St. Josephs Regional College

Year 8 Enterprise Assessment Task 2 Notification

Exam 2012

Assessment Task : 2

Date : Week 9/10, Term 4 as per the exam timetable

Weighting : 50%

Length : 60 minutes

Outcomes: C1 identify needs and wants and how they are satisfied in a commercial economy C2 recognise the role of money in the commercial environment C3 describe the types, features and functions of money C4 explain the role of the government and government organisations in the economy T2 discuss relevant problems faced travelling internationally T3 discerns the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups and institutions in relation to travel practices A1 describe the roles and responsibilities of all level of government A2 explain the importance of different organisations in the decision making process A3 analyse the role of individuals and groups in the political process A4 comprehend the political process M1 analyse the key factors affecting consumer choice M2 explain the strategies used to influence consumers M3 discuss the processes used to target markets M4 analyse selling techniques M5 identify current issues associated with commercial strategies S2 use commercial terms and concepts appropriately S3 communicate a knowledge and understanding of commercial information in written and oral forms

Task Outline: This assessment will be based on all material covered in the “Money”, “ Travel” , “Citizenship” and “Marketing” . The assessment will consist of;

• 25 Multiple choice covering all four units. • Short Answers covering money and citizenship. • One extended response.

-Product Promotion Strategies Areas for revision: Part A Multiple choice

All your work for the four units must be read over for the multiple choice. - Money - Travel - Citizenship - Marketing

Part B Short answer Money

o Security features on notes Citizenship

o Responsibilities of the three levels of government o The structure of Parliament and electoral boundaries o Political parties and leaders o Elections o Referendums

Part B Extended response Revise your notes on product promotion strategies and be ready to give examples of these.

YEAR 8 – MUSIC

ASSESSMENT TASK – No.4 Exam Study Guide

Weighting: 25%: Listening Topics: ‘Rock’ and ‘History of Music’

Section A Listening Aural Skills – 40 marks - Instrument recognition – rock or medieval - Chords - Major and Minor - Scales – Major and Minor - Voice Types - Rhythm Dictation - Detailed Listening - Styles or Decades of Rock songs - Textures

Section B – Listening Knowledge – 60marks This section may comprise a variety of questions including: - Rock topic - Music History topic - Short Answers - True/ False - Spelling - Labelling instruments - Manuscript section questions - Keyboard notes - Guitar chords - 12 bar blues - Bass & Treble Clef - Rhythm & rest names & values

- Terms & symbols

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St Joseph’s Regional College Port Macquarie 2012

ASSESSMENT NOTIFICATION

Course: Year 8 Mathematics Task: 4 Time Allowed: 1.5 hours

Date: Week 9 exam week (refer to exam timetable)

Weighting: 40% Equipment required: calculator, pens, pencils, rubber, geometry tools

Content: Topics to be tested Textbook Reference

Connections Spectrum Suggested Revision

Properties of Geometrical Figures. Linear Relationships Ratio and Rates Surface Area and Volume

Chpt. 5 & 13 Chpt. 7 Chpt. 12 Chpt. 11

11, 13 & 14 Relevant worksheets 8 3 and relevant worksheets

www.MyMathsonline.com.au www.mathsisfun.com Chapter reviews Rule (Theory) book Revision sheets and 2011 exam found on school G-drive

Task Description Part A - 30 x 1mark questions (Number Skills, Non-Calculator) 30minutes Part B - Calculator 60minutes SGS4.1 Describes and sketches three-dimensional solids and classifies them in terms of their properties SGS4.2 Identifies and names angles formed by the intersection of straight lines, including those related

to transversals on sets of parallel lines, and makes use of the relationships between them

SGS4.3 Classifies, constructs and determines the properties of triangles and quadrilaterals

SGS4.4 Identifies congruent and similar two-dimensional figures PAS4.5 Graphs and interprets linear relationships on the number plane NS4.3 Operates with ratios and rates MS4.2 Calculates the surface area of rectangular and triangular prisms and volume of right prisms and cylinders

Knowledge and Skills

Properties of Geometrical figures. • finding the values of variables associated with parallel lines, with reasons

• recognising and completing simple exercises involving these lines: horizontal, vertical, perpendicular

• Proving and justifying the angles sum of a triangle

• Proving and justifying the ext angle of a triangle

• Problems involving the angle sum of a triangle and the exterior angle theorem

• the following constructions: bisecting an angle, constructing a triangle given two angles and a side

• rotational symmetry and point symmetry

• identifying and naming parts of the circle and related lines, including arc, tangent and chord

• investigating the line symmetries and the rotational symmetry of circles and of diagrams involving circles, such as a sector and a circle with a chord or tangent

• the properties of these special quadrilaterals: square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium and kite

• define “similar” figures. Linear Relationships • completing a table of values and graph a line on the number plane

• extending the line joining a set of points to show that there is an infinite number of ordered pairs that satisfy a given linear relationship

• reading values from a linear graph to demonstrate that there are many points on the line

• derive a rule from a given table of values or a sketch.

• sketch a line from a given equation by substituting appropriate values, using a table of values

• graphically finding the point of intersection of two straight lines

• using problem-solving skills to solve problems

Ratio and Rates • the definition of ratio as a comparison

• writing ratios in fractional form

• equivalent ratios

• using ratio to compare quantities of the same type

• simplifying ratios involving fractions, decimals and algebraic expressions

• simplifying ratios given in different units

• the unitary method

• dividing a quantity in a given ratio

• using ratio with scale drawings

• interpreting and calculating ratios that involve more than two numbers

• the definition of rate and speed as a rate

• calculating speed given distance and time

• calculating rates from given information

• using problem-solving skills to solve problems

Surface Area and Volume • recognising solids such as cylinders, cones, spheres, hemispheres

• recognising parallel and skew lines in the environment

• finding the surface areas of prisms, such as cubes, rectangular and triangular

• finding the surface areas of triangular prisms

• recognising the uniform cross-section of a prism

• finding the volumes of solids

• finding the volumes of right prisms

• using formulas to find the volumes of rectangular and triangular prisms as well as composite solids

• finding the volumes of right cylinders

• using problem-solving skills to solve problems

St. Joseph’s Regional College

Examination

STUDY GUIDE

SUBJECT: Food Technology YEAR: 8

TEACHER: Mrs Daley & Mrs VonHoldt

Exam Information Exam Duration 60 mins

Structure Multiple choice & Short answer questions - list, give examples, give reasons for, name etc

Equipment Required Blue or Black Pen All the work done on Globe Travellers a) Food Availability and Food Habits - factors influencing food habits - staple foods b) Food Safety and Hygiene - rules and procedures to follow - work practice in the Food Tech room c) European Countries and their Food Habits - Greece, Italy and Germany - Factors influencing their foods – geography, climate, religious beliefs etc - Socialising with food - Food specialities for each country including pasta - Greek Easter d) Mexican Food Habits - Factors influencing their foods – geography, climate, religious beliefs etc - Socialising with food and food specialities

d) Oriental Food Habits - Rice - types and characteristics, uses, cooking, nutritive value - Thailand, Japan, India - Factors influencing their foods – geography, climate, religious beliefs etc - Socialising with food and food specialities including rice e) Practical Skills

- Look through your recipes to revise the food preparation terms, techniques etc. you have learnt during the course

Time 90 minutes For your exam you will need to study the following: Glossary words

• Chapter 8 - Changing Global Relationships; page 179 • Chapter 9 – Global Inequality; page 205 • Chapter 11 – Access to Fresh Water; page 247 • Quizlet words on the Moodle site. Look at the end of the skills section for the Quizlet

on Access to Fresh Water. Play the game /learn the glossary. Enrolment key for stage 4 Geography is – physical.

Skills

• How to read a synoptic chart. • Map skills- Area & Grid reference, direction, height, etc • Labels on a Water Cycle diagram. • Marking on a world map the continents and oceans. • Reading and completing a climatic graph. • Cartoon interpretation

Short paragraph writing

• The Millennium Development Goals; ( 5 marks ) pages 222-223 • Water – a scarce and precious resource; ( 5 marks ) pages 248-251 • Climate change; ( 10 marks ) Chapter 10, pages 228-245

General information

• For the multiple choice and other sections of the paper you should also know the general material in chapters 8, 9 and 11 of your textbook.

EXAM STRUCTURE • 30 multiple choice • Glossary • Skills questions • World map • Text and cartoon interpretation • 2 x 5 mark written paragraphs • 1 x 10 mark written response

YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY SEMESTER TWO EXAM

2012 STUDY GUIDE

St. Joseph’s Regional College

Examination

STUDY GUIDE

SUBJECT: Textiles YEAR: Year 8

TEACHER: B. Shipton

Exam Information Exam Duration 1 hour

Structure multiple choice, short answer and extended response

Equipment Required Blue or Black Pen Lead Pencil Coloured Pencils Paper

Parts of the Sewing Machine Function of machine parts Patterns pieces and markings Fabric- Gain lines, selvedge, warp, weft. Construction of boxer shorts( Making a casing, hems, seams etc) Fabric decorations Patchwork Applique Textile Tools Sewing Skills e.g. needle replacement, settings. Swing tag information Collette Dinnigan Sketching / Flowcharts

ST JOSEPH’S REGIONAL COLLEGE PORT MACQUARIE

YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT TASK 4 NOTIFICATION

DATE DUE: Monday, December 10th, 2012 (Week 10)

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING: 35%

TIME ALLOWED: 90 minutes

TASK OUTLINE

This is a written HSC style exam.

TASK DETAILS

Section 1 This section has TWO parts Part A – 40 x Multiple choice 40 marks Part B – 10 x One word 20 marks Section 2 This section is worth 40 marks and is made up of 9 extended response questions which have different marks value. SYLLABUS OUTCOMES COVERED IN TEST

{Your teachers can give you a copy of the syllabus outcomes if you do not have them already or you could find them on the Internet on http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ and follow the links.}

4.6.2 (b) 4.7.6 (a), (b) 4.6.3 (a), (b) 4.8.5 (a), (b) 4.6.8 (a), (b) 4.8.5 (a), (b) 4.7.1 (c) 4.9.3 (a) 4.7.2 (a), (b) 4.9.6 (a), (b), (c),(d) 4.7.3 (b) 4.10 (b), (c) 4.7.4 (a), (b) 4.11 (a), (b), (c), ( d), (e)

Revision Guide Equipment needed

- Ruler - Calculator - Pencil - Eraser - Blue or black pen Key words One of the extended response questions is a long written answer using the following key word. The key word the question is based on is detailed below. You should plan your answer (do a small draft on the answer sheet) before you write your answer. Marks will be awarded in the exam for showing your plan. Evaluate - Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of Question and topics studied breakdown

YEAR LENGTH

(mins) Unit

Marks allocated MC One Word Extended

8 90

Enviro/ Circuits/ Human Machine 1

4 3 4

TOTAL MARKS

Rocks & minerals 9 4 12 Basic chemistry 9 4 6

Respiration/bones 9 4 6 Plants 3 1 3

Skills/Year 7 6 4 9 Marks 40 20 40 100

Question content by topic Topic Questions are based on these specific areas Our Environment Food Chains and food pyramids

Adaptions Greenhouse Effect and effect of burning fossil fuels and alternatives

Circuits and Fields Series and Parallel circuits Static electricity Magnetic fields

Human Machine I (Digestive and Circulatory systems)

Blood flow through the heart and structure of the heart Function of blood Parts of the digestive system Practical experiment on dissecting a heart

Down Under (Rocks and Minerals)

Formation of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and common examples of each The rock cycle Formation, composition and properties (hardness, lustre, cleavage, colour) of a mineral Mohs scale of hardness What is a fossil fuels, impacts of using fossil fuels, alternative energy sources to fossil fuels Layers of the Earth Natural and man-made resources Lava and magma Weathering and erosion

Basic Chemistry Chemical symbols for the first 10 elements Chemical reaction indicators Particle theory of matter Changes of state, energy changes and particle movement involved in changes of state Atoms, elements and compounds – definitions and differences Common compounds and mixtures Classifying elements as metals and non-metals Diagrams of and risks involved in simple chemistry experiments

Human Machine II (Respiratory, Excretory and Skeletal Systems)

Parts of the Respiratory system Parts and Function of the skeletal system, including cartilage and bones Equation for respiration Parts of the excretory system, including kidney Interaction of the body systems

Plants Parts of a plant and their importance/function – roots, leaves, flowers Photosynthesis – importance and equation

Skills Interpreting and drawing conclusions information from graphs, tables and written information Variables – independent, dependent, controlled, fixed Drawing a scientific diagram and recognizing common scientific apparatus Reading a scale and common units of measurement Drawing a graph

YEAR 8 ENGLISH

STUDY GUIDE- SEMESTER TWO EXAMINATION

• Exam Length- 90 minutes • Exam Structure-

- Comprehension multiple choice (20 marks) - Film Techniques and Terminology – multiple choice (10 marks) - Language analysis multiple choice- forms, structures & features (10 marks) - Critical thinking short answers (20 marks) - Writing Task (20 marks)

• Exam Content-

1) You will be assessed on your knowledge & understanding of the following grammatical & literary terms:

- ellipsis - rhyme - narrator - tone - adverb - alliteration

- rhetorical question - juxtaposition - first person - personification - statement - simile - imagery - metaphor - hyperbole - slang - colloquial language - Camera Shots - onomatopoeia - Camera Angles - assonance - camera movement - sound techniques in film - lighting techniques

- Roles in the production of film - mis-en-scene

2) You will be assessed on your ability to:

- identify point of view - identify ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’ - identify emotive language - explain the purpose of a print advertisement - identify the target audience for a text - explain the double meaning in a pun - describe and explain the effect of visual features in a print advertisement - describe and explain the effect of language features in a print advertisement

3) You will be assessed on your ability to compose a FILM REVIEW You will be required to use the correct writing scaffold to compose an effective review of a SCIENCE FICTION film you have studied. The following scaffold will provide a guide:

Reviews as Responses

1. A paragraph introducing the text being judged Details about the text:

• What is the title of the text? • Who is the Director, Producer, Author of the text? • When was the text created? • What is the genre of the text? • What is the text about? (keep it brief!)

2. A description of the Text Brief discussion about:

• Plot • Setting • Characters • Style • Coda / Theme

3. A judgement of the Text

Your personal response: • What did you enjoy about the text? • What parts, if any, did you NOT like? • Did the plot keep your interest? • Were the characters believable? • Did the coda / theme teach you something about life? • Was the text more suitable for certain age groups? • Would you recommend the text to anyone? • What rating would you give the text?

This examination tests all of the content that you have covered this year in Visual Arts.

Specifically you need to;

• The characteristics of different media

• Drawing media

• Drawing skills and techniques

• Glossary of terms and definitions

• The rules of composition-e.g. Golden Mean Rule

• How the rules of composition apply to art works eg; the rule of thirds demonstrated in an

artwork

• Definition of Still life

• Case Study artist Margaret Olley

• Case study artist Georgio Morandi

• Examples of their work

• The conceptual Framework diagram

• The purpose of the conceptual framework

• Glossary terms

• Case Study artist: Amanda Shelsher

• Case study artist Maurice Sendak

• Examples of their work

Happy Study, Mrs Williams, Mrs May and Mrs Pares

St Josephs Regional College

Port Macquarie

YEARLY EXAM NOTIFICATION

Course: Yr 8 Religion

Task: 4

Time Allowed: 1 hour

Date: Exam week 9 & 10

Weighting: 30%

Equipment required: Pens, Pencils

Content: Topics to be tested Textbook Reference Suggested Revision • Experiences of Good and

Evil • People and Ministry in the

Church

Chapter 7

Chapter 2

Class Notes/Bookwork

Religion Text. (only what has been covered in

class)

Task Description: The task will consist of the following type of questions.

� Multiple Choice

� Mix and Match

� Cloze Passages

� Definitions

� Comprehension

Knowledge and Skills

Experiences of Good and Evil (Chapter 7)

• The good things in life (p 80) • The goodness of creation (p 83) • Types of good and evil (p 84- 87) • Vocabulary list

People and Ministry in the Church (Chapter 2)

• The role of pope, bishops, priests, deacon, religious and laity (p.19-24) • Duties of the Parish Priest (p.29) • Groups that are active in parishes or our local parish (p.30-33) and on the parish website • Vocabulary list