SCIENCE WORKBOOK 3–6
Level checker
As you complete the practice questions in Easy Learning KS3 Science Workbook Levels 3–6, you can use the mark-level converters below to check which National Curriculum level you are currently working at. You can use this information to help you see which areas you are confident in and which ones you need to revisit. You can use Easy Learning KS3 Science Revision Levels 3–6 to revise any topics you need to spend more time on.
Levels per total marks for each Key Idea in the KS3 Science Framework To find your level for each Key Idea, add together your marks from each section, e.g. Cells, to give a total mark.
Key Idea
Marks for Marks for level 3 level 4
Marks for level 5
Marks for level 6
Cells
20
44
85
98
Energy
20
40
70
120
Forces
5
15
60
75
Particles
15
35
75
90
Interdependence
15
30
72
104
Scientific Enquiry
15
40
70
92
Levels per questions for the practice paper To see what level you are working at for each question and which area of the curriculum you are being tested on, use this table.
Practice paper question number
Level
1
3
Sc4 Energy resources
4
2
4
Sc2 Food chains and cells
7
3
4
Sc3 Acids and alkalis
4
4
3
Sc3 Corrosion of metals
4
5
3
Sc4 Forces
3
6
4
Sc2 Inheritance
3
7
3
Sc3 Separating techniques
4
Topic
Available marks
SCIENCE WORKBOOK 3–6
Level checker
8
4
Sc3 Chemical reactions
5
9
5
Sc1 Evidence and variables
9
10
6
Sc 4 Energy from food
6
11
5
Sc3 Acid rain
7
12
6
Sc4 Speed, streamlining and terminal velocity
10
13
6
Sc1 Variables, results and conclusions
10
14
5
Sc2 Circulation and respiration
9
15
6
Sc1 Conclusions
5
Total
90
Levels per total marks for the practice paper To work out what overall level you have achieved, add together your total number of marks for the practice paper. You can use the table below to pinpoint whether you are at the bottom (C), middle (B) or top (A) of your level.
Level
3C
3B
3A
4C
4B
4A
5C
5B
5A
6
Marks
10
15
20
25
32
39
46
55
64
75