YEAR10EXAMSINFORMATION
-w/c20thJune2016
ENGLISH-Language
Whatisthetestabout?
Itisanarrativewritingtask.
Pupilsreadapieceoffictionandanswerquestionsonthetext.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Pupilsshouldrevisegeneralspelling,punctuationandgrammarusage,
suchascorrectuseofwhere/were/we’reetc.,apostropheuse,speech
marks,paragraphing.
ENGLISH-Literature
Whatisthetestabout?
AnInspectorCalls,TheMerchantofVenice,poetryanthology,unseen
poetry.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Pupilsshouldusetheirnotesoneachofthesettexts.Theyshould
considerthedifferentstyleofansweringeachsectionoftheexam.
Pupilsneedtorevisehowtoanalysecontent,language,formand
structureaswellasthecontextofeachofthepoems.
MATHS
Whatisthetestabout?
Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofallthe
MathematicsworkcoveredinYear10andKeyStage3
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Topicrevisionlistswillbepublishedon‘ShowMyHomework’shortly.
Tohelpthemrevisepupilscanusethefollowing:
1) Mathswatchclips(pupilshavethelogindetailsforthis).
2) MyMaths(pupilshavethelogindetailsforthis).
3) OtherMathswebsitessuchasMrBarton’sMaths(GCSEtakeaway
section)andCorbettMathsmaybeusefulastheyhavevideoclips
oftopicdemonstrationsandsamplequestionwithsolutions.
4) ExercisebooksfromYear10.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ThepaperswillcontainnewGCSEstylemathematicsquestionsofthe
typeanddifficultyrangeofthosewhichthepupilswillencounterwhen
theysittheiractualGCSEnextyearinYear11.
Whatistheformatoftheassessment?
Allyear10studentswillsittwoMathematicspapers
-onecalculatorandonenoncalculatorpaper.
Pupilsshouldattemptallquestionsonbothpapers.
SCIENCE-Physics
Whatisthetestabout?
Basedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear-unitsP1(Energyfor
TheHome),P2(LivingfortheFuture)andP3(ForcesforTransport).
Therearesectionsoneachtopic,aswellasasectionDwherestudents
mustusedataprovidedtocarryoutanalysis.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theirnotesandexercisebooks,anyrevisionguidestheymayhave
purchasedthroughschool,websitessuchasBBCBitesize,GCSE
Science.com(www.gcsescience.com/gcse-physics-revision.htm),
Cyberphysics.co.uk,physicsnet.co.uk
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Mostquestionsarestructuredinformatandareworthfrom1to3
marks.Thereare3slightlylongerquestionthatareworth6markseach,
forwhichthequalityofwrittencommunicationisassessedaswellasthe
contentoftheanswer.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
N/A
SCIENCE-Biology
Whatisthetestabout?
Thetestwillbebasedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear-units
B1(UnderstandingOrganisms),B2(UnderstandingourEnvironment)
andB3(LivingandGrowing).Therearesectionsoneachtopicworth25
markseach.Totalforthepaperis75marks.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theirnotesandexercisebooks,anyrevisionguidestheymayhave
purchasedthroughschool,websitessuchas:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway/under
standing_organisms/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway/under
standing_environment/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_gateway/
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Mostquestionsarestructuredinformatandareworthfrom1to3
marks.Thereare3slightlylongerquestionthatareworth6markseach,
forwhichthequalityofwrittencommunicationisassessedaswellasthe
contentoftheanswer.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
N/A
SCIENCE-Chemistry
Whatisthetestabout?
ThetestwillbeBasedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear-units
C1(CarbonChemistry),C2(ChemicalResources)andC3(Chemical
Economics).Therearesectionsoneachtopicworth25markseach.In
additionthereare10markstestingdatahandlingskills.Totalforthe
paperis85marks.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theirnotesandexercisebooks,anyrevisionguidestheymayhave
purchasedthroughschool,websitessuchas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_gateway/
http://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/science/ocr-gateway-science
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Mostquestionsarestructuredinformatandareworthfrom1to3
marks.Thereare3slightlylongerquestionthatareworth6markseach,
forwhichthequalityofwrittencommunicationisassessedaswellasthe
contentoftheanswer.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
N/A
BUSINESSSTUDIES
Whatisthetestabout?
DemonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofallYear10
work:Unit1–SettingupaBusiness.Beingabletoapplybusiness
knowledgeandevaluatecasestudyscenarios.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
PupilsshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetsbutthesewillberepublishedonSMHW.Wealsorecommendtheuseofthe“CGPGCSE
BusinessStudiesRevisionGuide”,whichisavailabletobuyfromthe
financeofficeifrequired.TheBridgewaterHighSchoolVLEcontainslinks
toavarietyofclassroomandrevisionmaterial.Wealsorecommend
pupilspractiseusingpastpapers,availableatschoolorontheAQA
website.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Thereare3overarchingsectionsbasedondifferentcasestudiesofsmall
businesses.Eachsectionincludesacombinationofquestionstyles
rangingfromshortanswer(2marks)toextended,evaluativestyle
questions(9Marks)
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Therearethree9markquestionswhichwillrequireextendedwritten
detail.Pupilswillbeexpectedtoapplytheirknowledgeofbusinessto
thecasestudyscenarioandoffertheiropinionastothemostsuitable
courseofactionforabusiness.Thesequestionwillbemarkedon
‘Knowledge’,‘Application’and‘Analysis&Evaluation’
CATERING
Whatisthetestabout?
Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofthetheory
aspectofthesubject.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theyshouldusetheirtheorybookstoreviseallthefoodcommodities
thatwehavecoveredandlookathygiene,safetyandrulesinthe
kitchen.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Amixtureofmultiplechoice,shortanswersandmoredetailedtowards
theendofthepaper.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Thefinalquestionwillbeanextendedwritingquestionthatlooksata
cateringscenariothatyoumustanswerusingyourcateringknowledge.
Spelling,punctuationandgrammarwillbemarkedinthissection.
CHILDDEVELOPMENT
Whatisthetestabout?
Thefamily,reproduction,pre-conceptualcare,ante-natalcare,labour
andbirth,feeding,weaning,healthyeatinganddevelopment.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Reviseallofthetopicslistedabove.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Shortanswerquestionsandlongeronestowardsendofpaper
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Therewillbeonelongquestionattheendofthepaper.
GEOGRAPHY
Whatisthetestabout?
Basedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear-3units:
*WaterontheLand(Rivers)
*Urbanchange
*RocksandLandsacpes
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theirnotes,revisioncardsandexercisebooks,anyrevisionguidesthey
mayhavepurchasedthroughschool,websitessuchas:-
Ø BBCBitesize,
Ø www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography
Ø revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/geography
Ø www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/gcse/
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Thereare3X25markquestions(Urbanchangehasanadditional3
marksforSPaG).Studentshavecompletedsimilarquestionsin
QMAs/endofunittests.
Thequestionwillhaveaseriesofsubsectionsthatcanaskanyquestion
fromthethreeunitscovered.Questionsarestructuredwithclosed
questionsupto4marksandlonganswersupto8marks.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
n/a
GRAPHICS
Whatisthetestabout?
Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofindustrial
processes,specialfinishesanddesigningskills.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theyshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetscompletedinclass.
Informationcoveredinthesewillbere-publishedonSMHWinPDFform.
Wealsorecommendtheuseofthe’www.technologystudent.com’and
revisionsguides[thesecanbepurchasedfromFinance]
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
SectionAwillcontainadrawing/designingquestion.SectionBwill
containquestionswithmostlyshortanswersorlabellingdiagrams.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Thefinalquestionwillbeanextendedwritingquestion.
Spelling,punctuationandgrammarwillbemarkedinthissection.
HISTORY
Whatistheexamabout?
TheexamisapreviousGCSEpaperII.
Thetopicis‘PublicHealthinBritain1800-1914’.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
StudentsneedtorevisefromtheirPaperIIexercisebook.
Theycanalsousetherelevantrevisionguide.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ItisaformalGCSEexaminationpaper.
Therewillbe5differentquestions.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Allquestionsrequireanextendedanswerthatusestheirownknowledge
andthesourcematerial.Question5inparticularrequiresanextended
andbalancedresponse.
MFL(French/German)
Whatisthetestabout?
Therewillbealisteningcomprehensiontestwhichwillbetackledin
classtheweekbeforetheexamsinthehall.Thereadingcomprehension
testwillbeanhourlongtestinthehall.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Firstly,pupilsshouldusetheirexercisebooks–particularlylistsof
vocabulary.TherearepastpapersontheschoolVLE,andpreparation
willbedoneinclass.Mostpupilsboughttherevisionguideandrevision
workbookfromPearsonatthebeginningofyear10–thiswouldbeideal
torevisefrom.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Questionswillvary–somewillbemultiplechoiceandsomewillrequire
shortanswersinEnglish.Therewillalsobequestionswherestudents
willhavetoidentifythespeaker’sorwriter’spositiveornegative
attitudes.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
N/A
MUSIC
Whatisthetestabout?
Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingoftheset
worksfromAreasofStudy1(Mozart,Chopin,Handel)
and3(Moby,JeffBuckley,MilesDavis).
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
TheyshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetsbutthesewillberepublishedonSMHW.Wealsorecommendtheuseofthe“EdexcelGCSE
MusicRevisionGuide”byAlanCharlton.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
Mostlyshortanswerquestionse.g.multiplechoiceorlistinginstruments
heard–alisteningextractisalwaysplayedbeforeeachsetofquestions.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Thefinalquestionwillbeanextendeddescriptionofoneoftheset
works,discussingitsmainfeatures(markedoutof10).
Spelling,punctuationandgrammarwillbemarkedinthissection.
PHYSICALEDUCATION
Whatisthetestabout?
Thetestwillbebasedonthecontentoflearningfromthisyear-
v Principlesoftraining
v LongtermeffectsonaHealthyLifeStyle
v Individualdifferences
v ComponentsofFitness
v Demandsofperformance
v Differencebetweenaerobicandanaerobic
v MethodsofTraining
v Diet
v Somatotype
v TrainingZones
v RoleswithinSport
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theirnotesandexercisebooks,anyrevisionguidestheymayhave
purchasedthroughschool,websitessuchas
AQAGCSEPEExamquestionsandAnswers:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education4890/past-papers-and-mark-schemes
BBC Bite size:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/znyb4wx
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ThequestionformatisfromtheAQAGCSEspecification.
ü Questionsmustbeansweredinthespaceprovided
ü Qu1-10willbemultichoice
ü Majorityoftheotherquestionswillbebulletpointanswerswith
detailedexplanations
ü Q18(d)andQ19(d)willbecontinuousprose.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
N/A
PRODUCTDESIGN
Whatisthetestabout?
Demonstratingathoroughknowledgeandunderstandingofindustrial
processes,specialfinishesanddesigningskills.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Theyshouldalreadyhaveasetofrevisionsheetscompletedinclass.
Informationcoveredinthesewillbere-publishedonSMHWinPDFform.
Wealsorecommendtheuseof‘www.technologystudent.com’and
revisionsguides[thesecanbepurchasedfromourFinancedepartment].
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
SectionAwillcontainadrawing/designingquestion.SectionBwill
containquestionswithmostlyshortanswersorlabellingdiagrams.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Thefinalquestionwillbeanextendedwritingquestion.
Spelling,punctuationandgrammarwillbemarkedinthissection.
RELIGIOUSSTUDIES–(Core)
Whatisthetestabout?
ThetestwillcovertheunitsofRights&ResponsibilitiesandReligion:
Environmental&Medicalissuesthatpupilshavestudied.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Pupilsshouldusetheinformationintheirexercisebooksfromwork
coveredinclass.AdditionalinformationwillbefoundonSMHWandthe
VLE.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ThequestionformatisfromtheEdexcelGCSEspecification.
Foreachunittherewillbeachoiceoftwoquestionsandpupilswillhave
toansweronewholequestionfromeachoftheseunits.
Eachunitconsistsof1questionmadeupoffourparts(a=2marks,b=4
marks,c=8marksandd=6marks).Pupilswillneedtorefertospecific
religiousteachingsandmakereferencetoscriptureorsacredwritingsin
theiranswers.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Upto4markswillbeaddedforSpelling,PunctuationandGrammar
(SPaG)forpartc(8marks)questions.
RELIGIOUSSTUDIES–(Option)
Whatisthetestabout?
ThetestwillcoveronePhilosophyandoneEthicsunitthatpupilshave
studied.
Whatdopupilsusetorevise?
Pupilsshouldusetheinformationintheirexercisebooksfromwork
coveredinclass.AdditionalinformationwillbefoundonSMHWandthe
VLE.
Whatformatofquestioningisused?
ThequestionformatisfromtheOCRGCSEspecification.
Eachunitconsistsoffivequestionsof1mark,2marks,3marks,6marks
and12marks.Pupilswillneedtorefertospecificreligiousteachings
andmakereferencetoscriptureorsacredwritingsintheiranswers.
Whatabouttheextendedwritingsection?
Upto3markswillbeaddedforSpelling,PunctuationandGrammar
(SPaG)forparte(12marks)questions.