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.