Farlingaye High School Name: Year: 8 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.

Organise all of your lesson notes and make sure there is nothing missing.

Underline or highlight key words and definitions.

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.

Revision Tips

Organise a quiet place at home where you will not be disturbed.

Use rhymes, diagrams and spider webs to sum-marise information.

Test yourself or get other people to test you.

Plan times that you will devote to revising each subject.

What to do in the exam

Read the instructions on the exam carefully.

Spend 5 minutes reading through the exam paper.

Read each question more than once.

Underline the key words and think about what information the question is asking for.

Keep an eye on the time.

Try not to leave any questions blank.

Use diagrams where it will help you to give a clearer answer.

Have all of your equipment ready.

Listen carefully to all of the Instructions.

Don’t forget...

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.

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.

Topic I can do I need to revise

NUMBER

Mental Arithmetic

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of whole numbers (up to 3 digits)

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of negative numbers

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of decimals (up to 1dp)

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of fractions (including mixed numbers)

Meanings and applications of key words such as even, odd, sum, product, multiple, factor

Percentages – one number as a percentage of another, basic increase and decrease

Ratio

Powers

ALGEBRA

Substitution

Solve linear equations

Sequences including nth terms

Revision planning sheet for MATHS

Your maths exam will last for 80 minutes. Ensure you revise all of the topics in this table but focus on the areas you feel less confident about.

Topic I can do I need to

revise

ALGEBRA (CONT)

Simplifying expressions

Straight line graphs

**Factorise linear and quadratic ex-pressions

GEOMETRY

Recognise lines of symmetry

Basic rules of angles

Recognise 2D representations of 3D shapes – including plans and eleva-tions

Use of coordinates

Area and perimeter of geometrical shapes

DATA

Reading from graphs

Basic averages

Read information from tables

Basic probability

**And, Or rule in probability

**Cumulative Frequency

**Extension

Only doing Year 8 Tasks and Topics

Year 8 study a two year Science programme which combines the year 7 , 8 and 9 units. The exam, however, will only be on the topics you have studied in year 8. The internal exam resources are available from the FLG website. The Revision Sheets: Summary sheets of the units can be found on the FLG website. They are a simplified summary of every unit. Checklists: For every unit there is a guide to the lesson objectives. The scientific content has been broken down into levels in order to personalise learning. Students can pitch their learning towards a particular level; aim high and always aim for the level above your target. To assist learning, the key words are always included in the sections. Language for learning is important as it will allow you to enhance the explanations of science in your written answers.

Revision planning sheet for SCIENCE

The Year 8 units:

Topics to Revise 1st 2nd 3rd

8A Food and digestion (Food glorious Food)

8B Respiratory and circulatory systems (Going for Gold)

8C Doctors and diseases

8D Sampling the environment ( The Way of the Dodo)

8F & 8G Elements and compounds (materials and Recycling/all that glitters)

8I Heat Transfers

8J Forces and transport

8K Light

8L Sound and Hearing

9A Inheritance & variation (Science and Fiction)

9G The earth's atmosphere (Cleaning up)

9K Speed & acceleration (Record Breakers)

9L Pressure (Dam it)

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 RE

Date of exam: 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

Buddhist Teaching—4 Noble Truths and the

Eightfold Path to Enlightenment.

Examples of Christian controversies

An example of an influential religious

figure.

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 1st 2nd 3rd

Personal information and descriptions

Saying what you did (past tense)

Leisure activities

Daily routine

Types of films & TV programmes

Family information

Food & drink

Holidays (countries, transport and accommodation)

Places to visit

Numbers & time

Weather

Revision planning sheet for GERMAN

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 1st 2nd 3rd

Listening and Reading

Where people live

Adjectives including ones used for opinions

Compass directions

Transport

Time

School

Food and drink

Free time activities

Character

Houses

Family

Appearance

Pets

Weather

Writing

Appearance (self and someone else)

Personal details

Pets

Favourite things

Free time activities

Where you live

House and bedroom

Revision planning sheet for DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

You will need to bring: Pen, drawing pencil, colouring pencils (not felt tips), ruler, rubber. Use the guide book that will be given to you in lessons to help you revise. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the exam. Read the instructions on the exam paper very carefully. There are two sections: Section A: You will need to answer 18 out of the 30 questions in this section. All questions are worth 1 mark. Choose the questions depending on which units you have completed so far this year. Number the questions as you answer them so you make sure you answer the correct amount.

Please note: If you have studied ICT in the D&T carousel this year you will not have to answer questions on this unit. 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:

Pencil case

Cake box

Bread or staple foods

Moulded picture frame/night light

Mobile phone/MP3 player holder

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 GEOGRAPHY

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

Environmental concerns: The Tropical Rainforest How are places around the world different? What’s so special about the tropical rainforest? Is the tropical rainforest important to everyone? Where has the tropical rainforest gone? How can we save the tropical rainforest? How have plants and animals adapted to the tropical rainforest?

Natural Hazards: What causes a natural hazard? Why do volcanoes erupt? How can people plan and prepare for a volcanic eruption? What happens in an earthquake? Can you prevent an earthquake? What damage can a tsunami do? Why do the impacts of natural hazards vary?

Topics to revise 1st 2nd 3rd

Africa: How do holidays connect us to Africa? What has been the impact of tourism in Africa? How does food connect us to Africa? How does football connect us to Africa? How do mobile phones connect us to Africa?

Adventure Landscapes: How does the land take shape? Who are Old Harry and his wife? Should a small village like Happisburgh be protected? Caves, Crags and Cannibals… Cheddar Gorge – Climbing and Conflict…

Revision planning sheet for HISTORY

Students will be tested on three of these topics as directed by their History teacher and as listed below.

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 Form 1st 2nd 3rd

Tudors

A, E, F, G, H, I, L, N, R, S, Y.

Industrial Revolution

A, E, F, G, H, I, L, N, R, S, Y.

The Civil War

A, E, F, G, H, I, L, N, R, S, Y.

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