gcse mocks revision

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I have my mocks next week and im not sure how to revise in-between exam periods especially the ones where I have three exams in one day.

Here's the timetable...

Wednesday:
Religious Studies
Physical education
English lit

Thursday:
English language

Friday:
Maths
Geography
Spanish

Monday:
Chemistry
Physical education
Spanish

Wednesday:
Maths
Geography

Friday:
Maths
Physics

Could someone please give me some advice on what I should be doing.
Thank you.

Reply 1

DerDracologe

Study Forum Helper

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I found that stuff like flashcards and blookets worked as they allow active recall without a lot of focus, effort or writing which is a nice break from exams 🙂

Reply 2

kitty15

Study Forum Helper

15

Original post

by erixou

I have my mocks next week and im not sure how to revise in-between exam periods especially the ones where I have three exams in one day.
Here's the timetable...
Wednesday:
Religious Studies
Physical education
English lit
Thursday:
English language
Friday:
Maths
Geography
Spanish
Monday:
Chemistry
Physical education
Spanish
Wednesday:
Maths
Geography
Friday:
Maths
Physics
Could someone please give me some advice on what I should be doing.
Thank you.

I usually use the ‘blurting’ or ‘whiteboard technique’ where you doodle notes and diagrams from memory onto a whiteboard or piece of paper. No need to worry about neatness! I feel like this won’t overwhelm you too much as it’s not like doing past papers and practice questions (which I don’t recommend doing in the hour before an exam).

Reply 3

erixou

OP

10

So what do you also recommend during the school evenings before the exam because when I revise I can end up taking the whole day on one subject and then I'll be rushing to do the other ones causing me to sleep late.

Reply 4

DerDracologe

Study Forum Helper

20

Original post

by erixou

So what do you also recommend during the school evenings before the exam because when I revise I can end up taking the whole day on one subject and then I'll be rushing to do the other ones causing me to sleep late.

Maybe make a timetable for revision and set a timer each time you revise. I understand what you’re saying and it’s an issue if you don’t make a plan. I found myself very stuck for time for my actual GCSEs as they were very close together but having a plan so i knew id cover everything in time really helped. Maybe allot 30-60 minutes per subject the night before and do some past paper questions or review some flashcards? I always tried not to revise for the exam subject the night before which sounds odd but i knew id only stress if i did so i revise for the exam the day after or later in the day. Doing a past paper can help though the night before and it depends on you, just because i did these things it ofc doesn’t mean you have to do the same! Just some ideas 🙂

Reply 5

GCSE helper

9

For the CONTENT-HEAVY SUBJECTS (eg Science, Geography, Religious Studies) make sure you know what EXAM-BOARD your school is using for each subject (Usually, AQA, EDEXCEL & OCR). Then you can find the SPECIFICATION for that subject on their website. The Specification lists out every topic that could be on the exam. I would recommend printing out the specification then ticking all the point you are confident on. Then the ones you don't know, use CGP guides, Codnito, Freescience lessons, textbooks to understand them.
If you are doing AQA RS, on stuvia (a website with revision guides), I would recommend notes made by ' CSandRS '. Just search CSandRS in the stuvia search bar. I used those notes and they are what got me my 9. They follow the spec accurately so you don't need the spec if you get their notes.
Hope this helps :smile:

Reply 6

erixou

OP

10

Original post

by GCSE helper

For the CONTENT-HEAVY SUBJECTS (eg Science, Geography, Religious Studies) make sure you know what EXAM-BOARD your school is using for each subject (Usually, AQA, EDEXCEL & OCR). Then you can find the SPECIFICATION for that subject on their website. The Specification lists out every topic that could be on the exam. I would recommend printing out the specification then ticking all the point you are confident on. Then the ones you don't know, use CGP guides, Codnito, Freescience lessons, textbooks to understand them.
If you are doing AQA RS, on stuvia (a website with revision guides), I would recommend notes made by ' CSandRS '. Just search CSandRS in the stuvia search bar. I used those notes and they are what got me my 9. They follow the spec accurately so you don't need the spec if you get their notes.
Hope this helps :smile:

Yeah I've been using the spec anytime im about to do a topic so I avoid learning unnecessary stuff. Also I've found the rs notes, thank you so much.

Reply 7

erixou

OP

10

Also, i'm not sure where to start with English language paper 1 question 5. I'm not very creative so I find this question really hard. I've haven't fully practiced this question since the beginning of year 10.
Most people say to pre-plan a description or a narrative but like I don't know how it.

Reply 8

adenhamarie

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Original post

by erixou

Also, i'm not sure where to start with English language paper 1 question 5. I'm not very creative so I find this question really hard. I've haven't fully practiced this question since the beginning of year 10.
Most people say to pre-plan a description or a narrative but like I don't know how it.

Everyone I've talked to about it found murder narratives easiest, I don't know if you'd be any good at that but its simple and you can be creative and descriptive with it which is what the examiners are looking for.

Reply 9

lohiba

9

Original post

by erixou

Also, i'm not sure where to start with English language paper 1 question 5. I'm not very creative so I find this question really hard. I've haven't fully practiced this question since the beginning of year 10.
Most people say to pre-plan a description or a narrative but like I don't know how it.

In terms of resources, I strongly recommend flashcards, you can use Anki.
Are you already following Mr Everything English and Mr Salles on Youtube? They give great revision tips.
You should also revise the past exams. Actually mocks are often the same exam as one of the exam from the past 2 years. You can find them on AQA website. You can also use Tilf website to get feedback and marking on your essay if you can afford the subscription. But even without this, you can always practice the past exam and ask your teacher for feedback. Hope that helps!

Reply 10

erixou

OP

10

Original post

by lohiba

In terms of resources, I strongly recommend flashcards, you can use Anki.
Are you already following Mr Everything English and Mr Salles on Youtube? They give great revision tips.
You should also revise the past exams. Actually mocks are often the same exam as one of the exam from the past 2 years. You can find them on AQA website. You can also use Tilf website to get feedback and marking on your essay if you can afford the subscription. But even without this, you can always practice the past exam and ask your teacher for feedback. Hope that helps!

yeah I have thank you, but how would I use Anki? Do you mean as in flashcards for ambitious vocab?

Reply 11

Eve190

7

Original post

by erixou

I have my mocks next week and im not sure how to revise in-between exam periods especially the ones where I have three exams in one day.
Here's the timetable...
Wednesday:
Religious Studies
Physical education
English lit
Thursday:
English language
Friday:
Maths
Geography
Spanish
Monday:
Chemistry
Physical education
Spanish
Wednesday:
Maths
Geography
Friday:
Maths
Physics
Could someone please give me some advice on what I should be doing.
Thank you.

When you have lots of subjects in one day focus on the one you find hardest. With the rest just skim through notes :smile:

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