Year 8 Exams Monday 30 April-Wednesday 9 May 2018

Mon 30/04/18 Tues 01/05/18 Wed 02/05/18 Thurs 03/05/18 Fri 04/05/18

Period

5

Year 8 Maths

60 Minutes ET – 75 Minutes

Year 8 MFL-1

50 Minutes ET – 60 Minutes

Year 8 History

50 Minutes ET – 60 Minutes

Year 8 MFL-2

50 Minutes ET – 60 Minutes

Year 8 Science

60 Minutes ET – 75 Minutes

Mon 07/05/18 Tues 08/05/18 Wed 09/05/18 Thurs 10/05/18 Fri 11/05/18

Period

5

Bank Holiday

Year 8 English

60 Minutes ET – 75 Minutes

Year 8 Geography 60 Minutes

ET – 75 Minutes

EXAM TIMETABLE

Timetable – Plan how you’ll fit your revision sessions into your week.

Chunking – most people are at their best for about 30 minutes, so split your revision

into 30 minute chunks. Take a break between sessions when you get up, walk about,

have a drink, relax.

Get Organised – Set up a place at home with all of your revision materials laid out to

hand; post it notes, highlighters, pens and pencils, revision guides at the ready.

Remember—Making a plan is not revision, it is organisation, you need to follow

through with the hard work that will prepare you for exam success.

Key Revision Messages.

Revision is a process of going back over and reviewing the things you have learned to help you to

understand and remember them more effectively.

Effective revision requires a plan to make sure you are making time for all of your subjects and

themes. Later in this booklet there is a timetable you can fill in to help to plan your revision.

We are all individuals and we have different learning strengths and styles. All students benefit from

reviewing, revising and practising their prior learning.

It’s important to balance the hard work you put into your revision with time to relax, with a healthy

diet and with adequate sleep; looking after your wellbeing will help you to be at your best in the

exam.

MATHS: Monday 30 April 2018

You will sit two maths exams

Paper 1: Non-Calculator: duration 30 minutes

Paper 2: Calculator allowed: duration 30 minutes

If you are in set 1 or 2 you will also sit two extension papers.

To prepare for your maths exam you should

Use the revision list to find out what topics you will be assessed on.

Prioritise those topics you feel less confident on. Watch the Corbettmaths video and make revision notes in

your book.

Try some of the practice questions. You can either do these in your exercise book or print them out. Do a mix-

ture of questions (not just the first few) and make sure to include some problem-solving style questions.

Mark your work. You can get the answers by pressing the ‘Click here for answers’ tab.

If you have done this and you still do not understand a topic, then ask your teacher for help.

Make sure you bring a black pen, pencil, ruler, scientific calculator, protractor and compasses to the exam.

REVISION LIST

TOPIC CORBETTMATHS DONE?

Add & subtract decimals 90, 91

Multiples & factors 216, 220

Prime numbers 225

Cube numbers 212

Add & subtract fractions 132

One quantity as a fraction of another 136

Increase & decrease by a % with & without a calculator 234, 235, 238

One quantity as a % of another 237

Simplify ratio 269

Share in a ratio 270

Change between ratio & fractions 269a

Simplify algebraic expressions 9

Write expressions 16

Solve equations 110, 115

Missing numbers in a sequence 287

Area 41, 43,44,45,49

Perimeter 241

Types of angle 38

Angles in parallel lines 25

Angles in triangles 37

Types of triangle & quadrilateral 2, 327

Surface area of a cuboid 310

EXTENSION TEST REVISION LIST (for sets 1 & 2)

TOPIC CORBETTMATHS DONE?

Reverse fractions 138

Reverse % 240

Compound interest 236

Equivalent ratio 271

Rounding: highest & lowest values 280

Rounding to significant figures 279a

Estimation 215

Use of a calculator 352

Use prime factors to find HCF & LCM 224

Solve equations 111,113

nth term of a linear sequence 288

Angles in polygons 32

Constructions 72

Volume of a prism 356

Convert metric units of volume 351

Two way tables 319

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Tuesday 1 & Thursday 3 May 2018

Writing:

Topics to be covered:

French: Holidays, fashion and clothes, music.

German: School, healthy living and food.

Spanish: House and home, my town, fashion and clothes.

Mandarin: Likes and dislikes, food, school

For all languages: Recognising and using a range of tenses and grammatical structures studied in class.

Reading:

Topics to be covered:

French: Holidays, fashion and clothes, music.

German: School, healthy living and food.

Spanish: House and home, my town, fashion and clothes.

Mandarin: Likes and dislikes, food, school

For all languages: Recognising and using a range of tenses and grammatical structures studied in class.

REVISION LIST

Your exam will be into two main topic areas: Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

Henry VIII:

Reasons Henry VIII changed the church

Love

Religion

Money

Power

Differences between Catholic and Protestant churches

Consequences of the break with Rome

Dissolution of the monasteries

Religious rollercoaster

Elizabeth:

What is propaganda?

Why did Elizabeth use propaganda?

Elizabeth’s four worries

Marriage

Plots and Rebellion

Spanish Armada

Money and Parliament

How powerful was Elizabeth?

How did Elizabeth show her power?

English Civil War:

Reasons for the English Civil War

The two sides

Scientific Revolution:

Factors effecting the scientific Revolution

Key individual geniuses

Source Work:

Understand how to look at a source

Be able to make comparisons between sources

Explain why sources might be different

HISTORY: Wednesday 2 May 2018

SCIENCE: Friday 4 May 2018

Topics to be covered:

Revision homework set by all teachers on SMHW

8.1 Respiration and Digestion

8.2 Microbes and Inheritance

8.3 Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

8.4 Energy

8.5 Light and Sound

Core Practical: Energy in food

ENGLISH: Tuesday 8 May 2018

Topics to be covered:

Language Paper 1, Section A

Section A: An unseen extract from a novel will be printed. You will then have to answer 4 questions

which develop in complexity. Aim for a mark a minute on this paper.

Question 1: find four facts - list four pieces of information from the text so that they make sense and

form sentences.

Question 2: Analyse language. Identify quotes that you can pull apart to analyse using subject termi-

nology. Aim for three developed paragraphs.

Question 3: Structure. Remember, for the question, you must cover the whole of the extract. This

means that you must look at the beginning, the middle and the end. You need to look at the focus of

the paragraphs, if the focus changes and why; look at where characters are introduced and why; look

at patterns of language and why the author has done this.

Question 4: Essay exploring how characters are made interesting. To make this evaluative, you need

to explain how effects have been created and how they could be improved. It is important that you

include quotes and subject terminology in the response.

It is really important to remember that you might have to use the same quotes in more than one

question. You will not be penalised for this.

GEOGRAPHY: Wednesday 9 May 2018

Deserts

What are deserts

Climate in deserts

Plant adaptations

Animal adaptations

Human survival

Desertification- causes, impacts, trying to reduce it

Tropical Rainforest

What is an ecosystem

Structure of the rainforest

Climate of the rainforest

Plant adaptations

Animal adaptations

Tribes

Deforestation- causes and effects

Sustainability

Read and Highlight – just sitting and reading through your

exercise book, a text book or a worksheet is quite poor revi-

sion; you can make this into effective revision by going

through with a highlighter and picking out the important bits

you need to remember. Highlight key words / ideas / facts.

Get practice questions from your teacher that are in the

same format as the ones you’ll meet in the exam.

Thinking about exactly what the question is asking you,

and which key information or ideas will help you to an-

swer.

Try to time your answers to fit the timescale you will

have in the exam.

Post It - get a set of Post-it notes and use one for each

key fact or idea on a particular theme. Organise your post

-its like a mind map on your desk or wall.

Use your display to help you pick out the key information

needed to answer a practise exam question, or to help

you talk through your knowledge on this subject.

Speak —find a quiet place and read

your revision notes out loud to

yourself; hearing yourself saying

the key information can be more

powerful than just reading it or

hearing someone else say it.

Explain – using any of the resources you have cre-

ated above work with a partner and explain your

theme. Talking it through is very valuable revision

because it helps you sort out your ideas and to put

them into a logical order; try this at home with par-

ents or friends.

Visual Mapping – create a mind map or a poster to ex-

plain the key information. Balance an exciting visual

presentation with making sure that all of the key facts,

information and ideas are clearly included. A good mind

map uses arrows and lines to show how key information

and ideas connect.

Select and summarise – Make a set of post-card sized cards and title each with one of the themes you’re

being tested on. Transfer onto the relevant card all of the key information for that theme as bullet points

or short sentences. Use colour, highlighting and underlining to make your presentation clearer.

On the Exam Day:

Sleep – don’t stay up late revising (or watching TV or Gaming!) a good night’s sleep will help your brain

to be at its best in the exam.

Breakfast – a good breakfast has been shown to help your brain to work more effectively.

Be on time – and make sure you have used the toilet before the exam.

Equipment—use a clear pencil case or bag to carry the things you will need for the exam.

Behaviour – Exams are formal and the behaviour code must be observed. Enter the room in silence and

don’t communicate with others. Face the front and listen to instructions carefully.

Phones / mobile devices should not be with you at your exam desk; turn them off and leave them in

your bag.

Listen carefully and follow instructions – you might not need to answer all of the questions on the pa-

per, there may be time limits, you need to listen to instructions and to start only when you’re asked to.

Read the paper carefully – it’s a good idea to spend a couple of minutes at the start of the exam read-

ing through so you know how much work you have to do. Exam papers will usually tell you how many

marks are awarded for each question, some students like to start on the “big point” questions so they

have those marks “in the bag” before going back to do the smaller mark questions.

Write clearly and don’t forget grammar and punctuation – all exams require accurate and clear written

English. If the examiner can’t read your writing they will award no marks; remember the examiner can

change your grade +/- 10% for correct English, spelling and grammar.

Start—don’t panic if your mind goes blank, choose a question that you can answer and get something

jotted down, this can help you to relax.

Check—at the end of the exam take time to read your paper through carefully, check for questions or

pages you might have accidentally missed out, and for simple errors that you can correct.

If you’re stuck – If you have a practical query, eg your paper is not clearly printed, you need more paper

or your pen has run out you can put up your hand and an invigilator will come over to you. If you’re re-

ally stuck move on and come back to the question later; it’s worth remembering that a guessed answer

is better than no answer at all.

At the end – you will be told when you have 5 minutes left. Stop writing and put down pens as soon as

you are asked to. Remember you must continue to obey exam rules until you are outside of the exam

room.

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