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These notes are to help pupils (and their parents) with revision for the Common Entrance Examination ( or  Key Stage 3 SAT's) and also provide a useful resource for homework 

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How to use this site
The main links are always visible on at the top of the screen

Contents   Physics   Chemistry   Biology   Vocabulary   Search

Links on this site are always in blue and turn red when the cursor is over them eg link

Each of these links opens a sub-menu on the left.

Each sub menu opens a topic on the main part of the screen
There may be a further menu on the main screen

Looking up a topic
There are several ways to find a topic

Example:   looking up a topic like 'Lamps in parallel'

1.  Work down through the menus till you find what you want:

• Click on ' Physics' (near the top of the screen)

• then ' Circuits' (at the menu on the left)

• then 'lamps in parallel' (found on the main screen near the top)

2. Use the 'Search' box

• This works best if you are using one word so you need to pick a 'key' word
  In this case you would look up 'lamps' or 'Parallel'

• The search engine finds every place each word occurs so avoid using words like 'in'

3. Use 'Vocabulary' to look up a single word or term

• In this case you would look up 'Lamps''

REVISION
Do NOT just sit and read notes
Do NOT revise so hard that you make yourself ill
Do NOT panic

Organization

• Well before your exams, set up a revision plan
• Make sure you have a list of topics to be covered and make a revision schedule allocating a certain amount of time to each topic
  Topics that you do not know so well will need more time.
• Do not rely on last minute revision

How to revise

• Take short rests 
• Revise at times you know you can do your best, not when you are tired.
• Write notes as you revise and test yourself. 
  The notes will be useful later and will help you remember the topic.
• At the beginning of each new day test yourself on what you learnt the day before
• Several short (eg 30 minute) sessions are better than one long session

Other tips

• Do not revise all day. Take exercise: Walk, run, play sport - whatever you enjoy
• Get enough sleep, eat sensibly.
• If you are unsure about what to do then ask a teacher or tutor about how to revise

Worried?

The time of exams can be very stressful and difficult.
Some people find exam time so bad they become ill, because they are afraid of failing or of letting their parents and family down.
Sometimes the hard work of study and revising damages their health.

If you are worried then TALK to someone.

Maybe someone in the family, a friend, a teacher at school, maybe your doctor or priest.
If one person does not listen try someone else

If you are really worried then phone Childline or some other similar organization