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St Columb’s College
January February 2019
Revision Pack
Year 8
How to Revise
There are a few things that you can do to make your revision
for the Christmas Exams as effective as possible.
Revision Environment:
You should try to make sure you have good surroundings when
you are trying to revise.
Find a quiet place so you don’t get distracted
Make sure you are sitting comfortably
Keep background noise a minimum e.g. TV, radio.
Make sure the area is well lit so you don’t strain your eyes.
Revision plan:
It is suggested that making a revision plan helps some people to revise more
effectively. Included in this pack you will find a suggested revision timetable.
You can download more copies off the school website.
Make a list of all your exam subjects and try to assign an amount of time
needed for each subject. For example if there is an area that you find
difficult, then maybe you should give more time to this subject.
Revise often and try to do a bit everyday.
Break your revision time down – aim to study each subject for no more than
15-20 minutes at a time.
Include time off and breaks in your revision plan. Aim to take a 5 minute
break after every session.
Remember to include variety in your plan – not only in the subjects you
revise but also the techniques you use.
Revision techniques:
Here are a few ideas as to how you can revise most
effectively.
Create memory aids such as diagrams or mnemonics
(e.g. for the order of colours in the rainbow:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
- Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain).
Write key facts on pieces of cards and display them
around your house or even on the way to school.
Study with someone at home or with a friend and test each other’s
knowledge
Remember to reward yourself. Use rewards as incentive to do the revision.
On the day before the exam:
Use your revision tools (e.g. diagrams, mnemonics etc) to check facts
Keep calm – don’t try to learn new topics so close to an exam.
Don’t stay up all night.
Please remember that revision isn’t a competition. It’s not about who stayed up
all night and revised the longest. It is about finding the right revision methods
that suit your way of learning. Try out some of the techniques mentioned and you
will find that revision isn’t as scary as you first thought. Getting started is often
the hardest bit.
Some Useful Revision Websites
http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/knowitall/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/
Revision Timetable
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Day Revision
Slot 1
Revision
Slot 2
Revision
Slot 3
Revision
Slot 4
Revision
Slot 5
Revision
Slot 6
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Subject English
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
Comprehension:
Understanding of character – how is the character described in what he or she says
and does
Selection of textual evidence to support views – picking out facts and quotes to
support your responses
Understanding of setting – how does the location of the story add to its effectiveness
Understanding of writer’s techniques – how does the writer make his or her story
interesting or exciting?
Writing:
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
Creative Writing – imaginative story telling
Awareness of audience – who are you writing for?
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Comprehension:
Factual Recall
Question on Character
Question on Writer’s Techniques
Creative Writing
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Pen!
Subject French
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 h
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
1. Greetings : Meeting people / Say how you are
2. Myself : Say your name / Spell (alphabet) / Say how old you are (numbers to
15) / Dates and birthdays (song) - (Days of the week / Months / numbers to 31) /
Say where you live / Say what your nationality is / colours
3. What you like and dislike
4. My family (brothers/sisters) / My friend/Pets 5. Free time, leisure : sports, music, hobbies, activities at school and at the
weekend
Grammar :
- Masculine/feminine words / Use of un/une/le/la/l’/les
- Avoir (to have) / être (to be) - (Je/tu/il/elle) / ER verbs endings
- Negative form (ne/n’…pas)
- Possessives (mon/ma/mes/ton/ta/tes/son/sa/ses)
- Use of pronouns (je/j’ / tu / il / elle/ nous / vous / ils / elles)
- Jouer au + sport / jouer de la /du + instrument
- Faire de la / du + activity /Aller (full verbs – Present Tense) / To the + place
Marks to be allocated: Listening – 25; Speaking – 25; Reading – 25; Writing – 25
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Speaking : Role-Plays / Conversation
Reading/Listening : Material in French : gap-filling / selection / translation from French
into English / answers in English and French
Writing : Listing and short phrase task in French / short phrase/sentence responses in
French / short translation exercise from English into French / a structured, extended writing
task in French
Equipment requirements for
examination
A pen is needed for the examination.
Revision
tip(s)
Revise from your Vocabulary and Grammar notebook. Test yourself on the vocabulary
for each Unit. Using a revision notebook, copy out the French words/phrases from your
vocabulary book, then shut your vocabulary book and see if you can write in the English
meanings. Alternatively, ask someone at home to test you on vocabulary; it does not
matter if they do not know any French – ask him/her to give you the English word(s) and
see if you can remember the French word(s). Practise your knowledge and understanding
of French by revising the Reading exercises in the workbook part of your i-books.
Subject Geography
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
What is Geography?
3 different types of geography.
Key Geography definitions
Studying Geography – using photographs and sketch diagrams.
Locational Geography:
Oceans and continents of the world.
Countries of the British Isles, Britain and UK
The Political Map of Northern Ireland – the counties, towns and cities.
The Physical map of Northern Ireland- the rivers, mountain ranges and Loughs.
Geographical Skills:
Latitude and Longitude: Definitions, how they are measured and be able to give
the latitude and longitude of places using a map.
Graphs: The different types of graphs used in Geography.
Settlement:
Definition of site and situation
Factors that encouraged the growth of settlements e.g. rivers, fuel supply
Definition for function, land use, urbanisation and suburbanisation
Land use patterns in cities – CBD, inner city, suburbs
Benefits and problems of settlement growth?
Weather and Climate:
Weather and climate definitions.
Elements of the weather definitions
Instruments and the units of measurement: The instruments used to measure the
different elements of the weather.
Microclimate: Definition and factors that affect temperature and wind.
Climate of Britain and Ireland: Factors that affect temperature and rainfall.
Question type(s) (e.g.
diagrams, mapwork,
sources etc.)
A variety of questions will be used: Open ended requiring answers with full
sentences, interpreting and identifying diagrams, heads and tails questions
Equipment
requirements for
examination
Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber
Revision
tip(s)
List and learn all key words – test yourself.
Read through your notes and use spider diagrams to summarize and organise key
points.
Study the maps really carefully so that you can recognise and name places shown
on maps in the exam. Read Chapter 8 of the ibook for other revision tips.
Subject German
Year Group 8
Examination length 60 minutes
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
Reading
This examination paper tests how well you can understand written words and texts
in German. You will be expected to read sentences/passages and match pictures
with words or sentences or numbers or fill in words that are given. The topics will
be ‘classroom instructions’, ‘greetings’, ‘family’, ‘pets’, ‘objects in your school
bag’, school subjects (likes and dislikes), telling the time and talking about your
school day.
You will have to write about yourself, your family and your school.
Question
type(s)
You will have to match pictures or names to sentences and you will have to decide
whether something is ‘True’ or ‘False’. You will have to match pictures and
words, fill in missing letters or words and be able to write words or short
sentences and copy words from a text.
Equipment
requirements
You must have a black pen. You may write onto the examination paper.
Revision
tip(s)
Test yourself on the meaning of words and sentences. Copy words carefully,
paying attention to capital letters and ‘umlauts’
Subject History
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
(and amount
of marks to
be allocated)
General Areas:
Bias;
Types of sources;
Measurements of time;
Dates (AD/BC).
Claimants to the English Throne.
Dates of events of 1066
Battle of Hastings – Causes, events and reasons William won.
How did William control England?
William uses force – the Harrying of the North.
Norman castles – Why William built castles, features of a Motte and
Bailey, how to attack/defend a castle and how castles changed.
The Feudal system.
The Domesday book.
Key words.
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Source questions.
Cloze procedure (fill in the blanks).
Sentence questions.
Short essay.
Labelling
Equipment requirements
for examination
Pens, Pencil, Ruler
Revision
tip(s)
For each topic know the following things:
Date/People involved
Causes of event
Details of event
Results of event
Use ibook and hardback notebook
Make notes on topics in spider diagram format and then test yourself to see how
much you know.
Subject Irish
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 hr
Areas/topics
to be
covered
for revision
Greetings
School Life
Myself and Others
Time
Colours
Féilte na Bliana
Pupils can say hello / goodbye / please / thank you
/welcome / excuse me etc…
Pupils can name subjects and give an opinion of
them / name objects / describe a classroom /
understand classroom orders
Pupils can describe themselves giving details of;
name, age, where they live, their school, their class,
hair, eyes, height, weight etc…AND understand
others doing same
Pupils can tell the time in Irish
Pupils can name 11 colours
Pupils can name 7 days, 12 months and 4 seasons
Marks to be allocated: Listening: 25 Speaking: 25 Reading 25% Writing 25%
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Multiple choice
Gap-filling
Matching pictures to vocabulary
Comprehensions
Sentence writing
Paragraph writing
List making
Equipment requirements for
examination
Pen
Revision
tip(s)
Read class notes and highlight important vocabulary.
Use oral preparation booklet to help with preparation for oral element of exam
Copy highlighted vocabulary into a revision book.
Learn vocabulary lists.
Look at vocabulary, cover it up and see if you can say it without seeing it.
Practice writing sentences on each topic.
Test yourself.
Subject Mathematics
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 Hour
Areas/topics
to be
covered
for revision
(and
amount of
marks to be
allocated)
Addition and Subtraction of whole number
Multiplication and Division of whole numbers
Special Numbers – square, cube, prime
Bidmas
Negative numbers
Solving Equations
Substituting into expressions
Simplifying expressions
Rounding
Averages
Stem and leaf
Pie Charts
Bar charts
Fractions
Sequences
- Chapter 1 - MW clip
- Chapter 1 - MW clip 19, 20 & 30
- Chapter 2 - MW clip 28 &30a
- Chapter 3 - MW clip N20
- Chapter 4 – MW clip N19a & N19b
- Chapter 5 - MW clip 135
- Chapter 5 - MW clip 95
- Chapter 5 - MW clip 33, 34 & 35
- Chapter 6 - MW clip 31 & 32
- Chapter 6 - MW clip 62
- Chapter 6 - MW clip 128b
- Chapter 8 - MW clip 128a
- Chapter 8 - MW clip 15
- Chapter 9 - MW clip 24,25,26, 70 71a
- Chapter 10 - MW clip 39, 102 & 103
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Diagrams
Calculations
Graphs
Equipment
requirements
- Calculator
- Pen, Pencil, eraser, sharpener
- Ruler, Protractor
Revision
tip(s)
Tips for Revision
- Use your notebook – this contains notes on everything
- Go through the exercises from the Year 8 ibook to revise each topic.
- Once you’ve revised a topic using notes, try some questions that you’ve
already done in your exercise book – then you can check the answer is
right!
- Revision material will be given out in class, the week before exams – this
will be very useful so make sure you can attempt all the questions.
- Use MathsWatch video clips and questions
On the day:
- Make sure you have a calculator and protractor.
- It is very important that you show working out in a question where there is
more than 1 mark available. You may lose marks if you do not show your
working.
- If you struggle at a question – put a star beside it and move on! Don’t
waste time at it and at the end of the test when you’ve done everything else
you can come back to the starred questions.
Subject R.E.
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
1. Prayers: Know the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be. Pgs.14-
15. 10 marks
2. St. Columba: knowledge about his life – early years, life in Ireland, life
in Scotland.
Be able to explain how his life influences us. Pgs.22-23. 20 marks
3. The Bible: Know and understand what the following terms mean
regarding the Bible – “Word of God;” Inspired”. Know the sections of
both the Old and New Testament and be able to name the books in the
Pentateuch. Looking up Bible references, copying some out and
answering questions on others. Know and understand the Story of Sarah
and Abraham. Know and understand the reasons why the gospels were
written and why there are differences in the gospels. Pgs.24-53. 20
marks 4. Advent/ Christmas. Know the story of Jesus’ birth and what it tells us
about Mary Pgs. 54-59. 10 marks
5. The Land of Palestine in the time of Jesus Pgs. 60-79. 20 marks
Total: 80 marks
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Short Knowledge questions.
Short Paragraph questions
True or False Exercises
Cloze passages.
Looking up Bible references and writing them out/answering questions on them
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Pen
Gideon Bible –every pupil was given one of these at an Assembly earlier in the
year
Revision
tip(s)
Learning off by heart is the key to success in this exam.
Get someone to test you on your knowledge
For topics that ask you to explain ( e.g. meaning of Our Father/ influence of St.
Columba/ importance of the bible stories) do out a spider diagram based on class
notes.
Subject Science
Year Group 8
Examination length 1hr
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
(and amount
of marks to
be allocated)
Microscopes are used to magnify a specimen - The parts & functions of a
microscope to include: eyepiece lens, body tube, objective lenses, stage & clips,
coarse & fine tuning knobs, iris diaphragm, mirror/light source. How to calculate
total magnification.
The 7 Characteristics of life – MRS GREN
A unicellular organism is made up of only one cell
A multicellular organism is made of many specialised cells
Tissues are groups of same type of cells carrying out the same task / function
Organs are groups of tissues working together are called organs
Groups of organs working together are called organ systems
Animals & plants are made up of cells
Identify & know the functions of the following parts of cells: Nucleus, cytoplasm,
cell membrane, chloroplast, cell vacuole, cell wall
How to prepare & stain a piece of onion epidermis to view on a slide
Animal & plant cells are similar but they do have some differences in structure
Some cells are specialized to carry out special jobs
How some cells are adapted such as: Ciliated epithelial skin cells, red blood cells,
egg & sperm cells, nerve cells, palisade cells & root hair cells
Students should know - What stars and galaxies are? How the Sun produces light
and heat? That planets are visible because they reflect sunlight? Know the main
phases of the Moon; That the Sun is at the centre of the Solar System. The names
and relative positions of the planets in the Solar System. The relationship between
mass weight and gravity. How to use the mass weight gravity formula triangle to
calculate weight of a mass under different gravities. That night and days are due to
Earth’s rotation. How the seasons are caused by the Earth’s rotation around the
sun. Why we have leap years. That the Moon is a satellite of the Earth. How
artificial satellites are used.
Practical skills – see details of all practical activities conducted during the first
term. Labelling and drawing apparatus. Describing methods and drawing graphs.
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
All Structured Questions to include drawing simple diagrams and /or graphs. There
will be calculations hence the requirement of a calculator.
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Pen, pencil, ruler, calculator and a rubber
Revision
tip(s)
Concentrate on content covered in your note book, especially the end of topic tests.
The questions will be of a similar style in your examination.
Subject Spanish
Year Group 8
Examination length 1 hour
Areas/topics
to be
covered
for revision
Allocation of Marks:
Reading 25% Writing 25% Listening 25% Speaking
25%
Unidad 1 – ¡Vamos!
Vocabulary and structures summary pages 22 and 23.
Greetings / Introduce yourself /Ask how someone is and respond
Say how something is spelt – Alphabet / Numbers 1-31
Days of the week / Months of the year /Age and birthday
Say what is in your school bag / classroom
Un / una / unos / unas /El / la / los /las
Singular / plural nouns
Unidad 2 – En el instituto
Vocabulary and strucures summary pages: 40 and 41
Say what subjects you study / Say what you do in class
Say what a teacher is like / Say what subject you like / dislike and why /
Say what you eat and drink
Present tense verbs, eg. escuchar = to listen / escucho = I listen
Adjectives – agreement
Qualifiers: Bastante / un poco / muy
Unit 3 Mi familia
Talking about brothers and sisters / family
Using possessive adjectives mi(s) tu(s) su(s)
Numbers up to 100
Talking about pets
Colours
Talking /writing about your appearance / character (using the verb ser)
Talking /writing about eyes and hair. Making nouns and adjectives agree
(masc/fem/sing/pl)
The following elements of the exam will be done in class: Speaking 25% and
Listening 25%
The following elements will be done during the one hour exam: Reading 25% and
Writing 25%
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Speaking
2 x role-plays about hobbies and free time and Presentation already done
Listening and Reading
Fill in a grid
Select a letter/ number/ symbol
Short answer responses
Writing Structured writing responses to stimulus questions.
Knowledge of key grammar will be tested in Use of Language questions.
Equipment requirements for examination A pen – and a spare.
Yr 8 - Technology & Design KS3 Revision List for February 2019
Duration - 1 Hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
(and amount
of marks to
be allocated)
Safety
Colour coding of common safety signs – eg what do red/white signs mean
Write out Workshop Safety Rules
Complete a risk assessment (safe use) for using an item of equipment in the
workshop - eg pillar drill & strip heater
Plastics
Explain the terms Thermoplastic and thermosets
Know about the plastic used for the desk tidy
Advantages and disadvantages of using plastics for products
Recycling plastics
Cost of plastic sheets
Manufactured boards
Name and identify main types of manufactured boards.
Describe how manufactured boards are made
Tools and processes
Identify and describe common tools used this year
Identify and describe workshop machines/equipment used this year
Production plan (stages followed to make it) for pen holder
How you marked out and made the iPad stand.
Sketching
Copy 3D shapes of tools and equipment you used eg try square - colour and
shade
Draw the joint used in the iPad stand
Design a Desk tidy suitable for teenagers (11 -14 years old)
Marks awarded for
Originality
Quality of drawing and clear labelling (materials and features)
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Most questions will require a short answer of 1 or 2 sentences
There will be pictures of tools and equipment you will have to name
For some questions you will have to label parts of a diagram
You will have to sketch in 3D some tools that you have used
You will have to Desk tidy that will appeal to a young person
Use your (a) notes (b) resource booklets on your iPad (KS3) theory booklet
Use the website – technologystudent.com (good info on tools, plastics and
manufactured boards. Download images of Desk tidies and practice your design -
remember to label all parts and materials used
Equipment requirements
for examination
Pen. 30 cm ruler HB pencil, Colouring pencils,