YEAR 9 SCIENCE CHECKPOINT EXAM

PHYSICS REVIEW TIPS

Dear year 9 students,
The date of the Science Checkpoint Exam in April is coming closer and closer
and the time came for you to start thinking properly about the importance of
this exam.
In order for you to succeed, you have to know about the exam requirements and
to revise properly.
About the Exam
Science Exam will be assessed using two papers. Each paper will be taken in a
forty five minutes session.
Questions will be set on topics of Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
Both papers will contain questions totalling 50 marks with a variety of response
types including multiple choice and short answer. The questions will demand a
variety of skills including recall and application of the concepts.
All the questions on both papers will be compulsory. As far as possible the
questions will be arranged in order of difficulty through the paper in a repeating
pattern of topic.
On Paper 1 the pattern will be Biology, Chemistry, Physics and on Paper 2 the
pattern will be Physics, Chemistry, Biology.
The Physics topics from the exam syllabus are:
- Measurements and Properties of Matter
- Forces and Motion
- Energy
- Light
- Sound
- Magnetism
- Electricity
Revision Tips
- Make a calendar with all the weeks until the exams in April and make a
timetable with all the revision sessions you plan to have (study one hour
daily for each of the exam subjects).
- Put all your class notes, worksheets, homework assignments in the
order of the syllabus topics. Make sure you catch up with any work you
have missed if you were absent
- Start making your own set of notes using teachers notes and textbooks
British International School of Bucharest
Science Checkpoint, 2009

- Make flash cards with formulae and definitions so you can read them
very often and memorise them
- After revising each of the topics, solve some of the questions given by
the teacher
- Solve new questions for each reviewed topic
- When you finish the revision, start solving past paper questions and
check the answers
These are just some general suggestions I made. Each student has different ways
of getting the best from revision sessions.
Whatever you do, try to keep in mind what you have to look forward to. Exam
success will make your future brighter. Aim to do your best, and be happy with
yourself.
If you encounter any difficulties and you will need help, do not hesitate to come
and SEE ME!!!!!!!
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

Irina Fieraru, Physics Teacher

British International School of Bucharest

Science Checkpoint, 2009