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