English
Hello year 7!
In this year’s summer exam, you will be sitting a non-fiction reading
paper. This is made up of two non-fiction texts and your job will be to analyse
them and compare them.
In preparation for this, you will need to do some revision at home; for this to
be successful, you will need to know certain things:
 What should I revise?
 How can I revise?
 What are my teachers looking for?
What should I revise?
 Re-read your marked draft assessments in your exercise book – see
what target your teacher has given you
 The top tips for non-fiction analysis (see below)
Top tips for non-fiction analysis
1. You should use quotation, explanation when analysing language.
2. Maximum quotation length should be 8 words – no more!
3. The texts are usually there to persuade us or to give a particular
impression of something. Focus on how the text is persuasive or what
impressions it gives. That is your explanation.
4. Track through the text from beginning to end when analysing it.
How can I revise?
 Read some non-fiction texts so you know more about what they will be
like. This will be allowed in your reading time at school
 Practise answering sample questions – your teacher will provide these
for you
 Go online. Find two texts about similar things and compare them. How
are they similar? How are they different?
What are my teachers looking for?
 That you have tried your hardest in the exam
 That you find enough pieces of information (for example, 5 marks = 5
pieces of information needed)
 That you quote from the texts to support the things you are saying
 That you can show how non-fiction texts are similar or different and
compare them
Maths
Year 7 Module 1 : Place value, add and subtract
 Place value (including decimals)
 Add and subtract (including decimals)
 Estimation
 Perimeter
 Word problems
Year 7 Module 2 : Multiply and divide
 Factors, HCF, multiples, LCM
 Multiply and divide (including decimals)
 Area of rectangle and triangle
 Calculate the mean
Year 7 Module 3 : Geometry
 Draw, measure and name acute and obtuse angles
 Find unknown angles (straight lines, at a point, vertically opposite)
 Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals
Year 7 Module 4 : Fractions
 Equivalent fractions
 Compare and order fractions and decimals
 Change mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa
 Fraction of a quantity
 Multiply and divide fractions
Year 7 Module 5 : Applications of algebra
 Order of operations
 Substitution
 Simplifying algebraic expressions
 Solve word problems with expressions
 Sequences (term-to-term, not nth term)
Year 7 Module 6 : Percentages & pie charts
 Read and interpret pie charts
 Convert between percentages and fractions and decimals
 Percentage of a quantity
 Find the whole given the part and the percentage
Science
Questions can come from any of the first four units studied this year up to and
including Shipwrecked.
Scientific skills will also be assessed through the exam paper e.g. graph skills,
interpreting data, identifying variables.
There will also be “Applying Your Knowledge” questions which require longer
explanations.
Main topics
Acids/alkalis and neutralisation
Particle model of solids, liquids, gases, changes of state, dissolving
Series/parallel circuits, symbols, voltage
Forces
Energy-kinetic and potential
Separation techniques-filtration, evaporation, distillation
Body organs and skeleton including heart, circulation and respiratory system
Speed – interpreting distance -time graphs
Density
Combustion and the fire triangle
Other revision ideas:
 BBC KS3 Bitesize
 Mind maps
 Flash cards
 Work with a friend
 Get people at home to test you
 Read, cover, check
Music
Carnival of the Animals
Keyboard & Pitch
The Stave
In Music we write down the notes on the stave. The stave is made up of 5 thin
lines across the paper. This is where we write the notes.
Treble clef
The treble clef helps us to name the notes. It goes at the beginning of the
stave
Notes on the stave
To help us remember where the notes go we can use the rhymes: ‘Every
Good Boy Deserves Football’ & ‘FACE goes in the space’.
Musical alphabet
The notes of the musical alphabet are: CDEFGABC.
There are only seven letters and then in starts again. Remember that the
musical alphabet always starts on C.
Notes on the keyboard
Remember that ‘C is to the left of the two black keys’!!!!
Drama
Students will be watching a musical in lessons before half term and will make
notes while watching. They should learn the notes and be able to draw and
label the set design for their exam.
Art
Please see list below of revision guidance;
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Vocabulary using the key word slips in sketchbooks for the four
projects; creepy lines, something sweet and under the sea.
The six visual elements and being able to use them to describe the
work of; Wayne Thiebaud and Vincent Scarpace.
Drawing in perspective.
Draw an ellipse.
Be able to do a zentangle drawing.
Pencil shading; how to locate tone to make something look 3D.
Technology
The exam will be based on the projects that you have completed this year and
will cover:
 HEALTH & SAFETY WHEN COMPLETING PRACTICAL PROJECTS
 TOOLS, EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS
 USING COMPUTERS IN DESIGN & MANUFACTURING
 CREATING A LOGO DESIGN
 SKETCHING & DRAWING TO COMMUNICATE DESIGN IDEAS.
History
Content:
Castles:
 What sites a castle should and should not be near.
 The names of each type of castle.
 How and why each of the castles have changed their features over
time.
 What weapons are the best to attack and defend each type of castle.
 Motte and Bailey castles and how they helped William keep control
after the conquest.
Skills:
One SPGST test worth 10 marks. Students must revise their homework
spellings that they have been given over the term and practice using them in
sentences to use appropriately in exams.
Inference skills: Students will look at a source and they will make an
“educated guess” when answering the question and select a quote or visual
evidence to support what they have found.
Describe a key feature: Students will be asked to describe two key features of
an event or topic they have studied. The must make a point and support it
with factual evidence. There will be two of these questions featured on the
exam.
Essay question: Students will be given a statement, they must discuss if they
agree or disagree with it. They will be give two topics to discuss in this and will
also be expected to discuss something from their own knowledge to gain top
marks. A conclusion is also needed to gain A and A* grades.
Geography
Content: Coasts
 Human impacts on the coastal environment.
 Types of waves.
 Coastal processes of erosion, transportation and deposition.
 Formation of coastal features.
 Coastal defences.
Skills
 Graphical skills such as reading graphs, describing and explaining
trends.
 Interpreting and constructing annotated diagrams to describe
processes.
 Identify features in photographs or diagrams.
 Long written answer in which students will need to make a judgement
and use their knowledge to justify their opinion.
RE
Buddhism:
 The life of the Buddha.
 The 4 Sights.
 The teachings of the Buddha.
 The Noble Eight Fold Path.
 Enlightenment.
 Understanding of suffering within Buddhism.
Skills
AO1: Describe, explain and analyse, using knowledge and understanding.
AO2: Use evidence and reasoned argument to express and evaluate personal
responses, informed insights, and differing viewpoints.
A
SPGST: 4 marks available. Students must revise their SPGST A3 sheet that
they have been given over the term and practice using them in sentences to
use appropriately in exams.
French
For your summer exams, make sure you revise the following:
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‘Est-ce que’ questions (where the answer is given as a choice in the
question!)
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Question words:
qui
où
quand
pourquoi
comment
de quelle (couleur)...
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
Opinions and reasons:
j’adore
j’aime
je n’aime pas
je déteste
je préfère
car / parce que…
c’est…
who
where
when
why
how
what (colour)…
I love
I like
I don’t like
I hate
I prefer
because…
it’s…
Tenses - il y avait... Je voudrais... Etc
il y avait… there was…
c’était… it was…
j’aimais… I used to like…
je voudrais… I would like…
je préfèrerais… I would prefer…
il/elle/on va (+infinitif) he/she/one is going to (+infinitive)
The following topics and accompanying vocabulary:
 Family
 Descriptions (Personality and Appearance)
 School
 Activities and Sports
 Town
Spanish
Y7 revision - Spanish
For your summer exams, make sure you revise the following:

‘Simple’ questions (where the answer is given as a choice in the
question!)
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Question words:
¿Quién?
¿Dónde?
¿Cuándo?
¿Por qué?
¿Cómo?
¿Qué (color)…?
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Opinions and reasons:
Me encanta(n)
Me gusta(n)
No me gusta(n)
Odio
Prefiero
porque…
es/son…
who
where
when
why
how
what (colour)…
I love
I like
I don’t like
I hate
I prefer
because…
it’s…/they are…
Tenses - Había... Me gustaría... Etc
había… there was…
fue/era… it was…
Me gustaba… I used to like…
Me gustaría I would like…
preferiría… I would prefer…
Va a (+infinitivo) he/she/one is going to (+infinitive)
The following topics and accompanying vocabulary:
 Family
 Descriptions (Personality and Appearance)
 School
 Activities and Sports
 Town