Greenwood High International School

Syllabus Focus Grade 10

Summative Examination- December 2024
INDEX
[Link] SUBJECT PAGE NO
1 First Language English 2
2 Literature in English 3
3 Foreign Language French 4
4 Foreign Language Spanish 6
5 Foreign Language German 7
6 Hindi as a Second Language 7
7 Additional Mathematics 8
8 Cambridge International Mathematics 8
9 Mathematics (without coursework) 14
10 Biology 14
11 Chemistry 17
12 Physics 19
13 Computer Science 20
14 Economics 21
15 Business Studies 22
16 History 22
17 Drama 23
18 Music 23
19 Art and Design 24
20 Design Technology 24

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 Subject & Level Syllabus Focus

First Language English

(0500) Topics:
Paper 1 - Reading
Paper details:
Written paper, 2 hours, 80 marks
• Candidates answer three compulsory questions on three
texts which may be on a similar topic.
• Candidates write all their answers in the space provided
on the question paper.
• Text A and Text B will be 700-750 words in length and
Text C will be 500-650 words in length.
• The texts will be printed on the question paper insert.

Question 1 Comprehension and summary task (30 marks)

• Comprehension task: this question requires candidates to
respond to Text A
• Summary task: this question requires candidates to
respond to Text B.

Question 2 Short answer questions and language task (25 marks)

• This question requires candidates to respond to Text C.

Question 3 Extended response to reading (25 marks)

Paper 2 – Directed Writing and Composition

Paper details:

Written paper, 2 hours, 80 marks

• Candidates answer two questions, one from each section
. • The texts will be printed on the question paper insert
Section A Directed Writing (40 marks)
• Candidates answer one compulsory question on one or two texts
totalling 650–750 words in length.
• Candidates use, develop and evaluate the information in the text(s)
to create a discursive/argumentative/persuasive speech, letter or
article.
• Candidates write about 250–350 words.
Section B Composition (40 marks)

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 • Candidates answer one question from a choice of four titles: two
descriptive and two narrative
• Candidates use the title to develop and write a composition.
• Candidates write about 350–450 words

Literature in English Paper details:

(0475) PAPER 1: PROSE AND POETRY Written Paper, 50 Marks, 1
hour 30 minutes
1. Candidates answer two questions: one from Section A (Poetry)
and one from Section B (Prose).
2. All questions carry equal marks (25 marks each).
3. There is a choice of two questions on each text.
4. Relevant passages/poems are printed on the question paper.
5. All questions encourage an informed personal response and test
all four assessment objectives.
Candidates will have to demonstrate the following:
• knowledge of the content of the text – through reference to detail
and use of quotations from the text (AO1)
• understanding of characters, relationships, situations and themes
(AO2)
• understanding of the writer’s intentions and methods – response to
the writer’s use of language (AO3)
• personal response – sometimes directly (answering questions such
as ‘What do you think?’, ‘What are your feelings about...?’) and
sometimes by implication (answering questions such as ‘Explore the
ways in which...’) (AO4
Topics:
Poetry:
1. The City Planners- Margaret Atwood
2. The Man with Night Sweats- Thom Gunn
3. Night Sweat- Robert Lowell
4. Rain -Edward Thomas
5. The Spirit is Too Blunt an Instrument – Anne Stevenson
6. From Long Distance- Tony Harrison
7. Funeral Blues – W.H. Auden
8. He Never Expected Much-Thomas Hardy
9. The Telephone Call- Fleur Adcock
10. A Consumer’s Report -Peter Porter
11. The Planners -Kim Boey Cheng
12. Request To A Year- Judith Wright
13. On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book - Charles
Tennyson Turner
14. Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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 15. Away, Melancholy – Stevie Smith
Prose: Fire on the Mountain (Parts 1 and 2) by Anita Desai
Paper details:
PAPER 2: DRAMA
Written Paper, 50 Marks, 1 hour 30 minutes
[Link] answer two questions on two texts.
2. All questions carry equal marks (25 marks each).
3. There is a choice of two questions on each text: either (a) a
passage-based question or (b) an essay question.
4. Candidates must answer one passage-based question and one
essay question.
5. Relevant passages are printed on the question paper.
6. All questions encourage an informed personal response and test
all four assessment objectives.
Candidates will have to demonstrate the following:
• knowledge of the content of the text – through reference to detail
and use of quotations from the text (AO1)
• understanding of characters, relationships, situations and themes
(AO2)
• understanding of the writer’s intentions and methods – response to
the writer’s use of language (AO3)
• personal response – sometimes directly (answering questions such
as ‘What do you think?’, ‘What are your feelings about...?’) and
sometimes by implication (answering questions such as ‘Explore the
ways in which...’) (AO4)
Topics:
DRAMA:
1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Acts 1-4) by William
Shakespeare
2. A Streetcar named Desire ( Scenes 1-9) by Tennessee
Williams

Foreign Language Topics:

French (0520)
A - Everyday activities
• Time expressions (e.g., telling the time, days, days of the
week, months, seasons)
• Food and drink (e.g., meals, fruit and vegetables, meat, fish
and seafood, snacks, drinks, cutlery, and utensils)
• The human body and health (e.g., parts of the body, health,
and illness)

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 • Travel and transport

B - Personal and social life

• Self, family, and friends
• In the home (e.g., rooms, living room, kitchen, bedroom,
bathroom, furniture and furnishings, garden, household
appliances)
• Colors
• Clothes and accessories
• Leisure time (e.g., things to do, hobbies, sport)

C - The world around us

• People and places (e.g., continents, countries and
nationalities, compass points)
• The natural world, the environment, the climate, and the
weather
• Communications and technology (e.g., the digital world,
documents, and texts)
• The built environment (e.g., buildings and services, urban
areas, shopping)
• Measurements (e.g., size, shape)
• Materials

D - The world of work

• Education (e.g., learning institutions, education and training,
the classroom, learning tools, subjects, studying)
• Work (e.g., jobs and careers, the workplace)

E - The international world

• Countries, nationalities, and languages
• Culture, customs, faiths, and celebrations

Paper details:
Paper 1: Listening – 40 marks - 50 mins
Paper 2: Reading – 45 marks - 1 hour
Paper 3: Speaking – 40 marks (1 Role Play and 2 Topic
conversations) - 10 mins
Paper 4: Writing – 45 marks - 1 hour.

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Foreign Language Topics:
Spanish (0530)
A - Everyday activities
• Time expressions (e.g., telling the time, days, days of the
week, months, seasons)
• Food and drink (e.g., meals, fruit and vegetables, meat, fish
and seafood, snacks, drinks, cutlery, and utensils)
• The human body and health (e.g., parts of the body, health,
and illness)
• Travel and transport

B - Personal and social life

• Self, family, and friends
• In the home (e.g., rooms, living room, kitchen, bedroom,
bathroom, furniture and furnishings, garden, household
appliances)
• Colors
• Clothes and accessories
• Leisure time (e.g., things to do, hobbies, sport)

C - The world around us

• People and places (e.g., continents, countries and
nationalities, compass points)
• The natural world, the environment, the climate, and the
weather
• Communications and technology (e.g., the digital world,
documents, and texts)
• The built environment (e.g., buildings and services, urban
areas, shopping)
• Measurements (e.g., size, shape)
• Materials

D - The world of work

• Education (e.g., learning institutions, education and training,
the classroom, learning tools, subjects, studying)
• Work (e.g., jobs and careers, the workplace)

E - The international world

• Countries, nationalities, and languages
Culture, customs, faiths, and celebrations
Paper details:

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 Paper 1: Listening – 40 marks - 50 mins
Paper 2: Reading – 45 marks - 1 hour
Paper 3: Speaking – 40 marks (1 Role Play and 2 Topic
conversations) - 10 mins
Paper 4: Writing – 45 marks - 1 hour
Foreign Language Topics:
German (0525)
• I introduce myself
• My family and my friends, at home and abroad
• Where I live and what it’s like
• Studying and working abroad
• The international perspective
Paper details:
Paper 1: Listening – 40 marks - 50 mins
Paper 2: Reading – 45 marks - 1 hour
Paper 3: Speaking – 40 marks (1 Role Play and 2 Topic
conversations) - 10 mins
Paper 4: Writing – 45 marks - 1 hour

Hindi as a Second Topics:

Language (0549)
• Communication and Technology
• Society and Culture
• Entertainment
• Environment
• Health
• Science
• Language
• Social Issues
Writing Task – Email, Speech, Notice Writing, Report Writing,
Debate, Essay Writing, Article Writing, Blog Writing, Letter
Writing, Book/Film Review, Diary Writing...etc.
Paper details:
P1-Reading and Writing

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 Duration –2 Hours
Marks- 60
P2-Listening
Duration –45 Mins
Marks- 30
Additional Mathematics Topics:
(0606)
1. Functions
2. Quadratic Functions
3. Factors of polynomials
4. Equations, inequalities and graphs
5. Simultaneous equations
6. Logarithmic and exponential functions
7. Straight-line graphs
8. Coordinate geometry of the circle
9. Circular measure
10. Trigonometry
11. Permutations and combinations
12. Series
14. Calculus (Differentiation and Integration)

Paper details:
Paper 1(80 marks) (2 hours) (No calculator)
Paper 2(80 marks) (2 hours) (Calculator allowed)
Cambridge International Topics: Exponents
Mathematics (0607) Exponent or index notation
The fundamental theorem of Arithmetic
Exponent or index laws
1. Zero and negative exponents
2. Standard Form
Algebra: Expansion
1. The distributive Law
2. The product (a+b)(c+d)
3. Difference between two squares
4. Perfect squares expansion
5. Further Expansion
Algebra: Factorisation
• Algebraic common factors
6. Factorising with common factors

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 7. Difference between two squares factorisation.
8. Perfect squares factorisation
9. Expressions with four terms.
10. Factorising 𝑥2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
11. G. Factorising 𝑎𝑥2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, a ≠ 1
12. H. Miscellaneous factorisation
Algebra: Linear Equations
1. Maintaining Balance
2. Inverse Operations
3. Linear Equations
4. Equations with a repeated unknown
5. Rational Equations
6. Problem Solving
Sets and Venn Diagrams
1. Set Notation
2. Complement of a set
3. Intersection and Union
4. Special Number sets
5. Interval Notation
6. Venn Diagrams
7. Venn Diagram regions
8. Problem solving with Venn Diagrams
Angles and Polygons
1. Angle Theorems
2. Parallel lines
3. Triangles
4. Isosceles triangles
5. The interior angles of a polygon
6. The exterior angles of a polygon
Surds and Other Radicals
1. Surds
2. Power equations
3. Properties of radicals
4. Simplest form
5. Operations with radicals
6. Divisions involving surds
Pythagoras Theorem
1. Pythagoras theorem
2. The converse of Pythagoras Theorem
3. Problem Solving
Formulae

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 1. Formula construction
2. Substituting into formula
3. Rearranging Formulae
4. Rearrangement and Substitution
Measurement: Perimeter and Area
1. Perimeter
2. Area of Polygons
3. Area of a circle
Measurement: Solids and Containers
1. Surface Area
2. Volume
3. Capacity
4. Density
Applications of percentages
1. Finding a percentage of a quantity
2. Percentage increase and decrease
3. Finding the original amount
4. Profit and Loss
5. Chain percentage problems
6. Simple Interest
7. Compound Interest
Coordinate Geometry
1. The Cartesian plane
2. The distance between 2 points
3. Midpoints
4. Gradients
5. Parallel and perpendicular lines
6. Collinear points
7. Using Coordinate Geometry
Speed, Distance and Time
1. Speed, distance and Time
2. Travel Graphs
Straight Lines
1. Vertical and horizontal lines
2. Properties of a straight line
3. Gradient-Intercept form
4. General Form
5. Finding the equation of a line
6. Lines of symmetry
Simultaneous Equations
1. Graphical Solution

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 2. Solution by equating values of 𝑦
3. Solution by substitution
4. Solution by elimination
5. Problem solving with simultaneous equations
Algebraic Fractions
1. Evaluating algebraic functions
2. Simplifying algebraic fractions
3. Multiplying and dividing algebraic fractions
4. Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions
Similarity
1. Similar Figures
2. Similar Triangles
3. Problem Solving
4. Area of similar objects
5. Volumes of similar objects
Trigonometry
1. Labelling right angles triangles
2. The trigonometric ratios
3. Finding side lengths
4. Finding angles
5. Problem Solving
6. True Bearings
7. The angle between a line and a plane
8. The angle between two planes
Quadratic Equations
1. Equations of the form
2. Solving equations by factorization
3. The quadratic formula
4. Problem Solving
Transformation Geometry
1. Translations
2. Reflections
3. Rotations
4. Enlargements and Reductions
5. Stretches
6. The inverse of a transformation
7. Combinations of transformations
Functions
1. Mapping Diagrams
2. Functions
3. Function Notation

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 4. Composite Functions
5. The absolute value functions
6. Reciprocal Functions
7. Graphs of functions
8. Transforming functions
9. Inverse Functions
Polynomial Functions
1. Quadratic Functions
2. Graphs of quadratic Functions
3. Axes Intercepts
4. Axis of symmetry of a quadratic
5. Vertex of a quadratic
6. Finding a quadratic function
7. Problem solving with quadratic functions
8. Cubic functions
Sequences
1. Number sequences
2. Formulae for sequences
3. Geometric sequences
4. The difference method for sequences.
Exponentials
1. Rational Exponents
2. Exponential Functions
3. Graphs of exponential functions
4. Exponential Equations
Logarithms
1. Logarithms
2. The logarithmic function
3. Laws of logarithms
4. Logarithms in base 10
5. Logarithmic equations
6. Solving exponential equations
Advanced Trigonometry
1. The unit circle
2. The multiples of 30° and 45°
3. The area of a triangle
4. The sine rule
5. The cosine rule
6. Problem solving with the sine and cosine rules
7. Graphs from the unit circle
8. Trigonometric Functions
9. Transformations of trigonometric functions
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Circle Geometry
1. Angle in a semi-circle theorem
2. Chords of a circle theorem
3. Radius-tangent theorem
4. Tangents from an external point theorem
5. Angle between a tangent and a chord theorem
6. Angle at the centre theorem
7. Angles subtended by the same arc theorem
8. Cyclic quadrilaterals
9. Tests for cyclic quadrilaterals
Probability
1. Probability
2. Experimental Probability
3. Expectation
4. Sample Space and events
5. Theoretical probability
6. The addition law of probability
7. Independent Events
8. Dependent Events
Variation and power modelling
1. Direct Variation
2. Powers in direct variation
3. Inverse variation
4. Powers in inverse variation
5. Power models
Vectors
1. Directed line segment representation
2. Vector equality
3. Vector addition
4. Vectors in component form
5. Operations in component form
6. Scalar Multiplication
7. Parallel vectors
8. Inequalities
• Linear Inequalities
• Solving Linear Inequalities
• Sign Diagrams
• Quadratic inequalities
• Solving inequalities using technology
• Linear inequalities using technology

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 Paper details:
Paper 2- 75 Marks (1H 30 m) Non-Calculator
Paper 4- 75 Marks (1H 30 m) Graphic Calculator
Paper 6- 50 Marks (1H 30 m) Graphic Calculator

Mathematics (without Topics:

coursework) (0580)
1. Number 1
2. Algebra 1
3. Number 2
4. Trigonometry 1
5. Mensuration
6. Algebra 2
7. Geometry
10. Trigonometry 2
11. Sets and functions
12. Vectors and transformations
13. Statistics
14. Probability
Paper details:
Paper 2 – 100 Marks (2 Hours) Non-calculator based
Paper 4 – 100 Marks (2 Hours) Calculator based

Biology (0610) Topics:

4. Biological Molecules
5. Enzymes
6. Plant nutrition
6.1 Photosynthesis
6.2 Leaf structure
7. Human Nutrition
7.1 Diet
7.2 Digestive system
7.3 Physical digestion
7.4 Chemical digestion
7.5 Absorption
8. Transport in plants

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 8.1 Xylem and Phloem
8.2 Water uptake
8.3 Transpiration
8.4 Translocation
9. Transport in animals
9.1 Circulatory system
9.2 Heart
9.3 Blood vessels
9.4 Blood
11. Gas Exchange in humans

12. Respiration
12.1 Respiration
12.2 Aerobic respiration
12.3 Anaerobic respiration
13. Excretion in humans
14. Coordination and response
14.1 Coordination and response
14.2 Sense organs
14.3 Hormones
14.4 Homeostasis
14.5 Tropic responses
17. Inheritance
17.1 Chromosomes, genes and proteins
17.2 Mitosis
17.3 Meiosis
17.4 Monohybrid Inheritance
18. Variation and selection
18.1 Variation

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 18.2 Adaptive features
18.3 Selection
19. Organisms and their environment
19.1 Energy flow
19.2 Food chains and food webs
19.3 Nutrient cycles
19.4 Populations
20. Human influences on ecosystems
20.1 Food supply
20.2 Habitat destruction
20.3 Pollution
20.4 Conservation
21. Biotechnology and genetic modification
21.1 Biotechnology and genetic modification
21.2 Biotechnology
21.3 Genetic modification

Paper Details:
Paper 2: Multiple Choice Duration: 45 minutes
Weightage: 30%

A multiple-choice paper consisting of 40 questions of four-choice

type, one mark for each. Questions will be based on the Extended
syllabus content [Core and Supplement].

Paper 4: Extended Theory Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Weightage: 50%

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 Written paper consisting of 80 marks of short-answer and structured
questions. Questions will be based on the Extended syllabus content
[Core and Supplement].
At least a quarter of the marks available will be based on Core
material and the remainder on Supplement.
Paper 6: Alternative to Practical Duration: 1 hour
Weightage: 20%

Written paper consisting of 40 marks of 2 to 4 questions. Questions

will be based on experimental skills.
Use of a scientific calculator is permitted for all three papers.
Chemistry (0620) Topics:
1 States of matter
1.1 Solids, liquids and gases
1.2 Diffusion
2 Atoms, elements and compounds
2.1 Elements, compounds and mixtures
2.2 Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
2.3 Isotopes
2.4 Ions and ionic bonds
2.5 Simple molecules and covalent bonds
2.6 Giant covalent structures
2.7 Metallic bonding
3 Stoichiometry
3.1 Formulae
3.2 Relative masses of atoms and molecules
3.3 The mole and the Avogadro constant
4 Electrochemistry
4.1 Electrolysis
4.2 Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells
5 Chemical energetics
5.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions
6 Chemical reactions
6.1 Physical and chemical changes
6.2 Rate of reaction
6.3 Reversible reactions and equilibrium
6.4 Redox
7 Acids, bases and salts
7.1 The characteristic properties of acids and bases
7.2 Oxides
7.3 Preparation of salts

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8 The Periodic Table
8.1 Arrangement of elements
8.2 Group I properties
8.3 Group VII properties
8.4 Transition elements
8.5 Noble gases
9 Metals
9.1 Properties of metals
9.2 Uses of metals
9.3 Alloys and their properties
9.4 Reactivity series
9.5 Corrosion of metals
9.6 Extraction of metals
11 Organic chemistry
11.1 Formulae, functional groups and terminology
11.2 Naming organic compounds
11.3 Fuels
11.4 Alkanes
11.5 Alkenes
11.6 Alcohols
11.7 Carboxylic acids
11.8 Polymers
12 Experimental techniques and chemical analysis
12.1 Experimental design
12.2 Acid–base titrations
12.3 Chromatography
12.4 Separation and purification
12.5 Identification of ions and gases

Paper details: Assessment pattern: Students will answer three

papers

Paper 2-MCQ -40 marks and 45 minutes duration (30% weightage)

Paper 4- Structured paper –80 marks and 1 hour 15 minutes

duration (50% weightage)

Paper 6- Alternative to practical-40 marks and 1 hour duration

(20% weightage)

Use of scientific calculator is permitted for all three papers

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Physics (0625) Topics: As per IGCSE Physics 0625 syllabus 2025
1. Motion, Forces and Energy
1.1 Physical quantities and measurement techniques
1.2 Motion
1.3 Mass and weight
1.4 Density
1.5 Forces
1.6 Momentum
1.7 Energy, work and power
1.8 Pressure
2. Thermal Physics
2.1 Kinetic particle model of matter
2.2 Thermal properties and temperature
2.3 Transfer of thermal energy
3. Waves
3.1 General properties of waves
3.2 Light
3.3 Electromagnetic spectrum
3.4 Sound
4. Electricity and Magnetism
4.1 Simple phenomena of magnetism
4.2 Electrical quantities
4.3 Electric circuits
4.4 Electrical safety
4.5 Electromagnetic effects
5. Nuclear Physics
5.1 The nuclear model of an atom
As per the IGCSE Physics Textbook given below:
Chapter 1: Measurement and Units
Chapter 2: Forces and motion
Chapter 3: Forces and Pressure
Chapter 4: Forces and Energy
Chapter 5: Thermal Effects
Chapter 6: Waves and Sounds
Chapter 7: Rays and Waves
Chapter 8: Electricity
Chapter 9: Magnets and Currents
Chapter 10 Atoms and Radioactivity
10.1 Inside atoms
10.2 Nuclear Radiation (1)
10.2 Nuclear Radiation (2)

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 Paper details: Paper 2 – MCQ(Extended) – 40 Marks – 45
minutes duration
Paper 4 – Theory (Extended) - 80 Marks - 1hr 15 minutes
Paper 6 –Alternative to practical – 40 Marks - 1 hour

Computer Science Topics:

(0478) Section 1- Computer Systems

1) Data Representation
1.1 Number System
1.2 Text, Sound and images
1.3 Data storage and file compression

2) Data transmission
2.1 Types and methods of data transmission
2.2 Methods of error detection
2.3 Symmetric and asymmetric encryption

3) Hardware
3.1 Computer architecture
3.2 Input and output devices
3.3 Data storage
3.4 Network hardware

4) Software
4.1 Types of software and interrupts
4.2 Types of programming language, translators and integrated
development environments (IDEs).

5) The internet and its uses.

5.1 The internet and the World Web World
5.2 Digital Currency
5.3 Cyber security

Section 2- Algorithms, Programming and logic

7) Algorithm design and problem solving

7.1 The program development life cycle
7.2 Computer systems, sub-systems and decomposition
7.3 Explaining the purpose of an algorithm
7.4 Standard methods of solution
7.5 Validation and verification
7.6 Test data

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 7.7 Trace tables to document dry runs of algorithms
7.8 Identifying errors in algorithms
7.9 Writing and amending algorithms

8) Programming
8.1 Programming concepts
8.2 Arrays
8.3 File Handling
9) Databases
9.1 Databases

10) Boolean Logic

10.1 Standard Logic gate symbols
10.2 The function of the six logic gates
10.3 Logic circuits, logic expressions, truth tables and
problem statements.

Paper details:
Paper 1: Section 1 Computer Systems
Duration:1 hour 45 minutes
This written paper contains short-answer and structured questions.
All questions are compulsory. No calculators are permitted in this
paper.
Max. marks: 75 marks.

Paper 2 : Section 2 Problem-solving and Programming

Duration:1 hour 45 minutes
Short-answer and structured questions and a scenario-based question
All questions are compulsory. No calculators are permitted in this
paper.
Max. marks: 75 marks.

Economics (0455) Topics:

Unit 1: The basic economic Problem:
Unit 2: The allocation of resources:
Unit 3: Micro economic decision makers
Unit 4: Government and the macroeconomy
Unit 6: International trade and globalisation
• 6.1International specialisation
• 6.2 Globalisation, free trade and protection

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 Paper details:
Paper 1 (0455/12) multiple choice (30 marks)
Duration: 45 minutes
Usage of calculator allowed (GDC not allowed)

Paper 2 (0455/21) Structured (90 marks)

Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Part A – case study (compulsory) – 30 marks
Part B - 3 should be attempted out of 4
Usage of calculator allowed ( GDC not allowed )

Business Studies (0450) Topics:

Section 1 – Understanding Business Activity
Section 2- People in Business
Section 3- Marketing
Section 4 – Operations management
Section 5- Financial Information and Financial Decisions
Section 6 – External Influences on Business Issues

Paper details:
Paper 1-1 hour 30 minutes (80 marks)
Short Answer and Data Response
Paper 2 – 1 hour 30 minutes (80 marks)
Case Study

Use of calculator is permitted for both Paper 1 and Paper 2

History (0470) Topics:

Core content: Option B
The twentieth century: international relations from 1919
Key question 1- Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
Key question 2- To what extent was the League of Nations a
success?
Key question 3- How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the
outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?
Key question 4- Who was to blame for the Cold War?

Depth Study Option B- Germany (1918-1945)

Key question 1- Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start?
Key question 2- Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by
1934?
Key question 3- The Nazi regime

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 (a) How effectively did the Nazis control Germany, 1933–45?
(b) What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?

Paper details:

Paper 1- Structured questions

• Candidates answer two questions from Section A (Core
content) and one question from Section B (Depth studies).
• All questions are in the form of structured essays, split into
three parts: (a), (b) and (c).
Maximum Marks- 60
Duration- 2 Hours

Paper 2- Document questions

• Candidates answer one question on one prescribed topic-
Key question 2- League of Nations.
• Candidates are presented with a range of source materials
relating to the prescribed topic.
Maximum Marks- 40
Duration- 1 hour 45 minutes

Paper 4- Alternative to Coursework

• Candidates answer one question on depth study.
• All questions are in the form of structured essays, split into
two parts: (a) and (b).
Maximum marks- 40
Duration- 1 hour
Drama (0411) Topics: Pre-Release Material

Paper details: The written exam will be based on the pre–release

material given to the students.

Paper duration – 2 hours 30 minutes.

Marks - 80

Music (0410) Topics:

Listening: -
Section A: Unknown Repertoire
Section B: World music and world focus: Chinese music
Section C: Unknown repertoire
Section D: Setwork Beethoven’s 5th symphony

Paper details:

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 Duration: 1hr 30min
70 Marks

Solo Performance
25 Marks

Composition 1
25 Marks

Art (0400) Topics: Final Developmental Sheet AO3 –will be assessed also
Final Artwork for Coursework –AO4 to be completed and
assessed for SE –1. Final artwork must be submitted so that
Component 2- Exam based project can be started in January
first week when CIE Board publishes paper with topics.

Paper details: Submission as stated above.

Design Technology Common Content: Product Design

(0445) (See Section 1.1-1.9 in Textbook)

Specialist Content: Resistant Materials

(See Section 3.1-3.11 in Textbook)
3.1 Types of Materials
3.2 Smart and Modern Materials
3.3 Plastics
3.4 Wood
3.5 Composites
3.6 Metals
3.7 Preparation of Materials
3.8 Setting and Marking out
3.9 Shaping
3.10 Joining and Assembly
3.11 Finishes

Paper details:

Paper 1: 1 hour 15 minutes

Product Design (50 marks)
Questions will be based on the Common content: Product Design.
Written/drawing paper.

Paper 3: 1 hour
Resistant Materials (50 marks)

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Questions will be based on the Specialist option: Resistant Materials
content and the Common content: Product Design.
Written paper.

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