Year 10i _ MID-TERM ASSESSMENT- OCTOBER 2025
COURSE_OUTLINE
SUBJECT
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Describe the composition of soils.
Describe how the composition of soils is important for crop growth.
Explain why loam soils are a good medium for crop growth.
Define weather as the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in a location.
State that some areas of the world experience wet seasons and dry seasons that
impact crop growth.
Describe and interpret conditions suitable for the optimum rate of
photosynthesis and crop growth.
Describe the different types of agriculture, limited to: (a) arable, pastoral and
mixed (b) subsistence and commercial (c) intensive (d) monoculture.
Define sustainable food production as the production of sufficient food for the
present generation using methods that ensure future generations can grow food
from the same land.
Describe and explain strategies to increase food production and crop yield.
Describe and explain the impacts of unsustainable agricultural practices on the
environment and people.
Describe the causes of soil erosion.
Describe the impacts of soil erosion, limited to: (a) silting of rivers (b)
desertification (c) mass movement: landslides, rockslides and mudslides (d) loss
of habitats and biodiversity (e) reduction in crop yield (f) malnutrition and
famine (g) displacement of people.
Describe and explain strategies to reduce soil erosion.
3 Water
 Describe and interpret the water cycle, limited to: (a) stores: salt water
(oceans) and fresh water (ice sheets and glaciers, ground water, atmosphere
and lakes and rivers) (b) transfers: precipitation, interception, surface runoff, infiltration, through-flow, ground water flow, transpiration, evaporation
and condensation.
 Describe the sources of fresh water used by people, limited to: (a)
atmosphere: rain and snow (b) surface water: rivers, lakes and reservoirs (c)
ground water: aquifers and wells (d) oceans: desalination plants.
 Identify the world’s oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic.
 Define potable water as water that is safe to drink.
 Describe the stages in water treatment to make water potable, limited to: (a)
screening (b) sedimentation (c) filtration (d) chlorination.
PAPER
PATTER
N
(50
Marks)
Biology
Chemistry
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 Compare the availability of potable water in different parts of the world,
limited to: (a) water-rich and water-poor regions (b) urban and rural regions
(c) global inequalities in water availability and sewage treatment.
 Describe the process of desalination, limited to: (a) distillation: water heated
until it boils, salt remains in the liquid, steam is pure water, steam is cooled
and condensed to form potable water (b) reverse osmosis: water is put
under high pressure, passed through a membrane, membrane allows water
molecules to pass through but stops most ions and other molecules.
 Discuss the benefits and limitations of desalination.
 Describe the uses of a multipurpose dam, limited to: (a) flood control (b)
hydro-electric power (c) irrigation (d) storage of water (e) transport (f)
recreation (g) tourism (h) fish farming.
 Discuss the benefits and limitations of a multipurpose dam.
 Describe the sources of water pollution, limited to: (a) domestic waste (b)
sewage (c) plastic waste (d) industrial processes (e) agricultural practices.
 Describe and explain the impacts of water pollution on people and on the
environment, limited to: (a) risk of infectious bacterial diseases: cholera (b)
accumulation of toxic substances from industrial processes (c)
bioaccumulation of toxic substances in a single organism over time (d)
biomagnification of toxic substances as they increase in concentration as
they are passed up a food chain (e) the effect of acid rain on organisms in
rivers and lakes (f) leaching and nutrient enrichment from organic content
and inorganic ions leading to eutrophication.
 Describe strategies for improving water quality, limited to: (a) improved
sanitation (b) treatment of sewage (c) pollution control and legislation.
 Describe how mosquitoes spread malaria, limited to: (a) female Anopheles
mosquitoes as the vector (b) malaria Plasmodium parasite transmitted to
humans when bitten by an infected mosquito (c) the malaria parasite is
transmitted to non-infected mosquitoes when they feed on the blood of
infected humans.
 Describe strategies to control malaria, limited to: (a) personal protection:
nets, insect repellent, vaccination and antimalarial drugs (b) vector control:
cover or drain breeding areas, spraying large areas with insecticides, sterilise
male mosquitoes and biological control.
 Describe strategies to control cholera, limited to: (a) handwashing (b)
adequate sanitation and sewage treatment (c) potable water supply: boiling
and chlorination (d) vaccination.
 Discuss the benefits and limitations of strategies to control water-related
diseases.
State the distinguishing properties of solids, liquids and gases 2
Describe the structures of solids, liquids and gases in terms of particle separation,
arrangement and motion
Describe changes of state in terms of melting, boiling, evaporating, freezing and condensing
Explain changes of state in terms of kinetic particle theory, including the interpretation of
heating and cooling curves
Describe the structure of the atom as a central nucleus containing neutrons and protons
surrounded by electrons in shells
State the relative charges and relative masses of a proton, a neutron and an electron
Define proton number/ atomic number as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Define mass number/nucleon number as the total number of protons and neutrons in the
nucleus of an atom
Determine the electronic configuration of elements and their ions with proton number 1 to
20, e.g. 2,8,3
Define isotopes as different atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons
but different numbers of neutrons
Describe the formation of positive ions, known as cations, and negative ions, known as anions
State that an ionic bond is a strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
Describe the formation of ionic bonds between elements from Group I and Group VII,
including the use of dot-and-cross diagrams
Describe the properties of ionic compounds: (a) high melting points and boiling points (b)
good electrical conductivity when aqueous or molten and poor when solid
State that a covalent bond is formed when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms
leading to noble gas electronic configurations
Describe the formation of covalent bonds in simple molecules, including H2, Cl 2, H2O, CH4,
NH3 and HCl. Use dot-and-cross diagrams to show the electronic configurations in these and
similar molecules
Describe in terms of structure and bonding the properties of simple molecular compounds:
(a) low melting points and boiling points (b) poor electrical conductivity
Describe the giant covalent structures of graphite and diamond
Relate the structures and bonding of graphite and diamond to their uses, limited to: (a)
graphite as a lubricant and as an electrode (b) diamond in cutting tool
Describe the giant covalent structure of silicon(IV) oxide, SiO2
Describe the similarity in properties between diamond and silicon(IV) oxide, related to their
structures
Describe metallic bonding
Calculate energy changes during chemical reactions
Name appropriate apparatus for the measurement of time, temperature, mass and volume,
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Draw and interpret graphs
Physics
English
FLE (English
as a First
Language)
1.1 Physical quantities and measurement techniques
• Describe the use of rulers and measuring cylinders to find a length or a volume
• Describe how to measure a variety of time intervals using clocks and digital
timers
• Determine an average value for a small distance and for a short interval of time
by measuring multiples (including the period of oscillation of a pendulum)
Supplement
• Understand that a scalar quantity has magnitude (size) only and that a vector
quantity has magnitude and direction
• Know that the following quantities are scalars: distance, speed, time, mass,
energy and temperature 6 Know that the following quantities are vectors: force,
weight, velocity, acceleration, momentum, electric field strength and
gravitational field strength.
1.2 Motion
• Define speed as distance travelled per unit time
• Define velocity as speed in a given direction.
• Recall and use the equation average speed = total distance travelled total time
taken
• Sketch, plot and interpret distance–time and speed–time graphs.
• Determine, qualitatively, from given data or the shape of a distance–time graph
or speed–time
• Calculate speed from the gradient of a straightline section of a distance–time
graph.
• Calculate the area under a speed–time graph to determine the distance travelled
for motion with constant speed or constant acceleration.
• Define acceleration as change in velocity per unit time
• Calculate acceleration from the gradient of a speed–time graph
1.3 Mass and weight
• Describe, and use the concept of, weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a
mass.
• State that mass is a measure of the quantity of matter in an object at rest relative
to the observer.
• State that weight is a gravitational force on an object that has mass 3 Define
gravitational field strength as force per unit mass.
Question 1 Comprehension and summary task (30 marks) & Question 2 Shortanswer questions (10 marks)
Comprehension task: this question requires candidates to respond to Text A. Candidates
respond to a series of sub-questions.
These include short answers testing understanding of both explicit and implicit meanings.
This question tests the following reading assessment objectives (15 marks):
R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
R5 select and use information for specific purposes.
Summary task: this question requires candidates to respond to Text B.
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40
marks
Candidates answer a selective summary task in their own words. Candidates write their
summary as continuous writing of no more than 120 words.
This question tests the following reading assessment objectives (10 marks):
R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
R5 select and use information for specific purposes. T
his question also tests the following writing assessment objectives (5 marks):
W2 organise and structure ideas and opinions for deliberate effect
W3 use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to context
Question 2 Short-answer questions (10 marks)
Short-answer questions: this question requires candidates to respond to Text C.
Candidates respond to a series of sub-questions which require answers of different
lengths.
This question tests the following reading assessment objectives (10 marks):
R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
R4 demonstrate understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers.
ESL
English as
Second
Language
(0510)
Question 1 – Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) - 8 marks
Assessment Objectives
R1 and R2
Question 2 – Reading Comprehension (Multiple Matching) - 7 marks
Assessment Objectives
R1 and R2
Question 3 – Email writing (120 – 160words) – 15 marks
Assessment Objectives
W1, W2 and W5
AO 1 Reading
R1 demonstrate understanding of specific factual information
R2 demonstrate understanding of the connections between the ideas, opinions and
attitudes
AO 2 Writing
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W1 communicate information, ideas and opinions
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Mathematics
W2 organise ideas into coherent paragraphs using a range of appropriate linking devices
W5 use appropriate register and style/format for the given purpose and audience.
Number : Speed Distance Time (Calculating Average speed)
• To understand the relation between Speed, distance and time
• To convert units of speed
• To solve problems using the relation between Speed, distance and time
• To find the average speed using the formula
Algebra:
• Factorise by extracting common factors
• To factorize Quadratic expressions
• To simplify algebraic fractions
Simultaneous Equation
• Solve linear equations in one unknown.
• Solve simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns.
• To solve simultaneous equations.
• To solve problems in simultaneous equations
Quadratic Equation
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Solve quadratic equations by factorisation, completing the square and by use of
the quadratic formula.
• Mensuration
Arc length and sector area
Business
Studies
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calculations involving arc length and sector area as fractions of the circumference and
area of a circle.
Unit 1 : Understanding Business Activity
1.1: Business Activity
• Analyse the concepts of needs, wants, scarcity and opportunity cost
• Explain the importance of specialisation
• Explain the purpose of business activity
• Analyse the concept of adding value and how added value can be increased.
1.2 : Classification of businesses
• Explain the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary production
• Analyse the reasons for the changing importance of business classification,
for example, in developed and developing economies
• Analyse the differences between public sector and private sector business
enterprises in a mixed economy.
1.3: Enterprise , Business Growth and Size
• Analyse the problems linked to business growth and how they might be
overcome
• Analyse why some businesses remain small
• Explain the causes of business failure
• Analyse why new businesses are at a greater risk of failing.
Accounting
1.4: Types of business organisation
• Explain the main features of different forms of business organisation: sole
traders, partnerships, private and public limited companies, franchises and joint ventures
• Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of each of these forms of business
organisation.
• Analyse the differences between unincorporated businesses and limited
Companies.
• Analyse the concepts of risk, ownership and limited liability.
• Analyse how appropriate each of these forms is in different circumstances.
• Explain business organisations in the public sector.
1 The fundamentals of accounting
1.1 The purpose of accounting
• Explain the difference between book-keeping and accounting
• Describe the purposes of measuring business profit and loss
• Evaluate the role of accounting in providing information for monitoring progress and
decision-making.
1.2 The accounting equation
• Explain the meaning of assets, liabilities and owner’s equity
• Evaluate and apply the accounting equation.
2 Sources and recording of data
2.1 The double entry system of book-keeping
• outline the double entry system of book-keeping
• process accounting data using the double entry system
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Transaction Analysis
Journalise the accounting transaction in a Journal proper
2.2 Business documents
• recognise and understand the following business documents: invoice, debit note, credit
note, statement of account, cheque, receipt
• complete pro-forma business documents
• understand the use of business documents as sources of information: invoice, credit
note, cheque counterfoil, paying-in slip, receipt, bank statement.
Accounting Concepts
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Analyse and illustrate the following accounting concepts: Business entity, money
measurement, realisation, accrual, prudence, materiality, original cost concepts.
2.3 Books of prime entry
• Explain the advantage of using various books of prime entry
• Describe the use of and process accounting data in the books of prime entry: cash book,
petty cash book, sales journal, purchases journal, sales returns journal, purchases return
journal and the general journal
• Post the ledger entries from the books of prime entry
3.1 The trial balance
• understand that a trial balance is a statement of ledger balances on a particular date
1 The basic economic problem
1.1 The nature of the basic economic problem
1.2 Factors of production
1.3 Opportunity cost
1.4 Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams
2 The allocation of resources
Economics
2.1 The role of markets in allocating resources
2.2 Demand
2.3 Supply
 Define nature of the economic problem and to differentiate between -finite
resources and unlimited wants, economic and free goods
 Explore the different factors of production and analyse their
definitions and their rewards
 Explain the mobility of the factors of production with respect to the
quantity and quality of the factors of production
 Define Opportunity cost :- analyse the influence of opportunity cost on decision
making
 Explore the concept of Production possibility curve diagrams (PPC) and the
definition of PPC
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 Analyse the points under, on and beyond a PPC movements along a PPC. shifts
in a PPC
 Explore the scope of economics and identify the different classification of the
subject matter of economics
 Differentiate between micro and macro economics – positive and normative –
foundation of differences
ICT
 Diagnose demand and its functions :- derived demand and individual demand
Types and components of computer systems
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Hardware and software
Define hardware as consisting of physical components of a computer
system
Identify internal hardware devices, external hardware devices and
peripherals
Define software as programs for controlling the operation of a computer or
processing of electronic data
Identify the two types of software – applications software and systems
software
The main components of computer systems
Describe the central processing unit (CPU) including its role
Describe internal memory, i.e. ROM and RAM and the differences between
them
Define input and output devices and describe the difference between them
Define secondary/backing storage
Operating systems
Define and describe operating systems which contain a Command Line
Interface (CLI)
Define and describe operating systems which contain a Graphical User
Interface (GUI)
Describe the differences, including the benefits and drawbacks, between
operating systems which contain a CLI and those which contain a GUI
Types of computers
Describe the characteristics of a personal/desktop computer and its uses,
both as a standalone and networked computer
Describe the characteristics of a laptop computer and what it is used for,
both as a standalone and networked computer
Describe the characteristics of a tablet computer and what it is used for,
including its ability to use wireless technology or 3G/4G technology
Describe the computer characteristics of a smartphone and what it is used
for in computing terms
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Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each type of computer in
comparison with the others
Impact of emerging technologies
Describe how emerging technologies are having an impact on everyday life
Input and output devices
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Computer
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Input devices and their uses
Identify input devices and their uses
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of any of the input devices
Direct data entry and associated devices
Describe direct data entry and associated devices
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of any of the DDE devices in
comparison with others
Output devices and their uses
Identify output devices and their uses
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of output devices
Number systems
• Understand denary, binary and hexadecimal number systems. Convert
positive integers between these number systems.
• Add two positive 8-bit binary integers.
• Understand the concept of overflow and why it occurs in binary addition.
• Perform logical binary shifts on positive 8-bit binary integers.
• Understand how and why hexadecimal is used as a beneficial method of
data representation.
• Use two’s complement to represent positive and negative 8-bit binary
integers.
Text, Sound and Images
• Understand how and why a computer represents text and the use of
character sets, including ASCII and Unicode.
• Understand how and why a computer represents sound, including the
effects of the sample rate and sample resolution.
• Understand how and why a computer represents an image, including the
effects of the resolution and colour depth.
Data storage and compression
• Understand how data storage is measured.
• Calculate file sizes for image and sound files.
• Understand the purpose of and need for data compression.
• Understand how files are compressed using lossy and lossless file
compression methods.
Boolean logic
• Identify and use standard symbols for logic gates.
• Define and understand the functions of the logic gates.
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Biology
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Use of logic gates to create given logic circuits. Complete a truth table and
write a logic expression.
1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms
1.2 Concept and uses of classification systems
1.3 Features of organisms
2 Organisation of the organism
2.1 Cell structure
2.2 Size of specimens
3 Movement into and out of cells
3.1 Diffusion
3.2 Osmosis
3.3 Active transport
4 Biological molecules
4.1 Biological molecules