Year 7 Revision topics – Assessment week w/c 6th May 2014
Subject
Maths
English
Topics
Students will sit two assessments, a calculator paper and a non-calculator paper. They will be assessed on
their problem solving skills over a range of mathematical topics. For revision they should use their revision
guides and focus on key areas which they find difficult. Below is a list of key topics that they should focus
on.
Number:
Place Value and rounding
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Fractions, decimals and Percentages
Negative numbers
Ratio and proportion
Shape, Space and Measures:
Metric units and scales
Angles
Transformations
Properties of shapes
Area, perimeter and volume
Algebra:
Coordinates and linear graphs
Simplifying, expanding and factorising
BIDMAS and powers
Equations
Handling Data:
Mode, median and mean
Reading and interpreting charts
Drawing line graphs, bar charts and pie charts
Probability
Students will sit English optional tests in one of the following levels: 3-5, 4-6, 5-7 or 6-8 (they will be told
their level by their teacher). The tests are copies of external assessments designed for year 7 and 8 and
consist of 2 papers:
A Reading skills test that focuses on a student’s ability to:
 Select and retrieve information
 Infer and deduce meanings
 Recognise effect of structure and layout on meaning
 Elicit a writer’s intention
 Recognise effects on the reader
Revision ideas
 KS3 Bitesize
 I Am Learning KS3 tasks
 KS3 After school sessions – Tuesday
lunchtime or Thursday afterschool
 Revision guides available from B7
 KS3 revision guide from school
 Any KS3 resource on I Am Learning
 Specific revision aids from class
teachers
 KS3 Bitesize revision - select links for
Reading and Writing
 Homework tasks set on the school
website
A writing skills test that focuses on a student’s ability to:
 Use punctuation, paragraphing and structure for effect
 Use a variety of sentence types and language techniques
 Write to suit purpose and audience
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Science
Humanities
Design &
Technology
French
Art*
Drama*
The test will be based on content covered this year:
 Cells and reproduction.
 Acids and Alkalis
 Combustion and chemical reactions
 Electricity
 Renewable and non-Renewable energy
 Particle theory
 Solids, liquids and gases.
 Forces
 Rocks and Weathering
 What is an empire
 Reasons why Britain wanted an empire
 Benefits of an empire
 Analysing sources
 Reliability of sources (How do we know if a source is reliable or not)
Students should review the different evaluating skills they have used over the year so far and reflect on
how their findings have enabled then to suggest design improvements. Also they should use the internet
to research innovative or original clock designs and by doing should develop a greater understanding of the
designs/features of these products.
Students will be tested on their ability to identify and translate verbs in different tenses. Present tense at
level 4, present and past tenses at level 5 and present, past and future tenses at level 6. Students will also
complete a reading task based on the vocabulary they have learnt so far this year. All tests are
differentiated and range from level 4 to level 6. Students will prepare for the level they are targeting in
lessons.
The assessment will be on the theme of “pop art” and so studying this style and practicing drawings of this
nature will support achievement.
Practical Assessment of the work you have created in lessons on World War 2. You will be assessed on the
technique of cross-cutting in a performance and how you use it effectively. You will also be assessed on
how you interpret your character in terms of use of vocal projection and use of physical gestures. You will be
assessed for both your individual contribution and the final performance for this piece.
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Tasks set on I am learning
KS3 Bitesize revision – links will be
on the school website.
Revision guides can be purchased
from school for £2. Relevant pages
have been highlighted to pupils and
are listed below this table.
Homework tasks set by the teachers
which can be accessed from the
school website.
Class teachers will hand out revision
materials for pupils.
Look at innovative or original clock
designs on the internet focusing on the
designs, the materials etc. Look at any
clocks you have at home and investigate
how they are made and put together.
 Use differentiated learning mats
 Mock tests with corrections
 Week 1 and 2 homework tasks with
corrections
There are many tutorials available on
YouTube for drawing in all different types
of style. Find one or two that appeal to
you and follow the instructions as
practise.
You can rehearse your pieces at lunch
time in the Drama studios. Look up on
BBC Bitesize Drama videos how to create
a successful cross-cutting piece and
research about life during World War 2.
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Music*
Practical assessment of the ensemble task we have been working on this half term. You will be assessed on
your ability to play as part of a whole class ensemble, keeping good time, changing parts at the correct
points and following instructions during a performance
Book practice rooms at lunch or break to
rehearse your parts; use YouTube to look
up bands you like performing live and
listen to how the different instruments
work together; watch the exemplar videos
on the student drive to see previous years
work (in year 7 folder)
*these subjects will have a practical assessment during the normal lesson time in this week
Level 3 – 6 KS3 Science Revision guide page references
Level 5 – 7 KS3 Science Revision guide page references
Electricity p22-23
Acids and Alkalis (The pH scale and neutralisation)p 62-63
Acids and Alkalis p56-57
Reactions with acids p 64-65
Forces p34-41
Fossil Fuels (How they are made and what happens when they are burnt) p20-23
Chemical reactions p54-55, p58-59
Acid Rain p21 (More information on Bitesize)
Rocks p 60-61
Reproduction (Ovulation and fertilisation) p12-13
Cells and Reproduction p4-7, p12-13
Particle theory (Solids, liquids and gases) p54-55
Scientific Skills p78-91
Variables (Dependent and independent) p84-91
Solids, liquids and gases p48-49
Combustion p61
Electricity p24-25
Speed and Time Graphs (See Bitesize)
Forces p36-45
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