COMMON ENTRANCE EXAM DOs AND DON’Ts



|The following will hopefully be helpful to those unsure what is coming in terms of exams. |

|However, there are a few common dos and don’ts no matter what year group you are in! |

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|DO: |

|Read the questions – twice if possible! |

|Answer the question – and not the one you wanted them to ask |

|Check you have answered all the parts of a question |

|Answer the number of questions you are meant to answer and in the various sections (if this applies) |

|Check your work at the end if you have time |

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|DON’T: |

|Write in bullet points (unless you’re really running out of time at the end) |

|Write everything you know about a topic – you will only waste time; tailor your answer to the question |

|FORM 7 SUMMER |

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|Revision Needed: |

|1 x booklet of Form 7 Autumn and Spring Term. |

|1 x booklet of Topic 2: Human Responses to God (Form 7 Summer and Form 8 Autumn). Note that in this booklet, only Creation, |

|Adam and Eve & Cain and Abel are needed for the Summer Term exam. |

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|Exam: |

|Questions are in the Common Entrance style. |

|There are TWO sections each with two questions in each. |

|One section is ISLAM and one section is HUMAN RESPONSES TO GOD. |

|Students need to answer one questions from the Islam section and one question from the Human Responses to God section |

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|Each question has three parts: |

|DESCRIBE: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing factual recall. |

|EXPLAIN: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing analytical skills. This is often the harder part but one way is to always |

|think “Why?” – Why are beliefs what they are? Why do Muslims think that? Why is that important? |

|DEBATE: This part is worth 8 marks and is testing their ability to balance arguments and think critically, using their own |

|knowledge. It is important that students realise they need to stick to the debate at hand and not veer off in an unusual |

|angle. It is a mini-essay and not a “chat” about what they think of the statement. |

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|Important Points to Note: |

|The exam is an hour. |

|The debate question follows a clear structure: |

|Introduction (There are many different opinions surrounding this debate…) |

|Opinion that agrees with the statement (opinion for) |

|Opinion that disagrees with the statement (opinion against) |

|What a Christian (or in this case, Muslim) thinks (Some Christians/Muslims may (dis)agree because ….) |

|A conclusion that includes YOUR opinion (In conclusion, I think …) |

|Students must give opinions for both sides to reach the higher levels. They should avoid writing “I (dis)agree for the same |

|reasons”. |

|FORM 8 AUTUMN |

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|Revision Needed: |

|1 x booklet of Form 7 Autumn and Spring Term Islam material. |

|1x booklet of Form 7 Summer Term and Form 8 Autumn term (Old Testament) |

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|Exam: |

|Questions are in the Common Entrance style. |

|There are six questions (three Islam and three Old Testament ones) |

|Students need only answer two |

|Each question has three parts: |

|DESCRIBE: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing factual recall. |

|EXPLAIN: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing analytical skills. This is often the harder part but one way is to always |

|think “Why?” – Why are beliefs what they are? Why do Muslims think that? Why is that important? |

|DEBATE: This part is worth 8 marks and is testing their ability to balance arguments and think critically, using their own |

|knowledge. It is important that students realise they need to stick to the debate at hand and not veer off in an unusual |

|angle. It is a mini-essay and not a “chat” about what they think of the statement. |

| |

|Important Points to Note: |

|The exam is an hour. |

|The debate question follows a clear structure: |

|Introduction (There are many different opinions surrounding this debate…) |

|Opinion that agrees with the statement (opinion for) |

|Opinion that disagrees with the statement (opinion against) |

|What a Christian (or in the Islam questions, Muslim) thinks (Some Christians/Muslims may (dis)agree because ….) |

|A conclusion that includes YOUR opinion (In conclusion, I think …) |

|Students must give opinions for both sides to reach the higher levels. They should avoid writing “I (dis)agree for the same |

|reasons”. |

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|FORM 8 SPRING & SUMMER |

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|Revision Needed: |

|1 x booklet of Form 7 Autumn and Spring Term Islam material. |

|1x booklet of Form 7 Summer Term and Form 8 Autumn term (Old Testament) |

|1 x booklet of Form 8 Autumn (part ii) and Spring Term material |

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|Exam: |

|These exams will be a full Common Entrance paper |

|The important bit will be identifying the correct sections we have covered |

|Students need only answer two questions overall but they MUST be from different sections (so one couldn’t do two Islam |

|questions for example) |

|Each question has three parts: |

|DESCRIBE: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing factual recall. |

|EXPLAIN: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing analytical skills. This is often the harder part but one way is to always |

|think “Why?” – Why are beliefs what they are? Why do Muslims think that? Why is that important? |

|DEBATE: This part is worth 8 marks and is testing their ability to balance arguments and think critically, using their own |

|knowledge. It is important that students realise they need to stick to the debate at hand and not veer off in an unusual |

|angle. It is a mini-essay and not a “chat” about what they think of the statement. |

| |

|Important Points to Note: |

|The exam is an hour. |

|The debate question follows a clear structure: |

|Introduction (There are many different opinions surrounding this debate…) |

|Opinion that agrees with the statement (opinion for) |

|Opinion that disagrees with the statement (opinion against) |

|What a Christian (or in the Islam questions, Muslim) thinks (Some Christians/Muslims may (dis)agree because ….) |

|A conclusion that includes YOUR opinion (In conclusion, I think …) |

|Students must give opinions for both sides to reach the higher levels. They should avoid writing “I (dis)agree for the same |

|reasons”. |

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WHAT’S IN THE EXAM?

FORM 6 AUTUMN

Revision Needed:

1 x booklet of four Bible stories (Ezekiel, The Plot to kill Daniel, A Girl Named Mary and His Name is John) given out at the start of the term.

Exam:

• There are four sections (one for each of the stories).

• Two of the sections will require them to re-tell the stories in their own words.

• Two of the sections will be a comprehension from memory.

Important Points to Note:

• The exam is an hour.

• It will be completed on lined paper.

• Answers should be in full sentences.

FORM 6 SUMMER

Revision Needed:

1 x booklet of Hinduism

Exam:

• The exam is divided into three sections.

• The first section is on HINDUISM and contains two questions (one is worth 1 mark and the other is worth 6 marks). Both questions need to be answers and written in paragraphs.

• The second section is also based on HINDUISM and is an essay question, worth 15 marks. There is a choice of two questions and students need to answer ONLY ONE of them. This also needs to be in paragraphs.

• The third section will be on CONTEMPORARY ISSUES and contains two questions. Both questions need to be answered.

Students are not expected to have any prior knowledge for these questions (so they can’t be revised for). It is all about how students argue for and against things. There is a set structure for these questions and students will be expected to use this structure (this structure is also included on the exam paper as a reminder):

• Introduction (There are many different opinions surrounding this debate…)

• Opinion that agrees with the statement (opinion for)

• Opinion that disagrees with the statement (opinion against)

• What a Christian thinks (Some Christians may (dis)agree because ….)

• A conclusion that includes YOUR opinion (In conclusion, I think …)

• Examples of statements are:

“Helping the poor is more important than spending money on places of worship.”

“Violence is sometimes necessary to defend one’s beliefs.”

Important Points to Note:

• The exam is an hour.

• It will be completed on lined paper.

• Answers should be in full sentences.

FORM 7 AUTUMN

Revision Needed:

1 x booklet of Form 7 Autumn and Spring Term Islam material. However, only the Autumn Term material need be revised for the November exam (Beliefs, Prophets, Holy Books and Life after Death).

Exam:

• Questions are in the Common Entrance style.

• There are four questions and students need only answer two

• Each question has three parts:

a) DESCRIBE: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing factual recall.

b) EXPLAIN: This part is worth 6 marks and is testing analytical skills. This is often the harder part but one way is to always think “Why?” – Why are beliefs what they are? Why do Muslims think that? Why is that important?

c) DEBATE: This part is worth 8 marks and is testing their ability to balance arguments and think critically, using their own knowledge. It is important that students realise they need to stick to the debate at hand and not veer off in an unusual angle. It is a mini-essay and not a “chat” about what they think of the statement.

Important Points to Note:

• The exam is an hour.

• The debate question follows a clear structure:

Introduction (There are many different opinions surrounding this debate…)

Opinion that agrees with the statement (opinion for)

Opinion that disagrees with the statement (opinion against)

What a Christian (or in this case, Muslim) thinks (Some Christians/Muslims may (dis)agree because ….)

A conclusion that includes YOUR opinion (In conclusion, I think …)

• Students must give opinions for both sides to reach the higher levels. They should avoid writing “I (dis)agree for the same reasons”.

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