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I missed the back page ! Physics Science A

I sat a Science A (Core Science) Physics Paper yesterday, and I missed the back page because I simply didn't see it. Many of my friends had the same problem and didn't see it ..

I researched today and found out that they did the same thing last year in A Level exams, and many people failed due to it because they simple didn't see the back page. I know it's a stupid mistake to do, but if it's already happened in the past; shouldn't AQA fix it by not putting questions on the back page to reduce the risk of students making the same mistake again?

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16018721

By the way; i didn't know that it had happened in the past until after the exam, and the paper is out of 60; and the back of the page contained 9 marks.

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Reply 1

EffKayy

No it wasnt in the news.. Don't exaggerate

Edit: and you should be using 'Common sense' as all papers clearly say 'end of questions'

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Reply 2

Rubbaduckzilla

dont worry, you can still get an A and by all means redo in the summer to get an A*.

Reply 3

goape

Original post by Alaa12345

I sat a Science A (Core Science) Physics Paper yesterday, and I missed the back page because I simply didn't see it. Are AQA trying to save paper under the risk of failing students? What can i do :s-smilie:

They done the same thing last year in A Level exams, and many people failed due to it because they simple didn't see the back page.

Then you should have known to look at the back page shouldn't you :facepalm:

nothing you can do about it now. at least you won't make the same mistake again

Reply 4

Alaa12345

Original post by EffKayy

No it wasnt in the news.. Don't exaggerate

Edit: and you should be using 'Common sense' as all papers clearly say 'end of questions'

i'm exaggerating eh ? look for yourself you fool http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16018721

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Reply 5

Alaa12345

Original post by goape

Then you should have known to look at the back page shouldn't you :facepalm:

nothing you can do about it now. at least you won't make the same mistake again

Nah I found about the problem in A Level exams AFTER the test .. not before

Reply 6

EffKayy

Original post by Alaa12345

i'm exaggerating eh ? look for yourself you fool http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16018721

Then why werent you more cautious after seeing it on the news?

Reply 7

Alaa12345

Original post by EffKayy

Then why werent you more cautious after seeing it on the news?

i researched and found out that it was on the news after the exam, not before.

Reply 8

helenamm92

I did the same thing in one of my assessed chemistry practicals. It's nice to know I'm not the only one :biggrin:

You will kick yourself for a long time, but if it was only one or two questions, then hopefully you'll have done well enough on the rest of the paper that it won't matter :smile:

At least now you're not at risk of doing it again!

Reply 9

EffKayy

Original post by Alaa12345

Nah I found about the problem in A Level exams AFTER the test .. not before

Shame.

Did you not do pastpapers and see that they clearly state 'end of questions' ?

Reply 10

Fragile_Illusions

Aha. The questions equal knowledge testing and checking you've answered all the questions is intelligence.

Anyway, calm down. My friend did this on a gcse maths paper, and still got an A*

Reply 11

tooambitious

Original post by Alaa12345

i'm exaggerating eh ? look for yourself you fool http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16018721

who's the fool here :confused:

, anyway, how many marks was it, you can still easily get and A* even without doing the lsat page, AQA physics is like arounf 30-33/45 for an A*, your other sciences can bring it up either, dont worry now but it was a stupid thing to do

Reply 12

heartlesswhore

If you did not look at all of your paper, you deserve to fail. :tongue:

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Reply 13

Alaa12345

Original post by tooambitious

who's the fool here :confused:

Yeah I agree it was a stupid mistake, but it's out of 60 and the back page was out of 9 marks.

Reply 14

Blutooth

Suppose you were a psychologist who forgot to read the back-page of a patient's report. Would you complain about the idiot who printed stuff on the back-page or would you accept you made a mistake?

Having said this I do feel sorry for you, and stuff like this happens to most people at some point in their life.

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Reply 15

Farhan96

Half the people in my year missed the last page too! It was my first real exam - and during the exam things like that dont go thorugh your mind, especially on your first one.

Reply 16

cl_steele

ive done this before its a horrible mistake isnt it :/ just resit the paper though :smile:

Reply 17

chickenonsteroids

Why is it their fault? Shouldn't everyone just check all of the paper?

Unfortunate mistake however, my friend did the same thing a while ago. Now she checks the last page even if it says 'End of paper' in front of her :teehee: