Year 11 November Mock examination topic list by subject

Year 11 November Mock examination topic list by subject

Subject Length of Mock

exam

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Art and Design 5 hours A01 Is the development of your ideas clear throughout your journey and how this has led you to the end

outcome?

A02 Have you refined your ideas through media testing and experimentation?

A03 Have you recorded ideas through primary photographs and annotations to summarise the conclusion

of your journey?

A04 Have you planned your outcome thoroughly and considered all relevant connections to previous

boards?

Business Studies 1 hour 30 minutes Theme 1: Investigating small businesses

Topic 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship

Topic 1.2 Spotting a business opportunity

Topic 1.3 Putting a business idea into practice

Topic 1.4 Making the business effective

Topic 1.5 Understanding external influences

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exam

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Child

Development

1 hour 15 minutes

Learning outcome 1: Understand reproduction and the roles and

responsibilities of parenthood

1.1 Factors that affect the decision to have children

1.2 Pre-conceptual health

1.3 Roles and responsibilities of parenthood

1.4 To recognise and evaluate methods of contraception, their efficiency and

reliability

1.5 The structure and function of male and female reproductive systems

Learning outcome 2: Understand antenatal care and preparation for

birth

2.1 The roles of the different health professionals supporting the pregnant

mother

2.2 The importance of antenatal and parenting classes

2.3 Routine checks carried out at an antenatal clinic, including scans

2.4 Specialised diagnostic tests

2.5 The choices available for delivery

2.6 The stages of labour, the methods of delivery, including pain relief

Learning outcome 4: Understand how to recognise, manage and

prevent childhood illnesses

4.1 How immunity to disease and infection can be acquired

4.2 How to recognise and treat common childhood ailments and diseases

4.3 When to seek treatment by a doctor; Key signs and symptoms

4.4 Diet related illnesses

4.5 The needs of an ill child

4.6 How to prepare a child for a stay in hospital

Learning outcome 5: Know about child safety

5.1 How to create a safe child-friendly environment

5.2 Safety labelling

5.3 Be aware of the most common childhood accidents

5.4 Social safety

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exam

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Computer Science 1 hour 30 minutes Specification J277 - Component 1: Computer systems

1.1 Systems architecture

1.2 Memory and storage

1.3 Computer networks, connections and protocols

1.4 Network security

1.5 Systems software

1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology

Drama 1 hour 30 minutes Lighting

Sound

Set

Staging

Costume

McCarthyism

Communism

The Crucible

Arthur Miller 1953

PERCYS

Physical skills

Vocal skills

English Language 1 hour 45 minutes Language Paper 1 Reading and Writing

English Literature 2 hours 15 minutes An Inspector Calls

Family Relationships Cluster of Poetry

Unseen Poetry

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exam

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French 1 hour 50 minutes

Foundation listening

(completed in the hall during

mock exam week)

Higher listening

(completed in class)

Customs and festivals

Home and town

Technology

Free time

School/Future plans

Jobs

Travel and Tourism

Lifestyle

Relationships

Charity

Technology

Travel and Tourism

Jobs

Lifestyle

Free time

School/Future plans

Festivals and Celebrations

Foundation writing Higher writing

Describe a photo

Write about your school

Translation into French

Writing about your holidays

OR writing about your

relationships

Writing about your holidays

OR writing about your

relationships

Writing in detail about your free

time and lifestyle

OR writing in detail about

jobs/future plans

Translation into French

Geography 1 hour 30 minutes Paper 1

Living with the physical environment

Challenge of natural hazards – extreme weather

The Living world

Physical landscapes in the UK

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exam

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History 55 minutes The origins of the Cold War, 1941-58

Early tensions between East and West

Ideological differences between East and West

The significance of the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences

US-Soviet relations 1945-46: the wartime alliance unravels

The creation of Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe

The development of the Cold War

The impact of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

The formation of Cominform and Comecon

The 1948 Berlin Crisis – testing the West

The formation of East and West Germany

The creation of two armed camps (NATO, 1949/ The Warsaw Pact, 1955)

The Cold War intensifies

The significance of the arms race: Soviet Union v. USA 1950-58

The Hungarian Uprising, 1956

International reaction to the Soviet invasion of Hungary

Cold War crises, 1958-70

Berlin 1958-63: Increased tension and the impact of the Berlin Wall

The refugee problem in Berlin, 1958

Khrushchev’s Berlin ultimatum

The Summit meetings of 1959-61

- Geneva, May 1959

- Camp David, September 1959

- Paris, May 1960

- Vienna, June 1961

Building the Berlin Wall (Impacts of the Berlin Wall)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Revolution

The USA intervenes in Cuba: the ‘Bay of Pigs’ incident

- Effects of the ‘Bay of Pigs’ incident on international relations

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exam

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- The Thirteen days, 16-28 October 1962

- From confrontation to agreement

The consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Czechoslovakia, 1968-69

Opposition to Soviet control

The ‘Prague Spring’

The Soviet reaction

- The Brezhnev Doctrine

The impact of the ‘Prague Spring’ and the Soviet invasion

The end of the Cold War, 1970-71

Attempts to reduce tension between East and West, 1969-79

Détente

- Why did the USA and the Soviet Union follow a policy of détente at this time?

- SALT 1

- The Helsinki Accords, 1975

- SALT 2

Flashpoints in superpower relations, 1979-84

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979

Ronald Reagan and the ‘Second Cold War’

The collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe 1985-91

Gorbachev’s new thinking

- The American response

- Gorbachev’s new thinking in action

- Geneva Summit November 1985

- Reykjavik Summit October 1986

- Washington Summit December 1987

- Moscow Summit 1988

- Malta Summit 1989

The end of the Soviet hold on Eastern Europe

The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall (The end of the Warsaw Pact)

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exam

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Hospitality and

Catering

1 hour 30 minutes LO1 Understand the environment in which hospitality and catering providers operate

LO2 Understand how hospitality and catering provisions operate

LO3 Understand how hospitality and catering provision meets health and safety requirements

LO4 Know how food can cause ill health

Maths

non-calculator

1 hour 30 minutes Please refer to table at the end of this document

Maths

calculator

1 hour 30 minutes Please refer to table at the end of this document

Media Studies 1 hour 30 minutes Exploring Media Language

Quality Street

Exploring Media Industries

Fortnight

Music 1 hour 15 minutes Eight questions, two on each area of study.

Of the eight questions, six will be on unprepared musical extracts and two on extracts set by WJEC

which relate to two areas of study.

The set extracts are:

Area of study 1: Musical Forms and Devices - Badinerie by J.S.Bach for Flute and String Orchestra

and

Area of study 4: Popular Music - Africa: Toto

Make sure you know these thoroughly by listening and following the score.

Area of study 2: Music for Ensemble

Area of study 3: Film Music

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exam

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Psychology 1 hour 30 minutes Topic 1: Memory

Wilson study

Capacity of STM

Multi store model

Amnesia

Reconstructive memory

Applications: development of neuropsychology

Topic 2: Sleep and Dreaming

Freud's theory of dreaming

Insomnia

Benefits of sleep

Writing open questions

Role of melatonin

Activation Synthesis Theory

Topic 3: Social Influence

Bickman

Culture and pro social behaviour

Conformity Vs Obedience

Conformity Vs Crowd behaviour

Minority influence

Qualitative Vs quantitative data – key studies

Topic 4: Research Methods

Hypotheses

Sampling techniques

Validity

Reliability

Types of data

Graphs

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exam

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Spanish 1 hour 50 minutes

Foundation listening

(completed by all students in the hall)

Higher writing

(completed in class)

Customs and festivals

Home and town

Technology

Free time

Cinema

Charity

Family

Marriage

School

Jobs

Tourism

Customs and festivals

Home and town

Technology

Free time

Cinema

Charity

Family

Marriage

School

Jobs

Tourism

News headlines

Healthy and unhealthy living

Jobs

Weather forecast

Foundation writing Higher writing

Describe a photo

Write about your free time

Writing about your town, region and the

environment

OR writing about festivals and

relationships

Writing about your town, region and the

environment

OR writing about festivals and

relationships

Writing in detail about holidays and

festivals

OR writing in detail about school life and

your free time

Translation into Spanish

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exam

Further detail/Topics covered in the Mock examination

BTEC Sport 1 hour 15 minutes Fitness and training (Physical fitness, skill related fitness, training zones, heart rate, BORG scale).

Fitness training methods.

Fitness tests Sports Studies

GCSE

2 hours Component 1:

Structures and functions of musculoskeletal system and cardiorespiratory system.

Aerobic and anaerobic exercise.

Short- and long-term effects of exercise.

How to optimise training to prevent injury.

Components of fitness

Fitness testing

Methods of training

Component 2:

Physical, emotional, and social health.

Consequences of a sedentary lifestyle.

Energy use, diet, and nutrition.

Commercialisation of physical activity and sport.

Participation levels, ethical and social cultural issues in physical activity and sport Triple Science

Biology

1 hour 45 minutes Cell biology (Specification pages 16-23)

Organisation (Specification pages 24-30)

Infection and response (Specification pages 31-36)

Bioenergetics (Specification pages 37-40)

Specification: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/biology/specifications/AQA-8461-SP-2016.PDF

Triple Science

Chemistry

1 hour 45 minutes Atomic structure and the periodic table (Specification pages 17-25)

Bonding, structure and the properties of matter (Specification pages 26-35)

Quantitative Chemistry (Specification pages 36-42)

Chemical changes (Specification pages 43-50)

Specification: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/chemistry/specifications/AQA-8462-SP-2016.PDF

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exam

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Triple Science

Physics

1 hour 45 minutes Energy (Specification pages 17-22)

Electricity (Specification pages 23-31)

Particle model of matter (Specification pages 32-35)

Atomic structure (Specification pages 36-42)

Specification: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/physics/specifications/AQA-8463-SP-2016.PDF

Combined

Science

Biology

1 hour 30 minutes

Chemistry

1 hour 30 minutes

Physics 1 hour 30

minutes

Combined Science Biology Foundation:

Non-communicable diseases

Breathing and gas exchange

Drug testing

Transpiration

Communicable diseases

Osmosis

Digestive system

Combined Science Biology Higher:

Osmosis

Digestive system

Non-communicable diseases

Anaerobic respiration

Communicable diseases

Photosynthesis

Drug testing

Combined Science Chemistry Foundation:

Reactivity of metals

Atomic Structure

Structure and bonding

Periodic table

Electrolysis

Crude Oil and hydrocarbons

The Atmosphere

Subject Length of Mock

exam

Further detail/Topics covered in the Mock examination

Combined Science Chemistry Higher:

Electrolysis

Structure and Bonding

Atomic Structure

Periodic Table

Crude Oil and Hydrocarbons

Water (Earths Resources)

Combined Science Physics Foundation:

Electric circuits – resistance and length, Ohm’s law, power, charge

Radioactivity

Energy resources

Energy transfer

Conservation and dissipation of energy

Molecules and matter – changes of state, specific heat capacity, latent heat

Mains electricity

Combined Science Physics Higher:

Mains electricity

Radioactivity

Electric circuits – resistance and length, Ohm’s law

Conservation and dissipation of energy

Energy transfer by heating

Specification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

Maths Foundation: 11g4 and 11w4

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Rounding to powers of 10 31 Writing fractions as a percentage 85

Ordering positive and negative integers and decimals 1, 2, 3 Rounding to decimal places 32

Converting between percentages and fractions 85 Working with powers 29

Equivalent fractions 25 Working with place value 1

Multiples 28 Conversion of metric units 112

Simplifying algebraic expressions by multiplication and addition 33, 34 Factors, multiples, odd/even numbers 28

Probability scale and probability (terminology and simple probability) 14, 59 Listing outcomes 58

Proportion: unitary method 42 Money 22b

Parts of a circle 116 Speed/distance/time 142

Money 22a Prime numbers 28

Understanding factors, even/odd numbers 28 Solving simple linear equations 135

Interpretation of bar charts 15 Pie charts 128a

Subtraction/division worded problem 18, 20 Probability problems 59

Percentages/fractions of an amount and ratio problem 72, 87 Frequency trees 57

Substitution 95 Angles in special triangles and in parallel lines 121, 122, 120

Expanding brackets 93 Frequency tables 15

Solving linear equations 135 Proportion – ‘recipe’ questions 39

Fraction of an amount and ratio in the form 1:n 72 Describing transformations 48, 49, 50

Venn diagrams - knowing set notation and drawing/interpreting Venn

diagrams

38 Perimeter of a semicircle 118

Adding/dividing mixed numbers (fractions) 71, 74 Laws of indices 34, 35

Ratio 38, 106, 165 LCM (lowest common multiple) and HCF (highest common

factor)

79, 80

Percentage change (profit) 89 Equation of a straight line 159

Speed/distance/time 142 Percentage and ratio 86, 38

Elevations of a pyramid 51 Plotting a quadratic graph and estimating the solution 98, 160

Area of triangles and squares 54, 53 Pressure/force/area problems 142

Plotting straight line graphs 96 Volume of triangular prism 119

Vector arithmetic, vectors on a grid 174

Higher: 11g1, 11g2, 11w1

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Adding and subtracting mixed numbers (fractions) 71 Scatter graphs 129

Multiplying and dividing mixed numbers (fractions) 73 Expanding and simplifying a set of brackets 134a

Use of equivalent ratios (questions with overlap) 165b Area of a trapezium 56

Percentage change (profit/loss) 109 Probability trees 151

Compound units (speed/distance/time) 142 Trigonometric ratios in right-angled triangles 168

Drawing elevations and plan of a 3D shape 51 Simple probability/Experimental probabilities 59, 125

Combination of transformations 182 Solving linear equations involving fractions 135

Sharing (dividing) in a ratio 106 Angles in polygons 123

Fractional and negative indices 154, 188 Express large and small numbers in standard form 83

Cumulative frequency and box plots 186, 187 Lowest common multiple (LCM) 80

Circle theorems 183 Percentage change (profit/loss) 109

Algebraic proof 193 Gradient of a straight line and interpretation 97

Surds – expand brackets and simplify 207 Similarity problem (area and volume) 201

Direct and inverse proportion 199 Listing strategies 69

Factorise a difference of two squares 158 Velocity-time graph (distance) 216a

Expand and Simplify a set of algebraic expressions 134b Quadratic sequences 213

Simplifying algebraic fractions by cancelling common factors 210a Sine and Cosine rule (non-right angled triangles) 202a, 202b

Transformation of trigonometric graphs 196b Iteration 180

Coordinates and equation of lines (perpendicular) 208 Solve quadratic equations involving algebraic fractions 210b

Quadratic inequalities 212 Venn diagram and probability 185

Congruency proof 166

Intermediate: 11w2, 11g3, 11w3

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Simple probability 59 Factors, multiples and primes 28

Proportion: unitary method 42 Use of a scientific calculator 77

Parts of a circle 116 Problems related to time and (bus/train) timetables 6b

Understanding factors, even/odd numbers 22a Scale drawing (Ratio) 38

Interpretation of bar charts 28 Straight Lines – identifying equations from graphs 159a

Subtraction/division worded problem 15 Stem and Leaf diagrams 128b

Percentages/fractions of an amount and ratio problem 18, 20 Averages and Range 62

Substitution 72, 87 Forming formulae and equations 137

Expanding brackets 95 Standard form 83

Solving linear equations 93 Scatter graphs 129

Fraction of an amount and ratio in the form 1:n 135 Expanding and simplifying a set of brackets 134a

Venn diagrams - knowing set notation and drawing/interpreting Venn

diagrams

72 Area of a trapezium 56

Adding and subtracting mixed numbers (fractions) 38 Probability trees 151

Multiplying and dividing mixed numbers (fractions) 73 Trigonometric ratios in right-angled triangles 168

Use of equivalent ratios (questions with overlap) 165b Simple probability/Experimental probabilities 59, 125

Percentage change (profit/loss) 109 Solving linear equations involving fractions 135

Compound units (speed/distance/time) 142 Angles in polygons 123

Drawing elevations and plan of a 3D shape 51 Express large and small numbers in standard form 83

Combination of transformations 182 Lowest common multiple (LCM) 80

Sharing (dividing) in a ratio 106 Percentage change (profit/loss) 109

Fractional and negative indices 154, 188 Gradient of a straight line and interpretation 97

Cumulative frequency and box plots 186, 187