TMJC General Paper 2024 / 2025

General Paper

General Paper (or GP) at H1 level an academic subjects offered at the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Pre-university students in Singapore undertaking the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination are required to offer the subject.

General Paper aims to develop in students the ability to think critically, to construct cogent arguments and to communicate their ideas using clear, accurate and effective language. In addition, General Paper encourages students to explore a range of key issues of global and local significance and provides students with a good foundation to thrive in a fast-changing world.

The General Paper comprises two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 comprises twelve questions that cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: history, society, culture, economy, politics, philosophy, sciences, mathematics, geography, literature and language, as well as topics of local interest and global concern. Candidates are to answer any one question out of the twelve given within a time span of 90 minutes. Candidates are to write an essay of length between 500 and 800 words. Paper 1 accounts for half of the final grade. Paper 2 comprises one or two passages of continuous prose. Candidates are required to demonstrate their ability to comprehend, explain, infer, evaluate and summarise within a time-span of 90 minutes. The sections tested include short answer questions, summary and an application question. The application question requires the candidate to evaluate the author's arguments and apply the author's suggestions to their own country. Marks are also allocated for appropriate use of language. Paper 2 accounts for the other half of the final grade.

In 2012, the Singapore General Paper syllabus was modified and its subject code 8806 was replaced by a new subject code 8807. A key difference in the new syllabus is that examiners require candidates to present conviction, confidence and be convincing in their essays, departing from set-piece essays and memorising core content