Year 10 End of Year Exam Guidance 2017 – Core subjects
English
Language Paper 1: Advice
This will be a 2 hour paper, consisting of Section A(read and Respond) and section B
(Creative Writing)
Section A: Twentieth Century Literature Reading
The types of questions you can expect are as follows:
1. ‘list the reasons’ questions:
After initial reading, spend about 5 mins on this type of question.
5 mark question
Use own words
Marked on number of accurate points
2. ‘How’ questions:
Spend about 8 mins on this type of question
5 mark question
Must use quotes & terminology
Must engage analytically with language and structure
Marked on level of response
3. ‘What impressions’ questions:
Spend about 12 mins on this type of question
10 mark question
Must use quotes & terminology
Must engage analytically with language and structure
Marked on level of response
4. Writer’s effects questions:
Spend about 12 mins on this type of question
10 mark question
Must use quotes & terminology
Must engage analytically with language and structure
Marked on level of response
Section B:
In this section you will be assessed for the quality of your creative prose writing skills. 24
marks are awarded for communication and organisation; 16 marks are awarded for
vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation. You should aim to write about
450-600 words.
Literature Paper
An extract from the 19th Century prose text you have been reading, with questions similar to
those in the example below.
This is a 1 hour paper.
It consists of only 1 section.
You will need to demonstrate the following skills.
Mathematics
The exam can cover any of the topics we have covered this year.
It will be a calculator paper so you will need to bring a calculator with you.
There is a brief summary below.
Please note, topics in italics may not have been covered by all sets. You do not need to revise topics
that have not been taught to you in class.
NUMBER
Rounding, Estimation, Indices (powers, roots)
Multiples, Factors, Primes, LCM, HCF,
Fractions, Converting between frac/dec/%, Percentages,
Standard Form, Ratio, Proportion,
Upper and lower bounds, Fractional and negative indices, Surds,
ALGEBRA
Simplification of expressions, Expanding and factorising brackets,
Substitution, Solving equations,
Speed, Density,
Interpreting graphs, Straight line graphs, y=mx + c.
Simultaneous equations, Changing the subject of a formula,
SHAPE
Pythagoras, Trigonometry,
Angles in polygons, Angle properties of parallel lines,
Perimeter and area, including triangle, rectangle, trapezium, parallelogram.
Area and circumference of circle, Compound area,
Arc lengths and sectors, Circle Theorems.
STATISTICS
Frequency diagrams, Frequency polygons, Pie Charts, Line graphs,
Types of data, collecting data, Two way tables, Sampling,
Averages, including from a frequency table, Stem and Leaf,
Scatter graphs, Cumulative frequency, Box plots,
Histograms, Time series graphs
Religious Studies
Religious Studies: Year 10 Revision Part 1
You need to make revision notes on each of the following topics. You can choose the type of
revision notes that you prefer: revision cards; typed up notes; mindmaps; diagrams.
For each topic you should aim to have at least 5 points. Remember the more detail you have the
better your answers will be. Using specialist terms and names will help you score higher marks.
Some topics overlap (you might have some of the same points)
Remember to organise your revision notes. You must keep them separate from the work in your
book.
 The theory of the Big Bang (include Stephen Hawking)
 The teaching of the RC Church on the Big Bang
 Catholic beliefs about the origins of the universe (include St Augustine and creation ex
nihilo)
 Non-religious views about the origins of the universe
 The differences and similarities between the two creation stories in Genesis
 How Catholics understand the Genesis creation stories
 How fundamentalist Christians understand the Genesis creation stories
 What the creation stories teach us about God
 What the creation stories teach us about human beings
 RC teachings on care for the environment
 Humanist beliefs about care for the environment
 Facts about the theory of evolution (refer to Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins)
 RC understanding of the theory of evolution (refer to Popes)
Religious Studies: Year 10 Revision Part 2
You need to make revision notes on each of the following topics. You can choose the type of
revision notes that you prefer: revision cards; typed up notes; mindmaps; diagrams.
For each topic you should aim to have at least 5 points. Remember the more detail you have the
better your answers will be. Using specialist terms and names will help you score higher marks.
Some topics overlap (you might have some of the same points)
Remember to organise your revision notes. You must keep them separate from the work in your
book.
 Catholic beliefs about the sanctity of human life (imago Dei; St Catherine of Siena)
 Catholic teaching on abortion
 Other Christian viewpoints on abortion
 Non-religious views about abortion (include what Humanists think and the law on abortion
in the UK)
 The views of Peter Singer
 How Catholics would respond to the views of Peter Singer
 The meaning of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam
 How Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam expresses Catholic beliefs about creation, God and
human beings
 Catholic Social Teaching
 How Cafod reflects Catholic beliefs about the dignity of human beings, the importance of
loving one’s neighbour and respecting creation
 How the SVP reflects Catholic beliefs about the dignity of human beings, the importance of
loving one’s neighbour and respecting creation
Biology
Topics to be covered are listed below,
Topic 1 – Key concepts in Biology
Topic 2 – Cells and control
Topic 3 – Genetics
Topic 4 – Natural selection and genetic modification
Topic 5 – Health, disease and the development of medicines
(Further detail has been distributed via SMHW)
Chemistry

States of Matter- SC1

Methods of Separating and Purifying Substances- SC2

Atomic Structure- SC3

The Periodic Table- SC4

Ionic bonding- SC5

Covalent Bonding- SC6

Types of Substances- SC7

Acids and Alkalis- SC8

Calculations involving masses- SC9

Electrolytic Processes- SC10

Obtaining and Using Metals- SC11
(Further detail has been distributed via SMHW)
Physics
Topic
Content
1
*Key concepts of Physics
2
Motion and forces
3
Conservation of energy
4
Waves
5
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
6
Radioactivity
7
Energy – Forces doing work.
8
Forces and their Effects
Content
Combined Textbook
pages
Physics
Textbook pages
*Key concepts of
Physics
N/A
N/A
Motion and forces
285-314
1-32
Conservation of
energy
315-328
33-46
Waves
329-338
47-64
Light and the
electromagnetic
spectrum
339-352
65-88
Radioactivity
351 - 370
89 - 116
Energy – Forces doing 371 - 373
work.
N/A
Forces and their
Effects
N/A
374 - 378
* Students need to be able to use SI units for physical quantities and be able to use
multiples and sub-multiples of units
Be able to convert units e.g. hours to seconds
Use significant figures and standard form