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GCSE AQA German Exam - 18.6.12

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i wasn't sure about the graffiti, but I said he thought it was pointless because it would come back every day and the school children should do it.
And then I guessed he thought she was being unreasonable but I think thats totally wrong

I think he said he shouldnt clean it because he didn't do it. The pupil should be made to do it.
I guessed he was annoyed at her? idk.

Reply 41

jLou711

Well i failed that exam..

Low grade bounadries? :biggrin:

26/40 for A* in 2010, but most of my friends found this WAY harder than 2010 so..?

I wrote "she got a promotion" for Ulrike's event -_- failed

Reply 42

EnviroProtector

Original post by shmuxel

How did everyone do on this paper?

I thought it was harder than usual, so hopefully should provide lower grade boundaries.

Notable Questions

Question 1: It was the castle, so was A
Question about 'Paul': Her brother told paul that she wanted him back
Question about looking for jobs: It was D and C - The van with a flower and the receptionist for a dentist
Question about Ulrike and her event: It was a 40th birthday (I completely missed the 40th bit)
Question about the father's hobby; He thought it was a waste of time (I wrote He thought it was not a waste of time :angry:

)

Can't think of any more? Just ask if you can!

Umm the one about someones father turning 40- what happened? Its was he became a grandfather (grobvater)

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

Reply 43

lhj15196

Original post by frog69

did anyone get AA for the last one?

I put AA, but the second part was a guess

Reply 44

mrdw

Original post by EnviroProtector

Umm the one about someones father turning 40- what happened? Its was he became a grandfather (grobvater)

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

yeah i put grandfather

Reply 45

mrdw

Original post by lhj15196

I put AA, but the second part was a guess

what was the last question again?

Reply 46

lhj15196

Original post by EnviroProtector

Umm the one about someones father turning 40- what happened? Its was he became a grandfather (grobvater)

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

The turning 40 one- it sounded like they were saying thank you for the presents and turning 40 isn't so bad after all?

Reply 47

lhj15196

Original post by mrdw

what was the last question again?

he was going on holiday with friends but didnt have time to work for money to pay for it

Reply 48

mrdw

Original post by lhj15196

he was going on holiday with friends but didnt have time to work for money to pay for it

oh yeah, i forgot the letters but I put beach (strand) and then he would find a way to get the money

Reply 49

lhj15196

Original post by mrdw

oh yeah, i forgot the letters but I put beach (strand) and then he would find a way to get the money

i'm pretty sure that was AA

Reply 50

mike256

Original post by lhj15196

i'm pretty sure that was AA

Yeah, I put AA.

Overall I found it OK, I know that lost at least 6 marks, though.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 51

username826246

Ah I thought the paper was soooo hard :frown:

And I'm planning on taking German next year for A-level.. :facepalm:

How did everyone find it? I thought that the question about the Bastian's father's hobby was impossible :s-smilie:

Hopefully it will have low grade boundaries!!

Reply 52

mrdw

was one of the answers that she got a 2 in english, which she never got before?
for one of the questions i putone person recyled glass, one did nothing, and one didn't use spray.
and did the first politician say he tried everything he could do, and the second one said there is no improvement in poverty

Reply 53

frog69

the grade boundaries are so unpredictable though, last year it was 36/40 for an A* and the year before it was 26/40, so the grade boundaries could be anything really

Reply 54

mrdw

Original post by thatgirlbecky

Ah I thought the paper was soooo hard :frown:

And I'm planning on taking German next year for A-level.. :facepalm:

How did everyone find it? I thought that the question about the Bastian's father's hobby was impossible :s-smilie:

Hopefully it will have low grade boundaries!!

i hope so too :frown:

i put he like driving cars but someone thought it was polluting the air with fumes

Reply 55

mike256

Original post by mrdw

That's exactly the same as what I put, except I said that she got a 1 in English - I may have made a mistake, though.

Reply 56

frog69

i put she got a 1 in english as well

Reply 57

lhj15196

Original post by thatgirlbecky

Ah I thought the paper was soooo hard :frown:

And I'm planning on taking German next year for A-level.. :facepalm:

How did everyone find it? I thought that the question about the Bastian's father's hobby was impossible :s-smilie:

Hopefully it will have low grade boundaries!!

It was tricky, but not nearly as bad as i was expecting, and i want to do it next year too (:
Yeah i guessed that one, i said he thought it was boring and a waste of time. They should be quite low!

Reply 58

Missyeln213

That paper was, in my opinion, much harder than the practice papers I've done.... The question about the graffiti and Bastian's (dad's?) hobby was just.. bleh. I didn't fully understand why Isne was annoyed with her brother though... I put "He told Paul of her negative feelings" Hahahaha..... =________=
And for the occasion one, originally I put "Graduation" as a guess, and then I thought "Screw it" and but "Birthday" instead. I was right second time round! (Minus the detail about the 40 part. Noooooo) *slap self*

Is it going to be 36/40 for an A*? Or do they alter the grade boundaries in this exam from year to year?
Let's hope the reading is going to be reasonable. Pah.