Improve your exam

First you just need to know the facts. Use your exam review sheet to identify which topics you struggled with. Then complete a set of questions on these topics. Visit the year 11 paper 1/2 pages.

Try these quick fire quizzes from Bitesize to develop your memory

1. Quick fire 1

2. Quick fire 2

3. Bitesize quizzes by Topic and paper

4. Lots of Bitesize quizzes

You know the facts, but struggle to spot what you are being asked. e.g. you didn't notice a question that was on carrots was actually testing Osmosis. 

These packs contain questions that feature in both FT and HT. 

Try these packs to help (they are a little larger, so just pick the question matching topics you need to work on)

Biology     Paper 1     Paper 2

Chemistry     Paper 1     Paper 2

Physics     Paper 1     Paper 2

Analysis skills are needed when you analyse scientific data, this could be an evaluation or a interpreting a graph. 

Try these packs to help

Foundation Tier

Biology          Paper 1       Paper 2 

Chemistry    Paper 1       Paper 2

Physics         Paper 1       Paper 2

Higher Tier

Biology        Paper 1       Paper 2

Chemistry    Paper 1       Paper 2

Physics         Paper 1       Paper 2

Triple - (all HT & FT content is relevant too, these are the triple only content)

Biology        Paper 1       Paper 2

Chemistry    Paper 1       Paper 2

Physics         Paper 1       Paper 2

Everyone thinks they can do maths ... until they get it wrong. Its not just adding and multiplying, its remembering to check for significant figures, rearranging calculations and applying your maths to unfamiliar contexts. 

Try these packs to help (skip the content questions, just do the maths)

1. Percentage and standard form (all sciences)

2. Physics multistep 

3. Physics - practice converting units

4. Biology - Maths

5. Chemistry - Tough moles

6. All sciences - Tangents & Gradients 

7. Tangent Help bitesize

Ignore practical revision at your peril! There are approximately 27 practicals, which seems huge. There are key themes in practical, e.g. writing a method (what will you measure, change, keep the same), procedure (what equipment do you need) and knowing how to improve accuracy (true value) and validity (fair test - control all the variables). 

We have put a whole set of pages to help - so head here, make yourself a flash card on each practical and then do a set of questions. Remember, revising practical revises content too!

A scarily high number of students gain 0 or do not attempt the extended answer questions, with the most common mark being just 1-2 marks! If we can score highly on these, you can make a big difference to your success. Try these packs to help, they are linked to each paper. 

Foundation Tier

1. Biology            Paper 1 FT

2. Chemistry       Paper 1 FT

3. Physics            Paper 1 FT

Higher Tier

1. Biology            Paper 1 HT

2. Chemistry       Paper 1 HT

3. Physics           Paper 1 HT

Triple (remember, all the combined HT content is also relevant)

Biology               Paper 1

Chemistry          Paper 1

Physics               Paper 1