoras´Theorem
 4.3 Symmetry
 4.4 Similarity
 4.5 Circle theorems
 4.6 Constructions and loci
 4.7 Nets
Chapter 5
 5.1 Algebraic fractions
 5.2 Changing the subject of a formula
 5.3 Variation
 5.4 Indices
 5.5 Inequalities
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