English

Year 8 Reading Exam

Length:

1 hour

What should I bring?

A pen

What can I expect?

Your Reading Paper has three sections: A Christmas Carol, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tell-Tale Heart

Skills involved

You must know the plot of and characters in A Christmas Carol, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tell-Tale Heart

You must be able to analyse language.

You must be able to write PEE style paragraphs.

You must have some knowledge of context.

How can I revise?

Revisit classwork notes on A Christmas Carol, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

Write out mind maps and/or flashcards with information about plot, characters and key quotes for each text.

Ask someone to test you on this information.

Practise writing PEE style paragraphs.

Year 8 Writing Exam

Length

45 minutes

What should I bring?

A pen

What can I expect?

Your Writing Paper is focused on skills and knowledge you have practised during Public Speaking (non-fiction/speech writing).

Skills involved

You must know persuasive devices that writers use.

You must know how to punctuate accurately.

You must be able to construct an argument.

How can I revise?

Reading non-fiction; practising spelling, punctuation and grammar; building up a bank of ambitious vocabulary, and revising persuasive devices.