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3-Year Scheme of Work:
End of Term 3 Test
Higher Tier
Answers

Breakdown by unit against Pearson Progression Steps:

Step Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Total
6th Q6b (1) Q1 (3 marks) 4
Q2 (4) Q4 (4)
Q5 (3)
Q6a, c (3) Q3 (3)
7th 26
Q7 (4) Q9a (2)
Q11a (1)
Q12a, b (2)
Q8 (3)
8th Q11b (1) Q9b, c (4) 10
Q10 (2)
Q11c (2)
9th 3
Q12c (1)
Q13 (4)
10th 7
Q14 (3)
Total 22 16 12 50
 Three-Year Scheme of Work
End of Term 3 Test: Higher Tier Answers
GCSE Baseline Test 1

1 partial 3D sketch (1)

complete 3D sketch (1)

(1)

2 Scales and axes drawn from 2 x 4 and 7 y 11 (1)

Drawing a straight line passing through (0, 1) (1)

Drawing a straight line with gradient 3 (1)

Line going through the points (2, 7), (1, 4), (0, 1), (1, 2), (2, 5), (3, 8), (4, 11), (1)

3 Correct construction of a triangle with area 20 cm 2 (2)

Allow one error in measurement of sides with arcs for 1 mark

4 a Substituting values into formula for area of a trapezium (1)

45 cm2 (1)

b Use Pythagoras to find length of diagonal side (1)

28.4 cm (1)

5 a Calculating the gradient as 10 or the y-intercept as 30 (1)

C = 10d + 30 (1)

b 27 (1)

6 a 2 (1)

b (1, 7) (1)

c 80 = 8.9 cm (1)

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Three-Year Scheme of Work
End of Term 3 Test: Higher Tier Answers
Baselinest 1
7 a = 5, b = 3, c = 4, d = 6, e = 2, f = 1 (4)

1 mark for two graphs matched correctly,

2 marks for three graphs matched correctly,
3 marks for four graphs matched correctly

60
8 Finding arc length, 2 p 12 (1)
360

Adding their arc length to two radii (1)

36.6 cm (1)

9 ai Reflection in the line y = x (2)

-5
aii Translation (2)
-1

(2)

10 Using formula for volume of a cylinder, 166 = 2.12 h (1)

12 cm (1)

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 Three-Year Scheme of Work
End of Term 3 Test: Higher Tier Answers
GCSE Baseline Test 1

11 a y = 5x + a, where a is a real number (1)

b 3y + 4x = a, where a is a real number (1)

1
c Finding gradient of perpendicular as (1)
3

1
y= x+2 (1)
3

12 a (1, 4) (1)

b x=1 (1)

c Attempt to find x values when y = 1 (1)

x = 3.25 and x = 1.25 (1)

4
13 Calculating volume of sphere, V = 43 = 268.08 cm3 (1)
3

Dividing volume of their sphere by two, = 134.04 cm3 (1)

1
Calculating volume of cone, V = 42 6 = 100.53 cm3 (1)
3

234.57 cm3 (1)

14 Using upper bound for radius and height, 5.25 cm and 8.65 cm,
or lower bound for radius and height, 5.15 cm and 8.55 cm (1)

Calculating upper bound, 749.00 cm3 (1)

Calculating lower bound, 712.41 cm3 (1)

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