Year 8 Revision by Mr T Page https://padlet.com/tanepage1/v7md7w11yrwm84k2 en-us 2026-05-19 13:30:16 UTC 2026-05-19 14:55:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Year 8 Revision Booklet elizabethlee23 https://padlet.com/tanepage1/v7md7w11yrwm84k2/wish/3920166322 Please use the digital copy of the revision booklet to ensure that you are revising for your upcoming End of Year exams.

]]> 2026-05-19 13:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tanepage1/v7md7w11yrwm84k2/wish/3920166322 What to expect in the Year 8 Reading Exam elizabethlee23 https://padlet.com/tanepage1/v7md7w11yrwm84k2/wish/3920210852 The reading exam is 50 minutes and it is worth 40 marks.


Section A

In this section, you will need to...

  • Identify correct statements

  • Write a word/phrase to show an emotion

  • Make inferences

  • Identifying quotations and explaining the importance of this.

  • Identifying dystopian features within a text.

  • Identifying examples of foreshadowing.

  • Writing an analytical paragraph in response to the use of dystopian features.


Section B

In this section, you will need to...

  • Identify examples of pathetic fallacy

  • Identify metaphors and explain the effect of them.

  • Match the term to the definition.

  • Identifying stage directions.

  • Identifying purpose, audience and form.

  • Identifying the difference between fact and opinion.

  • Identifying tone in the text and explaining the effect of this.

]]> 2026-05-19 14:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tanepage1/v7md7w11yrwm84k2/wish/3920210852 What to expect in the Year 8 Writing Exam elizabethlee23 https://padlet.com/tanepage1/v7md7w11yrwm84k2/wish/3920214738 The reading exam is 45 minutes and is worth 40 marks.


In this exam, you will be tested on...

  • Using adjectives

  • Using effective verbs

  • Identify sentences which use brackets correctly

  • Inserting commas and punctuation.

  • Adding similes and metaphors to enhance descriptive writing.

  • Rewriting sentences to improve the clarity.

  • Identifying emotive language.

  • Writing the opening of a speech.

  • Writing the opening of a descriptive writing.

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