1. Montserrat – GCSE Exam Questions
Assessment Guidelines
Use this presentation to make yourself aware of what to expect in your exam lesson

2. Learning objectives To Assess our work on Montserrat
Gain experience of GCSE questions
Earn a GCSE grade that can be shared with your upper schools.

3. You need: Writing equipment including: Pen, Pencil, Ruler
An exam paper
To listen to instructions.
To read the questions.

4. Read the questions carefully. Follow the instructions.
Remember
Read the questions carefully.
Follow the instructions.
Use the resources!

5. Use both the maps on the insert (Fig 1a and Fig 1b).
Use them for evidence and to describe locations.

6. What do the questions mean?
Describe
What? When? Where? Who?
Use Evidence
Effects: What happened because something occurred.
Location, Places, Dates, Effects

7. What do the questions mean?
EXPLAIN
WHY? HOW?
Cause: Why something happened?
Use diagrams and give examples.
Name places, plate boundaries and Features to explain why or how things happen in a particular place.

8. What do the questions mean?
DISTRIBUTION
The spread or pattern
Link this to other information shown by the maps
E.g. Earthquakes occur along the plate boundaries. They are clustered around…(Give examples of the places)

9. What do the questions mean?
HUMAN FEATURES
Places and characteristics of a place made by people. E.g. towns, airports, roads
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Natural characteristics e.g. Hills, mountains, rivers, volcanoes

10. What do the questions mean?
JUSTIFY
Explain your answer: WHY?
Why is one thing more important than another?
Why is it a priority?

11. Hints… Give detailed answers.
Make a point, give evidence, explanation, explore or link ideas for every mark available in the question.
Use the map inserts to help you.
Use the maps and their keys to help you identify information.
E.g. The magnitude of earthquakes and location in relation to other places.
Use compass directions to show directions.

12. Exam conditions No talking or communicating No distracting behaviour
No moving around
Continue on A4 paper
Name and teaching group on every sheet.
When you have completed the questions, check and double check your work. Add more detail.