How do i go about revising for GCSES?

Question

I really wanna get good grades when i leave school. i've been predicted b's for english, math and science and i'm in year nine but how can i revise to get to those a's. I'm willing to spend some time after school etc to do so but how do i go about it ??

any suggestions please

xx

Answer 1

Study hard & concentrate in class. Put in extra effort

Answer 2

Well...

Definitely start in year 10, my friends and myself all  made the mistake of thinking we could mess around in year 10, but it makes all the difference, trust me. Predicted B's are good but I know the feeling of wanting that little bit better. For English, my main suggestion, which helped me a lot, is hand your coursework in early, so your teacher has a chance to mark it and give it back to you for a second draft, if your classes do that anyway, see if you can squeeze in another draft. Also, try to shove as many long, fancy sounding words in as possible. But make sure you really do know what your on about, if you use words incorrectly you will get marked down, so be careful.

Maths just practice practice practise i'm afraid. It sucks but it's the only way to really get the stuff in your head, so after school on each day you have maths, make an effort to spend half an hour going over what you did in class, and maybe do a few exam questions. Aim to be reaching that B at the end of year 10 and you should be laughing.

Now science is a bit harder, but it depends on what exam board you have. I have AQA and they are very wordy with their questions, and they love to use the how science works themes. So I suggest you spend your time not learning examples of things but the way it works, so you can apply it to anything they throw at you in the exam.

All in all, if you spend a  couple of hours a night, going over your class work, and maybe writing out revision notes or something you should be ok. But try not to stress too much, and make sure you get decent amounts of sleep, you'd be shocked at how much that can affect some people.

Hope i've helped a bit  

Answer 3

-Make mindmaps on topics you find difficult highlighting and illustrating key ideas

-Try to read a variety of books as this will help you with english but pick books you will enjoy

-Revision websites e.g mymaths, samlearning, bbc, (type any of these into google)

-Do not plan to revise for really long periods of time without stopping because you need rest time