St Columb’s College

Christmas 2016

Revision Pack

Year 11

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 Business Studies

Year Group 11

Examination

length

1 Hour

Areas/topics

to be

covered

for revision

Unit 1 – Business Start-Up

Unit 2 - Production.

Both Units to be completed.

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

There will be a number of structured questions – possibly 4. A structured

question is one that is broken down into 2a,2b,2c etc. each question will be

based on a small case study.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen

Revision

tip(s)

Make sure you read and understand the CHECKLIST at the end of each

section (e.g. 1.2 etc.).

Subject Engineering

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour Examination Weighting = 60%

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Unit 1 – Design and Graphical Communication (30% Exam)

Design Process

Analysing a Design Brief

Technical Drawing

Engineering Terms

Unit 2 – Engineering Production (30% Exam)

Metals - main groups / mechanical properties / metals uses in common products/

Metals – common alloys / advantages of alloys / carbon content on steel

Tools and equipment used in the workshop

Manufacturing processes – marking out, shaping, sawing drilling, riveting (stages),

and finishing the sliding bevel

Quality control / Tolerance

Use of CAD/CAM

Safe working practices / Hazards & controls

Design Question relation to a Rotary clothes line – materials used, how it can be

fixed in the ground and how it folds up (sketch both methods)

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Unit 1 questions will be mostly short answers (one or two sentences) based on the theory that

you have covered. In the unit 1 however, you will be required reproduce 3D sketches of

objects using the appropriate technical drawing techniques.

Unit 2 questions will be mostly short answers (one or two sentences) based on the theory that

you have covered and your workshop knowledge. Some questions may require diagrams to

help explain your answers (diagrams should be clearly drawn and labelled)

Sources for information include – Engineering theory booklet & technologystudent.com

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pupils should ensure that they are equipment with a pen, calculator and appropriate drawing

equipment i.e. HB pencil, ruler and eraser

Revision tip(s) Also make sure that you know the elements of the design process you have covered. It would

also be an advantage to practice your 3D sketching skills in advance. Use the theory booklet

and worksheet to produce your own key notes on each topic. Know the names of all tools and

any new technical terms you have used eg toughness. Investigate the design of a Rotary

clothes line

Subject English Literature

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour 30 minutes

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Macbeth – 100%

Candidates must respond critically and sensitively, exploring and evaluating the

influence of context on the text. Writing is in an appropriate form and is fluent,

logical and precise.

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Pupils will write up Part A of their Literature Linked Texts Assessment under

examination conditions. This will be a single, extended piece of writing on ONE of

the themes of:

Ambition

Friendship

Change

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen

Clean copy of the text

Revision

tip(s)

(*Pupils will be preparing this piece in class with their English teacher, ahead of

writing up the piece in the examination, so revision notes are vital*)

Subject French

Year Group 11

Examination length 1h30

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Context 1: The Individual – Sections 1A, 3A and 4A of Voilà 4 on Relationships, Sections

1B and 3D on Leisure Activities

Revise the grammar for each section detailed in the Textbook and the vocabulary on p 7 and

p65 (Relationships) and p11 and p58 (Leisure Activities) of the Workbook.

Context 2: Citizenship – Section 3D on Media and Communications (pages 130 – 131 and

134 – 137)

Revise the grammar covered in these sections, too.

Marks to be allocated: Listening – 30; Writing - 40; Reading – 30.

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

In the Listening examination all your answers will be in English.

In the Reading examination you will be matching up numbers and letters and writing answers

in French and in English. Be familiar with the French instructions in Voilà 4 and with

question words.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

A pen is needed for the examination.

Answers are to be written in the Answer Booklet, NOT on the Question Paper.

Revision tip(s) Revise the vocabulary for the topics above - use the Workbook and the GCSE vocabulary

booklet. Familiarize yourself with the Reading examination by doing practice questions

from the past paper booklet.

Subject GCSE Further Mathematics Classes - GCSE T4

Year Group 11

Examination length 90 minutes (Total 75 marks)

Areas/topics

to be

covered

for revision

Topic Chapter

GCSE

book

Tick when

Revised

Percentages; reverse, compound, increase 9

HCF, LCM & Indices (inc - & fraction powers) 1

Ratio 8

Expanding brackets 16

Factorising and solving, Quadratic Formula 19

Cumulative frequency and box plots 45

Pythagoras’ theorem 33

Sampling including stratified 46

Inverse proportion 21

Histograms 46

Recurring decimals 12

Trial and Improvement 22

Algebraic Fraction 23

Upper and lower bounds 40

Equipment requirements for

examination

Pen, pencil, ruler

calculator

Revision tip(s) Revise the topic using notes

Attempt worked example given in notes

Attempt questions in textbook

Attend any after school classes available

Use websites such as Corbett Maths

Subject Geography

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

The Dynamic Landscape

RIVERS

Water cycle – definition

Drainage basins – definition, feature, its operation as a system and factors affecting the drainage

basin. Know all key words.

River processes:

Key words – definitions

Long profile of a river

Changes in river channel (width & depth), bed load and velocity with distance downstream

Processes of erosion – hydraulic action, corrosion, attrition, corrosion.

Processes of transportation – traction, saltation, suspension, solution.

Deposition – when does deposition occur?

River Features / landforms

Formation of waterfall, meanders, floodplains and levees. Be able to label diagrams

Flooding

Definition – and causes – physical and human

CASE STUDY of flooding – River Derwent

Positive and negative impacts of flooding both on people and the environment

River Management

Method so soft engineering and their sustainability

Methods of hard engineering

CASE STUDY – management of the Mississippi.

COASTS

Waves – definition, factors affecting waves, characteristics of both constructive and destructive

waves

Coastal Processes

Processes of erosion – hydraulic action, corrosion, attrition, corrosion.

Differential erosion and the speed of erosion

Coastal features/landforms

Features formed by coastal erosion – cliffs, wave-cut platforms, caves, arches and stacks.

Processes of transportation – longshore drift – how, why and when it happens

Deposition – when does deposition occur?

Features/landforms of coastal deposition – how are beaches and spits formed?

Mapskills

Grid references, scale, direction, height, recognition of features / human impact on maps.

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Structured, multi-part questions.

Questions which require the labelling of diagrams.

Data response questions – answers based on resource material (graphs/tables/text) contained in question.

Questions involving map skills.

Questions on Case Studies which require development of answers and the inclusion of case study facts.

Questions which require the development of answers to include a statement, consequence and

elaboration.

OS Map

Equipment requirements for

examination

Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, coloured pencils

Revision

tip(s)

Use mind maps to summarise information.

Make lists of key words and their meanings and learn them – test yourself.

Use websites such as the BBC GCSE Bitesize website to revise processes, landforms and features.

Websites showing animations include whs.moodle.co.uk/course/view.php?id=1365 (type in Geography

animations)

Other websites on rivers which will help your understanding are listed in your booklet on p. 21.

Use Common Assessments to identify and correct problems with examination techniques.

Know and understand and be able to identify command words in questions.

Subject German

Year Group 11

Examination length

1 hour 30 minutes

Areas/topics

to be

covered

for revision

The questions will be on a mixture of topics that you have studied over the

past three years: shopping, food, places in town, recycling, holidays, leisure

activities, school, part-time jobs.

Question

type(s)

There will be short passages in German (signs, adverts, e-mails, brochures)

with matching pictures and/or questions in English.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

You need a black pen. You will be allowed to write onto the examination

paper.

Revision Tips

These are past GCSE paper questions. You cannot revise specific vocabulary

for this, but you might look over general notes, look through your textbook,

or practice on the internet

http://www.klar.co.uk/

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

http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/microsites/?location_id=5

http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german/

Subject History

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Nazi Germany

Consolidation of power Jan 1933-Aug 1934

Workers and the Economy

Propaganda

Police State

Religion

Women and Young People

Jews

Nazi Foreign Policy

Aims of Foreign Policy

Destroying the Treaty of Versailles

Rearmament

Rhineland

Austria

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Exam worth 100%

4marker x2

6 marker x 2

15 marker x 2

Equipment Blue/Black/ pen.

Revision tip(s) For each event learn the following things:

Date/ People involved

Causes of event

Details of event

Results of event

Use textbook, hardback notebook, revision notes, Past Paper Pack on shared documents and

GCSE Bitesize

Make notes on topics in spider diagram format

Subject Irish

Year Group 11

Examination length 1hr 30 mins

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Relationships

Local

Environment

* Understand, give and request personal details, such as name, age, date of

birth, family make-up, pets, gender, marital status.

• Understand, give and request physical and personal

descriptions/characteristics.

• Understand, give and request attitudes and feelings towards others and reasons

for these.

• Describe your home and where it is, and understand and ask about someone

else’s.

• Describe your room and understand and ask about someone else’s.

• Understand, give and request information and opinions on sharing your room.

• Describe your daily routine and understand and ask about someone else’s,

including housework / chores

• Understand, give and request information and preferences in relation to food,

drink and mealtimes.

• Understand, give and request information and opinions on family celebrations.

Understand, give and request names of common facilities in town / countryside

• Understand, give and request information and opinions on town/district,

including advantages/disadvantages.

• Understand and make comparisons between your town/district and countries

where Irish is spoken.

Pupils should be aware that as these this test is made from past paper GCSE exams, there may be

some vocabulary that does not fall under the topic of Relationships / Local Environment and

therefore thorough revision is needed.

The exam will include a 45min Listening paper and a 45 min Reading paper

Marks to be allocated: Listening: 30 Writing: 40 Reading: 30

Question type(s) (e.g. diagrams,

mapwork, sources etc.)

Multiple choice

Gap-filling

Matching pictures to vocabulary

Comprehensions

Sentence writing

Equipment requirements for examination Pen

Revision tip(s) Read class notes and highlight important vocabulary.

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.

Year 11 T3 Mathematics: Christmas Exam 2016

90 minute Calculator Paper. Total Marks = 75.

Topics Page reference Revised

Averages (group frequency table) 505-519

Box plot 528-531

Cumulative frequency 520-527

Equations (forming and solving) 140-153

Expanding brackets 132-139

Fractions and decimals 38-47, 72

Product of Prime factors, HCF/LCM 4-17

Percentages 72-91

Scatter graph 494-498

Trial and improvement 204-210

Stem and Leaf 410 - 411

Questionnaires 392 - 393

The questions in the exam range from extremely simple to challenging. Pupils will be able to attempt

most questions.

Before the exam

Quickly check through all of the topics above, and then select those which are the highest

priority for you.

Don’t simply read over topics – DO QUESTIONS (you’ll remember more that way!)

Try as many of the questions listed above as you can.

Look up each topic in your hardback notebook. That’s what it is for!!

Re-do some of your homework questions on the topic and check your answer from the

correction in class.

Try out the calculations using your calculator. Check that you understand which buttons to

press and look up the instruction book (or ask someone) if you’re not sure.

Try to cover a couple of topics at a time – some of them are quite short.

If your teacher has time in class ask him/her about anything that you’re not sure about.

Attend any of the revision classes that might be on.

During the exam

Remember to bring your calculator, pen, pencil and ruler.

Don’t rush – you will enough time. Don’t go too slowly either.

Attempt every question and every part of every question. LEAVE NO BLANKS!

Show all steps. Marks go for the working out as well as the answer – even completely correct

answers might not get full marks without the working!

Check over all your work at the end.

Year 11 T4 GCSE Ordinary Mathematics: Christmas Exam 2016

90 minute Calculator Paper. Total Marks = 75.

Topics Page reference Revised

Averages 505-519

Bounds 444-451

Box plot 528-531

Cumulative frequency 520-527

Equations (forming and solving) 140-153

Expanding brackets 132-139

Fractions and decimals 38-47, 72

Histogram 536-541

Integers, HCF/LCM 4-17

Percentages 72-91

Proportion 194-203

Sampling 542-550

Scatter graph 494-498

Sequences 154-165

Trial and improvement 204-210

The questions in the exam range from extremely simple to challenging. Pupils will be able to attempt

most questions.

Before the exam

Quickly check through all of the topics above, and then select those which are the highest

priority for you.

Don’t simply read over topics – DO QUESTIONS (you’ll remember more that way!)

Try as many of the questions listed above as you can.

Look up each topic in your hardback notebook. That’s what it is for!!

Re-do some of your homework questions on the topic and check your answer from the

correction in class.

Try out the calculations using your calculator. Check that you understand which buttons to

press and look up the instruction book (or ask someone) if you’re not sure.

Try to cover a couple of topics at a time – some of them are quite short.

If your teacher has time in class ask him/her about anything that you’re not sure about.

Attend any of the revision classes that might be on.

During the exam

Remember to bring your calculator, pen, pencil and ruler.

Don’t rush – you will enough time. Don’t go too slowly either.

Attempt every question and every part of every question. LEAVE NO BLANKS!

Show all steps. Marks go for the working out as well as the answer – even completely correct

answers might not get full marks without the working!

Check over all your work at the end.

Subject Music

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

No. Of Questions: Six

What is it worth? This test is marked out 60 then divided by 2. It is worth 30%

Question 1: Based on music (set work) you have studied in class. Requires short answers and

knowledge of the music. Focus: Mars, the Bringer of War (see below). (11 marks)

Question 2: Based on music (set work) you have studied in class. Requires short answers

and knowledge of the music. Focus: Pachelbel’s Cano in D major (see below). (10 marks)

Question 3: This is not a listening extract; it is based on the Music Industry. Please be

aware of the declining drop in the sale of CDs and what might be the causes of this. What

technology, for example, do people use to play music? (6 marks)

Question 4: Music Traditions in Ireland

You will hear a traditional tune played by two different performers i.e two performances of

the same tune. You will be asked to identify the instruments playing, similarities &

differences between both performances and which performance is preferred by you, stating a

reason for this. (14 marks)

Question 5: This question requires you to follow the words of a song while answering the

questions. You will not have studied this music in class. You will be asked to comment on

how the music reaches a sense of climax i.e. how does the music build up to its loudest point

and what the composer uses to achieves this? (10 marks)

Question 6: You will not have studied this music in class. You will hear three short

extracts of music and asked to choose the style/period from a list provided. You will also be

asked to provide a reason for your choice. (9 marks)

Key Revision Points

Piece One

Name: Overall it is from “The Planets” and the movement is called “Mars, the Bringer of

War”

Composer: Gustav Holst

Style/Period: C20th

Reasons: It is experimental music/has discords/Holst uses a large orchestra/ the players use

the back of the bow (Col Legno)/has five beats in every bar

Time Signature: 5/4 (five beats in every bar)

Instruments that are prominent: Trombone, trumpets, tuba, bassoon

Piece Two

Name: Canon in D major

Composer: Pachelbel

Style/Period: Baroque

Reasons: Baroque Orchestra, bass line called a Continuo, use of ornamentation (Trills),

polyphony texture (rich created by the canon)

Time Signature: 4/4 (four beats in every bar)

Instruments that are prominent: String family = Violin, viola & cello

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Mostly short, structured questions with some extended answers required.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

All answers to be written on the script provided. Candidates need a pen, pencil & eraser.

Revision tip(s) Focus is on pieces of music studied in class: “Pachelbel’s Canon” & “Mars, the Bringer of

War”. Be aware of different musical styles and consider new and changing technologies in

music generally.

Subject GCSE PE

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

1. Concepts:

-health; physical fitness: skilled performance

2. A. Key Influences on Physical Participation

- personal characteristics; motivation; arousal; competition ; affluence; work-leisure

balance; facilities; your experiences ; parental and peer influences; cultural heritage; media

2. B. Key influences on balanced, healthy lifestyles

- diet; ( nutrients, energy needs, balanced diet; diets for health/ peak fitness,

characteristics of unbalanced diets and its effects)

- tobacco ( components/ effects on health and physical performance )

- alcohol ( effects on physical performance / health)

- rest/ sleep ( effects on physical performance /health)

3. Impact of exercising and training

- physical and social benefits of exercise

- components of fitness ( aerobic/ anaerobic energy production), muscular power,

muscular strength, muscular speed, muscular endurance, flexibility

- physical fitness profiles for sporting events

60 marks allocated.

Question type(s) (e.g. diagrams,

mapwork, sources etc.)

- standard written paper format

- short questions

- data based/ scenario style questions

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen/pencil

Revision tip(s) - revise class workbook

- use www.exampro.co.uk website as revision source

- re-read class notes and feedback from homeworks/

and class tests

Subject Religious Studies

Year Group 11

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Background to Mark’s Gospel:

-Facts about the Gospels; Palestine at the time of Jesus; Historical and Political

context; Religious and social background

The Identity of Jesus:

the meaning and significance of the identity of Jesus, both for the disciples and for

Christians today, through a study of key events relating to his titles as Son of God,

Messiah, Son of Man, Son of David and Saviour:

− the ministry of John the Baptist Mark 1: 1–13

− Peter’s declaration about Jesus Mark 8: 27–33

− the Transfiguration Mark 9: 2–13

− entry into Jerusalem Mark 11: 1–11

− calming the storm Mark 4: 35–41

− the request of James and John Mark 10: 35–45

− blind Bartimaeus Mark 10: 46–5

A study of the miracles of Jesus, taking account of their

controversial nature and of their contemporary meaning and

significance for Christian truth and witness:

− a man with an evil spirit Mark 1: 21–28

− Jesus heals many people Mark 1: 29–34

− a man with a dreaded skin disease Mark 1: 40–45

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

- Short knowledge type questions

- Longer knowledge and understanding type questions.

- Evaluation questions

Equipment requirements

for examination

Black Pen. You must not write in any other colour.

Revision tip(s) Learn all the passages that are relevant to Unit 2 and 3.

Read questions carefully.

Remember that you have only one hour so allow time for the longer questions.

Year 11 Single Award Science Christmas revision list

Text Book: Chapters 13 to 18 (inclusive)

Circuits

Circuit symbols

Power

Resistance and length

Electromagnetic spectrum

The wave equation

Eyesight

Fossil fuels

Distance- time graphs

Car safety

Momentum

Newton’s Laws of motion

Subject Spanish

Year Group 11

Examination length 90 minutes + Speaking

and Writing examinations

in class.

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Mira 4 Textbook: Módulo 1 De vacaciones p.6-23

Módulo 2 De paseo por Sevilla p 24 -45

The examination may also contain some general topic areas from KST3.

Grammar: Verbs: present tense, past tense (preterite), imperfect tense, near

future.

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Listening Exam (40 minutes)

Reading Exam (45 minutes)– will take place in the hall during exam week.

Writing and Speaking examinations will be conducted in class.

Fill in blanks with the missing word; True/False; write down the right letter; write

down the right number; fill in the blank with words that mean the same; answer

questions in Spanish and in English.

Write about aspects of your holiday.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen.

Revision

tip(s)

Use your textbook for revising vocabulary and grammar. On Pages 22-23 & 63-64

there are very useful glossaries to aid revision. You can practise grammar exercises

on www.studyspanish.com website; the BBC Bitesize Spanish site has some good

examination practice.

Subject Technology and Design

Year Group 11

Examination length = 1 hour Examination Weighting = 60%

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Materials

Metals/Woods/Plastic – main groups, examples from each group, properties and

applications

Tools & Processes

For marking out materials

Shaping materials

Finishing materials eg polish or varnish

Joining methods

Permanent – riveting, soldering, brazing, welding and adhesives

Semi-permanent – screws & nuts and bolts

Aids for manufacturing

Templates / Jigs / Moulds

CAD/CAM

Advantages and disadvantages of CAD / CAM

Typical software and machines to support CAD/CAM

Emerging Technologies

Smart textiles and pigments

Nano technology

Self cleaning glass

Health & Safety

Control measures – PPE and safety rules for the workshop

Safety signs – colour coding and meaning

Identifying hazards and appropriate control measures (Risk assessment)

Certification that products are safe eg Kitemark

Designers

Need for new products

Toaster specification

Research media

Features of a Working Drawing

Gantt Chart for heating and bending acrylic

Question type(s) (e.g.

diagrams, mapwork, )

Questions range from short one or two word answers to more detailed responses.

Some questions may require diagrams – please ensure they are clear, accurate and labelled

Equipment required Ruler, pencil, pen and colouring pencils

Revision tip(s) Use Theory booklet

Study a topic for five minutes – close your book and write down everything you can remember in a

few minutes. Make corrections in colour – repeat as necessary. Move on to the next topic when you

feel confident.

Learn the symbols for components and the names of tools and equipment used in TD

Pay attention to your technical vocabulary.

Produce an A4 fact page for each topic to help you with your final revision

Past papers in shared documents – Technology & Design – Y11 past papers