- Stay focused in lessons and write down key examples and formulae to learn.
- Use formulae sheets from the exam board and learn the ones you won't be given in the exam, for easy marks.
- Ensure you go through circle theorems, all proofs, factorising, expanding brackets and probability thoroughly.
- Practice drawing different graphs, labelling axes with units, and try to speed up how quickly you can draw them.
- If in timed conditions you're unable to finish a paper or can't see how to start a harder question, do these in your own time and use the mark schemes to prompt you so you have a starting point.
- Ask in class if you don't understand anything.
- Go through your syllabus and make sure you are confident even with the smaller topics e.g. trend lines, capture-recapture, interpreting graphs, drawing circles, limits of accuracy and frequency polygons.
- Ask your teacher for extension questions if you have spare time and want to challenge yourself.
- Use formulae sheets from the exam board and learn the ones you won't be given in the exam, for easy marks.
- Ensure you go through circle theorems, all proofs, factorising, expanding brackets and probability thoroughly.
- Practice drawing different graphs, labelling axes with units, and try to speed up how quickly you can draw them.
- If in timed conditions you're unable to finish a paper or can't see how to start a harder question, do these in your own time and use the mark schemes to prompt you so you have a starting point.
- Ask in class if you don't understand anything.
- Go through your syllabus and make sure you are confident even with the smaller topics e.g. trend lines, capture-recapture, interpreting graphs, drawing circles, limits of accuracy and frequency polygons.
- Ask your teacher for extension questions if you have spare time and want to challenge yourself.
Do- Attempt harder questions.
- Really try to understand proofs and circle theorems. - Focus in lessons and keep attempting as many questions as you can. - Try to time yourself on homeworks, past papers and other puzzles - speed is key for higher grades. - Look online for extension material and questions. - Tick things off on your syllabus. - Ask for help if you're struggling at all. |
Don't- Waste time on basics if you know you're secure with them.
- Do practice papers open book or timed - closer to the exam, try and do them timed without any notes. - Forget to learn formulae - they're easy marks! - Misread or overcomplicate a question - look at keywords, ignore any unnecessary information and look for the quickest and easiest method to get the answer! - Forget to show working - even for 2 or 3 mark questions, if you make a silly mistake in the exam, working might still get you some marks! |