Year 12 Exam Preparation 2021 V1
Year 12 Exam Preparation 2021 V1
Year 12 Exam Preparation 2021 V1
A LEVEL
MOCK EXAM PREPARATION
BUSINESS
Examination
In your June mocks, you will sit two 1 hour 30 minutes business papers.
One is an AS paper 1 and one is an AS paper 2.
Your Paper 1 has a mixture of multiple choice, short answer and essay questions. Your paper 2
comes with an insert and includes short answer and essay questions.
Any topic that you have learnt in year 12 can come up on any paper.
Topics to Revise
3.3.4 Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix
3.4.3 Making operational decisions to improve performance: increasing efficiency and
productivity
3.5.2 Analysing financial performance
3.5.3 Making financial decisions: sources of finance
3.6.1 Setting human resource objectives
3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the
human resource flow
Revision Techniques
Revision Techniques
Flashcards – create flashcards of the key terms and formulas – word on one side and the definition
or formula on the other side
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key words, formulas, advantages and
disadvantages
Past Questions – look at past questions on the AQA website and have a go at them
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/business/as-and-a-level/business-7131-7132/assessment-
resources
Revision Guides
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ISBN: 9781782943518
CGP
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Resources:
For all revision use the following:
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BIOLOGY
Examination
Examination: Breadth and Depth Papers
How it is assessed?
2 written exams; each exam is 1 hour 30 minutes in length
Each exam is 70 marks (140 marks in total)
Topics to Revise
What is assessed?
02 Basic components of living things
03 Biological molecules
04 Enzymes
05 Plasma membranes
06 Cell division
07 Exchange surfaces and breathing
08Transport in animals
09 Transport in plants
Revision Techniques
SENECA – all students have access to the online revision tool SENECA
Snaprevise – All students have access to Snaprevise, a series of revision lessons that cover the
entire A-level specification OCR Past Papers – Available on Onedrive
Work book questions - Available from the school. All students have been offered these at the
beginning of the academic year.
Revision Guides – Available from the school. All students have been offered these at the beginning
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Revision Guides
A Level Biology – Exam board OCR A
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CHEMISTRY
Examination
Examination: Breadth and Depth Papers
How it is assessed?
2 written exams; each exam is 1 hour 30 minutes in length
Each exam is 70 marks (140 marks in total)
Topics to Revise
What is assessed?
02 Atoms, ions and compounds
03 Amount of substance
04 Acids and redox
05 Electrons and bonding
06 Shapes and intermolecular forces
07 Periodicity
08 Reactivity Trends
09 Enthalpy
10 Reaction rates and equilibria
Revision Techniques
SENECA – all students have access to the online revision tool SENECA
Snaprevise – All students have access to Snaprevise, a series of revision lessons that cover the
entire A-level specification
Revision Guides – Available from the school. All students have been offered these at the beginning
of the academic year.
Revision Guides
Work-book questions - Available from the
school. All students have been offered these at
the beginning of the academic year.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Examination
1. Duration: 1h30
2. Units covers: Computer Architecture, Database and SQL, Operating Systems and
Computational Thinking and Programming
Topics to Revise
Areas to revise-
Computer Networks
Defensive design
Data Representation
Computational Thinking
Computer Architecture
Operating System
Revision Techniques
1. Past paper exam questions
(https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/computer-science-j276-from-2016/
assessment/)
3. Revision Guides
Revision Guides
Computer Science OCR AS and A Level
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Network devices
ECONOMICS
Examination
In your June mocks, you will sit two 1 hour 30 minutes economics papers. One is an AS paper 1
and one is an AS paper 2.
Both papers have a mixture of multiple choice and case study questions.
Any topic that you have learnt in microeconomics can come up in Paper 1 and any topic you have
learnt in macroeconomics can come up in paper 2.
Topics to Revise
Question structure for your case study questions.
Macro
3.2.1 The measurement of macroeconomic performance. In particular, macroeconomic
performance/ the macroeconomic objectives.
3.2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, AD/AS analysis, and
related concepts
3.2.3 Economic performance. In particular, exchange rates and inflation.
3.2.4 Macroeconomic policy. In particular, the budget, productivity and monetary policy.
Revision Techniques
Flashcards – create flashcards of the key terms, diagrams and content – word on one side and the
definition, diagram or key content on the other.
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key words, formulas, advantages and
disadvantages
Past Questions – look at past questions on the AQA website and have a go at them
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/economics/as-and-a-level/economics-7135-7136/assessment-
resources?
Revision Guides
Revision guide - New A-Level Economics: Year 1
& 2 Complete Revision & Practice (with Online
Edition), ISBN: 9781782943471, CGP
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Behavioural economics
Behavioural economics
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ENGLISH LITERATURE
Examination
You will sit one exam which will be 2 hours 30 minutes in length. You will answer 3 questions
within that time:
1 question worth 25 marks will be on King Lear. There will be an extract from the play and a
question about that extract and the wider play. You will not have a copy of the play with you.
1 question worth 25 marks will be on an unseen extract of Political and Social Protest writing. You
will be given an extract from a text within this genre and will answer a question about the
significance of elements of Political and Social Protest writing within the extract.
1 question worth 25 marks on either Songs of Innocence and Experience or The Handmaid’s Tale.
This will be open book and clean copies of the texts will be provided.
Topics to Revise
King Lear : plot, characters, themes, context, literary connections, the genre of Tragedy and key
quotations
Working with unseen extracts of Political and Social Protest writing: you need to know the
conventions of the genre well, with a good understanding of the how writers shape meaning
through language, form and structure. You should use materials issued in class and the
recommended wider reading to prepare for this section of the exam.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience : the themes and ideas in the poems; key features of poetic
form and poetic devices employed by Blake; relevant contextual details; wider literary criticism
and connections to Romantic literature
The Handmaid’s Tale: plot, characters, themes, authorial methods used by Atwood, key contextual
details and connections to Dystopian/ Political and Protest Social writing.
Revision Techniques
Flashcards – create flashcards for characters and key quotations – the quotation or the name of
the character on one side and information about the character or analysis of the quotation on the
other side
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key words, quotes, different views on a topic
for themes
Graphic Organisers – reduce the information down and fill in graphic organisers
Past Questions – look at past questions on the AQA website and have a go at them
Litcharts.com
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Revision Guides
York Study Guides for AQA A-Level Course:
King Lear: ISBN 9781447982241
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: ISBN
9780582784338
The Handmaid’s Tale: ISBN 9781292138183
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Resources:
For all revision use the following:
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Topics to Revise
Philosophy
Arguments for the existence of God (Design Argument, Ontological Argument,
Cosmological Argument), Evil and Suffering and Religious Experience
Ethics
Natural Moral Law, Situation Ethics, Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, Application of Theories
( theft and lying, issues of human life after death, issues of non-human life and death)
Christian Beliefs
Sources of wisdom and authority, God, Good conduct and key moral principles
Revision Techniques
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key ideas, quotes
Graphic Organisers – reduce the information down and fill in graphic organisers
Past Questions – look at past questions on the AQA website and have a go at them
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/religious-studies/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-7062/
assessment-resources
Revision Guides
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(Hodder Education)
AQA A Level Religious Studies - Paper 1
Philosophy of religion and ethics
ISBN-13: 978-1510425873
ISBN-13: 978-1510425880
Thurs Essay writing and revision techniques Application to theft and lying
w/c 10/5/2021 Exam question – key moral principles Application – embryo research,
Tues cloning, designer babies,
abortion
w/c 24/5/2021 Expressions of religious identity – Holy Nature and authority of the Bible
Tues Communion
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GEOGRAPHY
Examination
You will sit two exams which will be 2 hours 15 minutes in length.
Paper 1 will focus on the topics to date: Tectonics, Regeneration, Coasts, and Globalisation.
Paper 3 is the synoptic themes paper, involving data interpretation and decision making.
Topics to Revise
Tectonics Why are some locations more at risk from tectonic hazards?
Why do some tectonic hazards develop into disasters?
How successful is the management of tectonic hazards and disasters?
Regeneration An in-depth study of a local place in which you live and one contrasting place.
Why might regeneration be needed?
How is regeneration managed?
How successful is regeneration?
Coasts Why are coastal landscapes different and what processes cause these differences?
How do characteristic coastal landforms contribute to coastal landscapes?
How do coastal erosion and sea level change alter physical characteristics of
coastlines and increase risk?
How can coastlines be managed to meet the needs of all players?
Globalisation What are the causes of globalisation and why has it accelerated in recent
decades?
What are the impacts of globalisation for countries, different groups of people
and cultures and the physical environment?
What are the consequences of globalisation for global development and the
physical environment and how should different players respond to its challenges?
Revision Techniques
https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/
https://studyrocket.co.uk/revision/a-level-geography-edexcel
https://geographyrevisionalevel.weebly.com/
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19.05.21 Globalisation PLC Gap Fill Complete and revision for knowledge test
20.05.21 Knowledge Test - Globalisation
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HISTORY
Examination
You will sit one exam
Topics to Revise
In search of the American dream Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors,
1917-1996 1485–1603
Paper 1 Edexcel Paper 3 Edexcel
Revision Techniques
Revision Techniques
Timelines – Create timelines for the different topics, include key people. This will help you to put
in to order each event.
Flashcards – Create flashcards of the key terms/key dates – word on one side and the definition or
examples on the other side or key date on one side with the event on the other.
Mind maps – Create mind maps on a topic – include key words dates and key people.
Graphic Organisers – Reduce the information down and fill in graphic organisers.
Past Papers
The exam board we use is Edexcel. There are a range of past papers and example questions on
their website.
Our area will be under the Edexcel AS and A level History (2015)
The papers you are sitting in the year 12 exams are papers 1 & 3.
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Women & Immigration Nixonomics & Society, Culture & Changing Political
10th May 2021
overview Standards of Living Change Environment
Why was Reagan
17th May 2021 Media & Nixonomics elected? & Quality of Life Civil Rights
Reaganomics
Why was Reagan
How to answer the Society, Culture &
24th May 2021 elected? & Standards of living
interpretation question Change
Reaganomics
31st May 2021 Half Term
th
7 June 2021 How to answer the Changing political Changing political Changing political
interpretation question environment & Civil environment & Civil environment & Civil
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LAW
Examination
Criminal Law - You will be given two pages, with questions grouped into Q5,6 and 7 and Q8,9 and
10 – you must pick and answer one group or the other (eg either answer 5,6 & 7 or 8,9 & 10). Each
question is worth 20 marks.
Topics to Revise
Criminal Law
The first two questions will be scenario questions. You should spend 10 minutes writing your A01
(knowledge) on the topic and then 15 minutes writing you A02 (application). Although you have
learnt the A01 it is important to only include what is relevant – for example in murder if the thin
skull rule or transferred malice applies, then you would include them. If they do not apply then
there is no need to mention them. If you include things that do not apply, it shows you have learnt
a standard response that is not tailored to the question – this will stop you from getting into Level
4 (Excellent) so please be careful.
You will then have to answer a 20 mark evaluation question. Again, you should spend the first 10
minutes writing the A01 and then 15 minutes writing the A03 – note the A03 is worth 12 marks
and the A01 is only worth 8, please focus on the A03.
Actus reus
Mens rea and strict liability
Murder
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Voluntary manslaughter
Involuntary manslaughter
Non-fatal offences against the person
Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Self-defence
Consent
Insanity and automatism
Intoxication
Duress and necessity
Attempted crimes
Evaluation of Non Fatals, Intoxication, self-defence and consent.
Revision Techniques
You need to use the following structure (which we have been using in class):
- Point
- Evidence
- Counter Point
- Evidence
- Link to Question
You need to repeat this 4 times (or 3 if you run out of time) and then need to suggest 2 reforms
(proposed changes) to the law. These will ideally be from a Law Commission paper.
You MUST conclude – if you do not conclude you cannot get above Level 2 (Basic).
You need to spend 15 minutes on this question and only write A03 (Evaluation).
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26.4.2021 Actus Reus and Mens Rea Rules and Theory of law.
3.5.2021 Fatal Offences – A02 Fatal Offences – A01
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MATHS
Examination
Topics to Revise
Pure Maths Chapters 1 to 10, 12 and 13 (from the blue Pure Year 1 book).
Statistics Statistics chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (from the brown Year 1 Statistics and Mechanics book).
Remember that you do need to know about the Large Data Set.
Mechanics Mechanics chapters 8, 9 and 10 (from the brown Year 1 Statistics and Mechanics
book).
Revision Techniques
Textbooks – completing questions and checking answers using the worked solutions – especially
Mixed Exercise and E/P questions
Physics and Maths Tutor Website – solution bank for the textbook questions and past paper
questions on a variety of topics (old C1, C2 and M1 papers are the most relevant)
Question Reflection Sheets – use any pink QR sheets you have created on questions you struggled
with to check if you can now remember how to do those questions
Past Questions – look at past paper questions on the Edexcel website and have a go at them.
Revision Guides
The best way to improve your maths is to
practise it!
However, if you think that revision cards could
be useful to you, then the ones from Maths
Made Easy are probably the best A-Level Maths
set out there:
https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/shop/a-level/ma
ths-a-level/a-level-maths-revision-cards/
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Resources:
For all revision use the following:
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Revision guides
Past paper exam questions
Dr Frost Maths
How it is assessed?
Topics to Revise
Aspects of Hispanic society
Grammar
Revision Techniques
SENECA – all students have access to the online revision tool SENECA
Flashcards – create flashcards of the key vocabulary – word on one side and the meaning on the
other side
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key words, grammar points and examples
Graphic Organisers – reduce the information down and fill in graphic organisers or use the
knowledge organisers in your books
Revision Guides
AQA A-level Spanish Revision and Practice
Workbook: Themes 1 and 2
ISBN-101510416722
Hodder Education
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MUSIC
Examination
You will sit a 2 hour and 10 minute written paper.
Before the written exam you will also complete mock assessments for Components 1 (performing)
and Component 2 (composition). This will include:
• Performance: one solo performance lasting a minimum of 1 minute
Composition: a choice of 2 composition technique briefs. You will complete either a 4 part chorale
or an arrangement for a chamber ensemble.
Topics to Revise
You should be able to apply the following key terms to each area of study:
For the melodic dictation question of the paper it would be helpful to spend time each week
completing exercises on www.teoria.com
Revision Guides
Revision Guide
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Rhinegold
ISBN-13: 978-1785581724
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PHYSICS
Examination
Examination: Breadth and Depth Papers
How it is assessed?
2 written exams; each exam is 1 hour 30 minutes in length
Each exam is 70 marks (140 marks in total)
Topics to Revise
What is assessed?
02 Foundations of physics
03 Motion
04 Forces in action
05 Work, energy and power
06 materials
07 Laws of motion and momentum
Revision Techniques
SENECA – all students have access to the online revision tool SENECA
Snaprevise – All students have access to Snaprevise, a series of revision lessons that cover the
entire A-level specification
Revision Guides – Available from the school. All students have been offered these at the beginning
of the academic year.
Revision Guides
Work-book questions - Available from the
school. All students have been offered these at
the beginning of the academic year.
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PSYCHOLOGY
Examination
Paper 1 - 1 hour and 30 minutes 72 marks in total
Topics to Revise
Paper 1 Social Influences –
Factors affecting obedience;
Milgram study –evaluation;
Ethical guidelines in research;
Sampling methods in research;
Conformity;
Resistance to social influence.
Memory –
Coding in memory;
Standard deviation and measures of central tendency and dispersion;
Long term memory- Types of long term memory;
Interference as an explanation of forgetting;
The Working memory model – outline and evaluation.
Attachment –
Research into cultural variation of attachment;
Animal studies of attachment;
Shaffer and Emerson stages of attachment;
Attachment and adult relationships.
Paper 2 Approaches –
History of Psychology – Wundt;
The nervous system;
Social Learning Theory;
Behaviourism;
Experimental designs;
The Cognitive approach.
Psychopathology –
OCD;
Correlations;
Behavioural explanations of phobia;
Behavioural treatments of phobia;
The Biological approach and OCD.
Research Methods –
Hypothesis- direction and non-directional and why;
Types of experiment;
Sampling;
Observations;
Tables and table reading skills;
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Revision Guides
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/psychology/as-and-
a-level/psychology-7181-7182/assessment-resources
www.psychbug.co.uk
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Resources:
For all revision use the following:
Lesson notes in exercise books and texts
Knowledge organisers
Revision guides
Past paper exam questions
Key websites: Simplypsychology / AQA psychology for A Level /
Psychbug
Seneca Learning.
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SOCIOLOGY
Examination
You will sit one exam; which will last 2 hours.
You will answer 40 marks on Families and Households, and 40 marks on Education.
Topics to Revise
Families & Households – Demography, Ageing populations, changing patterns of family life,
childhood, and sociological perspectives on family life.
Revision Techniques
SENECA – all students have access to the online revision tool SENECA
Flashcards –word on one side and the definition or examples on the other side
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key words, quotes, different views on a topic
for themes
Graphic Organisers – reduce the information down and fill in graphic organisers
Past Questions – look at past questions on the AQA website and have a go at them
Revision Guides
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/sociology/as-
and-a-level/sociology-7191-7192/assessment-
resources
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Resources:
For all revision use the following:
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SPORT BTEC
Examination
Examination: Unit 2
What is assessed?
Fitness Training
Programming for Health, Sport and Well-being
Topics to Revise
How it is assessed?
1. A task set and marked by
Pearson and completed under
supervised conditions.
2. In Part A, learners will be given a case study one week before a supervised assessment
period to carry out preparation.
3. In Part B, the supervised assessment period is 2.5 hours as timetabled by Pearson.
4. Written submission.
5. 60 marks.
Revision Techniques
Pearson.co.uk – all students have access to link and past papers
Revision guidance from Pearson – a revision document with feedback from a previous exam with
tips on answering questions
Mind maps – create mind maps on a topic – include key words, grammar points and examples
Graphic Organisers – reduce the information down and fill in graphic organisers or use the
knowledge organisers in your books
Assessment books with model answers – Blue books with written feedback and structured
question breakdown
Revision Guides
BTEC Nationals Sport Student Book 1 + Activebook:
For the 2016 specifications (BTEC Nationals Sport
2016)
ISBN – 978-1-292-13400-0
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Sport)
17/05 Nutritional strategies for individuals taking part in Revision – components of fitness
training programmes and tests
19/05 Components of fitness to be trained
21/05 Training methods – muscular and aerobic endurance
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