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YEAR11MOCKEXAMSINFORMATION
SUBJECT:BusinessStudies
Whatisthetestabout?ThetestwillcoversomeaspectsoftheYear10courseandthetopicscoveredsofarinY11.Itwillbebasedonthreecasestudies,which
pupilsmustutilisewhenansweringthequestions.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
PupilsshouldrevisealloftheworkcoveredsinceSeptemberofYear11.TheywillbeadvisedofthetopicstocoverfromY10nearerthetime–a
basicrevisionlistwillbeprovided.Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Questionswilltaketheusualformat.Thereare3sectionstothepaper,eachwithatotalscoreofapproximately20Marks.Thepaperisworth
60Marksintotal.Eachsectionwillhaveabusinesscasestudyandthenquestionsrangingfrom2to9marks.PupilswillbeexpectedtouseKnowledge,Application
&AnalysisandEvaluativeskillswhenanswering.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Asignificantfactor,whenansweringquestionswillbeexaminationtechnique.Pupilsshouldgiveparticularfocustotheiruseofconnective
wordstodeveloptheiranswers.(Examplesincludewhichmeans,leadingto,therefore,because,asaconsequence,so).
Evaluativeanswerswherepupils’opinionsarerequiredshouldclearlystateaviewpointwithfulljustificationexplainingtheirchoice.
Itisvitalthatpupilslookatthewordingofthequestionandthemarksvalueasthiswillallowthemtogaugethedetailrequired.Asageneral
rulewewouldadvisepupilstospend1minutepermarkoneachquestion.(E.G.9Marks=9Minutes)
SUBJECT:CateringWhatisthetestabout?
CateringWJECexamboardWhatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theirtheorybookandalsoavailableontheschoolnetworkinworkfilesisadetailedrevisionguide.
Areasoffocus:-Personal/Foodhygiene
CommunicationMenuplanningCommodities
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Bothmultiplechoiceandwrittenincludingextendedwritingquestions.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Atleasttwoextendedwritingquestions.
SUBJECT:ChildDevelopment
Whatisthetestabout?ChildDevelopmentAQAExamBoard
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?• Physicaldevelopment–grossandfinemotorskills.
• SocialPlay,cognitivedevelopment,roleplay.• TheFamily,Childcare,disabilitiesinchildrenandhowthisaffects
thefamily.Babyequipment.• Routinetestsinpregnancy,Multiplebirth,medicalassistance
duringbirth,prematurebabies,postnatalcare.• Childhoodimmunisations,bathingbaby,feeding–milkfeedsand
weaning,babyfood.Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Bothmultiplechoiceandwrittenincludingextendedwritingquestions.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Atleasttwoextendedwritingquestions.
SUBJECT:ComputerScienceWhatisthetestabout?
A451–computerSystemsandProgrammingWhatdopupilsusetorevise?
OCRComputingforGCSERevisionGuideVLEGCSEICTResources(W:\ICT\GCSEComputerScience\A451-
Theory\REVISION)RevisionlistforexamonSMHW
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Avarietyofquestionstylesisused:
• Short-answerquestions(beginning‘Give…’or‘State…’)(1/2markquestions)
• Open-responsequestions(beginning‘Describe…’or‘Explain…’)(3/4markquestions)
• Extendedwriting(beginning‘Discuss…’)(6markquestions)Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
• Themockexamcontainstwoextendedwritingquestions(therewillbethreeintheactualexam).
• Pupilsareawarethatthesequestionsassessthequalityoftheirwrittencommunicationandtheyshouldwriteaminiplanbeforeattemptingtoanswerthequestion.
• Pupilswillbegivenresourcesinlessons(beforethemockexam)toexplainfullyhowtoanswerthesetypesofquestionssuccessfully.
SUBJECT:DanceWhatisthetestabout?
Factualknowledge,appreciationandanalysisofthetwoprofessionaldanceworksSwansongandNutcrackerandextendingpracticaldanceknowledgebybridgingthegapbetweentheoryandpractice.Possible
questionson:• AllaspectsofSwansongandNutcracker
• SetDance• Solocomposition
• Allaspectsofchoreography• Allaspectsofperformance
• TechnicalandexpressiveskillsWhatdopupilsusetorevise?
Useofsupportingbookletsthathavebeenusedacrossthetwoyearcourse.Theseinclude:• Choreographybooklet
• Performancepiecebooklet• SetDancebooklet
• Solocompositionfolders(Y10)• ProfessionalworkfoldersandDVDsofSwansongandNutcracker• UseofYouTubetowatchtheAQAGCSESetDances(Findit!And
Impulse)Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ShortandextendedquestionsWhatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Atenmarkcomparisonquestionbetweenthetwoprofessionaldanceworks(SwansongandNutcracker).Thisquestionwillbeonanareaof
analysisthatcouldinclude:• Theuseofcostumes• Thephysicalsetting
• Theuseofaccompaniment• Lightingeffects
• Examplesofmotifsanddevelopmentswithineachpiece
SUBJECT:DramaNomockexam
SUBJECT:EnglishWhatisthetestabout?
ThestudentswillsittwoEnglishmockstocoverbothEnglishLiteratureandEnglishLanguage.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?EnglishLanguage
Revisethereadingquestionssuchas‘whatimpressioniscreatedof…’or‘howdoesthewriter…’
Alsorevisethe7differentwritingstylesyouhavecoveredinclass.Theseinclude:formalandinformalletter,article,report,review,leafletand
speech.EnglishLiterature
StudentsshouldreviseWarOfTheWorldsandAnInspectorCalls.Theyshouldattempttolearnquotesfromeachandensuretheyhaveasolid
understandingoftheplotandcharacters.Theyshouldalsorevisetheworktheyhavedoneonunseenpoetryand
poetictechniques.Whatformatofquestioningisused?
EnglishLanguageSectionAwillbe5or6questionscoveringtworeadingtextsandthen
two30minutewritingtasks.EnglishLiterature
TherewillbeoneessayquestionforbothWarOfTheWorldsandAnInspectorCalls.
Therearetwoquestionsontheunseenpoetry.Thefirstdealswithonlyonepoemandthesecondisacomparativequestion.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?N/A
SUBJECT:GeographyWhatisthetestabout?
Theexaminationistheclosestwecangetatthisstageofthecoursetotheexaminationnextsummer.Studentswillhave3x30minute
questions.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Allfourtopicsthatthestudentshavestudiedsofar.Changing Urban Environments P2Q2
Water on the Land P1Q5
Population Change P2Q1
Rocks&LandscapeP1Q2Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Fullpastpaperquestions(25or28markquestions)Thequestionsstartoffwith1or2markquestionsandprogressivelygethardertowardstheend.YouwillbetakingeithertheFoundationor
HigherPaper.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Foundationpaperquestionsincludea6markquestionwithandadditional3marksforthatquestionawardedforSpelling,Punctuation
andGrammar.Higherpaperquestionsincludean8markquestionwithandadditional3
marksforthatquestionawardedforSpelling,PunctuationandGrammar.
SUBJECT:ICTWhatisthetestabout?
Unit1–LivingintheDigitalWorldWhatdopupilsusetorevise?EdexcelGCSEICTRevisionGuide
VLEGCSEICTResources(W:\ICT\GCSEICT\GCSEICTREVISION)RevisionlistforexamonSMHW
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Avarietyofquestionstylesisused:
• Multiple-choicequestions(1markquestions)• Short-answerquestions(beginning‘Give…’or‘State…’)(1/2mark
questions)• Open-responsequestions(beginning‘Describe…’or‘Explain…’)
(3/4markquestions)• Extendedwriting(beginning‘Discuss…’)(6markquestions)• Theexamstartswiththemoststructuredquestions,multiple
choiceandshortanswerwiththeextendedwritingsectionlaterinthepaper.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?• Themockexamcontainstwoextendedwritingquestionswhichis
thesameastheactualexam.• Pupilsareawarethatthesequestionsassessthequalityoftheir
writtencommunicationandtheyshouldwriteaminiplanbeforeattemptingtoanswerthequestion.
• Pupilswillbegivenresourcesinlessons(beforethemockexam)toexplainfullyhowtoanswerthesetypesofquestionssuccessfully.
SUBJECT:MathsWhatisthetestabout?
Thetestinvolvesthreepapers(twocalculatorandonenoncalculatorpaper)toreplicatewhatthepupilswillsitintheMay/JuneGCSEexamseason.ThetestcancoveranyoftheGCSEtopicscovered.Sets1,2and3willdohigherpapers,Sets5and6willdofoundationpapers.Set4willhavebothtiersontheirdeskandwillreceivefurtherinstructionfrom
theirteacher.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
InthemathssectionoftheVLE(VLE/mysubjects/maths/students/NewGCSE1-9/Revisionformockexam2016FoundationOrRevisionformockexamHigher2016)therearerevisionlists,mymathslinkstotopicsontheexam,topicpagereferencesforthekerboodletextbookandthe
CPGrevisionguidethatcanbepurchasedfromthefinanceoffice.TherearealsolinkstothekerboodlehomeworkbookandCorbettmaths
questionsWhatformatofquestioningisused?
Eachpaperwillhaveabout25mathsquestionstoanswer.Manyofwhichwillbeproblemsolvingusingtopicslearntinclass.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
N/A
SUBJECT:HistoryWhatisthetestabout?
ItisafullGCSEexaminationonPaperII:AstudyinBritishHistory:PublicHealthinBritain1800-1914.Theexaminationis90minuteslong.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?PupilscanusetheirpaperIIexercisebooks.Thereisalsorevision
materialontheHistorysectionoftheVLE.Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Pupilswillneedtoanswer5questions.Allquestionsrequirestudentstousegivensourcesandtheirownknowledgeinordertoanswerthe
question.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Allquestionsrequireanextendedandfocusedresponse.Thefinalquestionisaninterpretationquestion.Itrequiresstudentstoshowawarenessofbothsidesofanargument.Threeadditionalmarksare
allocatedonthisquestionforSPaG.
SUBJECT:MusicNomockexam
SUBJECT:GCSEPE
Whatisthetestabout?AllYear10and11GCSEPEContentincludingthe‘scenariosection’
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?ClassBooks/AQARevisionnotessentvia‘ShowMyHomework’
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Acombinationofmultiplechoice,shortanswerandcontinuousprose
questionsWhatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Therewill2x8markquestionsrequiringextendedwritingskills
SUBJECT:ReligiousStudies(Core)Whatisthetestabout?
TheexamwillbeafullGCSEpapercoveringallfourunits:Rights&Responsibilities,Religion:Environmental&Medicalissues,Religion:Peace&
Conflict,Religion:Crime&PunishmentWhatdopupilsusetorevise?
Pupilswillneedtoreviseeverythingtheyhavecoveredinthecoursetodate.ThisincludesworkfromYear10andpupilsshouldusetheinformationintheirexercisebooksfromworkcoveredinclass.Additionalinformationwillbefound
onSMHWandtheVLE.Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ThequestionformatisfromtheEdexcelGCSEspecification.Foreachunittherewillbeachoiceoftwoquestionsandpupilswillhaveto
answeronewholequestionfromeachoftheseunits.Eachunitconsistsof1questionmadeupoffourparts(a=2marks,b=4marks,
c=8marksandd=6marks).Pupilswillneedtorefertospecificreligiousteachingsandmakereferencetoscriptureorsacredwritingsintheiranswers.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Upto4markswillbeaddedforSpelling,PunctuationandGrammar(SPaG)for
partc(8marks)questions.
SUBJECT:ReligiousStudies(Option)Whatisthetestabout?
TheexamwillbeafullGCSEpapercoveringtheEthicspartofthecourse.Itconsistsoftwopaperssatoneaftertheother.ThefirstpaperwillcovertheunitsofB603-Religion&humanrelationshipsandReligion&medicalethics.ThesecondpaperwillfollowimmediatelyandwillcovertheunitsofB604-
Religion&equalityandReligion,peace&justice.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Pupilswillneedtoreviseeverythingtheyhavecoveredinthecoursetodate.ThisincludesworkfromYear10andpupilsshouldusetheinformationintheirexercisebooksfromworkcoveredinclass.Additionalinformationwillbefound
onSMHWandtheVLE.Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ThequestionformatisfromtheOCRGCSEspecification.Eachunitconsistsoffivequestionsof1mark,2marks,3marks,6marksand12
marks.Pupilswillneedtorefertospecificreligiousteachingsandmakereferencetoscriptureorsacredwritingsintheiranswers.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Upto3markswillbeaddedforSpelling,PunctuationandGrammar(SPaG)for
parte(12marks)questions.
SUBJECT:AdditionalScience(11K1/K2/K3/L1/L2/L3/L4)
Whatisthetestabout?SectionsB4,C3andP3plusa10marksectionD(dataanalysis)question
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Classnotes,Revisionguides,VLE,revisionsitessuchasBBCBitesize
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Pastexamquestions,includinglonganswerquestionsineachsection
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?3x6markquestions–oneineachsection
SUBJECT:ScienceB(11K4only)Whatisthetestabout?
SectionsB1,P1andP2plusa10marksectionD(dataanalysis)questionWhatdopupilsusetorevise?
Classnotes,Revisionguides,VLE,revisionsitessuchasBBCBitesizeWhatformatofquestioningisused?
Pastexamquestions,includinglonganswerquestionsineachsectionWhatabouttheextendedwritingsection?3x6markquestions–oneineachsection
SUBJECT:Biology(SepSci)
Whatisthetestabout?SectionsB1,B2andB3plusa10marksectionD(dataanalysis)question
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Classnotes,Revisionguides,VLE,revisionsitessuchasBBCBitesize
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Pastexamquestions,includinglonganswerquestionsineachsection
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?3x6markquestions–oneineachsection
SUBJECT:Chemistry(SepSci)
Whatisthetestabout?SectionsC1,C2andC3plusa10marksectionD(dataanalysis)question
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Classnotes,Revisionguides,VLE,revisionsitessuchasBBCBitesize
Whatformatofquestioningisused?Pastexamquestions,includinglonganswerquestionsineachsection
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?3x6markquestions–oneineachsection
SUBJECT:Physics(SepSci)Whatisthetestabout?
SectionsP1,P2andP3plusa10marksectionD(dataanalysis)questionWhatdopupilsusetorevise?
Classnotes,Revisionguides,VLE,revisionsitessuchasBBCBitesizeWhatformatofquestioningisused?
Pastexamquestions,includinglonganswerquestionsineachsectionWhatabouttheextendedwritingsection?3x6markquestions–oneineachsection