So You Want a Grade C?

Whether you’re doing the Higher or Foundation paper, the following topics are essential for you to know and understand if you want to get your grade C.  Obviously some of the topics listed here go up to A or B Grade, but these are going to be the questions that get you the marks on a higher tier paper that will ensure you gain your grade C.

 

TOPIC Grade Links
Factors and Primes C/D HCF, prime factors, LCM, BBC BITESIZE NUMBER
Indices A-D Indices 1, Harder indices (fractional and negative)
Decimals, Fractions,  Percentages C/D  +-decimals, ordering decimals, x decimals by 10, 100, 1000, x decimals by whole numbers, x decimals together, divide decimals by whole numbers,equivalent fractions, fractions to decimals,

+-fractions, x or divide fractions by a whole number, x fractions together, dividing fractions, Mixed numbers, Comparing fractions,

% of amounts, fractions to decimals to percentages, change as a %
% change, C/D % change 1, % change 2
Rounding and estimation C/D significant figures, basic estimation, harder estimation,
Ratio and Proportion C/D Dividing in a ratio, proportion
Standard Form A/B standard form (large numbers), standard form (small numbers), standard form on calculators
Algebraic expressions A-C Simplifying 1, simplifiying 2, solving equations, BBC BITESIZE ALGEBRA
Sequences C nth terms
Expanding brackets B-D single brackets, double brackets
Factorising A-D factorising into 1 bracket, factorising into double brackets, harder double brackets
Linear equations C/D y=mx+c, finding the equation of a line
Straight-line graphs A-D co-ordinates, drawing graphs
3-D co-ordinates B/C 3-D co-ordinates
Real-life graphs B-D real life graphs, distance-time graphs
Formulae A-D substituting into formulae, rearranging formulae
Inequalities A-C inequalities
Quadratic graphs A-C plotting graphs
Trial and improvement C trial and improvement
Direct Proportion A-C direct and inverse proportion
Angle properties C/D angles in parallel lines, angle proofs, BBC BITESIZE SHAPE, SPACE AND MEASURES
Angles in polygons C/D interior and exterior angles, angles in a polygon
Plans and Elevations C/D plans and elevations
Perimeter and Area C/D area of a parallelogram, area of a triangle, area of a trapezium (formula given in exam!)
Circles and cylinders C/D circumference, area, volume of cylinders
Volumes of 3-D shapes A-D volume of prisms
Pythagoras C Pythagoras
Surface Area A-C nets and surface area
Converting Units C/D converting units
Units of area and volume B-D lengths v areas v volumes in formulae
Speed, Density C/D speed, density
Bearings C/D bearings
Scale drawings C/D scale drawing, map scales
Constructions C/D constructing triangles, perpendicular bisectors, angle bisectors etc
Loci C loci
Translations, rotations and reflections C/D rotations, reflections, translations, transformations
Enlargements A-D enlargements
Trigonometry B missing angles, missing sides
Circle Theorems A circle theorems
Collecting Data C/D Types of data, questionnaires, BBC BITESIZE HANDLING DATA
Two-way tables C/D two-way tables
Stratified Sampling A/B Sampling
Mean, median and mode C/D comparing data using averages
Frequency table averages C/D Grouping data, averages, mean from frequency tables
Histograms A histograms
Cumulative Frequency B c.f. 1, c.f. 2
Box plots B box plots
Scatter graphs D scatter graphs, line of best fit
Probability C/D listing outcomes, relative frequency, general probability revision, mutually exclusive events
Tree diagrams A tree diagrams