"ten-year series" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ten jɜː sɪˈɹiːs/ [Singapore] Forms: ten-year series [plural]
Etymology: From ten + year + series. Head templates: {{en-noun|ten-year series}} ten-year series (plural ten-year series)
  1. (Singapore) A compilation of national examination questions from past years. Tags: Singapore Categories (topical): Ten Synonyms: 10-year series, TYS
    Sense id: en-ten-year_series-en-noun-CidD4WH2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English

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  "etymology_text": "From ten + year + series.",
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          "ref": "1970, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 11",
          "text": "Ronald is looking for someone who has a 10-year series of H.S.C. questions on pure and applied mathematics (from 1955-65) to lend or to sell.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1993, Ng Wei Joo, Tan Seow Hon, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Insight 26",
          "text": "For example, the traditional 10-year-series, a compilation of past year examination questions, now comes in all shapes and sizes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, Evelyn Yap, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Life 3",
          "text": "The 10-year series is a compilation of 10 years of GCE O and A-level examination questions and model answers, which students use to \"spot\" and mug for questions in their own examinations.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Sandra Davie, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Review 36",
          "text": "They are not worried - because questions are designed in such a way that the answers will not be found in any of the textbooks, classnotes or 10-year series.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Yu-Mei, “When a ten-year series is not enough”, in Too Many Thoughts",
          "text": "The \"ten-year series\" is a phrase used in local parlance to denote assessment books collating Cambridge examinations from previous years. Students use the ten-year series as practice exams for the real thing.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Liyana Othman in Pearly Tan, “The New Paper”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 13",
          "text": "She said: 'Before the new syllabus was introduced, I think students relied heavily on TYS to get good grades. They're like mock exam papers and they prepare the students for the real thing, and the questions are quite similar.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Yonas Ngaturi, “Tuition was not so bad”, in Youth SG, archived from the original on 2015-12-28",
          "text": "On top of the 10-year series and the thick booklet of other schools' exam papers we were assigned to do, I requested to get more English papers to practice my composition writing and comprehension skills.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Sim Kian Ho, “SPIRIT”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 1, page 56",
          "text": "Students are more exam-smart today. During my school days, there was no 10-year series. We just studied everything from textbooks, learned everything and enjoyed learning.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "(Singapore) A compilation of national examination questions from past years."
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "ten-year series"
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  "etymology_text": "From ten + year + series.",
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          "text": "Ronald is looking for someone who has a 10-year series of H.S.C. questions on pure and applied mathematics (from 1955-65) to lend or to sell.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1993, Ng Wei Joo, Tan Seow Hon, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Insight 26",
          "text": "For example, the traditional 10-year-series, a compilation of past year examination questions, now comes in all shapes and sizes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, Evelyn Yap, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Life 3",
          "text": "The 10-year series is a compilation of 10 years of GCE O and A-level examination questions and model answers, which students use to \"spot\" and mug for questions in their own examinations.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Sandra Davie, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Review 36",
          "text": "They are not worried - because questions are designed in such a way that the answers will not be found in any of the textbooks, classnotes or 10-year series.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Yu-Mei, “When a ten-year series is not enough”, in Too Many Thoughts",
          "text": "The \"ten-year series\" is a phrase used in local parlance to denote assessment books collating Cambridge examinations from previous years. Students use the ten-year series as practice exams for the real thing.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Liyana Othman in Pearly Tan, “The New Paper”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 13",
          "text": "She said: 'Before the new syllabus was introduced, I think students relied heavily on TYS to get good grades. They're like mock exam papers and they prepare the students for the real thing, and the questions are quite similar.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Yonas Ngaturi, “Tuition was not so bad”, in Youth SG, archived from the original on 2015-12-28",
          "text": "On top of the 10-year series and the thick booklet of other schools' exam papers we were assigned to do, I requested to get more English papers to practice my composition writing and comprehension skills.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Sim Kian Ho, “SPIRIT”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 1, page 56",
          "text": "Students are more exam-smart today. During my school days, there was no 10-year series. We just studied everything from textbooks, learned everything and enjoyed learning.",
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