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Anyone know what the grade boundaries were for last years IGCSE french exam?

Sunset1234

I was just wondering what were the grade boundaries for a B for 2011s IGCSE french?

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Reply 1

RoyalBlue7

Whatever it is it will definitely drop. This year's listening was tough.

Reply 2

carbonita

thank GOD. I thought I was the only one :s

Reply 3

Anam*

Oh my goodness, this time they were actually talking gibberish -.-. The Reading and Writing tomorrow won't be any easier :angry:

Reply 4

RoyalBlue7

Can anyone post the answers. (warn me before giving warning points)

Reply 5

taylorswiftx

B was 66% last year http://www.edexcel.com/iwantto/I%20want%20to%20%20Tasks/1106-International-GCSE-Grade-Boundaries.pdf

Reply 6

MyLittleBigMind

oh god yeah that test? i don't even want to talk about it, i'm not even sure they were speaking french. :mad:

anyway, the listening, isn't it out of 30 and the reading out of 60?, where has the extra 10 points come from?

Reply 7

sbobat

Original post by MyLittleBigMind

oh god yeah that test? i don't even want to talk about it, i'm not even sure they were speaking french. :mad:

anyway, the listening, isn't it out of 30 and the reading out of 60?, where has the extra 10 points come from?

They work out a percentage from your marks out of 90.
Did anyone understand the last question about the plane? :/

Reply 8

taylorswiftx

Original post by MyLittleBigMind

oh god yeah that test? i don't even want to talk about it, i'm not even sure they were speaking french. :mad:

anyway, the listening, isn't it out of 30 and the reading out of 60?, where has the extra 10 points come from?

I wasn't sure they were speaking French either!!! :s-smilie:

and no I didn't understand it :/

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 9

R4INBOW

OMGGGGG! I died today :frown:

What the hell was that?!? It was nothing compared to last years, and the past papers I did in class were primary school level compared to the **** I was given today. Im just really glad to see I'm not the only one who struggled :'(

Reply 10

taylorswiftx

Original post by R4INBOW

OMGGGGG! I died today :frown:

Are you an A/A* student usually?? I feel the same way btw. :/

Reply 11

sbobat

Pirates, plays and planes..What the **** were the people at Edexcel thinking...
At least the boundaries may be lower..i hope

Reply 12

R4INBOW

Original post by taylorswiftx

Are you an A/A* student usually?? I feel the same way btw. :/

hmm I wouldn't say usually, but I know that I have NEVER found a listening paper so difficult before. I was honestly contemplating just putting my pencil down and giving up :frown:

Reply 13

R4INBOW

Original post by sbobat

Pirates, plays and planes..What the **** were the people at Edexcel thinking...
At least the boundaries may be lower..i hope

Ikr! Who the hell knows eyepatch in french???

Reply 14

sbobat

Original post by R4INBOW

Ikr! Who the hell knows eyepatch in french???

I honestly played eenie meenie miney mow with that question. And was totally clueless for the last one.

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow, 'cus we're all gonna need it :biggrin:

Reply 15

taylorswiftx

Original post by sbobat

I honestly played eenie meenie miney mow with that question. And was totally clueless for the last one.

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow, 'cus we're all gonna need it :biggrin:

That's so true! Good luck all. I do hope they lower the boundaries.

Reply 16

MyLittleBigMind

so do you think they will take the grade bounderies down? literally the whole of the year felt like they had the dark mark over the school. it was like someone died... (did you like my little harry potter reference there :P, just bringing a little bit of joy back to the forum :wink: