Grade Criteria and exemplar examination questions to get a Grade A or A* in the following topics:
1. Surds 2. Recurring Decimals 3. Limits of Accuracy 4. Indices 5. Proportionality 6. Rearranging Formulae 7. Algebraic Fractions 8. Using Graphs 9. Quadratic Equations 10. Simultaneous Equations 11. Algebraic Proofs 12. Circle Theorems 13. Trigonometry – for triangles which are not right-angled 14. Vectors 15. Similar Triangles 16. Congruent Triangles 17. Scale Factors – for volumes & surface areas of similar shapes (2D or 3D) 18. Stratified Samples 19. Histograms 20. Tree Diagrams 21. Mixed Questions
NC = non-calculator question
GCSE Mathematics: Surds
|Grade Criteria |Can Do |
|To get a grade B you must be able to: | |
|Work out the square roots of some decimal numbers | |
|To get a grade A you must be able to: | |
|Simplify surds by rewriting with the smallest integer inside the root | |
|To get a grade A* you must be able to: | |
|Simplify surds by rationalising denominators | |
|Manipulate & simplify expressions involving surds | |