Showing posts with label EXAMS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EXAMS. Show all posts

Friday, 3 February 2017

Exam Information for Students (KS3)

Please read the information below and make sure you understand it.
  1. You should have an examination timetable showing clearly when your exams and your revision lessons will take place.

  1. All examinations will be held in the Auditorium unless otherwise stated.  
  2. You must arrive at the Auditorium 10 minutes before the exam is scheduled to begin. Line up in tutor groups and in register order, unless instructed otherwise.  
  3. Make sure you have plenty of revision materials with you for revision lessons.  
  4. Mobile phones should be stored in your locker.  Please ensure that your locker is locked.  If you bring your mobile phone into the examination hall, it must be handed in before the start of the exam.

  1. You may bring a clear water container to drink from.  Remove labels from any water bottles.

  1. Resultado de imagen para ziploc bag with eraserBring the following items to each examination and bring them in a clear plastic bag or
    see-through container:
    • Blue or black pen (more than one) - you must write in pen
    • Pencil x 2.  Coloured pencils may be used for diagrams, maps, charts etc.
    • Ruler
    • Eraser and sharpener
    • Scientific calculator (not graphical). PLEASE REMOVE THE CASE/COVER!
    • An angle measurer, protractor
    • Highlighter if you think you may need one

  1. You must use blue or black pen and not a pencil except for graphs and diagrams.  You must not use liquid paper / correction fluid under any circumstances.
  2. You must not talk or look around during an examination.
  1. Read all instructions on examination papers very carefully.
  2. You may not borrow anything from other candidates.
  3. You may not go to the bathroom during the examination unless this is a real emergency.

  1. When you are told to stop writing, you must do just that.

  1. You are not allowed to ask any questions unless the question paper is incomplete or badly printed.
  1. When dismissed from the Auditorium, please follow the directions on your timetable.

If you not sure about anything, see your Head of Year or your tutor
Exam Information for Students (KS3)


Please read the information below and make sure you understand it.
  1. You should have an examination timetable showing clearly when your exams and your revision lessons will take place.


  1. All examinations will be held in the Auditorium unless otherwise stated.  
  2. You must arrive at the Auditorium 10 minutes before the exam is scheduled to begin. Line up in tutor groups and in register order, unless instructed otherwise.  
  3. Make sure you have plenty of revision materials with you for revision lessons.  
  4. Mobile phones should be stored in your locker.  Please ensure that your locker is locked.  If you bring your mobile phone into the examination hall, it must be handed in before the start of the exam.


  1. You may bring a clear water container to drink from.  Remove labels from any water bottles.


  1. Bring the following items to each examination and bring them in a clear plastic bag or
    see-through container:
    • Blue or black pen (more than one) - you must write in pen
    • Pencil x 2.  Coloured pencils may be used for diagrams, maps, charts etc.
    • Ruler
    • Eraser and sharpener
    • Scientific calculator (not graphical). PLEASE REMOVE THE CASE/COVER!
    • An angle measurer, protractor
    • Highlighter if you think you may need one


  1. You must use blue or black pen and not a pencil except for graphs and diagrams.  You must not use liquid paper / correction fluid under any circumstances.
  2. You must not talk or look around during an examination.
  1. Read all instructions on examination papers very carefully.
  2. You may not borrow anything from other candidates.
  3. You may not go to the bathroom during the examination unless this is a real emergency.


  1. When you are told to stop writing, you must do just that.


  1. You are not allowed to ask any questions unless the question paper is incomplete or badly printed.
  1. When dismissed from the Auditorium, please follow the directions on your timetable.


If you not sure about anything, see your Head of Year, your tutor or Mr Hall.

Value: Reflective


Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Temarios para Cal Exam 2016-17








DEPARTAMENTO DE ESPAÑOL                          SÉPTIMO  GRADO
CAL Examen                                                                                   2016-2017

TEMARIO – CAL EXAMEN

El examen tendrá el formato de PAESITA. Estará estructurado en 4 partes: Parte 1 (Lectura comprensiva), Parte 2 (Poesía), Parte 3 (Gramática y Ortografía). En la Parte 4 debe seleccionar UNO de los  planteamientos para escribir una redacción.

1.      Lectura comprensiva: El alumno deberá responder a una serie de preguntas relacionadas al texto primero del examen.

2.      Poesía: a través de una serie de ejercicios, el alumno seleccionará la respuesta correcta.
   a) Métrica
                   b) Licencias poéticas
                   c) Ley del acento final
                   d) Rima: asonante y consonante
                   e) Tipos de versos según el número de sílabas
                   f) Nombre de los versos según el número de sílabas
                   g)  Figuras literarias: Metáfora,  aliteración, hipérbole, antítesis,  
                        Epíteto, personificación (págs. 174 a 181  incluyendo ejercicios)

3.      Gramática:
a) Partes de la oración simple: sujeto y predicado (págs. 48 y 49)
                           b) Clasificación de las palabras. (pág. 45)
                           c) El sustantivo y su clasificación. (págs. 80  y 81)
                           d) El adjetivo calificativo (págs. 94 y 95)
                           e) Los tipos de oraciones (pág. 46 y 47)

2.2   Ortografía:
a) La sílaba tónica y átona. (págs. 137 y 138)
                     b) Clasificación de las palabras según su acento: agudas, graves,
                              Esdrújulas y sobreesdrújulas (págs. 139 -141)
                     c) Uso de g, j, c, z (pág. 134-136)
                                                                           
4. Redacción:
a) El párrafo argumentativo
                        b)  La Descripción: topografía y retrato (pág. 39)
                        c) La entrevista (pág. 119-121)
                        d) El diálogo (pág. de español y material de clase)

Para la redacción del comentario pueden apoyarse en la información de las págs. 214 - 215   del libro Español 7, Casals                                                                                                    

Repaso para exámenes: 30 de enero al 03 de febrero de 2017
Exámenes: del 07 al 10 de febrero de 2017







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7th Grade Exam Cal Prep  ICT


Topics
Focus
Google Drive and GMail
Managing Folders and Files
  • New Files
  • Moving Files and Folders
  • Starring and Colour Coding
  • Renaming
  • Organising
GMail
  • Updating General Settings
  • Marking as Important
  • Reply vs Reply All
  • Deleting Emails
  • Signatures
  • Themes
Screencasting
Recording Your Screen
  • Using Screencast-o-matic
  • Using Quicktime
  • Setting up hardware, input(Mics, Webcam) and output(Speakers and Headsets)
Basic Video Editing in iMovie
  • Creating New Projects
  • Importing and Managing media files
  • Adding Titles, Transitions
  • Editing and Splitting Clips, Audio Levels and Adjustments
  • Exporting(Rendering)
Digital Portfolios
Building a Portfolio Collection
  • Selecting Work
  • Reflecting on Work
  • Setting Target
Google Sites:
  • Editing, Reflecting using Text boxes
  • Inserting Media: Images, Videos.
  • Inserting Hyperlinks, tables.
  • Formatting text
  • Customising Themes and Colour Schemes
Sustainability Project
Research
  • Sustainability in relation to the United Nations SDGs: Vertical Farming, Supermarket Waste, Urban Farming and Insect Farming.
Google Drawings
  • Importing and Editing Images
  • Adding Text Boxes
  • Formatting Text
  • Adding and Formatting Shapes and Lines
  • Garden Design Ideas
Citations/Bibliographies Using EasyBib
  • Creating a Project
  • Creating a Citation for a Website and an Image
  • Methods of Exporting and Sharing Bibliographies
Spreadsheets
  • Creating and Naming
  • Inserting Rows and Columns
  • Adding Text
  • Adding Formulas and Functions: Sum, Subtraction, Average, Multiply,
  • Defining a Range Using a Fill Handle
  • Formatting: Text, Lines, Currency,Text Wrapping
  • Inserting, Editing and Formatting Charts
Minecraft
  • Breaking Ground, Placing Blocks
  • Building and Using Inventories
  • Selecting Appropriate Materials
  • Creative Mode vs Survival Mode
  • Teleporting
  • Using Redstone for Simple Circuits



G7   Paper 1
NON-
Calculator MATHS

LEVEL

3
4
5
6
7

Number skills (addition, subtraction) multiplication and dividion
Calculate the area of a shape by counting squares
Working with decimals
Reading information from tables
Reading information from graphs
Reading information from tables
Reading information from tables and graphs
Algebraic substitution
Number facts
Area of 2-D shapes (quadrilaterals and triangles)
Translation with given instructions
Percentages
Converting between metric measurements
Description of different transformations.
Multiply, divide, add and subtract negative numbers
Estimation by rounding whole numbers
Rotation and turns
Percentage of an amount
Solving algebraic problems involving two or more steps
Mean for set of numbers
Divisibility
Number patterns
Applying properties of a triangle
Worded problems involving equations
Simultaneous Equations
Find the next number in a sequence
Area (counting shapes)
Solving 1-step algebraic equations
Scatter graphs and correlation
 Find the equation of a mirror line.
Money calculations
Estimation by rounding decimals.
  Add, Subtract, Multiply and divide decimals.
Fractions to decimals

Using appropriate measures
 Factors and prime numbers
 LCM and HCF
Algebraic expressions


 Find the mode and range of a set of numbers
 Solve a two step equations
Working with indices




Area of rectangles
Find the nth term formula for a (linear) expression





Find the median of a set of number
Solve equations with brackets






Rotation






Calculate the area & circumference of a circle




G7   Paper 2
Calculator

LEVEL


3
4
5
6
7

Multiply, divide, add and subtract
Line of symmetry
Reading information from tables and graphs including conversion graphs
Reading information from tables
Reading information from tables
Reading information from tables and graphs
Reading information from tables and graphs
Units of measure
Using formulae (substitution)
Using formulae
Money problems
Rounding
Completing bar charts
Perimeter
Circumference, diameter and radius of a circle
Names and number of sides of 2-D shapes
Number patterns
Rotation around a point
Percentage and fractions of an amount
Working with indices
Drawing 2-D shapes
Range
Substitution
Application of the properties of triangles
Application of volume
Angles
Solving 1-step algebraic equations
Isometric drawing of 2-D shapes
Solving algebraic equations
nth term
Simple fractions
Factors and multiples
 Find angles in triangles
Find missing angles in parallel lines
Estimate means from a grouped frequency table
Changing Time from words to numbers



Equation of a straight line




Percentage of increase





Calculate the volume & surface area of a prism






Find the sum of interior angles in polygons






Find exterior angles in polygons






Cal 2 Grade 7 History Exam
Topic Revision List
1.       Reasons European explorers went on voyages of discovery.
2.       Reasons European countries wanted empires and colonies.
3.       Conquistadors – Who were they? (Columbus, Cortes etc.)  What did they do? How they should be remembered?
4.       The effects of the Conquistadors on the Inca and Mayan civilizations.
5.       Definition of slavery and which ancient civilizations slavery existed in.
6.       Reasons the slave trade reemerged in the 1700’s.
7.       How people became slaves.
8.       The Triangular Slave Trade and the middle passage.
Skills to be tested
·         Factual recall
·         Source analysis
·         Essay writing
Information on the structure of the exam
1 hour
Layout of exam Paper
Section 1 -           Knowledge based section - 7 short answer questions. Answer all questions.
You are advised to spend about 10 minutes on this section.
                                There are 20 marks available for this section

Section 2-            Source analysis – inferences, usefulness and reliability of sources. 2 questions answer both of them.
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this section.
There are 15 marks available for this section

Section 3 -           Essay there will be a choice of 4 essay questions. You have to write an essay plan and then answer one of the questions.
You are advised to spend about 30 minutes on this section.
There are 20 marks (5 marks for your essay plan & 15 marks for the essay).

A reminder on how to write an essay

Each essay should have
}  Introduction
}  Middle
}  Conclusion



Essay Plan
Yes/agree                                               
No/disagree                                                      




Then write on each side of the table your arguments in bullet points and the main pieces of evidence you will give to support that point.

Introduction
In the introduction introduce the topic and question you are answering.

Middle
Write one paragraph about each point

Structuring a paragraph
In the first sentence of the paragraph state the point
In the rest of the paragraph give evidence to prove your point is correct and explain how that point made the event happen.
Remember to use the P.E.E formula.

Conclusion
Go back to the exact essay question and answer it.
I completely agree because …., I disagree because…., to agree to a small extent because ….
The most important reason was … because….
   


Additional resources for revision

Voyages of Discovery and the Conquistadors
Information of early voyages of discovery (a good site but some of the information is complicated)

information and video Columbus

information and video Cortes

Ext wk - to find out about other Conquistadors
Francisco Pizarro and the conquest of the Incas- video and info

Pedro de Alvarado and the conquest of the Mayan's - video and info

slavery


video 












Exámenes de Arte

Por favor no olviden traer la próxima semana el siguiente equipo a sus clases de arte:
  • Plumoncillos.
  • acuarelas 
  • Lápices de color.
  • Pinceles.
  • Depósito de agua
  • Toallita.

1. El examen comenzará el lunes ( para los grupos que tengan clase entonces)
Eso significa que en 15 días se estarán cubriendo los 5 grupos de 7mo Grado.
El examen durará las 3 clases que tienen en esas dos semanas.

2. No se puede prestar material entre compañeros.

3. Las primeras dos clases son prácticas y la última es el examen teórico que consta de preguntas generales ( de su conocimiento en grados previos) témpera y acuarela



  GRADE 7 GEOGRAPHY – CAL Exam


 


AIM:
To demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in Geography in CAL 1 and 2.
ASSESSMENT:
The test will make up 50% of your CAL 2 grade.
TOPIC
AREAS TO FOCUS ON
PAGE REFERENCES
Ecosystems
Ecosystems - To be able to explain how climate affects the distribution of the world’s major ecosystems.
Geog.2 page 52/55
The Tropical Rainforests- To be able to identify the key features of the tropical rainforest vegetation
Plant Adaptations - To be able to accurately draw and annotate adaptations of tropical vegetation and to compare the adaptations of two different leaves
Geog.2 page 56-57
Deforestation - To be able to explain why deforestation is occurring in the rainforests and the impacts it has on the plants and animals
Geog.2 page  58-59
Amazon Rainforest - To be able to describe the plants and animals found in the Amazon Rainforest
To be able to explain the causes and effects of deforestation in the Amazon

Saving the forest - To be able to explain what can be done to save the rainforest.
Geog.2 page  60-61
Antarctica - To be able to describe what Antarctica is like.
To be able to explain why people want to visit Antarctica.

Geog.2 page 62-63

Humans in the Arctic Tundra - To explain why people live in the arctic tundra and how they have adapted to live here.
Geog.2 page 64-65

Artic under Threat - To explain why people live in the arctic tundra and how they have adapted to live here.
Geog.2 page 66-67


All lessons have been uploaded into
Revision:

TOPIC
AREAS TO FOCUS ON
PAGE REFERENCES
Weather and Climate
L. 1 It’s the weather –
To be able to give examples of different weather conditions, including dangerous conditions
To be able to give a definition of weather
Geog.2 Read pages 30 and 33
Foundations page 24 and 25
L. 2 So what causes the weather –
To be able to explain the water cycle
To be able to explain the two main causes of the weather (water vapour and the sun)
To be able to explain where most of the weather occurs
Geog.2 Read pages 34 and 35
L. 3 and 4 Measuring the weather –
To be able to identify equipment used to measure the weather and explain how it is used
Geog.2 Read pages 36/37 
L. 5 Microclimates –
To understand what a microclimate is

To begin an investigation into whether the ABC campus has its own microclimate
Foundations book Read pages 26-27
L. 6 to 9 Microclimates Investigation  ABC Weather data –
To collect data from five locations around school.
To be able to identify if the ABC had a microclimate

Power point
L. 10 Water cycle –
To be able to explain the key processes of the water cycle
Geog.2 Read pages 38 and 39
L. 11 Clouds –
To be able to explain how and why clouds form
To be able to identify the three main types of cloud

Geog.2 Read page 39

All lessons have been uploaded into
All keywords found in Quizlet:


Command words you need to be familiar with:
Identify: recognise and state briefly a distinguishing fact or feature.
Define: give a clear and precise meaning of a given word, term or concept.
Describe: give an account with details: name, numbers, places and dates
Explain: give a detailed account including reasons or causes (because…, meant…)
Analyse: Look at an issue from many different perspectives, usually giving advantages and disadvantages








English

Part 1
English exam will require to read a text and will focus on comprehension and understanding of the exam, vocabulary, and knowledge of literary devices.

Part 2
  1.  Second part of the exam will focus on writing related to the text. 
  2. In class will do  similar practice tests so that you can practice. 
  3. Review  literary devices (metaphors, alliteration. hyperbole, etc.), practice writing (dividing information into paragraphs, connectors, etc).



Science 
  1. B4 Ecology
  2. B5 Health
  3. C4 Rocks and weathering
  4. C5 Marvellous metals
  5. P4 Heat and sound
  6. P5 Energy and electricity