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Getting through the Exams |
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| At the end
of Year 9 you will sit your Standard Assessment Tests, or SATs. The purpose
of these tests is to measure your skills in English, Maths and Science,
and to see how much progress you have made since Year 6. Just as the end
of Year 6 marked the end of Key Stage 2, the end of Year 9 marks the end
of Key Stage 3. The next stages are Key Stage 4 (GCSEs) and Key Stage
5 (A Levels, GNVQs or other higher qualifications).
Why do you sit SATs? Who marks them? What about all the work I do during the year? What do the levels mean? What if I'm working above or below the SATs levels? How important are SATs? Read the answers to these questions. (BBC) Revision Read the information on the Revision page. Before the Exam • Keep calm - relaxation is important. Try to achieve a balance between this and work to make your revision really effective. You should be able to work and revise, and still play sport, belong to a Youth Club etc... • Late night revision the day before the exam does not help. In the exam period you will need a clear head and a good sleep every night. Cramming at the last minute will only muddle you. Just glance through your summary notes the night before an exam. • Make sure that you know what you will be examined on in every subject. • Have a look at syllabus for this year's exams and past examination papers. • Know how to spell key words for the subject. • Make sure you have the right equipment for each exam. • Make sure you know where and when your exams are and what the exam rules are. On the Day • Have something to eat before the exam. • Get to the exam in plenty of time and keep calm. • Listen carefully to all the instructions. There might be some you weren't expecting. • Fill in your personal details. • Read all the instructions carefully. • Allocate your time, including enough to read through the paper at the start, time to plan your answers and check them through at the end. You might want to allocate more time to those questions which carry greater marks. • Read the question carefully and answer the question that is on the exam paper even if it is not quite the one you had prepared for. • Make sure that you complete all the compulsory questions and the required number of optional questions. • Do not worry about the order in which you answer the questions. You can always go back to a question at the end. • Check your answer once you have finished each question. • Make you answers clear and present diagrams where necessary. • Make a plan if you are writing an essay. • Never cross anything out and make it illegible. Draw a single line through it instead. • Show all your working out. • If you do run out of time, you might gain some valuable extra marks for providing a plan for an answer that might have been! After the Exam • Once the exam has finished wait to be told that you can leave. Make sure that you are quiet until you have left the room. • Whatever people say about how easy or difficult they found the exam, remind yourself that you have done your best. Have confidence in yourself, and if you are really worried about a particular question, make a note of it once you are out of the exam room and ask a teacher to explain the answer to you. • Don't worry about the one that you have just taken - think about the next one. • Give yourself time to relax and get over the exams. |
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| Guide
to Coping with Exams (CBBC)
Exam Stress (ChildLine) Coping with Exams (Youth Information.com) Exams (BBC) • Introduction • Exam Stress Explained • Controlling It • Further Information Get through the Exams (Learn.co.uk) In this revision guide you will find tips to help you avoid the summertime blues, as well as interactive quizzes and techniques to use in the exams. • What kind of Learner are You? • Plan your Revision • How to Revise • Where to Revise • Top Techniques • Are you Stressed? • Prepare for the Day • In the Exam Exam Help from the Experts (Examinations.co.uk) This is offering help for you to pass your exams. |
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