Y8 Assessment
The timetable for the Year 8 Assessment Week two is published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.
Year 8 Assessment Week (6th May – 9th May)
8A 8B 8C 8D
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P3 |
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P5 |
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English |
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Maths P1 |
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Wed |
Science |
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History |
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Geography |
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Fri |
German |
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Maths P2 |
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8E 8F 8G 8H
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P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
P4 |
P5 |
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Tue |
French |
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Maths P1 |
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Wed |
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History 3 Geography |
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Thu |
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Maths P2 |
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Science |
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Fri |
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English |
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History Geography 3 |
8I 8J 8K 8L
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P2 |
P3 |
P4 |
P5 |
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Tue |
Maths P1 |
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Geography |
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History |
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Thu |
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Spanish |
Maths P2 |
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Fri |
English |
Science |
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Year 8 AW2 Information |
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English |
A quiz on the context of Macbeth and quotes about MACBETH and LADY MACBETH. An extended writing question on either Macbeth or Lady Macbeth based on an extract. |
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Maths (2 papers) |
Paper 1: Essentials Test (1 hour) Paper 2: Fluency Test (30 minutes) Content is all topics covered this year so far. |
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Science |
A 45 – minute written assessment paper covering: Respiration Photosynthesis Types of reaction Chemical energy Electrical energy Sounds waves |
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History |
20 knowledge questions (multiple choice) 10 key words gap fill 10 dates for chronology 4 knowledge questions – 4 marks each, extended answers Topics are: Industrial Revolution in Sheffield and the British Empire |
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Geography |
Section A – Short answer questions to test understanding of key vocabulary from current and previous units, including year 7. Section B – Short answer questions closed and open questions testing knowledge of weather and climate, human use of resources, Africa and coastal processes, landforms and management. There will be one longer extended writing question on each topic and one skills question (graph/map/photograph/numeracy) Unit 1 – What is happening above our heads? Weather and Climate Unit 2 – Is human consumption of resources sustainable? Unit 3 – Does Africa have it all? Unit 4 – What happens where the land meets the sea? Coastal landforms and management |
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French |
A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into French and an extended writing task in French. Topics covered are Town (HT1), Paris (HT2) and Holidays (HT3 and HT4) |
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German |
A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into German and an extended writing task in German. Topics covered are Town (HT1), Berlin (HT2) and Holidays (HT3 and HT4) |
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Spanish |
A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into Spanish and an extended writing task in Spanish. Topics covered are Town (HT1), Barcelona (HT2) and Holidays (HT3 and HT4) |