The Brevet (الشهادة المتوسطة) is the first official exam most Lebanese students sit. It closes Grade 9 and the intermediate cycle, and it covers a full year of programme in every subject. Students who do well are rarely the ones who cram in June; they are the ones who treat the whole year as preparation and who test themselves regularly.
This guide gives a simple, realistic plan: what to do each term, how to revise each subject, and how to use practice questions and mock exams without wasting time.
What the Brevet covers
The exam tests the official Grade 9 programme of the Lebanese curriculum. The core subjects are Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Life Sciences), Arabic, and the first foreign language (English or French), together with the other subjects of the programme (civics, history, geography). Each paper has its own coefficient and duration, and questions follow the style of the official textbooks: exercises with several parts, documents to analyse, and short-answer or multiple-choice items.
Because everything in the year can be asked, the key skill is coverage: knowing every chapter reasonably well rather than a few chapters perfectly.
Term 1 (October–December): build the habit
- Revise each chapter the week it is taught at school — read the lesson summary, redo the examples, then do 15–20 practice questions.
- Take the chapter exam on EduRise (20 timed questions). Note your score; anything under 80% means the chapter goes on your “redo” list.
- Keep a formula and definition notebook per subject (Math formulas, Physics laws and units, Chemistry equations, Biology diagrams, Arabic grammar rules, English tenses).
- Once a week, spend 30 minutes on flashcards or “Fix my mistakes” — this is where the marks are.
Term 2 (January–March): consolidate
- Continue the weekly chapter cycle for new material.
- Every Saturday, go back to one old chapter per subject from your redo list and retake its exam.
- Start mixed practice: questions from several chapters in one sitting, because the Brevet does not tell you which chapter a question comes from.
- Ask for help early. On EduRise, the clarification box under a question and the report button exist for exactly this.
Term 3 (April–June): exam mode
- Switch to full mock exams: one paper per subject per week, timed, no notes.
- After each mock, review every answer — including the correct ones — and write down why each wrong answer was wrong.
- Redo the chapters that keep costing marks; ignore the ones you consistently get right.
- The last week: light revision of the notebook, sleep, and no new material.
Subject-by-subject tips
- Mathematics: most marks are lost on method, not on ideas. Show every step, check units and signs, and practise the recurring exercise types (equations and inequalities, Pythagoras and Thales, statistics, functions).
- Physics: learn the laws with their formulas and units; practise reading circuit diagrams and force diagrams; always write the formula before substituting numbers.
- Chemistry: balance equations daily for a week and it becomes automatic; know the mole concept, acids and bases, and the periodic table trends.
- Biology: draw and label the diagrams yourself (digestive system, cell, reproductive systems); learn to read documents and graphs and to write short structured answers.
- Arabic: practise reading comprehension under time, revise النحو والصرف rules with examples, and write at least one expression per week.
- English: read a passage a day and answer comprehension questions; revise tenses, connectors and paragraph structure; practise writing to a word limit.
Mistakes to avoid
- Rewriting the lesson instead of practising questions.
- Only doing the chapters you like.
- Never working under time before June.
- Skipping the answer review after a test — that is where learning happens.
- Studying late every night in the last week instead of sleeping.
Questions students ask
When should I start preparing for the Brevet?
From the first week of Grade 9. A weekly cycle of lesson → practice → chapter exam is enough; intensive mock-exam work starts around April.
How many mock exams should I do?
One full paper per subject per week in the last two to three months, with a full answer review after each one. Quality of review matters more than quantity.
Does EduRise have Brevet mock exams?
Yes. Grade 9 on EduRise includes timed Brevet-style mock exams (MCQ) in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Arabic and English, plus chapter exams for every chapter.
Related pages
- Brevet preparation on EduRise
- Grade 9 online learning
- Grade 9 Mathematics study guide
- Grade 9 exam preparation guide
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