MOCK EXAMINATION REVISION 2015
SUBJECT /
EXAM
MOCK
EXAM
DATE
KEY ADVICE FOR MOCK
Art & Design
14th / 16th / 17th
/ 18th
December
BBC Bitesize
Attend catch up sessions
GCSE Pod
Child
Development
Computing
25th November
1. Use the Art Rooms outside of lesson time. The Art Rooms
are open after-school on a Thursday until 4.30pm and S5
is open Monday and Tuesday lunchtimes (speak to Mrs
Eves if you would like to attended another lunchtime or
evening)
2. Ensure homework is started on the day it is set. Do not
leave Art homework until the day before – you may need
specialist equipment or resources.
3. Keep up-to-date with the workload. All homework is
coursework and will count towards your final GCSE grade.
4. Ensure you bring your sketchbook, Guidance and visuals
booklets and other basic equipment to every lesson.
5. Be honest with your teacher about any challenges or
problems.
6. Tackle all activities with a positive attitude, even if you are
using materials or techniques you feel unconfident using.
FOCUS on the presentation of your sketchbook – remember it is a
piece of coursework.
Information has already been given to students
Spending time writing summary notes, creating revision cards,
making mind-maps or any other active revision technique is good.
Using the revision document in the student shared area would be
a good starting point. But don’t forget to practise answering
questions (BBC Bitesize and past papers) and just as important
understand the type of questions and what they require you to do
(use the PT’s in Dynamic learning).
Keywords form a significant part in each exams.
Definitions should be revised thoroughly. Each topic
area has between 10 and 20 key words. The key
words can be found through the Dynamic Learning
resource for which all students have a user name and
password. A useful resource for practicing is memrise
– search for OCR GCSE Computing.
State, Identify and Give questions:
This type of question can be a one word answer; a phrase;
sentence. These questions are usually worth only one or two
marks. Sometimes questions of this type are grouped into multiple
choice questions.
http://www.ocr.org.uk/i-want-to/download-past-papers/
http://my.dynamiclearning.co.uk/MyDynamicLearning.aspx
https://www.memrise.com/login/
http://www.teachcomputerscience.com/index.php/com
puter-hardware/revision-notes
25th November
REVISION RESOURCES
Describe questions
This is at least one sentence with an expansion or example. This
type of question is sometimes used to follow up a
state/identify/give question.
Explain questions
When asked to explain something you will need to give a
description of a system and justify how and why it performs the
way it does. For example, you may be asked to explain why email
is better than fax. You would need to compare and contrast the
two and then provide a justification for your answer.
http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z34k7ty
https://members.gcsepod.com/login?redirect_to=https
%3A%2F%2Fmembers.gcsepod.com%2F
Discuss questions
This type of question is the biggest of all questions (worth the
most amount of marks) and usually appears once or twice in the
exam paper. You will need to discuss the impact and
consequences of something, with at least one advantage and
disadvantage and include a conclusion. It is a very open question
in which you will be marked by the quality of your answer. There
are loads of ways this type of question could be answered.
More details about the types of questions are given in the GCSE
Revision folder on the students shared area
DT – Food
24th November
The paper consists of questions that focus on sustainability and
technical aspects of design technology
80 marks
Bitesize: www.bbc.co.uk/revision
GCSE DT Food Revision Guides
Mobile apps available for food technology – useful for
nutrition
40% of the total GCSE marks
Must practice design questions – designing and
annotating product in detail meeting a specification
Section A consists of 15 short answer questions and one question
which may involve sketching, annotation, short sentences and
extended writing. This section will focus on sustainability, product
analysis and design.
www.ocr.org.uk – past papers with mark schemes
available to view online
Section B consists of three questions which may involve
sketching, annotation, short sentences and extended writing. This
section will focus on the technical aspects of working with
materials, tools and equipment and design of products.
DT - Graphics
24th November
The paper consists of questions that focus on sustainability and
technical aspects of design technology
80 marks
All students have been given a revision overview sheet
that encapsulates a full summary of the information
required for Section A; at this stage they should be
revising these definitions and meanings.
40% of the total GCSE marks
Section A consists of 15 short answer questions and one question
which may involve sketching, annotation, short sentences and
extended writing. This section will focus on sustainability, product
analysis and design.
Students are also given exam question ‘starters’ at the
beginning of most lessons; these need to be kept as
revision aids to cover the information and techniques
required to answer Section B.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
Section B consists of three questions which may involve
sketching, annotation, short sentences and extended writing. This
section will focus on the technical aspects of working with
materials, tools and equipment and design of products.
DT – Resistant
Materials
1st December
All students have a revision guide and should be studying the
different section within this guide.
Students are also given basic information about two designers
Philippe Stack and Bethan Gray. They should be researching their
work and the influences of their design.
The exam will be consist of 8 questions looking at the following
areas, Product Analysis, General issues of design and Technology,
Designers, The design process, Commercial manufacturing
process, Materials and components, Tools equipment and making
and finally ICTCAD CAM and systems and processes.
A quality Letts revision guide is also available for £3.00.
More details of the information (and revision
techniques) required for the exam will be given in the
new term.
However it would not prove detrimental to familiarise
with the online RM revision guide found at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
A quality Letts revision guide is also available for £3.00.
To this point focus had been entirely upon coursework – they can
now expect one revision based homework per week. Quite
obviously the more they engage with this home learning the better
prepared they will be for the exam.
DT – Systems &
Control
23rd November
The purpose of the mock examination is to familiarise students
with the layout and content of the paper. The questions focus on
sustainability and the technical aspects of designing and making
electronics.
All students will be issued with a guide that provides
them with an overview of the examination content. It
also provides advice and hints to consider when
answering the technical aspects questions.
Section A consists of 15 short answer questions and one question
which may involve sketching, annotation, short sentences and
Past papers and mark schemes are available on the
student shared drive of the school network.
extended writing. This section will focus on sustainability, product
analysis and design.
Section B consists of three questions which may involve
sketching, annotation, short sentences and extended writing. This
section will focus on the technical aspects of working with
materials, tools and equipment and design of products.
Present focus has been upon coursework (60% of the GCSE).
Syllabus theory will be delivered during one lesson per week, with
progress reviewed through completion of home learning tasks. It is
vitally important that the home learning is completed in preparation
for the final examination.
Additional support for the final examination will be available in the
New Year in G10 on Thursday 3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to practise Section A
questions and the technical aspects questions that
focus on practical soldering techniques and
designing PCB layouts only at this stage.
Websites – the following provide good tutorials and
online activities that will help revise and develop
subject knowledge:
https://www.kitronik.co.uk/blog/resources/
http://www.edutek.ltd.uk/GCSE_resources.html
http://electronicsclub.info/study.htm
A quality Letts revision guide and supporting workbook
is also available from the D&T department for £6.00.
More details regarding the syllabus content (and
revision techniques) required for the final examination
will be provided in the new term.
DT – Textiles
23rd November
Information has already been given to students
iGCSE English
Language
4th December
Question 1 – Extended response (20 marks) – Passage A
Candidates write about 250-350 words, responding in one of the
following text types: letter, report, journal, speech, interview,
newspaper report or magazine article.
Question 2 – Language Question (10 marks) – Passage A
Candidates write about 200-300 words. This question tests the
understanding of how writers achieve effects.
AQA English
Language
4th December
Section A:
1. Reading a variety of newspapers, magazines,
leaflets, advertisements, brochures and
websites. When reading articles, pick
out/highlight key points.
2. Analyse, evaluate and develop facts, ideas
and opinions.
3. Think about how the writer achieved effects by
language and structure.
Question 3 – Summary Question (20 marks) – Passage B
Candidates write their content points in note form and then their
summary as continuous writing of 200-250 words.
BBC Bitesize & Attend revision sessions
Section A
Response to non-fiction:
Q1 – Understanding a text – 8 marks.
Q2 - Presentational devices and their effect – 8 marks.
Q3 – Thoughts and feelings in a text – 8 marks
Section A:
1. Reading a variety of newspapers, magazines,
leaflets, advertisements, brochures and
websites. Think about the SLAP (structure,
language, audience, purpose). Comment on
Q4-The way language is used for effect and comparison – 16
marks.
Section B
Writing :
Q5 – Writing an article or a blog – 16 marks.
Q6 – Writing to argue – 24 marks.
the effect of the presentational features and
language used.
2. When reading articles, pick out/highlight key
points.
3. Learn the key presentational features and the
effects they might have.
4. Learn names and definitions of linguistic
devices and their effect.
Section B:
5. AFORREST/MASTS techniques.
6. Range of punctuation.
7. Varied sentence structures.
8. Sophisticated vocabulary.
9. Paragraphing for effect.
Geography
15th December
Theme 1.
-Population – what is happening to worlds population, why and the
impacts this has on people and places.
-Settlement – where people live and why as well as the patterns
and impacts settlements have on the environment
Key words - Sustainable, Economic, Social,
Deforestation.
Population Distribution, Natural Increase.
Development Indicators, Settlement Hierarchy.
Sphere of Influence, Urbanisation, Erosion.
Deposition, Sustainable Development
Theme 2
-Weathering and erosion (marine and river) – different types of
erosion and weathering processes and the features they cause in
rivers and on coasts. Causes and effects of tropical storms.
-Inter-relationships between the natural environment and human
activities – living with hazards, erosion and climates
BBC Bitesize, s-cool, GCSEPOD
Theme 3
-Industrial Systems – types of industry and how they have
changed over time, sustainable industry
History
9th December
Students will need to complete one question from each theme.
The Mock exam is based on Medicine through Time.
 Two compulsory source-based questions structured into
three parts or….
 Two structured exam questions A-C.
Recommended revision guide (letters handed to
students with this information):
Title: Cambridge IGCSE Geography Revision Guide
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 978-1-107-67482-0
Cost - £12.99
All students have received a department-produced
revision book and have two revision workbooks which
they use for home learning during year 11.
Essay questions now carry an additional 6 marks each for
spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Candidates study Medicine Through Time
 Medicine in Prehistoric times
 Medicine in the Ancient World: Egypt, Greece and Rome
 Medicine in the Middle Ages
 The medical renaissance and the growth of modern
medicine
 Medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:
Fighting disease, Surgery and Public Health
Maths
Media
7th December
25th November
30th November
9th December
1. Number (including: addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, fractions, percentages, decimals, ratio,
proportion, rounding, powers & roots, standard form and
surds)
2. Algebra (including: manipulating expressions, solving
equations, rearranging formula, deriving formula and
equations,
sequences,
plotting
equations
and
transformation of functions)
3. Geometry (including: properties of angles, properties of
shapes, interior/exterior angles of polygons, symmetry,
reflection, rotation, translation, constructions, loci,
Pythagoras, trigonometry, geometrical proofs, circle
theorems, perimeter, area, volume and vectors)
4. Measure (including: scale, enlargement, conversion
between measures, bearings, speed, density)
5. Statistics (including: surveys, questionnaires, bias, data
collection, 2 way tables, drawing &interpreting, bar
charts, pie charts, stem&leaf diagrams, scatter graphs,
frequency polygons, cumulative frequency graphs, box
plots, histograms and finding averages, quartiles &
ranges from various sized data sets,
6. Probability (including: theoretical probability, relative
frequency, listing outcomes, probabilities sum to 1,
conditional probability with replacement and nonreplacement, tree diagrams)
The media mock sessions are protected lesson time during the
mock examination period. To prepare for these sessions, you
After-school
Monday Lunch Time
Tuesday After School
Revision Tools
Maths Watch VLE – Teaching clips and past paper
questions on all topics
(Stanway, (ST11surnameinitial),mindset15)
Collins Revision Guide – Notes
explanations with past paper questions
and
written
BBC Bitesize
MyMaths (Login : stanway
Password : mindset15)
Past Papers and Mark Schemes
 Edexcel GCSE Mathematics A 1MA0 (Higher
or Foundation)
 MathsGeek.co.uk
 mathsmadeeasy.co.uk
BBC Bitesize
www.mediaknowall
must make sure all your music promotion / music video products
are complete.
The session(s) will be used to write the 800 word evaluation of
your final project. The session(s) will be taken under controlled
conditions where you may ask for assistance but not speak to
each other
MFL
French – 1st
December
German – 10th
December
Spanish – 10th
December
Music
30th November
For both listening and reading examinations the topics to
revise for are:
Out and about
• Visitor information
• Basic weather
• Local amenities
• Accommodation
• Public transport
• Directions
Customer service and transactions
• Cafés and restaurants
• Shops
• Dealing with problems
Personal information
• General interests
• Leisure activities
• Family and friends
• Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise)
Future plans, education and work
• Basic language of the internet
• Simple job advertisements
• Simple job applications and CV
• School and college
• Work and work experience
All key vocabulary can be found in edexcel vocabulary
booklet, which students were given at the beginning of
Yr 10. (This can be found on school website if a
replacement copy is needed)
Section A
8x short questions relating to the 12 setworks :
 8 of the setworks appear in section A
 Each setwork will have around 6 questions ranging from 1
to 4 marks
 1 mark questions require correct vocabulary and are
usually a one word answer eg : ‘What is the texture?’
 2-4 mark questions require knowledge to be put in context
eg:’ describe the texture at this point’
Section A:
 Revise all 12 setworks
 Test your key words
 Use your original notes & revision posters
 Be able to write paragraphs about how each
piece develops in terms of structure, texture,
dynamics,
 Be able to use keywords in a meaningful
sentence
Revision Guides and revision workbooks available
from MFL department £2.00 each.
Vocabulary books and CDs which test the vocabulary
£4.00
BBC Bitesize
www.doddlelearn.co.uk
www.languagesonline.org
Attend revision sessions
French – Monday lunchtime
German – Monday after school
Spanish – Thursday lunchtime
Section B
2x essay questions ( answer 1 only)
 A 10 mark question where you must show in depth
knowledge of one of the setworks
 The piece is not played
PE
30th November
Section 1.1:
1. Benefits
2. Influences – CHIRPS
3. Health and Skill components of fitness
4. PAR-Q and assessing fitness
5. Principles of training
6. Methods of training
7. SMART targets
8. Aerobic and anaerobic
9. Target training zones
10. Balanced diet
Section B:
 Revise all 12 setworks
 Be prepared to write paragraphs about
Melody, Instruments, Texture, Dynamics,
Rhythm, Metre, Tempo, Structure etc
BBC Bitesize
Little blue revision books
Revision posters / cards
BBC Bitesize
Mypeexam.org
Attend revision sessions – Monday after school
Section 1.2:
1. Body types
2. Drugs
3. The Cardiovascular System
4. The Respiratory System
5. The Muscular System
6. The Skeletal System
Philosophy &
Ethics - CORE
2nd December
The exam paper will contain 4 topics.
Medical Ethics
Human Relationships
Equality
Peace and Justice.
Students must answer questions on 2 of them.
Each topic is split into 5 sections A-E
A – C 25% require students to identify and describe key Christian
beliefs
All students have been issued with a revision guide for
all of the above topics. Students have notes in their
class books from the last 2 years.
ShowmyHomework has links to revision resources
Assessment Techniques
All students have been taught the use of the SONIC
structure
D - 25% require students to explain key Christian beliefs
E – 50% require students to explain key Christian beliefs and
evaluate them against both a personal and social viewpoint.
All students have given the six point mark sheets
when given exam practice feedback
It is vital that students practice exam questions under
TIMED conditions as part of their revision
There is a list of all key words in the revision guides
that have been issued.
Useful revision websites/books/resources:
These can all be accessed through
ShowmyHomework
Philosophy &
Ethics
2nd December
Both Philosophy and Ethics papers follow the same format. Each
paper will contain 3 topics. Students must answer questions on 2
of them.
Ethics
Medical Ethics
Human Relationships
Peace and Justice.
Philosophy
End of life
Belief in Deity
Religion and Science
Each topic is split into 5 sections A-E
A – C 25 % require students to identify and describe key
Christian beliefs
D - 25% require students to explain key Christian beliefs
E – 50% require students to explain key Christian beliefs and
evaluate them against both a personal and social viewpoint.
All students have been issued with a revision guide for
all of the above topics. Students have notes in their
class books from the last 2 years.
ShowmyHomework has links to a variety of resources
to suit all learners.
Option classes have access to a course companion
text book.
Assessment Techniques
All students have been taught the use of the SONIC
structure
All students have given the six point mark sheets
when given exam practice feedback
It is vital that students practice exam questions under
TIMED conditions as part of their revision
There is a list of all key words in the revision guides
that have been issued.
Useful revision websites/books/resources:
These can all be accessed through
ShowmyHomework
Psychology
2nd December
1. Learn the keywords for each topic. These are in the text book
and on flash cards.
2. Parents could support students by helping with
keyword/definition tests with flash cards.
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Text books
Notes in exercise books
Revision folders for each topic and yellow
study sheets
‘Quizlet’ (for on-line revision
tests/games/exercises)
3. Learn the names and main facts –
aim/procedure/results/conclusion/strengths/weaknesses of
each of the studies.
A mixture of multiple-choice questions and some longer-mark
questions. Answer everything.
Topic A: Perception – how do we see our world?
Topic B: Is dreaming meaningful?
A mixture of some multiple-choice questions, longer-mark
questions and an essay-style question at the end of the paper.
Answer everything.
Topic C: Do TV and video games affect young people’s
behaviour?
Topic D: Why do we have phobias?
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www.sparkspsyth.com
The Stanway school Psychology blog:
http://stanwaypsychology.blogspot.co.uk/2014
/11/revision-hub.html
- for revision tips/notes/resources and past
papers