{"product_id":"pense-betes-brevet","title":"The Big Book of Study Guides — Brevet Special (3e, age 14-15)","description":"\u003cp class=\"kb-langfr-desc\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🇫🇷 This book is written in French.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is no English edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I did revise, I promise.” Then comes the mock exam for the brevet, France's end-of-middle-school exam: the dictation trips them up, the dates get jumbled, and the 20 minutes without a calculator go by far too fast.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 3e (the final year of collège, French middle school, age 14-15), everything lands at once: four years of collège syllabus, a new maths paper, a 90-minute essay, an oral exam. Your teen isn't short of lessons. What they lack are \u003cb\u003ehooks\u003c\/b\u003e to make it all stick until the end of June.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Big Book of Study Guides — Brevet Special\u003c\/b\u003e (French title: Le Grand Livre des Pense-Bêtes — Spécial Brevet) gives them 232: one trick per topic, arranged in the order of the exam papers, with an exercise alongside to check it has sunk in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e232 tricks\u003c\/b\u003e to remember everything, from dictation rules to the key history dates of 3e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e116 exercises with answers\u003c\/b\u003e, one per page, all solutions at the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 parts in exam order\u003c\/b\u003e: you revise the brevet the way you will sit it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003equick-fire maths\u003c\/b\u003e of the new brevet (the \"automatismes\"): the 20-minute section without a calculator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA « \u003cb\u003eLe Brevet en 1 page\u003c\/b\u003e » page (“the brevet on one page”) and a \u003cb\u003erevision plan\u003c\/b\u003e from 60 days out to the night before\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e136 pages\u003c\/b\u003e in full colour, large A4 format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe 10 parts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaths: quick-fire skills\u003c\/b\u003e: mental arithmetic, fractions, percentages, conversions, the time-conversion trap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaths: problem solving\u003c\/b\u003e: Pythagoras, Thales (intercept theorem), trigonometry, functions, equations, number theory, transformations, Scratch, spreadsheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrench: language \u0026amp; dictation\u003c\/b\u003e: dictation traps, rewriting exercises, vocabulary, agreement, homophones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrench: texts \u0026amp; essay writing\u003c\/b\u003e: answering questions on a text, imaginative and reflective essays, figures of speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory-Geography · EMC\u003c\/b\u003e (civics): analysing a document, the structured essay, the key dates of 3e, the geography of France, the Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhysics-Chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e: energy, power, sound, light, atoms and ions, gravity, electricity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSVT\u003c\/b\u003e (life and earth sciences): genetics, immunity, the nervous system, physical effort, evolution, plate tectonics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology\u003c\/b\u003e: information and energy chains, programming, networks, design specifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Brevet oral\u003c\/b\u003e: choosing the project, building the presentation, answering the panel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMethod \u0026amp; exam day\u003c\/b\u003e: learning without rereading ten times, getting organised, handling stress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSix tricks taken from the book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e« 20 minutes · 6 points · 0 calculatrice » (“20 minutes · 6 points · 0 calculator”)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card that opens the book sums up the new quick-fire section of the maths exam, then gives the strategy: « Je fais · je saute · je reviens » (“I do · I skip · I come back”). A first pass for everything easy, a second one for the skipped questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e« 1,5 h = 1 h 30, pas 1 h 50 ! » (“1.5 h = 1 h 30 min, not 1 h 50!”)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe time trap that costs points every year: an hour has 60 minutes, not 100. The card shows how to convert 0.25 h, 0.5 h and 1.5 h without hesitating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e« Vendre, vendu, vendez : ton oreille choisit » (“sell, sold, sell: your ear decides”)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo choose between -é, -er and -ez in the dictation: swap the verb for « vendre » (to sell) and listen. If you hear « vendre », write -er; if you hear « vendu » (sold), write -é.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e« Affirmation · Citation · Explication » (“Statement · Quote · Explanation”)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipe for answering questions on a text: one sentence that answers, a piece of evidence copied in quotation marks with its line number, then the explanation. The book compares it to a sandwich: there's never a slice missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e« 1 paragraphe = 1 idée + 1 date + 1 exemple » (“1 paragraph = 1 idea + 1 date + 1 example”)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history-geography structured essay (développement construit), finally broken down into simple building blocks, with a rough draft that holds nothing but the outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e« Vaccin = entraînement · Antibiotique = anti-bactéries » (“vaccine = training · antibiotic = anti-bacteria”)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo two words that keep coming up in SVT papers never get mixed up again: a vaccine trains the body to recognise a microbe, an antibiotic kills bacteria, and it is useless against a virus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe new brevet, paper by paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the 2026 session, the final brevet mark is out of 20: the end-of-year exams (the four written papers and the oral) count for 60%, continuous assessment in 3e for 40%. The book follows the same breakdown:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrench (3 h)\u003c\/b\u003e: questions on a text and grammar, dictation, essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics (2 h)\u003c\/b\u003e: quick-fire skills without a calculator (20 min), then problems with a calculator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory-geography and EMC (2 h)\u003c\/b\u003e: document analysis, structured essay, civics exercise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSciences (1 h)\u003c\/b\u003e: two subjects out of three from physics-chemistry, SVT and technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOral\u003c\/b\u003e: presenting a project carried out in class, followed by an interview with the panel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRevision notes that actually stick\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book does not replace lessons. It is not a summary of the syllabus or a collection of past papers: it is a collection of tricks for remembering what was covered in class. Each page holds two short, colourful cards, written in French and addressed directly to the student, with simple sentences and an example. You can open the book at any page, five minutes before a test or when a topic just won't go in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the bottom of each page there is an exercise to apply it straight away. The answers are all at the back: your teen marks their own work, with no screen, and sees at once what needs going over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is it for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents in 3e preparing for the brevet, in France or at a French school abroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose who \"learn\" but don't retain, and keep saying \"I'm hopeless\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong students aiming for a mention (honours)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParents who want to give practical help, without re-teaching the lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn hour of private tutoring in France costs around €30. This book costs €29.99 and stays with your teen through the whole of 3e, from the first test to exam day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📦 Free shipping to mainland France · 🖨️ Printed on demand in Europe, just for your order · 🔒 Secure payment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same book is available as a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/le-grand-livre-des-pense-betes-brevet-pdf\"\u003eprintable PDF version\u003c\/a\u003e. For every year of collège, from 6e to 3e (age 11 to 15), see \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/pense-betes-college\"\u003ethe Collège edition\u003c\/a\u003e; for what comes next, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/pense-betes-lycee\"\u003ethe Lycée edition\u003c\/a\u003e (French high school). The whole collection: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/pense-betes\"\u003eMemos\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kidibook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63765994963274,"sku":"KB-PB-BREV","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/1118\/9834\/files\/pense-betes-brevet.png?v=1790863425","url":"https:\/\/editions.kidibook.com\/en\/products\/pense-betes-brevet","provider":"Kidibook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}