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All rights reserved.\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n2\nRemember, everyone wants you to succeed.\nPreparing for your exam\n3\n4\nLeading up to the exam\nSpace out your revision – don’t expect to be able to do all your revision the night before an exam.\nKnow your strengths and weaknesses, and work on your weaknesses.\nMake sure that you get a good night’s sleep – the brain doesn’t work optimally when tired.\nThe morning of the exam\nEat breakfast – the brain needs fuel to work.\nMake sure that you get to school in good time for your exam’s start time – there’s nothing worse than stressing (about being late) when going into an exam.\nDo a little last-minute revision – go into the exam having done a little maths and gained confidence.\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThe non-calculator examGCSE Mathematics - Paper 1 Foundation/Higher Tier\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n5\nThe exam is out of 80 marks and lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes\nAnswer all questions, writing down your full workings for each question\nAnswer the questions in the spaces provided, not in blank spaces, and not outside the box around each page\nIf you need extra space, write the question number on the lined paper at the end of your exam paper and complete your work there\nDo all rough work in your exam paper, crossing through any work which you don’t want to be marked\nHave your standard equipment to hand –a black pen, a pencil, and a ruler\nYou may need a protractor, a pair of compasses, and tracing paper\nYou must not use a calculator\nThe calculator examsGCSE Mathematics - Paper 2 and Paper 3 Foundation/Higher Tier\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n6\nThe exam is out of 80 marks and lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes\nAnswer all questions, writing down your full workings for each question\nAnswer the questions in the spaces provided, not in blank spaces, and not outside the box around each page\nIf you need extra space, write the question number on the lined paper at the end of your exam paper and complete your work there\nDo all rough work in your exam paper, crossing through any work which you don’t want to be marked\nHave your standard equipment to hand – a black pen, a pencil, and a ruler\nYou may need a protractor, a pair of compasses, and tracing paper\nYou should use a calculator and write down your full workings whenever you do\nFormulae sheets\n7\nFor this year’s exams a formulae sheet will be provided.\nMake sure that you check the insert for useful formulae which might help you to answer questions.\n8\nFormulae sheets\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nAdditional formulae\nThese formulae are provided within a question where it’s required to answer the question:\n9\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCurved surface area of a cone = π×r×l, where r is the radius and l is the slant height\nVolume of a cone = 1/3×π×r^2×h, where r is the radius and h is the perpendicular height\nVolume of a pyramid = 1/3×area of base×h, where h is the perpendicular height\nSurface area of a sphere = 4×π×r^2, where r is the radius\nVolume of a sphere = 4/3×π×r^3, where r is the radius\nFinal velocity: v=u+a×t, v^2=u^2+2×a×sDisplacement: s=u×t+1/2×a×t^2, where a is constant acceleration, u is initial velocity, v is final velocity, s is displacement, and t is time.\n10\nAdditional formulae\nCopyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThese formulae aren’t provided within an exam paper, and it’s expected that you know them:\nArea of a rectangle = l×w, where l is the length and w is the width\nArea of a triangle = 1/2×b×h, where b is the base and h is the perpendicular height\nArea of a parallelogram = b×h, where b is the base and h is the perpendicular height\nVolume of a cuboid = l×w×h, where l is the length, w is the width and h is the height\nVolume of a prism = area of cross secti","cbCaioqb7y0Npl2n","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioqb7y0Npl2n","pptx",24360033,18,"English","# Preparing for your exam\n# Leading up to the exam\n# The morning of the exam\n# The non-calculator exam\n## GCSE Mathematics - Paper 1 Foundation/Higher Tier\n# The calculator exams\n## GCSE Mathematics - Paper 2 and Paper 3 Foundation/Higher Tier\n# Formulae sheets\n# Additional formulae\n# Hints and tips\n## How to approach worded problems\n## Tips for during the exam","[{\"question\":\"What should students focus on during the days leading up to the GCSE Maths exam?\",\"answer\":\"Space out revision, identify strengths and weaknesses, and work on weaker areas. 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