St Columb's College
Revision Pack
Year 10
Summer 2016
How to Revise
There are a few things that you can do to make your
revision for the Summer Exams as effective as possible.
Revision Environment:
You should try to make sure you have good surroundings
when you are trying to revise.
 Find a quiet place so you don’t get distracted
 Make sure you are sitting comfortably
 Keep background noise a minimum e.g. TV, radio.
 Make sure the area is well lit so you don’t strain your eyes.
Revision plan:
It is suggested that making a revision plan helps some people to revise more effectively.
Included in this pack you will find a suggested revision timetable. You can download more
copies off the school website.
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Make a list of all your exam subjects and try to assign an amount of time needed
for each subject. For example if there is an area that you find difficult, then
maybe you should give more time to this subject.
Revise often and try to do a bit everyday.
Break your revision time down – aim to study each subject for no more than 15-20
minutes at a time.
Include time off and breaks in your revision plan. Aim to take a 5 minute break
after every session.
Remember to include variety in your plan – not only in the subjects you revise but
also the techniques you use.
Revision techniques:
Here are a few ideas as to how you can revise most effectively.
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 Create memory aids such as diagrams or mnemonics
(e.g. for the order of colours in the rainbow:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
- Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain).
 Write key facts on pieces of cards and display them
around your house or even on the way to school.
 Study with someone at home or with a friend and test
each other’s knowledge
Remember to reward yourself. Use rewards as incentive to do the revision.
On the day before the exam:
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Use your revision tools (e.g. diagrams, mnemonics etc) to check facts
Keep calm – don’t try to learn new topics so close to an exam.
Don’t stay up all night.
Please remember that revision isn’t a competition. It’s not about who stayed up all night
and revised the longest. It is about finding the right revision methods that suit your way
of learning. Try out some of the techniques mentioned and you will find that revision isn’t
as scary as you first thought. Getting started is often the hardest bit.
Some Useful Revision Websites
http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/knowitall/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/
Revision Timetable
Week
Day
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
1
2
Revision
Slot 1
3
Revision
Slot 2
Revision
Slot 3
Revision
Slot 4
Revision
Slot 5
Revision
Slot 6
Revision (Summer 2016)
Subject
English
Year Group
10
Examination length
1hour 30mins
Areas/topics
Multi Modal Texts – 50%
to be covered
Presentational Devices
for revision
Layout
(and amount
Use of colour and image
of marks to be Use of persuasive/emotive language
allocated)
Awareness of audience & purpose
Personal Writing – 50%
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
Appropriate paragraphing
Awareness of audience
Tone appropriate to purpose
Question
Personal Writing – Essay title provided on paper. e.g Write about a person you
type(s) (e.g.
admire or Write about our favourite memory of school.
diagrams,
Multi Modal texts – Two texts to be compared and contrasted, with focus on
mapwork,
presentational devices and use of language. E.g. Compare how two DVD covers use
sources etc.)
presentational devices and writing to persuade you to watch the movies.
Equipment
Pen!
requirements
for
examination
Revision (Summer 2016)
Subject
French
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 Hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
Revise vocabulary from Unit 1 (p13), Unit 2 (p21), Unit 3 (p31) and Unit 4 (p39), but focus
on the units you have covered since Christmas:
Unit 5 – p49 vocabulary
Grammar – on peut + infinitive (e.g. faire, louer) ; on a + past participle (e.g. on a fait); c’était:
it was, j’étais: I was.
Unit 6 – p57 vocabulary
Grammar: j’ai mal au + masculine singular noun/à la +feminine singular noun/à l’ + singular
noun beginning with a vowel/aux + plural noun ; inversion after speech.
Unit 7 – p67 vocabulary
Grammar – expressions with avoir: j’ai quatorze ans/j’ai faim/j’ai soif; use of tu, vous and on.
Unit 8 – p75 vocabulary
Grammar – the Perfect Tense: two meanings in English – e.g. did and has done; negatives: ne
… pas, ne… jamais, ne … personne, ne … plus and ne … rien.
Unit 9 – p85 vocabulary
Grammar: j’aimerais, j’ai commencé à, j’ai décidé de + infinitive; masculine and feminine
adjectives (special feminine forms: heureuse, sportive, musicienne, belle)
Unit 10 – p93 vocabulary
Grammar: past and future tenses: on a fait/on est allé (past), je vais visiter (future)
Question
Instructions/questions in English. There will be one essay-type question, similar to the GCSE
type(s) (e.g.
controlled assessment (Writing) you will do in Year 11. Remember to bring your pro forma
diagrams,
with you on the day of the exam. Answer all parts of the question in French. Organize your
mapwork,
essay well, using a new paragraph to answer each point. Do not exceed the word limit written
sources etc.)
on the examination paper. Count up the total number of words you have written and write the
amount, in French, at the bottom of your essay; e.g. (110 mots).
Equipment
Revise from vocabulary and grammar notebook and Voilà 3 textbook – Sommaire pages 49, 57,
requirements
67, 75, 85 and 93. A pen is needed for the examination.
for
Answers must be written in the answer booklet provided, NOT on the question paper.
examination
Revision (Summer 2016)
Subject
Geography
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 Hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
Landscape Development:
 The Structure of the Earth: Know location and features of different layers.
 Rocks: Definitions of rock types, formation and examples of rocks; basalt columns –
Giant’s Causeway.
Development:
 Development: key terms: MEDCs & LEDCs; North – south divide; living standards,
quality of life, development.
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Characteristics of LEDCs &MEDCs.
 How is development measured?
 How trade affects development
Plate Tectonics
 Distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes
 Plates and Plate Boundaries: Definition, types of plate boundaries, location.
 Destructive and Constructive Plate Margin: Know what happens at this boundaryfeatures and activities.
Volcanoes
 Anatomy of a volcano
 Definitions of key words; extinct, dormant and active: volcanic plugs
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hazards and impacts; -advantages and disadvantages of volcanoes
 Management of an eruption - Case study of Montserrat;
Tourism:
 Different types of industry: Primary, secondary and tertiary industries – definitions and
examples.
 Definition of tourism and examples of employment. Know the pattern of tourism growth
and understand the reasons.
 Advantages and disadvantages of tourism.
 National Parks- definition and conflict within national parks.
Question
type(s) (e.g.
A variety of questions will be included: Open ended questions that require fully developed
answers with the use of full sentences, analysis and interpretation of graphs and labelling of
diagrams.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and coloured pencils.
Revision Summer 2016
Subject
German
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 Hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
The exam lasts for 1 hour and consists of two parts
Reading
The topics will be ‘holidays/weather/free time’, ‘leisure/travel/shopping’, ‘school life/daily
routine/housework’,
‘town and country –
facilities/activities/environment’,
‘family/relationships’, ‘rooms in a house’, ‘food and drink’ and ‘celebrations’.
Writing
ONE essay to be written, based on CA.
Title of essay is My Town (approx. 150+ words), to include:
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v.
Location
What there is to see/do
Advantages of living in the city/countryside
Your opinion about environmental problems
What you do for the environment
Question
Matching exercises
type(s)
True/False
Questions/answers in English
Equipment
You may write your answers into the exam paper. The writing section is separate and you
requirements
should write your name on it as well. Hand the whole paper up together at the end of the
for
examination.
examination
Revision (Summer 2016)
Subject
History
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 Hour
Areas/topics
WWI
to be covered
New Weapons
for revision
Why was Germany defeated 1917-18?
The Treaty of Versailles 1919
Ireland
Why were Unionists opposed to Home Rule?
Unionist Opposition to the Third Home Rule Bill 1912-14
Why did Irishmen volunteer to fight in WWI?
Groups in Ireland who opposed the war.
The Easter Rising 1916; Planning, Groups Involved, Events and Reactions
The Rise of Sinn Fein
Question
Source Question
type(s) (e.g.
General Knowledge
diagrams,
Key Dates and Figures
mapwork,
Chronology- putting events/incidents in order
sources etc.)
Essay
Equipment
Blue or black pen. (Bring a spare!)
requirements
for
examination
Revision (Summer 2016)
Subject
Irish
Year Group
10
Examination length
1hr - online
Areas/topics
Describing People incl. physical and personality descriptions, likes and dislikes, family
to be covered
relationships etc.
for revision
Careers incl. places of work and descriptions of job
House and Environment incl. types of house, descriptions of houses, information of area,
comparing town and countryside
School life; subjects, preferences, school rooms, timetable, information on St. Columb’s
Hobbies – preferences + reasons, sporting equipment, venues
Health – body parts, common ailments and basic remedies
Question
Comprehension
type(s) (e.g.
Multiple choice
diagrams,
Matching pictures to words / sentences
mapwork,
True / False
sources etc.)
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
NONE
Revision (Summer2016)
Subject
Mathematics
Year Group
10
Examination length
11/2 hours
Areas/topics
Topic
Chapter
to be covered
Angle properties
Revision worksheets
Averages from a frequency table
4
Compound areas including area of circles etc.
3
Co-ordinate Geometry- equation of line,
midpoint, distance between 2 points, gradient.
10 and Revision worksheets
Cumulative frequency graphs
Revision worksheets
Expanding brackets
6
Factorising expressions
6
Indices – evaluating
13 and revision worksheets
Lowest Common Multiple
13
Percentage calculations including reverse
percentages and repeated percentage change
1
Scattergraphs
4
Sequences
5
Solve simultaneous equations
10
Speed, distance and time calculations
12
Standard Form
13
Trial and improvement
6
Using formula
6
Writing algebraic expressions
Revision worksheets
Writing and solving equations
6 and revision worksheets
for revision
(and amount
of marks to
be allocated)
Question
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Tips for your Summer Exam:
• Use your notebook – this contains notes on everything
• Go through the exercises from your text book to revise each topic.
• Once you’ve revised a topic using notes, try some questions that you’ve
already done in your exercise book – then you can check the answer is
right!
• Revision material will be given out in class, the week before exams – this will
be very useful so make sure you can attempt all the questions
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Calculator, Pencil, Ruler, Pen.
Revision (Summer2016)
Music
Subject
10
Year Group
Examination length
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
(and amount
of marks to be
allocated)
Question
40 minutes
This listening test is worth 30% (90 ÷ 3) of the overall mark
Please prepare the following for the test:
 Learn your notes on Mars, the Bringer of War. You will be asked to apply these
notes to an unfamiliar piece of music
(20 marks)
 Be aware of the different pop music styles and reasons for their sound (you will
have answers to choose from). You will also be asked to follow the lyrics of a song
and answer questions related to the music
(36 marks)
 There will be a general multiple choice question where you will be given
definitions of key music words and asked to choose the correct word associated with
the definition
(14 marks)
 Music Technology: learn types of equipment used in music today e.g. decks,
amplifier (see your Resource Booklet)
(16 marks)
 Revise careers in Music (see your Resource Booklet)
(4 marks)
Various types of questioning including short answers & multiple choice
type(s) (e.g.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Pencil and pen required
Revision (Summer 2016)
Subject
R.E.
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 Hour
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Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
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Why is your attitude important? P 85 (4 marks)
Prejudice, Discrimination, Sectarianism and Stereotyping-Definitions(5 mks)
Our attitude to those who are different -Disability, Race, Religion(4mks)
The story of Zacchaeus p92/story and meaning (5 mks).
The woman in the house of Simon the Pharisee (5mks)
The story of the Centurion’s Servant p99 /and the meaning (10 marks).
The woman crippled for 18 Years/The woman given peace by Jesus pgs 94
& 97 (10 marks)
What is Islam? P138 (6 marks)
The Five pillars of Islam or Five Festivals (10 marks)
The Empty Tomb – Resurrection (10 marks)
SPG (3 marks)
WWI – Fr. James McRory – Connected Learning Project. (10 marks)
Question
Short knowledge questions, matching terms and definitions, paragraph answers –
type(s) (e.g.
explain, describe, why, retell, cloze passages, essays.
diagrams,
mapwork,
sources etc.)
Equipment
requirements
for
examination
Pen.
Revision (Summer2016)
Subject
Science
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
Question
type(s)
diagrams,
tables, graphs
etc
Equipment
requirements
for
examination:
Ruler, pencil,
and
calculator
Pressure, Forces and Moments
Know a range of uses of high and low pressure
Know how changing area changes pressure
know how to calculate pressure from force and area
Know how pressure changes with the depth of a liquid
Know how liquids makes hydraulic machines work
Know simple applications of turning forces
Know the factors that affect the size of a turning force
Know how to describe the function of parts of the skeleton, especially those connected with movement
Know the role of antagonistic muscle pairs
Know how to apply the principles of moments and levers to the working of the human body
Know the relationship between speed distance and time and apply this to calculations using correct units
Know how to explain what happens at various stages of a journey by interpreting a distance–time graph
Know how to use distance time graphs to calculate average speed and speed for individual parts of a journey .
Drugs and Behaviour
Know the difference between stimulants and depressants
Know the problems caused by being addicted and then trying to withdraw from drug use
Know that alcohol is a depressant and what this means in terms of its effect on the body.
Know the danger of alcohol.
Know the main contents of a cigarette and what is produced when it burns.
Know some of the effects of smoking on the human body
Know the risk with respect to smoking and health.
Know how to interpret information related to the effects of smoking.
Know the effects of passive smoking and discuss the why not all smokers become ill
Know the effects of cannabis on the body.
Know how to interpret information on the effects of cannabis
Know the arguments for and against the legalisation of cannabis
Know the role of the sense organs.
Know the cause and consequences of damage to the nervous system.
Know how to describe the nerve pathway.
Chemical Reactions
Know the Properties of Metals and Non-Metals: Know metals are malleable, ductile, good conductors of heat/electricity,
are dense and found on the left hand side of the periodic table.
Know the structure of metals; tightly packed positive ions in a sea of free moving electrons, and that the movement of free
electrons allows metals to conduct electricity/heat.
Know the reaction: Acid + metal → Salt + Hydrogen
Know the test for hydrogen gas (insert lit splint, produces a squeaky pop)
Know how to name a salt (first part of the name from metal, second part derived from the acid)
Know the general reactions: acid + base → Salt + Water,
acid + alkali → Salt + Water
Know how to name salts produced from the reactions of acids
Know that metal oxides are usually basic and that non-metal oxides are usually acidic. Know that Sodium Hydroxide and
Copper Oxide are both bases. Know what an alkali is
Know that Copper Oxide is black in colour, and Hydrated Copper Sulfate is blue.
Know the general reaction
Acid + Carbonate → Salt + Water + Carbon dioxide
Know the test for carbon dioxide gas (i.e. when bubbled through limewater – turns milky)
Know the definition of a precipitate; ‘an insoluble salt formed in solution as a result of a chemical reaction’
Know how to select the appropriate separation technique to obtain a sample of a salt from a given solution to include,
filtration for insoluble salts, and evaporation for soluble salts.
Know that the solubility of a salt varies with temperature.
Revision ( Summer 2016)
Subject
Spanish
Year Group
10
Examination length
1 hour
Areas/topics
to be covered
for revision
Unit 1 Los Medios de Communicación
using computers
television programmes
films
describe a concert you attended in the past
Unit 4 Ganarse la vida
earning and spending money
what you would like to do in the future
using languages at work
different jobs –preterite
Unit 2: El Instituto
describe school
what you will study next year
school rules
describe a day at school
Unit 5 Hispanoamérica
describing a country
daily routine
environmental problems
describing people in the past
Unit 3 La Salud
parts of the body
describe symptoms
healthy and unhealthy food
healthy living
making resolutions for the future
Unit 6 Mi casa es tu casa
meet & greet people
asking for something in a shop
buying train tickets & using 24hour clock
tourism vocabulary
use past & future tenses together
Question
Speaking (25% - 10% already completed)
type(s) (e.g.
Listening (20% Completed) and Reading (20%)
diagrams,
Fill in a grid
Select a letter/ number/ symbol
Short answer responses
Writing (25%)
mapwork,
sources etc.)
120 – 150 word response to stimulus which will be provided one week in advance in class.
Pupils must adhere to these bullet points
Preparation time will be provided in class.
Pupils will write out answer during examination
Pupils may use a pro-forma (aide-mémoire) of 20 words
Vocabulary tests 10% (completed)
Equipment requirements
for examination
Revision tip(s)
Pen
Unit 1
Mira 3 Unidad 1 P. 6 – 21
Vocabulary pages: 22 – 23
Mira 3 Cuaderno Verde P. 2 – 11
Unit 2
Mira 3 Unidad 1 P. 24 – 39
Vocabulary pages: 40 - 41
Mira 3 Cuaderno Verde P. 12 – 21
Mira 3 Unidad 1 P. 42 – 57
Unit 3
Vocabulary pages: 58 - 59
Mira 3 Cuaderno Verde P. 22 – 31
Unit 4
Mira 3 Unidad 4 P. 60 - 69
Vocabulary pages: 76-77
Mira 3 Cuaderno Verde P. 32-40
Unit 5
Mira 3 Unidad 1 P. 78 -87
Vocabulary pages: 94-95
Mira 3 Cuaderno Verde P. 42-50
Unit 6
Mira 3 Unidad 1 P. 96 -105
Vocabulary pages: 112-113
Mira 3 Cuaderno Verde P. 52-59
Technology & Design KS3 Revision List for May/June 2016
Year 10
Topic
Areas for study
Safety
Materials
Processes
Study resources / guidelines
Workshop safety rules
Safety signs
Risk assessment – e.g. Drilling using pillar drill and bending plastic
using strip heater
Theory booklet
Material classifications
Softwoods and Hardwoods – examples and common uses.
Manufactured Boards – examples, uses, advantages and
disadvantages
Wood defects
Common wood joints – sketch and name
Plastics – definitions, advantages and disadvantages
Identify and name tools and machines used for the games holder
project
Put manufacturing stages in the correct order for the games
Theory booklet
holder
Materials handouts
Technologystudent.com
Materials handouts
Technologystudent.com
Theory/ Games holder
booklet
Technologystudent.com
Workshop diaries
Computer Aided
Design
Everyday examples of computer control
CAD, CAM and CNC – what do these mean?
Advantages and disadvantages of CAD as opposed to pencil and
paper.
Theory booklet
Structures
Forces acting on a given structure. Frame or Shell? Triangulation,
e.g. gate construction
Complete Isometric drawing exercises from information given
e.g. Radio
Theory Booklet
Graphics
Technologystudent.com
Theory booklet
Graphics booklet
Practice
Product design
Mobile Phone Holder design (image given)
Theory booklet
Identify THREE important features of the phone holder.
Re-draw and label TWO realistic improvements to Phone Holder
Review phone holder and
Re-design Games holder ( up to 8 games)to appeal to a teenager
Games holder designs
Research Google images
Exam duration is 1 hour. Bring in colouring pencils and ruler for your design questions.
Phone Holder
Design