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.

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.

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:

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 1 2 3

Day Revision

Slot 1

Revision

Slot 2

Revision

Slot 3

Revision

Slot 4

Revision

Slot 5

Revision

Slot 6

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Revision (Summer 2016)

Subject English

Year Group 10

Examination length 1hour 30mins

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to be

allocated)

Multi Modal Texts – 50%

Presentational Devices

Layout

Use of colour and image

Use of persuasive/emotive language

Awareness of audience & purpose

Personal Writing – 50%

Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

Appropriate paragraphing

Awareness of audience

Tone appropriate to purpose

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Personal Writing – Essay title provided on paper. e.g Write about a person you

admire or Write about our favourite memory of school.

Multi Modal texts – Two texts to be compared and contrasted, with focus on

presentational devices and use of language. E.g. Compare how two DVD covers use

presentational devices and writing to persuade you to watch the movies.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen!

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

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Instructions/questions in English. There will be one essay-type question, similar to the GCSE

controlled assessment (Writing) you will do in Year 11. Remember to bring your pro forma

with you on the day of the exam. Answer all parts of the question in French. Organize your

essay well, using a new paragraph to answer each point. Do not exceed the word limit written

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

requirements

for

examination

Revise from vocabulary and grammar notebook and Voilà 3 textbook – Sommaire pages 49, 57,

67, 75, 85 and 93. A pen is needed for the examination.

Answers must be written in the answer booklet provided, NOT on the question paper.

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.

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 boundary-

features and activities.

Volcanoes

Anatomy of a volcano

Definitions of key words; extinct, dormant and active: volcanic plugs

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.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

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.

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:

i. Location

ii. What there is to see/do

iii. Advantages of living in the city/countryside

iv. Your opinion about environmental problems

v. What you do for the environment

Question

type(s)

Matching exercises

True/False

Questions/answers in English

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

You may write your answers into the exam paper. The writing section is separate and you

should write your name on it as well. Hand the whole paper up together at the end of the

examination.

Revision (Summer 2016)

Subject History

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 Hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

WWI

New Weapons

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

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Source Question

General Knowledge

Key Dates and Figures

Chronology- putting events/incidents in order

Essay

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Blue or black pen. (Bring a spare!)

Revision (Summer 2016)

Subject Irish

Year Group 10

Examination length 1hr - online

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Describing People incl. physical and personality descriptions, likes and dislikes, family

relationships etc.

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

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Comprehension

Multiple choice

Matching pictures to words / sentences

True / False

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

NONE

Revision (Summer2016)

Subject Mathematics

Year Group 10

Examination length 11/2 hours

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to

be allocated)

Topic Chapter

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

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)

Subject Music

Year Group 10

Examination length 40 minutes

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to be

allocated)

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)

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Various types of questioning including short answers & multiple choice

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pencil and pen required

Revision (Summer 2016)

Subject R.E.

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 Hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

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

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Short knowledge questions, matching terms and definitions, paragraph answers –

explain, describe, why, retell, cloze passages, essays.

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 2: El Instituto

describe school

what you will study next year

school rules

describe a day at school

Unit 3 La Salud

parts of the body

describe symptoms

healthy and unhealthy food

healthy living

making resolutions for the future

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 5 Hispanoamérica

describing a country

daily routine

environmental problems

describing people in the past

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

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Speaking (25% - 10% already completed)

Listening (20% Completed) and Reading (20%)

Fill in a grid

Select a letter/ number/ symbol

Short answer responses

Writing (25%)

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

Pen

Revision tip(s) 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 Study resources / guidelines

Safety

Workshop safety rules Safety signs Risk assessment – e.g. Drilling using pillar drill and bending plastic using strip heater

Theory booklet

Materials handouts

Technologystudent.com

Materials

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

Theory booklet

Materials handouts

Technologystudent.com

Processes

Identify and name tools and machines used for the games holder project Put manufacturing stages in the correct order for the games

holder

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

Technologystudent.com

Structures Forces acting on a given structure. Frame or Shell? Triangulation, e.g. gate construction

Theory Booklet

Graphics Complete Isometric drawing exercises from information given e.g. Radio

Theory booklet

Graphics booklet

Practice

Product design Mobile Phone Holder design (image given)

Identify THREE important features of the phone holder. Re-draw and label TWO realistic improvements to Phone Holder

Re-design Games holder ( up to 8 games)to appeal to a teenager

Theory booklet

Review phone holder and

Games holder designs

Research Google images

Exam duration is 1 hour. Bring in colouring pencils and ruler for your design questions.

Phone Holder Design