YEAR10EXAMSINFORMATION

-w/c19thJune2016

ENGLISH-LanguageWhatisthetestabout?

SectionA–FictionreadingtestStudentswillhavetoreadashortstoryorextractfromastoryandthen

answer5questionsonthepiece.SectionB–Narrativewriting

Studentswillhave45minutestowritetheirownnarrative.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Pupilsshouldrevisegeneralspelling,punctuationandgrammarusage,suchascorrectuseofwhere/were/we’reetc.,apostropheuse,speechmarks,paragraphing.Theycouldalsolookatthefourkeyelementsfora

narrativeorplanpossibleplotsfortheirnarrative.TheyshouldalsoreviseterminologyandquestionstylesforsectionA.

ENGLISH-LiteratureWhatisthetestabout?

SectionA–RomeoandJulietOneextractquestionandoneessayquestion.

SectionB–PoetryanthologyOnequestiononanamedpoemandacomparisonwithanotherpoem

oftheirchoice.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Pupilsneedtorevisehowtoanalysecontent,language,formandstructureaswellasthecontextofeachofthepoems.

TheyshouldalsorevisetheplotandcharactersofRomeoandJuliet.Studentswillneedtolearnquotesfromeachofthesettexts.

MATHSWhatisthetestabout?

Demonstratingknowledgeofthevariousmathematicstopicscoveredonthetestandusingthemtosolvemathematicalproblems.Therewillbe

twocalculatorpapers.Bothpaperswilllast1hour30minutes. Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

PupilshavereceivedarevisionlistonSMHW.Sets1a,1b&2aaredoinghighertierandshouldrevisetopicsfromtherevisionlistscolumns

named'bothtiersgrades4-5'and'highertiergrades6-9'andsets2b,3a&3baredoingfoundationtierandshouldrevisetopicsfromtherevisionlistscolumns'foundationtiergrades1-3'and'bothtiersgrades4-5'.Therevisionlistalsohaslinkstousefulpracticebookletsonthosetopics

fromCorbettmaths. Whatformatofquestioningisused?

Eachpaperhasabout25questionswhichareamixtureofproblemsolvingquestionsandquestionstestingskills/knowledgeofthetopicson

therevisionlist. Whatistheformatoftheassessment?

Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?N/A

SCIENCE–AllpupilsWhatisthetestabout?

3x30minpapers–willbegiveninonesessionanditisuptopupilstomanagetheirtimeappropriately.HigherandFoundationtiers.

Basedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear.BIOLOGY:KerboodletopicsB1-B5-B1Cellstructureandtransport,B2Celldivision,B3Organisationandthedigestivesystem,B4Organising

animalsandplantsandB5Communicabledisease.CHEMISTRY:

HIGHER:Kerboodlereference-C1.2Chemicalequations,C1.3Separatingmixtures,C1.5historyoftheatom,C1.7ions,atoms&isotopes,C3.8

fullerenes&grapheme.FOUNDATION:Kerboodlereference–C1.1atoms,C1.2Chemical

equations,C1.3Separatingmixtures,C1.7ions,atoms&isotopes,C2.2electronicstructure&theperiodictable,C3.5Covalentbonding,C5.1reactivityseries,C5.6Makingmoresalts,C5.7neutralisation&thepH

scale,C7.1exothermicandendothermicreactions.PHYSICS:KerboodletopicsP1–P5:P1ConservationanddissipationofenergyP2energytransferbyheatingP3EnergyresourcesP4Electric

CircuitsP5Electricityinthehome.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Theirnotesandexercisebooks,Kerboodleonlinetextbook,anyrevisionguidestheymayhavepurchasedthroughschool,websitessuchasBBC

BitesizeandGCSEScience.comWhatformatofquestioningisused?

Generally,structuredquestionsthatrequireanswersofnomorethanoneortwosentences.

Calculationquestionsthatrequiretheuseofequations,someofwhichcanbefoundontheattachedequationsheet.

Thereareasmallnumberofmultiplechoicequestionswhereaboxistobetickedtogivetheanswer.

FortheHighertierpaper,thereareasmallnumberofquestionsthatneedalongeranswer–perhapsaparagraph.Therequiredlengthof

answerissuggestedbytheamountofspaceprovided.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

N/A

BUSINESSSTUDIESWhatisthetestabout?

DemonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofallYear10work:Unit1–SettingupaBusiness.Beingabletoapplybusiness

knowledgeandevaluatecasestudyscenarios.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Pupilsshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetsbutthesewillbere-publishedonSMHW.Wealsorecommendtheuseofthe“CGPGCSEBusinessStudiesRevisionGuide”,whichisavailabletobuyfromthe

financeofficeifrequired.TheBridgewaterHighSchoolVLEcontainslinkstoavarietyofclassroomandrevisionmaterial.Wealsorecommendpupilspractiseusingpastpapers,availableatschoolorontheAQA

website.Whatformatofquestioningisused?

Thereare3overarchingsectionsbasedondifferentcasestudiesofsmallbusinesses.Eachsectionincludesacombinationofquestionstylesrangingfromshortanswer(2marks)toextended,evaluativestyle

questions(9Marks)Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Therearethree9markquestionswhichwillrequireextendedwrittendetail.Pupilswillbeexpectedtoapplytheirknowledgeofbusinesstothecasestudyscenarioandoffertheiropinionastothemostsuitablecourseofactionforabusiness.Thesequestionwillbemarkedon

‘Knowledge’,‘Application’and‘Analysis&Evaluation’

COMPUTERSCIENCEWhatisthetestabout?

Unit1–ComputerSystemswhichincludethefollowingtopics:1.1–SystemsArchitecture,1.2Memory,1.3Storage,1.4WiredandWirelessNetworks,1.5Networktopologies,protocolsandlayersand

1.6SystemSecurity.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Classnotes,exercisebooks,revisionfolders(issuedinclass),revisionnotesandpracticeexamquestionsthatarepostedonSMHW.

Whatformatofquestioningisused?Mostquestionsarestructuredineithershort-answerformatorslightlylongeranswerquestionwherepupilsmust‘EXPLAIN’or‘DESCRIBE’thepointstheyhavemade.Thesequestionsareworthfrom2to6marks.Thereareslightlylongerquestionsthatareworth8markseach,forwhichthequalityofwrittencommunicationisassessedaswellasthe

contentoftheanswer.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Therewillbeoneextendedwritingquestionincludedintheexampaperworth8markswhichisthesameastheactualexaminY11.TheQWCquestionwillrequirepupilstowriteinfullsentences,usekeycomputerscienceterminologyandusecorrectspelling,grammarandpunctuation.

DRAMAWhatisthetestabout?

Exploringperformanceanddesignelementsusinganextractfromthesettext‘BloodBrothers’.

Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Recaptheiroverallunderstandingoftheplayandcharacters.Studentsshouldalsohaveaclearunderstandingoftheeraandsocial/politicalissuesofthetimetheplaywasset(1960’s–1980’s).Studentsshould

alsoresearchhowtheywouldcreateasetdesignfortheplay.Whatformatofquestioningisused?

Threeexamquestionswillbeanswered,alongwithachoiceofone(oftwo)highermarkquestions.

Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Allquestionswillrequirearesponsetotheextract,withdecisionsofhowandwhyaspectswillbeshown.Thefinallargermarkedquestionwill

allowstudentstoexplainindepthfromaperformer,ordesignerpointofview.

FOODPREPARATIONANDNUTRITIONWhatisthetestabout?

Allnutrientsindetail,foodscience,foodchoiceandfoodprovenance.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Revisealltopicslistedabove.

Whatformatofquestioningisused?Amixtureofmultiplechoice,shortanswersandmoredetailedtowards

theendofthepaper.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Thefinalquestionswillbeanextendedwritingquestionthatlooksatnutritioninmoredetail.

CHILDDEVELOPMENTWhatisthetestabout?

Thefamily,reproduction,pre-conceptualcare,ante-natalcare,labourandbirth,feeding,weaning,andhealthyeating.

Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Reviseallofthetopicslistedabove.Whatformatofquestioningisused?

ShortanswerquestionsandlongeronestowardsendofpaperWhatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Therewillbetwolongquestionattheendofthepaper.

GEOGRAPHYWhatisthetestabout?

Basedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear-3units:*Paper1SectionC-PhysicalLandscapesintheUK*Paper2SectionA-UrbanIssuesandChallenges*Paper3SectionAandB-GeographicalSkills

Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Theirnotes,revisioncardsandexercisebooks,anyrevisionguidesthey

mayhavepurchasedthroughschool,websitessuchas:-Ø BBCBitesize,

Ø www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geographyØ www.revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/geographyØ www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/gcse/

Whatformatofquestioningisused?StudentshavecompletedsimilarquestionsinQMAs/endofunittests.Thequestionwillhaveaseriesofsubsectionsthatcanaskanyquestionfromthethreeunitscovered.Questionsaremultiplechoice,structuredclosedquestionsandlonganswersupto9marks(+3marksforSPaG)

Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Thelastquestionineachsectionrequiresextendedwriting.Spelling,

punctuationandgrammarwillbemarkedinthissection.

GRAPHICS

Whatisthetestabout?Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofsymbols,

toolsandequipmentanddesigningskills.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Theyshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetscompletedinclass.Informationcoveredinthesewillbere-publishedonSMHWinPDFform.Wealsorecommendtheuseofthe’www.technologystudent.com’and

revisionsguides[thesecanbepurchasedfromFinance]Whatformatofquestioningisused?

Theexamwillcontainquestionswithmostlyshortanswersordrawings.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

N/A

HISTORYWhatistheexamabout?

TheexamisaspecimenGCSEpaper2on‘EarlyElizabethanEngland1558-88’(Duration:55minutes)Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

StudentsneedtorevisefromtheirPaperIIexercisebook(blue).Whatformatofquestioningisused?

ItisinthestyleofaformalGCSEexaminationpaper.Therewillbe3differentquestions–a4mark,12markand16markquestion.Studentsareawareofthedifferenttechniquesusedfor

answeringeachWhatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Allquestionsrequireanextendedanswerthatusestheirownknowledge.Question4crequiresabalancedresponse.SPaGisnot

assessedonthispaper.

ICT

Whatisthetestabout?Unit1–LivingintheDigitalWorld(Topic1–PersonalDigitalDevices)

Whatdopupilsusetorevise?RevisionnotesandpracticeexamquestionsthatarepostedonSMHW.

Whatformatofquestioningisused?Mostquestionsarestructuredineithermulti-choiceformatorshort-answerformatandareworthfrom2to4marks.Thereareslightly

longerquestionthatareworth6markseach,forwhichthequalityofwrittencommunicationisassessedaswellasthecontentoftheanswer.

Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Therewillbetwoextendedwritingquestionsincludedintheexam

papereachworth6markseachwhichisthesameastheactualexaminY11.Eachquestionwillrequirepupilstowriteinfullsentences,usekeyICTterminologyandusecorrectspelling,grammarandpunctuation.

MFL(French/German)Whatisthetestabout?

Therewillbealisteningcomprehensiontestwhichwillbetackledinclasstheweekbeforetheexamsinthehall.Thereadingcomprehension

testwillbeanhourlongtestinthehall.Therewillalsobeawrittenexamtestdetailedbelow.

Whatdopupilsusetorevise?Firstly,pupilsshouldusetheirexercisebooks–particularlylistsof

vocabulary.TherearepastpapersontheschoolVLEforlisteningandreading,andpreparationwillbedoneinclass.MostpupilsboughttherevisionguideandrevisionworkbookfromPearsonatthebeginningofyear10–thiswouldbeidealtorevisefrom.Forvocabularylearning,the

websiteandappmemrise.comisveryuseful.Whatformatofquestioningisused?

Questionswillvary–somewillbemultiplechoiceandsomewillrequireshortanswersinEnglish.Therewillalsobequestionswherestudentswillhavetoidentifythespeaker’sorwriter’spositiveornegative

attitudes.Writingpaperquestionsdealtwithbelow.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Therewillbeawrittenexamtesttakenintheexamhall,witha90wordpieceofwriting,a150wordpieceofwritingandashortEnglishto

French/Germantranslation.Allthesewillbeontopicsthathavebeencoveredsofar.

MUSIC

Whatisthetestabout?DemonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofthesetworksfromAreasofStudy1(Beethoven:PianoSonatano.81st

movement)2(Purcell:MusicForaWhile,KillerQueen)and3(RebelBlockadeRunnerandDefyingGravity).Studentswillalsobetestedon

generallisteningskillssuchascadencesandnotation.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Theyshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionnotesbutmostofthesewillbere-publishedonSMHW.Pupilsshouldalsousewebsitessuchasto

testtheirauralskills.Whatformatofquestioningisused?

Mostlyshortanswerquestionse.g.multiplechoiceorlistinginstrumentsheard–alisteningextractisalwaysplayedbeforeeachsetofquestions.

Someanswersmayrequiremusicnotation.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

ThiswillbecoveredinY11.

PHYSICALEDUCATIONWhatisthetestabout?

DemonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofallYear10work.

Thetestwillbebasedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear:-v Appliedanatomyandphysiology(Bones/JointsandMuscles)

v Structureandfunctionofthecardio-respiratorysystemv Aerobicandanaerobicexercise/Effectsofexercisev MovementAnalysis(Levers/Planes&Axisetc.)

v HealthandFitnessv ComponentsofFitnessandFitnessTesting

v PrinciplesofTrainingv Types/MethodsofTraining

v Trainingseasonv Warm-UpsandCooldowns

Whatdopupilsusetorevise?PupilsshouldusetheirclassnotesandtheAQAPETextbookaswellas

anyAQA(newspec)revisionguidesthathavebeenpublished.Websitesarealsousefulincluding:-

BBCBitesize:http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/znyb4wx

Whatformatofquestioningisused?

ThequestionformatwillbebroadlyinlinewithhowweexpecttheNewSpecificationpapertoappearnextSummer.

Thiswillinclude:-ü 10MultipleChoicequestionsü Shortanswerquestionswithmarksrangingfrom2-6marksü Therewillalsobequestionswherepupilswillneedtoshowan

understandingofdata.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

N/A

PRODUCTDESIGN

Whatisthetestabout?Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofindustrial

processes,specialfinishesanddesigningskills.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Theyshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetscompletedinclass.Informationcoveredinthesewillbere-publishedonSMHWinPDFform.

Wealsorecommendtheuseof‘www.technologystudent.com’andrevisionsguides[thesecanbepurchasedfromourFinancedepartment].

Whatformatofquestioningisused?SectionAwillcontainadrawing/designingquestion.SectionBwillcontainquestionswithmostlyshortanswersorlabellingdiagrams.

Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?Thefinalquestionwillbeanextendedwritingquestion.

Spelling,punctuationandgrammarwillbemarkedinthissection.

RELIGIOUSSTUDIES–(GCSE)

Whatisthetestabout?ThetestwillcovertheunitsofChristianity:BeliefsandTeachingsand

theRelationshipsandFamiliesthemethatpupilshavestudied.Whatdopupilsusetorevise?

Pupilsshouldusetheinformationintheirexercisebooksfromworkcoveredinclass.AdditionalinformationwillbefoundonSMHWandthe

VLE.Whatformatofquestioningisused?

ThequestionformatisfromtheAQAGCSEspecificationthatstudentsshouldbefamiliarwithfromQMAsandexampracticeinclass.Studentswillanswertwoquestionseachconsistingoffiveparts.

Keyword-1markSimplerecall-2marks

Knowledgeandunderstanding-4marksKnowledgeandunderstanding,withreferencetoscripture-5marks

Evaluation-12marksPupilswillneedtorefertospecificreligiousteachingsandmake

referencetoscriptureorsacredwritingsintheiranswers.Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?

Thefinalquestionineachsectionisevaluationandanalysisandisworthupto12marks.Studentsshouldaimtowriteforapproximately12-15minutesonthisquestionaloneandanswersshouldcoveratleastonesideofA4.ItisimperativethatthebulkofstudentresponsesshouldbebasedonChristianteachingsandstudentsmustmakereferencetokeybiblicalandchurchteachingtofullysupportthepointstheymake.Upto5markswillbeaddedforSpelling,PunctuationandGrammar

(SPaG)onthe12markquestions.