1. Know and where possible, demonstrate how to guard against accidents and when using: gas electrical appliances, kerosene stoves, naked lights, open fires.
2. Know what special precautions to take in the house with:
2.1 Small children
2.2 Old people
3. Know at least three different ways of preventing accidents:
3.1 When boating and bathing;
3.2 When using public transport, cars and cycles;
3.3 When with animals;
3.4 In high-rise buildings.
4. Know what special precautions to take outdoors with regard to barbed wire, poisonous plants, storms and other hazards, e.g. Hornets, jelly-fish etc.
5. Be prepared to put your knowledge to the test in a given situation.
Aquarist:
1. Own, or part-own, an aquarium of not less than three fishes. Be responsible for the care of the fishes, including feeding and cleaning, for at least six months or the Guide may take care of an aquarium in her School (if she does not own one herself). She should bring a letter from her teacher-in-charge to show that she has taken care of the aquarium for 6 months.
2. Know the general requirements for setting up an aquarium so as to maintain a balance.
3. Recognise four common varieties of cold water or twelve varieties of tropical fishes.
4. Identify the external visible features of fishes.
5. Choose four of the following aquarium appliances and show that she understands their uses: feeding rings; thermometers; filters; heaters; syphons; aerators; thermostats.
Note: The tester is to inspect the aquarium more than once in order to see that it is correctly maintained by the candidate.
Basket-Maker:
1. Make two of the following, each in a different type of basket-work, such as cane, raffia, straw, the base of one article to be woven.
1.1 Market basket;
1.2 Mat;
1.3 Work basket;
1.4 Waste-paper basket.
2. Have a general knowledge of the raw material employed, how it is obtained, and how it is prepared for working.
Collector:
1. Show a collection, made over a period of at least six months, of one of the following: stamps, postcards, postmarks, crest or equivalent; the material is to be drawn from many sources as possible.
Discuss with the tester:1.1 Why she finds this hobby interesting;
1.2 What she has learnt from it;
1.3 How she can develop her interest.
Pass three of the following clauses:2.1 Make a scrap-book for a children’s hospital;
2.2 Make a book of pictures, cutting etc; to illustrate World Guiding
(i.e. within and/or outside the Commonwealth);
2.3 (i) Make at least twelve leaf prints; name and mount them; or
- (ii) Make twelve coloured plaster casts of leaves or twigs; or
- (iii) Mount and label a collection of twigs and fruits of at least eight trees, to give to a Company or Pack.
2.4 Make a collection of at least ten objects which would be of interest to a foreign Company or Pack, and descriptive catalogue to accompany it. Pack in a box small enough to be sent aboard by letter post;
2.5 Collect and mount illustrations of six birds that the candidate has seen, together with information concerning each to include:
- (i) A description of the bird; a particular characteristics; where it is likely to be found; and what it feeds on.
- (ii) Its nest and eggs.
Present the collection to the Company library.
2.6 Make a collection of eighteen wild flowers with their leaves; press, mount and name them. Present them alone or another company.
2.7 Take a set of 15 photographs on a subject of her choice.
Note: The collection is to judge on neatness and method in arrangement and on the interest shown in it by the candidate.
Dental Health:
1. Know the structure and function of teeth.
2. Make a model or chart of a tooth with whatever materials that can be used.
3. Know the various oral hygiene aids and their correct use.
4. Know the importance of good nutrition for good dental health.
5. Name 6 foods which contain free sugars and how they affect dental health.
6. Demonstrate how a younger child can be taught to practice good oral hygiene.
Project: Do a dental health project e.g. scrapbook, essay, poster, class talk at school, Company, Pack etc.
Health:
1. Keep the Guide Health Record Card for the two months immediately prior to the test to show the efforts she is making to maintain good health habits. Discuss these with the tester.
2. Show by her personal appearance at the test that she is genuinely interested in good health and grooming; answer questions on cleanliness of clothing and toilet articles, and the use and abuse of cosmetics and deodorants.
3. Understand the dangers of ill-fitting and unsuitable footwear. Bring to the test two pairs of her own shoes that she considers suitable for different occasions, e.g. school, job, camping, parties etc.
4. Discuss with the tester how health is affected by cleanliness, smoking, food, drink, unwise dieting, deportment, exercise, late nights.
Discuss with the tester how she spends her leisure time to show that she is trying to maintain a balance in her various activities, interests and work.
Local History:
1. Visit a building or area of interest and give an account of her discoveries.
2. Know a story of the vicinity in the past, or describe the area at one period in the past.
3. Choose one of the following and discover something about it; a local legend, custom or craft; or discover the origin of six local place names.
Know something of the lives of three people who have played an interesting role in the history of Singapore