[Science PMR] 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:
  
  • 50% easy questions; that is about 20 questions.
  • 30% moderate questions; that is about 12 questions.
  • 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:
  
  • 50% easy questions; that is about 30 marks.
  • 30% moderate questions; that is about 18 marks.
  • 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