CONTENTS
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GENERAL EXAM TECHNIQUE FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS !
YOU CAN GAIN EASY MARKS HERE !!
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GET MORE MARKS WITHOUT KNOWING MORE MATHS !!
This is General Exam Technique: What the Examiner MUST see !! |
These tips alone, CAN SAVE YOU LOSING LOTS OF MARKS !!
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MANY MARKS LOST - WATCH OUT !!! |
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PENCIL 1: WATCH OUT !! |
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SEVERAL ANSWERS |
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METHOD MARKS |
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ANSWERS ONLY |
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REASONS & EXPLANATIONS: THE COMMON MISTAKE |
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EQUIPMENT |
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DIAGRAM NOT DRAWN ACCURATELY |
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RIDICULOUS ANSWERS! |
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PENCIL 2: LINES - BE CAREFUL! |
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NEGATIVE SIGNS |
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UNITS |
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NUMBER EXAM TECHNIQUES FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS!
Specific Number Exam Technique Tips on the most common exam mistakes to look out for with Number work.
(Number covers 30% of the exam.)
GRADE BOOSTERS ON EACH NUMBER TOPIC:
FIND OUT ... WHAT ALL THE COMMON EXAM MISTAKES ARE !
FIND OUT ... WHAT YOU MUST AVOID DOING !
BOOST YOUR GRADE ... GET EXTRA MARKS !
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MONEY NOTATION |
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PRODUCT |
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PRODUCT OF PRIME FACTORS |
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STANDARD FORM 1:
LARGE ORDINARY NUMBER TO STANDARD FORM |
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STANDARD FORM 2:
SMALL ORDINARY NUMBER TO STANDARD FORM |
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STANDARD FORM 3: STANDARD FORM TO ORDINARY NUMBER |
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RATIO: PARTS (NOT SHARING IN A GIVEN RATIO) |
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RATIO: SHARING IN A GIVEN RATIO |
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PERCENTAGES 1: FIND THE PERCENTAGE |
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PERCENTAGES 2: PERCENTAGE INCREASE |
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PERCENTAGES 3: COMPOUND INTEREST |
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PERCENTAGES 4: COMPOUND DEPRECIATION |
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PERCENTAGES 5: REVERSE PERCENTAGE INCREASE |
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PERCENTAGES 6: REVERSE PERCENTAGE DECREASE |
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WRITING MINUTES AS DECIMAL OF AN HOUR |
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UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS |
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CONVERSIONS 1: cm to km |
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CONVERSIONS 2: square mm to square cm |
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CONVERSIONS 3: square cm to square m |
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CONVERSIONS 4: cubic m to cubic cm |
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TIMES TABLES MISTAKES !! |
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ALGEBRA EXAM TECHNIQUES FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS!
Algebra covers 30% of the exam - so these are vital mistakes to avoid !!
Algebra often causes many problems, so DON'T make these very common mistakes!
Specific Algebra Exam Technique Tips - we show you what you MUST do in the exam !
GRADE BOOSTERS ON EACH ALGEBRA TOPIC:
FIND OUT ... WHAT ALL THE COMMON EXAM MISTAKES ARE !
FIND OUT ... WHAT YOU MUST AVOID DOING !
BOOST YOUR GRADE ... GET EXTRA MARKS !
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ALGEBRA: SQUARED TERMS |
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POWERS 1: ADDING TERMS |
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POWERS 2: MULTIPLYING TERMS |
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POWERS 3: DIVIDING TERMS |
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POWERS 4: TERM RAISED TO ANOTHER POWER |
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BRACKETS 1: EXPANDING 1 SINGLE BRACKET |
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BRACKETS 2: EXPANDING 2 SINGLE BRACKETS |
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BRACKETS 3: EXPANDING DOUBLE BRACKETS |
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BRACKETS 4: EXPANDING SINGLE BRACKET SQUARED |
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FACTORISING 1: FACTORISING INTO 1 BRACKET |
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FACTORISING 2: FACTORISING INTO 2 BRACKETS |
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FACTORISING 3: DIFFERENCE OF 2 SQUARES |
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FORMULAS 1: WRITE THE FORMULA |
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FORMULAS 2: FIND THE FORMULA |
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SOLVING EQUATION WITH 1 BRACKET |
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SOLVING SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS |
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EQUATIONS OF HORIZONTAL LINES |
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EQUATIONS OF VERTICAL LINES |
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EQUATIONS OF DIAGONAL LINES |
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EQUATIONS OF LINES: GRADIENT |
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SHAPE EXAM TECHNIQUES FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS!
Specific SHAPE Exam Techniques - we show you how to avoid the most common exam mistakes on these topics AND what you MUST do in the exam ! (covers 25% of the exam.)
GRADE BOOSTERS ON EACH SHAPE TOPIC:
FIND OUT ... WHAT ALL THE COMMON EXAM MISTAKES ARE !
FIND OUT ... WHAT YOU MUST AVOID DOING !
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PLANE OF SYMMETRY |
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ANGLES: MEASURING ANGLES |
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ANGLES: ANGLE NOTATION |
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ANGLES: INTERIOR ANGLES |
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ANGLES: EXTERIOR ANGLES |
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AREAS: PARALLELOGRAM |
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AREAS: TRAPEZIUM |
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VOLUMES: VOLUME OF PRISM |
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BEARINGS 1: DIRECTION |
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BEARINGS 2: 3 FIGURES |
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BEARINGS 3: BACK BEARINGS (A) |
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BEARINGS 4: BACK BEARINGS (B) |
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CIRCLES: CIRCUMFERENCE 1 |
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CIRCLES: CIRCUMFERENCE 2 |
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CIRCLES: CIRCUMFERENCE 3 |
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CIRCLE ANGLES |
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PYTHAGORAS |
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TRANSFORMATIONS 1: ENLARGEMENT |
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TRANSFORMATIONS 2: SINGLE TRANSFORMATION |
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DATA EXAM TECHNIQUES FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS!
Specific Data Exam Technique Tips -
Data and Statistics topics only cover 15% of the exam - so these topics REGULARLY turn up. These mistakes are EASY to avoid - WHEN you know how! (15% of the exam.)
GRADE BOOSTERS ON EACH DATA TOPIC:
FIND OUT ... WHAT ALL THE COMMON EXAM MISTAKES ARE !
FIND OUT ... WHAT YOU MUST AVOID DOING !
BOOST YOUR GRADE ... GET EXTRA MARKS !
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DATA COLLECTION SHEET |
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QUESTIONNAIRES |
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STEM AND LEAF DIAGRAMS |
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BOX PLOTS 1 |
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BOX PLOTS 2 |
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GROUPED DATA 1: MEDIAN INTERVAL |
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GROUPED DATA 2: ESTIMATE OF MEAN |
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LINES OF BEST FIT |
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CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY |
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MOVING AVERAGE |
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NON-CALCULATOR EXAM TECHNIQUES FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS!
Specific Non-Calculator Exam Techniques - The most comon exam mistakes to look out for when NOT using a calculator.
GRADE BOOSTERS ON EACH NON-CALCULATOR TOPIC:
FIND OUT ... WHAT ALL THE COMMON EXAM MISTAKES ARE !
FIND OUT ... WHAT YOU MUST AVOID DOING !
BOOST YOUR GRADE ... GET EXTRA MARKS !
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SQUARING ! |
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QUICK METHOD 1: DIVISION |
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QUICK METHOD 2: MULTIPLYING |
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HARDER DIVISION |
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FRACTIONS 1: ADDING FRACTIONS |
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FRACTIONS 2: MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS |
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FRACTIONS 3: DIVIDING FRACTIONS |
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ESTIMATING |
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VAT: NON CALCULATOR METHOD |
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CALCULATOR EXAM TECHNIQUE FROM GCSE MATHS EXAMINERS!
Specific Calculator Exam Techniques -
The most comon exam mistakes to avoid when using a calculator.
GRADE BOOSTERS ON EACH CALCULATOR TOPIC:
FIND OUT ... WHAT ALL THE COMMON EXAM MISTAKES ARE !
FIND OUT ... WHAT YOU MUST AVOID DOING !
BOOST YOUR GRADE ... GET EXTRA MARKS !
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ROUNDING |
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STANDARD FORM |
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CONVERSIONS |
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CALCULATOR: SIMPLE FRACTION |
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CALCULATOR: HARD FRACTION |
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VAT: CALCULATOR METHOD |
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TRIAL AND IMPROVEMENT |
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TRIGONOMETRY 1: DEG MODE |
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TRIGONOMETRY 2: FINDING ANGLES |
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EXAMINERS ANALYSED
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