Welcome to the KS3 tests revision pages The KS3 tests are designed to check on the progress you have made at school since you took the KS2 tests in Year 6. In the English part of your tests you will sit three papers- Reading, Writing and Shakespeare. These will be taken in May 2006. These pages are designed to help you prepare for these tests alongside the work you cover in your English lessons. Therefore you can choose from either of these options for each of the 3 papers you will sit;
In the exams it is important to remember to plan your response to questions- time will be spent in English lessons showing you how best to do this. Planned responses always score higher marks as your writing will be more structured. Once you start writing your answer remember to look back at your plan- you wrote it so follow it! At the end of the exam try to take a few minutes to read over your work and make sure your answers make sense. Again time will be given in English lessons to ensuring you understand what information you should include in your answers in each of the different sections.
This part of your test is worth 50 marks and should take you around one hour and 15 minutes to complete. It aims to test your ability to write in any of the writing styles covered in English lessons. To find out more information click here This part of your test is worth 32 marks and should take you around one hour and 15 minutes to complete. It aims to test your ability to select information from a text and give your opinion on it. To find out more information click here This part of your test is worth 18 marks and should take you around 45 minutes to complete. It aims to test your ability to understand and write about the themes, ideas and characters in Macbeth. To find out more information click here
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