2024 november mocks help!!

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i’ve got mocks in like 2 weeks. in year 10 i didn’t listen and i don’t know anything about science bio chem and physics and i’m doing paper 1 for my mocks!! i don’t even know anything please guys i need advice on how i can learn all the topics for science paper 1 !!!! and how i will fit it and remember it all in 2 weeks for my mocks pls

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sadiew2009

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by Queenbellabb

i’ve got mocks in like 2 weeks. in year 10 i didn’t listen and i don’t know anything about science bio chem and physics and i’m doing paper 1 for my mocks!! i don’t even know anything please guys i need advice on how i can learn all the topics for science paper 1 !!!! and how i will fit it and remember it all in 2 weeks for my mocks pls

As a year 11 student, I know the pressure of mocks, i’ve just finished mine! One thing I will say (from someone who takes combine science GCSE) is that no matter what exam board you take, exams always follow a structure! What I mean by this is that examiners create a mark scheme that is logical and easy to follow because it is easier for them. But, you can use this to your advantage as well. Past papers are you best friend when it comes down to practice. They are the closest thing you can get to the real exam. And if you are consistent with self-marking, you should start to recognise patterns on the mark schemes (with the acceptions of a few horrible questions - examiners love to throw them in each year!) Something else i’ve noticed is you really don’t have to write a lot to get marks. Yes, there is a lot of content to study, but your priority should be understanding the topics rather than memorising information from the specification.

Ways to revise could include:

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flashcards (an obvious one but effective for some) use flashcards for when you want to retain small bits of information - don’t spend forever writing loads on one card and then wondering why it isn’t effective!

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past papers (as I have already mentioned) try to go through past papers once you feel confident and knowledgeable about the subject. If however, you are running out of time and feel you don’t know a lot about the subject, go through the paper with the help of a mark scheme, a teacher, a friend etc.

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seneca is great for active recall but not as good for retaining the knowledge over long periods of time. I recommend seneca if you want to get through the content quickly.

Please keep in mind that there are so many other ways to revise, but in my opinion these ones have been most effective for me.

If you are still struggling, do some research into other ways to revise. There are so many resources out there, you just need to figure out what works for you!

Hope this helps

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Queenbellabb

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by sadiew2009

As a year 11 student, I know the pressure of mocks, i’ve just finished mine! One thing I will say (from someone who takes combine science GCSE) is that no matter what exam board you take, exams always follow a structure! What I mean by this is that examiners create a mark scheme that is logical and easy to follow because it is easier for them. But, you can use this to your advantage as well. Past papers are you best friend when it comes down to practice. They are the closest thing you can get to the real exam. And if you are consistent with self-marking, you should start to recognise patterns on the mark schemes (with the acceptions of a few horrible questions - examiners love to throw them in each year!) Something else i’ve noticed is you really don’t have to write a lot to get marks. Yes, there is a lot of content to study, but your priority should be understanding the topics rather than memorising information from the specification.
Ways to revise could include:

•

flashcards (an obvious one but effective for some) use flashcards for when you want to retain small bits of information - don’t spend forever writing loads on one card and then wondering why it isn’t effective!

•

past papers (as I have already mentioned) try to go through past papers once you feel confident and knowledgeable about the subject. If however, you are running out of time and feel you don’t know a lot about the subject, go through the paper with the help of a mark scheme, a teacher, a friend etc.

•

seneca is great for active recall but not as good for retaining the knowledge over long periods of time. I recommend seneca if you want to get through the content quickly.

Please keep in mind that there are so many other ways to revise, but in my opinion these ones have been most effective for me.
If you are still struggling, do some research into other ways to revise. There are so many resources out there, you just need to figure out what works for you!
Hope this helps

Thank you so much i really appreciate it i will try and use this tomorrow and tell you how it goes! thanks so much

Reply 3

mmmumina

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by Queenbellabb

i’ve got mocks in like 2 weeks. in year 10 i didn’t listen and i don’t know anything about science bio chem and physics and i’m doing paper 1 for my mocks!! i don’t even know anything please guys i need advice on how i can learn all the topics for science paper 1 !!!! and how i will fit it and remember it all in 2 weeks for my mocks pls

my teachewr in yr 10 and yr 11 was called mabina ahmed and she was so **** at teaching so i had to learn 2 years of content all by my self and i still managed to pass
this teacher was geniuely the worst teascher i have had in my life, all she would do is read off a slide and tal;k about her ex husband and her kids (who should child nspcc as she locked one of them int he shed). she is a terrible teacher and mother and dusghter and everthing. she had terrible poo coffe breath ands i hated her with my guts. she used to wear pyjamas to school and galdierter shoes with her long unkept toe nails.
my advice to you is to endure, even if your treacher is bad you will have to endure and revise on your own, sorry for your troubles. but YOU should also pay attention watch videos on youtube. @freesciencelessons on youtube

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yanyan :3

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by Queenbellabb

Thank you so much i really appreciate it i will try and use this tomorrow and tell you how it goes! thanks so much

cognito is basically better seneca btw

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lostwooloo

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by Queenbellabb

i’ve got mocks in like 2 weeks. in year 10 i didn’t listen and i don’t know anything about science bio chem and physics and i’m doing paper 1 for my mocks!! i don’t even know anything please guys i need advice on how i can learn all the topics for science paper 1 !!!! and how i will fit it and remember it all in 2 weeks for my mocks pls

heyy, I've got my november yr 11 mocks starting on tuesday straight after the half term ends ;-; I'm gonna be real with you considering how much there is in science I don't think realistically you could fit all the topics into 2 weeks unless you went over them all like dead brief. I've been avoiding physics very badly so I can't say much lmao, but like everyone else has been saying websites like freexicencelessons on youtube, seneca and especially cognito have rlly helped me in science- I recommend if you feel relatively new to a lot of topics use cognito to understand things, they're really good at explaining, I would recommend using the webiste too because it has questions and the videos to help you keep track of your revision

https://cognitoedu.org/ you can make a free account to access the lessons!

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Science/2016/Specification/gcse-combinedscience-spec.pdf

I'm doing edexcel combined science so if you are too, you can use this specification above, the specifications have everything you need to know for each topic in it.
Make sure you've got the right exam board though, and if you're doing triple or a different combined science board you can just search up the specification and you should find it pretty easily.

good luck to both of us!!! i hope it goes okay for you, at least now you can learn from this experience!

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