year 9 mock test...what to expect

hi, i have year 9 mock test coming up in one week from now and
im just windering if year 9 mock test is thsame as year9 sats.

the subjects we'll be taking is science 5-7 , english 4-7 and maths 5-7 but my maths teacher sed he's going to ask if set 1 can take 6-8. im not that worried about maths and science but the only thing im worriedd about is how the questions are going to be layed out. like is it going to be layed how like normal test or a test where u have to tick a box.

about the english mock test,, what should i expect is it just reading and writing or is shakespeare going to addeed.
thanks.

Reply 1

username1258398

Year 9 mock tests usually depend entirely on the school; ask your teachers, they will be able to give more accurate answers than anyone here.*

*Although I seriously doubt they'd ask you about Shakespeare for English. You can't be expected to have read any of his plays yet.

Reply 2

Mr M

Study Forum Helper

Original post by smartboy1331

SATs is a misnomer - you are referring to National Curriculum Tests. The Year 9 National Curriculum Tests were abolished in 2009.

Your school may still use old papers to assess levels. The old maths papers can be found here:

http://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/4-students/past-papers/ks3-sat-papers

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 3

TenOfThem

Original post by smartboy1331

As has been said - depends on your school but I would expect it to look like a 5-7 or 6-8 National Curriculum test as Mr M has said

I would expect Science to use the same style too

English might but, tbh, the National Curriculum tests for English were not as useful as the Ma and Sc

You really should ask your teachers what they are testing you on and what the papers will be like

Reply 4

TenOfThem

Original post by StrangeBanana

Although I seriously doubt they'd ask you about Shakespeare for English.

Is this a joke

Y9 National Curriculum Tests always included some Shakespeare

I imagine the OP has done some Shakespeare, why else would he be expecting it to be tested

Reply 5

Lord Frieza

Original post by StrangeBanana

I studied Shakespeare in year 6... TWICE.

I'm sure they must have Shakespeare!!

Reply 6

username1258398

Original post by Lord Frieza

I studied Shakespeare in year 6... TWICE.

:P Not all schools do Shakespeare. Yours was one that happened to.

Original post by TenOfThem

Is this a joke

Tempted to say yes, but no; wasn't a joke. A lot of schools do Shakespeare pre-GCSE; a lot of schools don't. Schools prepare kids for the exams they sit at the end of the year; if Shakespeare is in the OP's exam, he will have been prepared for it. It wasn't obvious to me that the OP had studied Shakespeare before, so I said that it wasn't likely his plays would come up in his mock-test. In hind-sight, I should have said: "If you have studied Shakespeare, he will probably come up; if you haven't studied him, he probably won't come up!"

Reply 7

TenOfThem

Original post by StrangeBanana

Tempted to say yes, but no; wasn't a joke. A lot of schools do Shakespeare pre-GCSE; a lot of schools don't.

Until September 2013, at least one Shakespeare play was a compulsory element of the KS3 NC for English

Of course the OP may be in a non-NC school but his reference to "SATs" would suggest otherwise

Reply 8

Lord Frieza

Original post by StrangeBanana

:P Not all schools do Shakespeare. Yours was one that happened to.

Tempted to say yes, but no; wasn't a joke. A lot of schools do Shakespeare pre-GCSE; a lot of schools don't. Schools prepare kids for the exams they sit at the end of the year; if Shakespeare is in the OP's exam, he will have been prepared for it. It wasn't obvious to me that the OP had studied Shakespeare before, so I said that it wasn't likely his plays would come up in his mock-test. In hind-sight, I should have said: "If you have studied Shakespeare, he will probably come up; if you haven't studied him, he probably won't come up!"

That sure is strange, I thought everyone would have studied Shakespeare before secondary school!

Reply 9

username1258398

Original post by Lord Frieza

That sure is strange, I thought everyone would have studied Shakespeare before secondary school!

Well I know I didn't, and my primary school wasn't particularly bad. :redface:

Reply 10

TenOfThem

Original post by StrangeBanana

Well I know I didn't, and my primary school wasn't particularly bad. :redface:

No, but your Secondary school sounds odd - was it independent

Reply 11

username1258398

Original post by TenOfThem

No, but your Secondary school sounds odd - was it independent

Not sure as to what it officially was.

Reply 12

TenOfThem

Original post by StrangeBanana

Not sure as to what it officially was.

Well, whatever it was, they clearly did not follow the National Curriculum

Reply 13

username1258398

Original post by TenOfThem

Well, whatever it was, they clearly did not follow the National Curriculum

Perhaps; hasn't negatively affected me.

Reply 14

TenOfThem

Original post by StrangeBanana

Perhaps; hasn't negatively affected me.

No suggestion that it did :biggrin:

Reply 15

username1258398

Original post by TenOfThem

No suggestion that it did :biggrin:

Didn't mean to suggest there was. :redface:

Reply 16

smartboy1331

my english teacher sed we're doing writing and reading but she didnt mentioned anything to do with shakespeare and i HOPE it doesnt come up. as i havnt studied it

Reply 17

Mr M

Study Forum Helper

Original post by smartboy1331

my english teacher sed we're doing writing and reading but she didnt mentioned anything to do with shakespeare and i HOPE it doesnt come up. as i havnt studied it

Original post by smartboy1331

My English teacher said we're doing writing and reading but she didn't mention anything to do with Shakespeare and I HOPE it doesn't come up as I haven't studied it.