Using exam papers
How to use exam paper and where to
find them
• Answer as many questions as you can.
• Ask teachers to mark them for you and with
you.
• Be strict when marking them yourself.
• Try answering them with time pressure.
• Don’t just copy the mark scheme.
• Look at the examiners report and the
specification.
Command words
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Other strategies
Question and answer pairs
Simplify (m-2)5
m-10
Factorise X2 + 3x -10
(x+5)(x-2)
Write down the value of 100
1
Write 6.7x10-5 as an ordinary number
Express the recurring decimal 0.281 as a fraction in it simplest form
Potatoes cost £9 for a 12.5kg bag at a farm shop. The same type of potatoes
cost £1.83 for a 2.5kg bag at a supermarket.
Where are the potatoes better value?
m is an integer such that -2 <m ≤ 3
Write down all the possible values of
Factorise x2 -49
0.000067
31
110
12.5 ÷ 2.5 = 5
5 × 1.83 = £9.15
-1,0,1,2,3
(x+7)(x-7)
Essay questions
• Plan an answer
• Group ideas
• Write two detailed PEE paragraphs
• Check these against the mark scheme
What is the question?
Biology
Physical education
Geography
Using key terms
Topic
Formation of
limestone pavement
Key terms
Calcium carbonate
Rainwater
Carbon dioxide
Carbonic acid
joints
Permeable
Grykes/gaps
Blocks/clints