Year 9 Core Examinations

Revision Content for English, Mathematics and Science

Mathematics
● Unit 1 Number
● Unit 2 Algebra
● Unit 3 Interpreting and
Representing Data
● Unit 4 Fractions, Ratios and
Percentages
● Unit 5 Angles and
Trigonometry

Science Chemistry
States of Matter and Separation
techniques

● States of matter
● Mixtures
● Filtration and crystallisation
● Paper chromatography
● Distillation
● Drinking water

Atomic Structure and the periodic table

● Structure of the atom

● Atomic number and mass
number
● Isotopes
● Periodic table
● Periodic table - Groups 0, 1
and 7
● Halogen activity

Physics
Waves

● Wave basics
● Hearing
● Reflection and refraction
● Transmission and absorption
 EM waves

● EM Spectrum
● Uses and dangers of the EM
spectrum
● Thermal Energy Investigation

Electricity

● Basic circuits and circuit

symbols
● Ohm's law
● Series and parallel circuits

Biology
● Topic 1 - (revision book pages
12-23)
● - Cells
● - Specialised cells
● - microscopy
● - more on microscopy
● - Enzymes
● - more on enzymes
● - enzymes in breakdown and
synthesis
● - testing for biological
molecules

● Topic 2 - (revision book pages

24-27)
● mitosis
● cell division & growth
● stem cells
● the brain and spinal cord

English
● Reading exam: 15 minutes to
read unseen fiction extract. 45
minutes to answer one
question.
● Students will be given a
statement about the extract.
They should agree with the
statement and examine
evidence which proves it to be
true.
● In their answer, they must
select judicious quotations,
identify methods used and
evaluate the effect specific
words have on the reader.
● Writing exam: 45 minutes.
Choice of descriptive task
(based on a photograph
provided) or narrative task
(based on a title).
● Writing must be clear, relevant,
detailed, ambitious and
accurate. Varied words,
language devices, structural
features and sentence
structures.
● Students should plan and
proofread within the time given.