OCR Gateway Biology 2012 B1 B2 B3

Original post by shadab786ahmed

The last one was 1 mark... But I think Hiroshima might be three... But I know body cell was one.

Really? I'm fairly sure the last one was two marks :s-smilie:

but I'll change it in case I'm wrong :wink:

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Original post by ghost_rebel

I really struggled with the graph question and the last part of that question was difficult for me!!

What was the last part of the question again? (I can't remember) :smile:

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Original post by rosii

My estimation is that A* will be 65% - we did a mock using the proper grade boundries for the specimen paper and 55% was an A.

Do you know the actual percentage or marks from the specimen paper you did to get an A* ?
We didn't do the specimen but I really want to find out the grade boundaries :smile:

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Does anyone know the grade boundaries at least from the specimen paper
Also what did you put for fats and heart related question?

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Original post by shadab786ahmed

Why is there an unofficial mark scheme for every exam but this one!

When is the mark scheme coming out?

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Original post by shadab786ahmed

65%... Is less than 50 marks... :O

Are you sure it actually is 65%

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Original post by VNTaurusAngel97

Do you know the actual percentage or marks from the specimen paper you did to get an A* ?
We didn't do the specimen but I really want to find out the grade boundaries :smile:

There are no grade boundaries for the specimen paper since it was not an official exam paper sat by students, like us. It was created to provide an idea of what the actual exam will be like, which explains why there are several errors in the mark scheme. :smile:

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Nevertheless, in the January exam, the grade boundaries for an A* was 46.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocr.org.uk%2Fdownload%2Fadmin%2Focr_64986_admin_unit_grd_bound_jan_12.pdf&docid=958cffc18adcc335879835390d6fc788&a=bi&pagenumber=37&w=967

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Original post by VNTaurusAngel97

Are you sure it actually is 65%

I never said it was, but I just worked out how many marks it would work out... Unlikely imo

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Original post by shadab786ahmed

I never said it was, but I just worked out how many marks it would work out... Unlikely imo

What do you think the grade boundaries will be then? :smile:

It may not be as unlikely as you think- in January, 46/75 marks were needed for an A* for the B1, B2 and B3 exam which is 61%!

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Original post by bobbricks

What do you think the grade boundaries will be then? :smile:

It may not be as unlikely as you think- in January, 46/75 marks were needed for an A* for the B1, B2 and B3 exam which is 61%!

Wow!!! GCSEs are most definitely not a measure of intelligence then sorry... It doesn't differentiate between candidates... I think it should be at least 60... But... More realistically about 55?

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January Series
A* boundaries
Biology 46/75
Chemistry 52/75
Physics 44/75
Science 45/75 Modules 1

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Original post by bobbricks

Nevertheless, in the January exam, the grade boundaries for an A* was 46.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocr.org.uk%2Fdownload%2Fadmin%2Focr_64986_admin_unit_grd_bound_jan_12.pdf&docid=958cffc18adcc335879835390d6fc788&a=bi&pagenumber=37&w=967

Useful link thanks!

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Original post by shadab786ahmed

January Series
A* boundaries
Biology 46/75
Chemistry 52/75
Physics 44/75
Science 45/75 Modules 1

Thanks for the help guys!
In all honesty I don't think the grade boundaries will be much different from what they were in January :biggrin:

Lets hope we all do well!

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Anyway did you guys do the resit?
Or is it just that your school decided to do the exams in May?
For me we had to do the exam in May because our school didn't type the code of the exam correctly and technically we had dates of exams given from the old spec- which we were not supposed to do (my top set is doing the new spec)
One of our teachers realised the code was wrong and changed it just on time but we missed the date of the biology exam
So we had to do the exam in May which for us not a resit

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Original post by VNTaurusAngel97

Anyway did you guys do the resit?
Or is it just that your school decided to do the exams in May?
For me we had to do the exam in May because our school didn't type the code of the exam correctly and technically we had dates of exams given from the old spec- which we were not supposed to do (my top set is doing the new spec)
One of our teachers realised the code was wrong and changed it just on time but we missed the date of the biology exam
So we had to do the exam in May which for us not a resit

First time, no resits :biggrin:

chemistry exam today was so easy!!?? :biggrin:

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