Nat 5 Modern Studies Revision Checklist & Tracker

Know exactly what is in National 5 Modern Studies, see your gaps at a glance, and close them one by one before the prelim and the final exam.

This printable checklist turns every option into clear “I can…” statements, 67 in total, based on the current National 5 Modern Studies course specification. Tick the three options you study, colour a traffic light for each statement, tick it off every time you revise, and watch the reds turn green.

UP TO DATE FOR 2026-27
The course and exam are unchanged for 2026-27: one 80-mark question paper (2 hours 20 minutes) in three sections, plus a 20-mark assignment written up in 1 hour. Everything in this checklist follows that structure.

WHAT’S INSIDE (18 A4 pages)

• Cover with name, school, target grade (A / B / C / D) and exam date
• How to use, plus the exam at a glance: the question paper (80 marks, 2 hours 20 minutes), the 20-mark assignment, where the marks come from, and what each section asks you to do
• My options: tick Democracy in Scotland or the UK, Social inequality or Crime and the law, and World powers or World issues, with the page number for each
• Question-type guide: Describe and Explain, in detail, and the three source questions (support and oppose, make a decision, draw conclusions), with how each is marked
• 6 checklist pages covering all six options and the source skills, from the First Minister and AMS to the children’s hearing system and your world power or world issue. Every statement has Red / Amber / Green circles, Revised x1 / x2 / x3 boxes and an Exam Qs? tick box
• My check-ins: count your greens, ambers and reds three times over the year
• Key terms: 20 must-know words, from devolved matters and FPTP to reoffending
• My up-to-date examples: a page for the recent examples and statistics that earn marks
• Past paper tracker: marks for each section, total out of 80, percentage, grade and weakest question type for 10 papers, plus a progress graph
• My fix-it list: what went wrong, how you will fix it, and a Fixed box
• Assignment: research checklist, what you can and cannot take into the write-up, a plan, and a write-up checklist showing where all 20 marks come from
• Exam-week checklist: pack your kit, the week before, and on the day
• Notes page

WHO IT’S FOR

• S4 and S5 pupils sitting National 5 Modern Studies
• Parents and carers helping at home
• Tutors and teachers looking for a ready-made revision tracker for their own pupils

PLEASE NOTE

• A4 portrait PDF. Prints in colour or greyscale on standard A4 paper.
• An independent revision resource, not an official exam board product. Topics and statements are based on the current National 5 Modern Studies course specification published by Qualifications Scotland.

Good luck with your exams!