YEAR 10 REVISION AND EXAMINATION PREPARATION GUIDE 2021

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YEAR 10 REVISIONAND EXAMINATION PREPARATION GUIDE2021

Year 10

YEAR 10 EXAM TIMETABLE

Day AM 1 AM 2 PM 3

Monday 24 May

Tuesday 25 May

Wednesday 26 May

Thursday 27 May

Friday 28 May

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Pathway to Effective Exam Preparation

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TOP TIPS

Get Organised

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2. Condense notes

3. Revision Timetable

4. What do you need to revise effectively?

Set the Mood

1. Remove what distracts you

2. Comfort and resources

3.

The Pomodoro Technique

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3. Know what you want to achieve

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Reward yourself & take a break

1. Build breaks into your timetable

2. Vary the types of break and reward

Active and Varied Revision

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MAKING A REVISION TIMETABLE

You could use a proforma like this:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

AM 1 8-10

AM 2 10-12

PM 1 12-2

PM 2 2-4

PM 3 4-6

PM 4 6-8

PM 5 8-10

AVOID WORKING DURING THIS SLOT WHERE POSSIBLE…

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Or you could stick closer to your school timetable, with additional end of day slots

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.30-9.00

9.00-9.35

9.35-10.10

Break

10.30-11.05

11.05-11.40

11.45-12.20

12.20-12.55

Lunch

2.05-2.40

2.40-3.15

3.15-3.50

Break

4.30-5.30

5.30-6.30

Break

7.00-8.00

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Year 10

Dealing with Exam Stress Exam stress could be caused by:

• Pressure to do well • High personal or unrealistic expectations • Comparing yourself to others • Managing the revision workload • The need to get high grades to get on track for future subject, A-level or career choices • Uncertainty about what to do next • The feeling of everything changing in your life

These fears and concerns are completely natural – your friends are probably feeling the same, whether they let on or not. If these anxieties start to overwhelm you, don’t worry – there are things you can do to help yourself.

What is stress? Stress is a necessary part of everyday life – it motivates us to help us achieve things in our daily life, and can help us meet the demands of home, work and family life. Stress is also the reaction people have to excessive demands or pressures. It is very common to feel stressed around exam time. You might feel there’s a huge amount of pressure to do well, or anxious you can’t fit all the revision in. Not only does stress mess with your mind – it can also affect your physical health. But don’t worry – it’s extremely rare for stress to get so far out of control, especially if you deal with it when the first symptoms appear.

What are the symptoms of exam stress?

• Difficulty getting to sleep or difficulty waking up in the morning • Constant fatigue • Forgetfulness • Aches and pains for no apparent reason • Poor appetite • Social withdrawal • Loss of interest in activities • Increased anxiety and irritability • Increased heart rate • Migraines/headaches • Blurred vision • Dizziness

Everyone has bad days, but if you’ve noticed three or more of the above symptoms and you’ve experienced them for some weeks you may need to do something about your stress levels. Talk to your family and friends, your form tutor or a member of the Foxbury team. You can also visit your doctor to rule out other possible reasons for the symptoms such as depression.

https://www.themix.org.uk/mental-health/stress-mental-health/coping-with-stress-5599.html

https://www.themix.org.uk/your-body/using-health-services/finding-a-doctor-2-7649.html

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How can I deal with exam stress?

If you are suffering from stress, try some of the following ways to calm down and chill out:

• Take a break from social media. Feeling guilty isn’t going to make you any better in the exam. • Stop comparing yourself. If you start beating yourself up because you haven’t done as well as a

friend, recognise this as an unhealthy thought. Replace these thoughts with a reminder of all the things you’re great at instead.

• Ask your friends for help. There is no shame in asking for help. Perhaps you and your friends can revise together and share revision tips.

• Try to make time for yourself away from your studies to wind down. For example, relaxing in a warm bubble bath, listening to soothing music and shutting out the world for a while.

• Take time for your mind and body to relax. Chatting with friends, meditation, yoga or just watching a bit of telly can take the edge off.

• Take time to exercise. Regular and frequent exercise is a good stress reducer. • Eat well – skipping meals will deplete your energy and leave you drained. • Talk to your family and friends. Make time to see your mates will help

you unwind and let you unburden any problems. • Use the Mix's Stresshead tool (https://www.themix.org.uk/apps-and-

tools/stressheads). This was designed by young people to help relax and distract you when it all gets too much. It also has great stress-relief advice.

My Exam Stress Action Plan.

Use the space below to identify a minimum of three actions that you will take to help

manage your exam stress.

https://www.themix.org.uk/apps-and-tools/stressheads

https://www.themix.org.uk/apps-and-tools/our-apps

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Year 10

Subject: Biology Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

A mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, calculations and

extended open-response questions. Practical skills will be assessed within the examination.

Content

The exam will cover the following topics:

Year 9 work

• Characteristics of living organisms

• Variety of living organisms

• Nutrition in Humans and Flowering Plants

• Biological Molecules

• Food Production - Crop Plants, Micro-organisms, Fish farming

• Feeding Relationships

• The organism and the Environment

• Human Influences on the environment

Year 10 work

• Levels of organisation

• Cell structure

• Movement of substances into and out of cells

• Excretion in animals

• Coordination and response in Humans and plants

• Excretion gas exchange and transport in flowering plants

• Nervous system and the Eye

Recommended material for revision

• Textbook(s)

• Sharepoint – Middle school Year 10

• Topic Checklists available from your teacher

• Practical writeups, notes and homework material

• Look over past tests and mark schemes, use your self-reflection as a guide to focus your revision.

Recommended revision activities

1. Make notes using the revision list from your teacher

2. Create a mind map for each topic

3. Create flashcards for key words and meanings (use the revision list)

4. Practice questions, from the relevant sections of your textbooks and those given to you

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Year 10

Subject: Dual Award (Trilogy) Biology

Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

A mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, calculations and

extended open-response questions. Practical skills will be assessed within the examination.

Content


Year 9 work

• Characteristics of living organisms

• Variety of living organisms

• Nutrition in Humans and Flowering Plants

• Biological Molecules

• Food Production - Crop Plants, Micro-organisms, Fish farming

• Feeding Relationships

• The organism and the Environment

• Human Influences on the environment

Year 10 work

• Levels of organisation

• Cell structure

• Movement of substances into and out of cells

• Excretion in animals

• Coordination and response in Humans and plants

• Excretion gas exchange and transport in flowering plants

• Nervous system and the Eye


• Textbook(s)

• Sharepoint – Middle school Year 10

• Topic Checklists available from your teacher

• Practical writeups, notes and homework material

• Look over past tests and mark schemes, use your self-reflection as a guide to focus your revision.


• Make notes using the revision list from your teacher

• Create a mind map for each topic

• Create flashcards for key words and meanings (use the revision list)

• Practice questions, from the relevant sections of your textbooks and those given to you

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Year 10

Subject: Chemistry Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

The paper will contain a mixture of question styles. These will include multiple-choice questions and short answer

questions where a clear, concise response is required. There will also be some extended response questions,

requiring you to construct a clear argument, often comparing or evaluating some given data. You should answer

these questions in full sentences; use your own knowledge as well as the information given; and end with a clear

conclusion. There will be some questions requiring calculations – it is essential that full working-out is shown.

Content

The exam will cover the following topics (note that this includes work covered in Year 9 as well as Year 10):

• Topics 1(a-d) - States of Matter; Elements, Compounds and Mixtures; Atomic Structure; The Periodic

Table

• Topic 1(e) - Chemical Formulae, Equations and Calculations (Textbook P38-59 only)

• Topics 1(f-g) - Ionic, Covalent and Metallic Bonding.

• Topic 2(a-b) - Groups 1and 7;

• Topic 2(c) - Gases in our Atmosphere

• Topic 2(d) - Reactivity Series

• Topic 2(e) - Extraction and uses of metals

• Topic 3(a) - Energetics

• Topic 3(b) - Rates of Reaction

• Topics 4(a-c) - Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Crude Oil and Alkanes


• Textbook, including practice questions found at the end of each chapter

• Topic Checklists available on the Chemistry department SharePoint site.

• Notes in your exercise book and homework material


1. Condense your notes

2. Create flashcards for key words and meanings (use the topic checklists)

3. Practice questions

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Year 10

Subject: Dual Award (Trilogy) Chemistry


Exam Format

The paper will contain a mixture of question styles. These will include multiple-choice questions and short answer

questions where a clear, concise response is required. There will also be some extended response questions,

requiring you to construct a clear argument, often comparing or evaluating some given data. You should answer

these questions in full sentences; use your own knowledge as well as the information given; and end with a clear

conclusion. There will be some questions requiring calculations – it is essential that full working-out is shown.

Content

The exam will cover the following topics (note that this includes work covered in Year 9 as well as Year 10):

• Topics 1(a-d) - States of Matter; Elements, Compounds and Mixtures; Atomic Structure; The Periodic

Table

• Topic 1(e) - Chemical Formulae, Equations and Calculations (Textbook P38-59 only)

• Topics 1(f-g) - Ionic, Covalent and Metallic Bonding.

• Topic 2(a-b) - Groups 1and 7;

• Topic 2(c) - Gases in our Atmosphere

• Topic 2(d) - Reactivity Series

• Topic 2(e) - Extraction and uses of metals

• Topic 3(a) - Energetics

• Topic 3(b) - Rates of Reaction


• Textbook, including practice questions found at the end of each chapter

• Topic Checklists available on the Chemistry department SharePoint site.






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Year 10

Subject: Computer Science Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

There will be one section in the paper, comprising of a mixture of multiple choice, short and long response

questions.

Content


• Data Representation

• Networks and Cyber-Security

• Computer Systems

• Programming Constructs (assignment, iteration, selection, arrays, subroutines, file io and string

manipulation)

• Standard programming algorithms (linear search, binary search, bubble sort, merge sort and authentication)

• Tracing algorithms


• SharePoint – Year 10 pages.

• TestandTrack.io

• Notes in your exercise book, GitHub repos and homework material.


1. Write all algorithms in C# (except merge sort)

2. Complete practice questions hosted on SharePoint.

3. Complete revision booklets provided by your teacher.

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Year 10

Subject: Drama Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

A range of short, medium and long answer questions on the set text DNA.

Content


• DNA

• Rehearsal techniques

• Stage types

• Character performance

• Design elements


• Revision material booklet

• Powerpoints that have been sent




2. Create flashcards for key words and meanings


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Year 10

Subject: DT Exam Length: 60 Minutes Exam Format

There will be a written paper with a series of multiple-choice questions and some long answer responses. Content

• Material sources, energy storage and sources/renewable sources • Gears and linkages • Motion and energy • Microcontrollers and electronics

• Planned obsolescence • CAD/CAM • Manufacturing processes • Sustainability life cycle • Quality Control • Methods of production • Scales of production • Commercial manufacture • Stock forms • Surface treatments/finishes • Veneers • Modern materials • Smart materials • Sketching and rendering design task

• Solidworks features

• Sustainability life cycle and the 6Rs • Design movements


• Use the booklets provided in class throughout the course

• Use SharePoint and Teams for resources used during the course

• Powerpoints that have been sent




2. Learn key vocabulary and definitions

3. Practise drawing skills

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Year 10

Subject: English Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format:

There will be one exam, which will test you on content from all the Literature and Language texts you have studied

this year. This is different to the real IGCSE, this exam will not be essay-based, you will be tested on the depth of

your knowledge and understanding of the texts.

Exam Content

English Literature (Sections A and B)

• An Inspector Calls

• Macbeth This part of the exam will focus on your understanding and analysis of key quotations from the Literature texts

You will be expected to recall and select quotations to support statements about the plays and be able to comment

on the language techniques used in particular quotations e.g. provide a quotation that proves Macbeth to be a

skilled fighter = his sword is “like Valour’s minion” = a simile and personification

English Language (Sections C+D)

Poetry and Prose Anthology Non-fiction Anthology

Prose Texts Poems First five texts only:

• Danger of Single Story

• Passage to Africa

• Explorer’s Daughter

• Explorers or Boys

• 127 Hours

• The Necklace

• Whistle and I’ll Come to You

• Night

• Story of an Hour

• Significant Cigarettes

• Disabled

• An Unknown Girl

• Out, out

• Still I Rise

• The Bright Lights of Sarajevo

This section will test your ability to select evidence and identify techniques from extracts from the Poetry and Prose

Anthology (you could be given a poem OR a prose extract)

The final question will be a 12-mark analytical paragraph about a writer’s use of form and structure in one of the

Non-Fiction Anthology extracts - the extract will be provided in the exam


• Your annotated copies of all the texts

• A link to a folder with specific resources (e.g. key quotation banks, text overviews and glossaries of terms) will be

sent to you - this contains documents and activities to support your revision of each part of the exam


• Complete annotation of both plays and all extracts studied this year

• Memorise key quotations from Macbeth and An Inspector Calls – know what they imply and to which

characters/themes they link

• Check that you can identify all the language devices listed on the Subject Terminology Glossary in the revision

folder (e.g. metaphors, similes, personification, onomatopoeia, sentence types and functions, dramatic irony)

• Practise annotating key quotations from all texts, focusing on identifying devices/techniques and explaining how

they create meaning

• Practise timed writing (12-15 minutes) about how writers use language and structure in the texts from the Non-

Fiction Anthology

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Year 10

Subject: French Exam Length: 60 Minutes Exam Format

During exam week: You will be sitting a Reading and Writing paper, which will contain:

1. Reading tasks (a mix of gap-fill, true/false, and longer written responses) 2. Short writing task (60 words), long writing task (130-150 words)

3. Grammar task

After exam week:

1. A listening paper (this will take place in lessons)

2. Speaking exam (this will be based on a picture you have chosen and questions you will have prepared for our speaking booklet)

Content


Paper 1 Listening exam (after Half term): illness, school, home, media, food, school trip

Paper 2 (during exam week):

• Reading: free time, holidays, relationships with family and friends, illnesses

• Short writing task: school

• Long writing task: home town / life in the city

Paper 3 Speaking (after Half term):

• Discussion of a picture

• Discussion of: school (B1), house/home (including routine and helping) (C1, C2)


• Textbook(s) • SharePoint – Year 10 section • Vocabulary lists • Notes in your exercise book and homework material


1. Quizlet for vocabulary practice 2. Create flashcards for key words and meanings (use the topic checklists) 3. Topic mind maps for vocabulary 4. Verb conjugation practice on websites such as: www.languagesonline.org.uk

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

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Year 10

Subject: Geography Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

There will be 3 sections in the paper.

You should aim to spend 10 minutes on Section A

You should aim to spend 25 minutes on both Section B and C.

Each section will have one question carrying eight marks which may well require reference to a specific case study.

The other questions will carry a range of mark allocations, some will also require interpretation of geographical

information on an insert.

Content

Section A = River environments - 8 marks – the question will be on river flooding.

Section B = Coastal environments - 25 marks – revise the full unit.

Section C = Urban environments - 25 marks – revise the full unit.


• Your class notes from your Geography lessons in your exercise book/folder

• Textbook (also available as an online version, accessed through following the instructions on your textbook’s

inside front cover)

• Geography Department ‘Topic sheets’ available from your teacher

• Past paper questions and mark schemes, available online (EdExcel iGCSE Geography 2017) and at the end of

each chapter in your textbook.

• Revision websites such as Quizlet (look for sets related to EdExcel iGCSE Geography or make your own)


1. Condense your notes and re-present them in a different way (a mind map, A3 poster, a table etc)

2. Create flashcards for key terms (and colour code by category – e.g. ‘types of coastal erosion’)

3. Highlight key terms in your exercise book/folder and ask a friend or family member to test you on them

4. Practice questions and mark schemes, either ‘open notes’ or under timed conditions.

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Year 10

Subject: German Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

During exam week: You will be sitting a Reading and Writing paper, which will contain: 1. Reading tasks (a mix of gap-fill, true/false, and longer written responses)

2. Short writing task (60 words) Before exam week:

1. A listening paper (this will take place in lessons)

2. Long writing task (130-150 words) and a grammar task After exam week:

1. Speaking test (this will be based on topics we’ve done and questions you’ve prepared. Your teacher will let you know which)

Content

Topics:

• A – Home and abroad (life in the town/countryside, holidays, services, customs/traditions)

• B – Education and Employment (school life and routine, rules, school trips, jobs, future plans)

• C – Personal life and relationships (house and home, daily routine, helping at home, role models, relationships with family and friends, childhood)

• How to express and justify opinions Grammar:

• Verbs (present, future, past tenses, modal verbs, using ‘möchte’)

• Nouns (nominative, accusative, dative)

• Prepositions (dual-case prepositions and dative prepositions)

• Adjectives (comparative, superlative, adjective endings)

• Word order (using weil, verb as 2nd idea, TMP)


• Textbook(s)

• Sharepoint


• Memrise/quizlet

• Thisislanguage


1. Create Grammar flashcards/cheat sheets

2. Making vocabulary mind-maps for each topic or sub-topic (first from memory, then use resources)

3. Going through the End of Chapter tests in the textbook and answering questions

4. Download past papers to practise the writing tasks (from other exam boards too)

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Year 10

Subject: History Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

Students will answer the following:

- Two 4-mark IGCSE questions (c.10 minutes) from a choice of 4

- A 6-mark IGCSE analytical paragraphs question (c. 15 minutes) from a choice of 2

- A 10-mark IGCSE debate question (c. 35 minutes) from a choice of 2

o Total marks = 24

Content

Please revise the following key questions:

• Key Question 1: Were the peace treaties of 1919-1923 fair? (*You must answer a question on this topic).

• Key Question 2: Was the League of Nations a success?

• Key Question 3: Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?

• Key Question 4: Who was to blame for the Cold War?


• Your class notes, previous tests and essays, any revision notes you’ve previously made.

• The Ben Walsh textbook. There are really useful summary/revision exercises at the end of each chapter.

• Your ‘Class Materials’ folder in Teams, and the Year 10 History Sharepoint pages.


1. Check your notes against the specification (you have a paper copy in your folder, or there’s a version on

SharePoint/Teams) and ensure they are complete.

2. Create flashcards for key events, terms, policies etc., within each of the Key Questions above.

3. Create summary timelines for the main topics.

4. Use the past questions list (again, on SharePoint or Teams), the example questions in the textbook, or

questions of your own that you’ve created, to practise 4- 6- and 10-mark questions in timed conditions.

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Year 10

Subject: Latin Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

The exam paper has two sections:

Section One: Latin Language

• Language test 1 – Translation skills.

Section two: Verse Literature

• Verse Translation

• 8- marker question

Content

The exam will cover:

• The grammar of Latin to GCSE Book 1 & 2 (Up to the point that we have covered)

• GCSE Vocabulary

• Verse Translation & Commentary (the extracts and commentary that we have covered)


• Latin to GCSE Book 1 & 2

• Latin Stories

• Verse Literature Booklets

• PowerPoint presentations on SharePoint Middle school.


1. Revise thoroughly and learn your grammar by heart.

2. Create flashcards for vocabulary or use Quizlet.

3. Practice unseen Latin texts.

4. Record yourself when you learn the translation of the poems.

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Year 10

Subject: Mandarin Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

Before Exam week: Listening: One listening past paper in lesson before exam week Speaking: One speaking assessment in lesson before exam week

During Exam week Reading: One Reading past paper (30 minutes) Writing: One Writing past paper (short version, with one writing task and one translation, 30 minutes) Content The exam will cover the following topics:

• GCSE textbook topics • GCSE vocabulary list • Writing revision topics


• Textbook and past paper • GoChinese online exercise • SharePoint – Year 10 section • Notes in your exercise book and homework material


1. Practice writing tasks from memory 2. Revise grammar list 3. Use GoChinese and The Chairman’s Bao online exercises.

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Year 10

Subject: Mathematics Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

There will be one examination paper. You will need a scientific calculator, pencil, ruler, compasses and a protractor

for the test.

Content

• Number skills including fractions, decimals and percentages

• Manipulating algebra such as:

➢ Simplifying expressions

➢ Factorising expressions

➢ Multiplying out brackets

➢ Solving linear equations

➢ Solving Quadratic Equations

➢ Substituting into formulas

➢ Changing the subject of a formula

➢ Working with inequalities

• Prime Factor Trees and Highest Common Factors/Lowest Common Multiples

• Angles and shapes including:

➢ Angles in parallel lines, angles in triangles and quadrilaterals, angles in polygons

➢ Bearings

• Constructing triangles

• Area, perimeter and volumes of compound shapes including spheres, cylinders and cones

• Ratio and Proportion

• Sequences and Arithmetic Series

• Percentage increase and decrease and reverse percentages

• Transformations (Translations, Reflections, Rotations and Enlargements)

• Indices – including negative and fractional powers

• Straight line graphs and quadratic graphs

• Distance Time Graphs

• Simultaneous Equations

• Pythagoras and Trigonometry (SOH, CAH, TOA)

• Data including frequency tables, histograms and cumulative frequency

• Circle Theorems

A breakdown of the above topics can be found in the Scheme of Work on the Maths Sharepoint


• Online textbook

• Hegarty tasks

• Topic Checklists and revision pack/practice exam paper available from your teacher


1. Work through the practice questions

2. Complete Hegarty tasks, aiming for 80% or higher

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Year 10

Subject: Music Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

Section A: There will be six questions in the first section of the exam which are all listening questions:

1. Music for a While

2. Killer Queen

3. Defying Gravity

4. Star Wars

5. Dictation

6. Unfamiliar analysis

Section B: Extended writing – comparison

Content

Section A: These will be short-answer questions which ask you to analyse the elements of music in relation to a short

extract of your set work. Some may be multiple-choice. There will be some questions which include elements of

music theory (treble clef note names and lengths, chord identification and cadences).

• The dictation question will require you to listen to an extract from a set work and write in the missing pitch

and rhythm.

• The unfamiliar analysis question asks you to listen to a piece of music related to an Area of Study, and

answer questions about it.

Section B: This will ask you to compare an extract of music to a piece you have studied this year to an unfamiliar

piece of music from the same genre.

• You will be asked to describe the musical elements and compare them (writing in full sentences).

• You will be given a score for both pieces and hear recordings of both extracts three times.

• It could relate to any one of the four set works studied this year.

• You have about 30 minutes to complete this Section (including the 3 playings of both extracts)


• Revision booklet (hard copy given out in class, and PDF uploaded to Sharepoint)

• Your scores (which should be annotated), notes in your folders

• www.musictheory.net if you need to practice note-recognition

• Focus on Sound – look in the lessons as there are great resources for every set work


• Create spider diagrams / posters for the elements of music ( think of all the terms which can apply to each

element) and for each set work with the key musical features for each element of music

• Listen to the pieces and think about the musical terms you can use to describe what is happening. This is

honestly the most important thing you can do! You need to be familiar with them and each section.

• Most of this exam can be answered by listening to the extracts; it is testing your skills in analysing music.

Therefore, make sure you learn the elements of music and associated terminology first.

http://www.musictheory.net/

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Year 10

Subject: Physics Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

You will need to answer all questions in the exam. There will be a mixture of short and long answer questions as well

as calculations. You will need to have access to a calculator, ruler, pencil and a protractor for the exam.

Content

The exam will predominantly be on the topics covered in year 10.


• Electricity

• Solids, Liquids and Gases

• Nuclear Radiation

• Nuclear Fission and Fusion


• Textbook(s)

• Topic Checklists and revision material available from your teacher

• Notes from your booklet and homework material



2. Create flashcards for key words and meanings and equations (use the topic checklists)

3. Practise questions and check your answers against the mark scheme

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Year 10

Subject: Dual Award (Trilogy) Physics


Exam Format

You will need to answer all the questions in the exam. There will be a mixture of short and long answer questions as

well as calculations. You will need to have access to a calculator, ruler, pencil and a protractor for the exam.

Content

The exam will predominantly be on the topics covered in year 10 but may contain concepts from Year 9 which you

should be familiar with.


• Electricity

• Solids, Liquids and Gases (Density and pressure, Gas Laws)

• Atomic structure and Radioactivity

• Nuclear fission and fusion

• Motion (Year 9 Topic)


• Textbook

• Topic checklists and revision material available from your teacher

• Notes from your booklet and homework material



2. Create flashcards for key words and meanings and equations (use the topic checklists)

3. Practise questions and check your answers against the mark scheme

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Year 10

Subject: Religious Studies Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

There will be 2 sections in the paper:

• Section 1 is on ‘Christian Beliefs’ and consists of a 2-mark, 5-mark and 8-mark AO1 style question, and a 15-mark

AO2 evaluation question. Recommended time spent on this is 30 minutes.

• Section 2 is on ‘Islamic Beliefs’ and consists of a 2-mark, 5-mark and 8-mark AO1 style question, and a 15-mark

AO2 evaluation question. Recommended time spent on this is 30 minutes.

Content


• The Nature of God

• Creation

• Jesus Christ

• Salvation

• The Afterlife

• The Nature of Allah

• Prophethood (Risalah)

• Angels (Malaikah)

• Akhirah (afterlife)

• Foundations of Faith


• Online Textbook

• SharePoint revision PowerPoints

• Notes in your Student Work Folder on Teams and homework material





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Year 10

Subject: Spanish Exam Length: 60 Minutes

Exam Format

During exam week: You will be sitting a Reading and Writing paper, which will contain:

1. Reading tasks (a mix of gap-fill, true/false, and longer written responses) 2. Short writing task (60-75 words)

Before exam week, during timetabled lessons:

A listening paper, a long writing task (130-150 words) and a grammar task

After exam week:

Speaking test (this will be based on topics we’ve done and questions you’ve prepared. Your class teacher will give you more information on this)

Content

Vocabulary

• School subjects, teachers, uniform, typical day, facilities

• Descriptions of self and others (physical and personality), describing relationships (getting on well/ badly etc), friends and family members

• Household chores

• Free time activities

• Different types of holiday, activities, accommodation

• Directions

• Giving detailed and justified opinions on all the above topics

• Year 9 topics: food and healthy eating, body and ailments, TV and cinema (resources online) Grammar

• Present tense (including ‘yogo’ verbs, boot verbs and common irregulars)

• Reflexive verbs (daily routine and reciprocal relationships)

• Preterite (regulars and irregulars), Imperfect (regulars and irregulars)

• Conditional (regulars and irregulars), Future (regulars and irregulars)

• Verbs like ‘me gusta’

• Lo + adjective

• The personal ‘a’

• Present continuous

• Infinitive expressions Recommended material for revision

• Textbook and exercise book

• Online resources such as Quizlet, Conjuguemos and This is Language (links available via Teams)

• Feedback from past assessments, especially written work Recommended revision activities

• Review answers to speaking booklet questions

• Mind-map topics with relevant vocabulary and structures. Have a couple of killer expressions for each.

• Quizlet- transfer to pen and paper once secured online.

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Top Tips: Exam Technique

Exam Strategy Success in exams involves not only having a thorough knowledge of the subject matter but also making the most of your knowledge in the exam through effective answering technique. Two pupils with identical knowledge and ability can sit the same exam and their final grades can differ by as much as 25%. The difference in result is down to having an effective strategy and exam technique.

Here are four golden rules to apply to all your exams:

1. Allow time to read the paper carefully

Make sure you really understand a) how many questions there are and; b) exactly what is being asked of you before

you rush into answering the paper. Mistakes are easily made by failing to fully understand what you are being asked

about, or even missing out a question that could be, for example, on the back page!

2. Stick to your “game plan”

For each subject you should have an idea of what will appear in the exam, and you should be able to come up with a

plan to deal with this. In most cases the questions will be as expected, but there will always be surprises to deal with

in some papers. Don't get flustered. Stick to your “game plan”, and trust your judgement.

3. “Sweep up” any mistakes

In the pressure of the exam room it is easy to make basic errors. These errors could cause you to lose you valuable

marks. Misreading an instruction is a typical example. Simple miscalculation can lose you time as you try to figure

out why your answer is wrong. Be disciplined with your time. Always leave a few minutes at the end to tidy-up

errors. Simply changing a definition / formula / calculation could be the difference between a good and an average

grade.

4. Attempt all questions

It is amazing how many exam scripts are handed in unfinished. Every year, capable pupils who didn’t get time to

finish a paper lose easy marks. Don't fall into this trap. Work on the basis that you will write an answer to every

question. It is much easier to get the first 20% of the marks for any question than the final 5%. You can always polish

an answer further but, if there is no attempt made a question, your teacher can’t give you any marks.

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The Teacher’s View

The job of your teachers is to give you marks, not to take them away, but they are powerless to help you if you fall into the most common traps. These are the most common pitfalls they have identified:

1. Not reading the question correctly

This is one of the most regular and fatal errors: it is often called the 'triggered

answer'. You have your pre-prepared answer ready but you don't look at

exactly what the question is asking you, and therefore write the wrong

information in your answer.

2. Not finishing the paper Bad time management in an exam can easily bring you down a grade. The biggest exam 'crime' is to leave questions

that you have not even attempted. Remember: it is much easier to get the first 20% of the marks for any question

than the last 5%. Let’s pretend you have to answer five questions and you are stuck on question three: do not spend

your remaining time extending and perfecting that answer. Instead, move on to questions four and five, even if your

answer to question three is only a draft. If you have answered only three questions instead of five, the highest

mark you can get is 60%.

3. Ignoring the marking scheme You must take the marking scheme into account when you allocate time to each question or part of a question. Lots

of marks normally = lots of points to make; few marks = only a few points to make.

4. Repetition Make the point once. There are no extra marks for restating facts, even if you phrase them differently. Repetition is

a very common mistake. It also wastes time and can be irritating.

5. Missing part of a question

Sometimes part of a question can be carried onto the next page and, in the pressure of the moment, you don't see

it. As a consequence you might fail to do a compulsory part of a question or miss out on the chance to take an option

that would have suited you better. Always take time to familiarise yourself with the whole paper before you start

answering it.

6. Rough work

Include your rough work with your exam paper – you might get some credit for any plans or “workings-out” written

on it.

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Final Preparation for Exams

Performing on the Day

1. Get a good night's sleep

While the temptation can be to stay up half the night 'cramming' in more facts and figures, the evidence suggests

this approach is counter-productive. In the context of a year’s work, an extra night's studying can make very little

difference to your knowledge. Having a mind that is refreshed, alert, and ready to face the exam can make all the

difference.

2. Arrive in plenty of time To perform well on the day, you need to be relaxed and to feel in control of the situation. This is difficult to achieve if you have missed breakfast and are stuck on a bus in traffic or standing on a train for 45 minutes as the exam time approaches. You will need about 15 minutes 'quiet time' to mentally rehearse your exam and run through your 'game plan' for the final time.

3. Have your equipment ready

Each exam has its own requirements. Apart from properly functioning pens, pencils, rulers, etc. you may need a

calculator for the Maths or Science exam. Drawing pencils may be required for diagrams in some subjects. A lot of

nervous energy can be expended on last-minute hassle if these items aren't checked in advance.

4. Think positive

On the day of the exam remind yourself of the good things (the material you know well, the revision you have

completed, all the past exam questions done, the good grades achieved) rather than dwelling on areas of weakness.

Having that self-belief will give you the confidence to trust your judgement within the exam room and answer

questions with calm and confidence.

5. Maintain your focus

There can be a lot of tension, drama, and hysteria in the air on the days of an exam. You want to keep the balance

between maintaining your focus and interacting normally with your friends and classmates. Surround yourself with

people who are likely to add to the calm rather than add to the clamour.

6. Beware of post-exam analysis

The more you participate in the exam post-mortem, the more confused and disheartened you are likely to become.

You can't change what has happened, you can only focus on the present and this will need your full attention.

Gloria Filiorum Patres

03/21

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www.elthamcollege.london

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