Farlingaye High School Name: Year: 7 Form: Getting organised for school exams June 2016
Useful Revision Websites www.bbc.co.uk/revision Or www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize www.mymaths.co.uk FLG Accessed via the schools website: www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk Please check with your teacher if you are unsure of your login or password for any of the above.
Find out what information you need to revise. Plan times that you will devote to revising each subject. Organise a quiet place at home where you will not be disturbed. Organise all of your lesson notes and make sure there is nothing missing. Revision Tips Test yourself or get other people to test you. Underline or highlight key words and definitions. Use rhymes, diagrams and spider webs to summarise information. Plan to revise each topic three times. Do 1. Plan your revision in 30 minute slots. 2. Start your revision early. 3. Plan some times during breaks where you can get outside and be active.
Have all of your equipment ready. Listen carefully to all of the instructions. Read the instructions on the exam carefully. Spend 5 minutes reading through the exam paper. What to do in the exam Underline the key words and think about what information the question is asking for. Use diagrams where it will help you to give a clearer answer. Try not to leave any questions blank. Read each question more than once. Keep an eye on the time.
Read through your revision notes the night before the exam. Get all the equipment you need for the exam ready the night before. Put your name on every exam paper. Don t forget... Make sure you have a good breakfast. When you have finished the exam, check that you have not left any questions out or made any silly mistakes.
Revision planning sheet for ENGLISH What will I have to do? You will have a test of your skills in writing. How should I use the exam time? The writing test will ask you to construct a piece of writing about a specific topic and for a defined purpose. You will have 45 minutes, of which you are recommended to spend at least 10 minutes planning. Revision Tasks Read through your exercise books from this year and make a separate list of the targets your teacher has set Choose two questions and do them again but trying to achieve the specific targets set for you. GOOD LUCK!
Revision planning sheet for GEOGRAPHY Date of exam: Your Geography exam will last for 60 minutes. Make sure you work through the list of topics below: Topics to revise 1st 2nd 3rd Essential Geography Physical, human and environmental geography. Compass directions. Measuring distance. Scale. 4 and 6 figure grid references. Map symbols. My maps. Field sketching. Tourism: What is tourism? How important is tourism? Why do tourists travel to Thailand? How is tourism in Thailand changing? What are the social costs of tourism in Thailand?
Revision planning sheet for SCIENCE Will only be examined on Year 7 Topics Due to the new 2 year programme of study year 7 are learning some of the year 8 and 9 topics but will only be examined on the year 7 topics. The internal exam resources are available from the FLG website. Use some or all of the suggestions below to help you with your revision: The Revision Sheets: A simplified summary of every unit is available on the FLG. You will find the information located under the relevant year group. Checklists: The scientific content has been broken down into levels in order to personalise learning. Students can learn the content to achieve their target level and aim to work above this target. Language for Learning: Key words are an essential part of learning science. Understanding the key words within a unit can help with a detailed explanation of the science. A glossary of the key words is available on each checklist. Year 7 Book: The Year 7 book explains the units in detail and provides sample questions to answer. The book also contains some excellent diagrams that will help students to develop their understanding. Revision Tips: Match up cards. Revision cards. Summary bullet points. Labelling diagrams. On-line science tests from BBC Bitesize. Verbal explanations. Mind maps.
The Year 7 units: Topics to revise 1st 2nd 3rd 7A Tissues and transplants. 7B Sex and Science. 7C Ecology matters. 7D Classified. 7E Acids and alkalis. 7F and 7G Chemical reactions (Bubbles, bangs and burning & What a waste?) 7H & 8H Rocks (Materials from the Earth and explaining the earth) 7I Energy and sustainable living. 7J Electrical circuits. 7K Forces and their effects. 7L The solar system.
Revision planning sheet for MATHS Your maths exam will last for 80 minutes. Ensure you revise all of the topics in this table, but remember to focus on the areas that you feel less confident about. Topic I can do I need to revise NUMBER Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing whole numbers (up to 3 digits) Ratio Basic fractions recognising fractions, equivalent fractions, simplifying Numbers in figures and words Meanings and applications of key words such as sum, product, multiple, factor Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals (1 decimal place) Percentages of amounts Convert recognisable fractions, decimals and percentages Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions **Powers and roots
Topic I can do I need to revise ALGEBRA Sequences term to term rules Substitution Solving linear equations **Nth terms of sequences GEOMETRY Measurement accuracy and units Basic rules of angles Angles in polygons Nets of 3D shapes Volume and surface area of cuboids DATA Reading timetables Reading real life graphs, including distance-time graphs Basic probability **Extension
Revision planning sheet for HISTORY Date of exam: Your exam will be based upon the topics in the table below. Indicate the number of times you have revised each topic by ticking the columns. Topics to revise 1st 2nd 3rd The story of the Battle of Hastings. Castles Black Death Life in a medieval village/town
Date of exam: Revision planning sheet for RE Equipment needed: Pen. The exam will be skills based, however a little previous knowledge will be useful. Your exam will be based upon the topics in the table below. Indicate the number of times you have revised each topic by ticking the columns. Topics to revise 1st 2nd 3rd Sikhism: Sikh beliefs. Hinduism Ahimaa and Reincarnation. Judaism: Exodus (story of Moses). 10 commandments.
Revision planning sheet for Design and Technology You will need to bring: Pen, drawing pencil, colouring pencils (not felt tips), ruler, rubber. Use the revision guide book that will be given to you in lessons to help you revise. You will have 1¼ hours to complete the exam. Read the instructions on the exam paper very carefully. There are two sections: Section A: You will need to answer 15 out of the 25 questions in this section. All questions are worth 1 mark. Choose the questions depending on which modules you have completed so far this year. Number the questions as you answer them so you make sure you answer the correct amount. Section B: This section is worth 50 marks and requires you to design a product by working through the different stages of the design process. You will choose ONE product to design from the themes opposite. Make sure it is from a material area that you have already covered.
You have a choice of: Healthy snacks. Jewellery box. Soft toys. Greetings cards. Carrier bag. For the chosen topic you will need to:- Produce a spider diagram or list for ideas. Write a design brief. Write a design specification. Sketch, render/colour and annotate design ideas. Give reasons for choosing your best idea. Write an equipment list. Do a plan for making. Explain how you would evaluate your product.
Revision planning sheet for FRENCH Date of exam: Equipment needed: Your exam will be based upon the topics in the table below. Indicate the number of times you have revised each topic by ticking the columns. Topics to revise Numbers 1 35. 1st 2nd 3rd Pets. School equipment. Brothers and sisters. Characteristics. Descriptions of people. House and rooms, including furniture. Where people live. Places in a town. Sports and leisure activities. Saying what you are going to do.