Year 10 Mock

Exam

Information

Information

The mock exams are a key part of Year 10 and help us to be able to identify any

gaps in your knowledge and/ or understanding.

We expect that you will treat the exams as if it was a real exam so that this will

give us a really good indication of how we can help you to progress.

The exams will start on Monday 14th June for a three week period therefore

finishing on 2nd July.

In the run up to the exams we expect that:

1. You will revise thoroughly for each of your exams making the most of any

revision material that subjects will give you/ direct you to use.

2. Complete all homework as this will directly link to your exams.

4. Seek support from your class teacher if you require any further support

Exam expectations

1. Your behavior must be exemplary

2. You will arrive on time.

3. You will bring all of the equipment that is required for the exam.

Maths

Exam 1

Non calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes

Exam 2

Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes

How are you being prepared in class?

From 10th May, students have been preparing for these exams in class. Topic lists have been

given to students in class and have also been sent through google classrooms.

What homework have you been given in the run up to the mocks?

Topics identified by class teachers with personalised revision from the classwork you have

done so far. Homework will be set on Educake, students can log onto Hegarty maths should

they need a tutorial for a specific topic.

What websites/ revision guides should you use for your revision?

Oxford revise: Edexcel GCSE 1-9 Higher/Foundation revision guide

Oxford revise: Edexcel GCSE 1-9 Higher/Foundation workbook

Hegarty Maths for tutorials and video clips

Topics that students will need to revise

Higher tier (Set 1 and 2)

Topic name Hegarty

Non-Calculator Section Mutually exclusive events 354

Recipe problems 739

Highest common factor 31

Plans and elevations 841, 842

Reflect a shape, describe a translation 639, 650

Share in a given ratio 332

Perimeter and area of a rectangle 550, 554

Estimate complex calculations 131

Index form, round to significant figures 102, 130

Index form (power of negative integers) 104

Multiplying mixed numbers 69

Solving simultaneous equations using

straight lines 219

Calculate and compare median and upper

and lower quartiles 409, 411

Ratio, percentage and fraction problem

solving 328, 330

Direct algebraic proof 325, 327

Non-calculator trigonometry 306, 845

Volume of compound shapes 582

Systematic listing, product rule for counting 670, 671

Write ratios as fractions, solve quadratic

equations

330, 233,

244

Simplifying surds, Multiplying and

rationalising surds

114, 115,

118

Completing the square 235

Find the turning points of quadratic graphs 256

Algebraic direct and inverse proportion 344, 346

Inverse functions 295

Composite functions 294

Conditional probability 367

Calculator Section Solve single linear inequalities (positive x) 269

Solve double linear inequalities and

represent on a number line 272, 265

Straight line graphs 208

Express one number as a fraction as

another, fractions of an amount 62, 77

Census, sampling & bias 394

Volume of a cuboid, fractions of an amount,

converting volume

568, 77,

704

Right-angled trigonometry (find side) 509

Error Intervals 774

Share in a given ratio 332

Convert between ordinary and standard

form 122,123

Circumference and area of a circle,

comparing quantities using ratio

87, 535,

539, 328

Independent events & probability trees 361

Complete and interpret a cumulative

frequency table and graph 437, 438

Perimeter of a sector 545

Simplify algebraic fractions (involving

quadratics) 229

Instantaneous rate of change 890

Area under a curve 892

Change the subject of the formula 286

Straight line graphs (perpendicular) 216

Lowest common multiple, ratio 34, 332

Two way tables 424

Circle theorems (cyclic quadrilateral), angles

on a straight line 597, 477

Share in a given ratio, 3D Trigonometry 332, 860

Vectors geometry problems

628, 633,

634

Foundation tier (Set 3 and 4)

Topic name Hegarty

Clip

Non-Calculator Section

Converting time 710

Convert decimals to percentages 55

Order of operations (positive integers) 24

Prime numbers 28

Addition, division 18, 22

Money 752

Interpret a vertical line graph 425

Compare fractions 60

Calculate speed, distance and time 719,721

Collect like terms 156

Solve 1-step and 2-step equations 178, 179

Long multiplication 21

Complementary angles 815

Vertically opposite angles, corresponding

angles 480, 483

Angles around a point 812

Converting length 692

Fractions of an amount 77

Linking dividing fractions and whole

numbers 72

Square roots and cube numbers 100, 101

Expand a single bracket 160

Factorise simple expressions 168

Experimental probability and relative

frequency 356

Area of a rectangle 554

Subtract and multiply fractions 66, 69

Area, ratio and percentage problem solving

554, 328,

330, 149

Two-way tables 424

Mutually exclusive events 354

Recipe problems 739

Highest common factor 31

Plans and elevations 841, 842

Reflect a shape, describe a translation 639, 650

Share in a given ratio 332

Perimeter and area of a rectangle 550, 554

Find the turning point of quadratic graphs 255

Find the x-intercept (roots) of a quadratic

graph 253

Calculator Section Convert decimals to fractions 52

Comparing negative numbers 37

Factors of a number 27

Converting mass 695

Read & write positive integers 13

Money 747

Writing algebraic expressions 153

Simplifying expressions involving

multiplication 158

Indices with algebraic expressions 173

Simplifying expressions involving

division 159

Interpret and complete a pictogram 426

Compare positive and negative

numbers 14, 37

Substitution 784

Read timetables

Multiplication and division problem

solving 23

Write ratio in the form 1:n or n:1 331

Area of rectangles, find percentages

of amounts 554, 84

Comparing probabilities 149, 46, 350

Probability of an event not

happening 353

Expectation 355

Direct Proportion, converting time 339, 341, 710

Loci, scale diagrams 676, 679, 867

Solve single linear inequalities

(positive x) 269

Solve double linear inequalities and

represent on a number line 272, 265

Straight line graphs 208

Express one number as a fraction as

another, Fractions of an amount 62, 77

Census, sampling & bias 394

Volume of a cuboid, fractions of an

amount, converting volume 568, 77, 704

Right-angled trigonometry (find side) 509

Error Intervals 774

Share in a given ratio 332

Ordinary to standard form 122

Standard form to ordinary 123

Fibonacci sequence 263

Multiplying vectors by scalars 626

English

Exam content - Romeo and Juliet extract and essay. Poetry analysis and

comparison.

What topic areas do students need to revise?

Plot and characters of Romeo and Juliet and a selection of chosen poems.

How are you preparing them in class for this?

Lessons the week before half term are revising Romeo and Juliet plus revision

materials over half term. Prep for poetry over half term followed by lessons

teaching the set poems the week before the exam. The day before, students

will have an overview of both.

What revision materials will students be taking home?

Plot and character details with key quotations for Romeo and Juliet over half

term plus a blank copy to prepare for the poetry lessons. Students will also

receive notes and ideas on the set group of poems.

Any useful websites/ revision guides you could use

GCSE Bitesize English Literature/Language - Eduqas. GCSEPod

Science

1. What topic areas do students need to revise?

Biology Chemistry Physics

1. Cell Biology

2. Organisation

3. Infection &

Response

4. Bioenergetics

1. Atomic Structure &

The Periodic Table

2. Bonding, Structure

and the Properties

of Matter

3. Quantitative

Chemistry

4. Chemical Changes

5. Energy Changes

1. Energy

2. Electricity

3. Particle Model of

Matter

4. Atomic Structure.

2. How are you preparing them in class for this? In class revision of the different

subjects in the run up to the examinations. This includes use of retrieval

booklets as BIG check understanding.

3. What revision materials will students be taking home? Students will be given

knowledge organisers and further material provided via GoogleClassrooms

(including Screencasts). Use of Educake for students to self-assess as well.

4. Any useful websites/ revision guides they could use?

SenecaLearning.com: Revision and self-assessment for Biology,

Chemistry and Physics.

Malmesbury Science on Youtube: Required practical videos.

Educake: Homework website.

BBC Bitesize:

Combined Science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h

Biology Separate Science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7

Chemistry Separate Science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8xtmnb

Physics Separate Science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zsc9rdm

History

1. Exam content

Early Elizabethan England: the Babington Plot, Elizabethan poverty, the causes of the war with Spain.

Weimar and Nazi Germany: the economic recovery under Stresemann.

2. How are you preparing them in class for this?

3 revision lessons for EEE (exam paper contains 3 questions).

1 revision lesson for GER (exam paper contains 1 question only)

3. What revision materials will students be taking home?

Revision booklets.

4. Any useful websites/ revision guides they could use

These are optional, as pupils will have materials given to them that will fully prepare them, but if they want extra resources there is always:

Edexcel 9-1 History GCSE revision guides covering Early Elizabethan England and Weimar and Nazi Germany.

GCSEPod

GCSE BBC Bitesize

MFL (French, Spanish, German)

The topics which will be on the mock exam are –

Self, family and friends

Healthy lifestyle

School and future plans

Holidays

We will prepare students in class?

Recapping vocabulary in the lesson

Seeing and practicing writing WAGOLL’s

Practicing a range of reading and listening questions

Homework / revision material

Vocabulary list from the AQA specification for the topic areas

Revision worksheets from AQA

Useful links

BBC bitesite

GCSE Pod

AQA revision guide

Geography

Theme / Length of Exam

In Class Preparation

Out of Class Preparation

Websites

Transnational Corporations – 45 minutes

2 Revision Lessons in Clas

Knowledge Organisers / Revision Clocks

GCSE Bitesize (AQA Geography) -https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg93ycw Internet Geography -https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/the-changing-economic-world/

Computer Science

Exam content

1.5 System Software, 1.6. Ethical, legal, cultural, and environmental impact, 2.2

Programming fundamentals, 2.3 producing robust programs,

How are you preparing them in class for this?

Will start revision sessions from week commencing 24th May and be set

homework to revise the above topics.

What revision materials will students be taking home?

https://app.senecalearning.com/, https://erevision.uk/auth,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zmtchbk

Food Technology

Exam content

Students will have covered all the content for the exam I will be using the Food

Preparation and Nutrition exam paper from June 2020

What topic areas do students need to revise?

Mrs Green will provide a revision plan in lesson

How are you preparing them in class for this?

6 revision sessions

What revision materials will students be taking home?

Food booklet provided by Mrs Green

Any useful websites/ revision guides students could use

CGP Revision guide book