To help you make the most of your remaining revision time, we’ve worked with exam board AQA to create a series of exam advice articles.

In each of these features, you’ll find advice and easy-to-follow tips written by one of AQA’s subject matter experts.

Read on to get the inside track on GCSE PE, direct from the people who make the exams.

• The best way to learn is to practise. Go back over past papers you’ve already done and have another go. You’ll see yourself improving and build your confidence

• Make sure you read the question carefully. We see lots of examples every year where students have done some good work but haven’t answered the question asked
• Focus on what the question is asking for, not just the topic
• Identify all the key words in the question and look for the command words. Applying your knowledge using the command words will make sure you answer the question
• Be familiar with all the command words and what they’re asking for. Different command words indicate which assessment objectives are being assessed
• ‘Justify’ means to support a case with evidence. ‘Discuss’ means to present key points about different ideas or strengths and weaknesses of an idea
• Don’t miss important little words in the question – such as ‘explain two ways…’ or ‘for one of the structures…’
• Check if the question is asking for examples - and use sporting examples

• Make sure you know your PE vocabulary and build up a glossary of words for each topic
• Revise key terms, otherwise you may lose AO1 marks if you can’t give simple definitions

• Don’t worry about questions that you’re unsure about. The important thing is that you come back to them and have a go at an answer
• If the question is multiple-choice, don’t just guess an answer or jump to the first answer that may be righ
• Eliminate the answers you know are wrong and choose your answer from the ones you have left
• Remember that often the ‘wrong’ options are chosen because they’re common mistakes

• Attempt to do something on every question, both in the exam and when you’re revising
• Don’t leave any gaps. You’ll be able to pick up marks for partly answering questions even if you can’t get to the end

• Take care not to miss any questions that ask you to fill in a table or graph or label an image
• Take a pencil, ruler and calculator into the exam and use them when you’re completing diagrams or drawing straight lines
• Take care when you’re completing diagrams or graphs to make sure you correctly number or label as requested – such as when you’re plotting on a graph
• If you’re asked to calculate a value, double-check your work to make sure you haven’t made any errors. It’s easy to make slips, even when using a calculator
• Write all answers legibly – examiners can’t mark what they can’t read
• Only write on the lines provided for each question. If you need more space then use additional paper
• Don’t write answers in the margins, outside the lines or on the lines for other questions. Examiners might not see it
• Leave time at the end to check your work