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Revision Checklist for O-Level Physics 5054
Guide for Students
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REVISION CHECKLIST for O Level Physics 5054 A guide for students How to use this guide The guide describes what you need to know about your O level Physics examination. It will help you to plan your revision programme for the written examinations and will explain what the examiners are looking for in the answers you write. It can also be used to help you to revise by using the tick boxes in Section 3, ‘What you need to know', to check what you know and which topic areas of Physics you have covered. The guide contains the following sections: Section 1 - How will you be tested? This section will give you information about the different theory and practical examination papers that are available.
Section 2 - What will be tested? This section describes the areas of knowledge, understanding and skills that the Examiners will test you on. It is particularly important to realise that most marks are awarded for understanding and skills and only 30% of the total mark is for simple recall.
Section 3 - What you need to know This shows the syllabus in a simple way so that you can check • the topics you need to know about • details about each topic in the syllabus • how much of the syllabus you have covered
Appendices This section covers other things you need to know such as: • symbols, units and definitions of physical quantities • the importance of the command words the Examiners use in examination Papers • some useful websites that you might use Not all the information will be relevant to you. For example, you will need to select what you need to know in Sections 1 and 3 by finding out from your teacher which practical examination paper you will be taking.
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Section 1 - How will you be tested? 1.1 The examination Papers you will take You will be entered for three examination Papers, two theory Papers and one practical Paper. You will need to ask your
Guide for Students
www.XtremePapers.net
REVISION CHECKLIST for O Level Physics 5054 A guide for students How to use this guide The guide describes what you need to know about your O level Physics examination. It will help you to plan your revision programme for the written examinations and will explain what the examiners are looking for in the answers you write. It can also be used to help you to revise by using the tick boxes in Section 3, ‘What you need to know', to check what you know and which topic areas of Physics you have covered. The guide contains the following sections: Section 1 - How will you be tested? This section will give you information about the different theory and practical examination papers that are available.
Section 2 - What will be tested? This section describes the areas of knowledge, understanding and skills that the Examiners will test you on. It is particularly important to realise that most marks are awarded for understanding and skills and only 30% of the total mark is for simple recall.
Section 3 - What you need to know This shows the syllabus in a simple way so that you can check • the topics you need to know about • details about each topic in the syllabus • how much of the syllabus you have covered
Appendices This section covers other things you need to know such as: • symbols, units and definitions of physical quantities • the importance of the command words the Examiners use in examination Papers • some useful websites that you might use Not all the information will be relevant to you. For example, you will need to select what you need to know in Sections 1 and 3 by finding out from your teacher which practical examination paper you will be taking.
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Section 1 - How will you be tested? 1.1 The examination Papers you will take You will be entered for three examination Papers, two theory Papers and one practical Paper. You will need to ask your