How did your exam go?? The epic 2015 GCSE exam discussion thread!

Reply 220

Nirgilis

OP

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Don't forget to post in the Exam Sentiment thread :awesome:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3315685

Reply 221

im_mo

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Original post by Acirar

Could you please elaborate on the 3-4 marks. Do you need to give religious quotes/teaches?
Could you give an example.
Also, in the 2013 paper, they did 5 mark questions. How would you go on answering that?
I'm aiming for an A*

THANKS!

Hi,

With the 3-4 markers they include it in the question. For example, they could ask, 'Religious believers should not eat meat'. What are your opinions? Explain your opinion. With this type of question you don't have to refer to a religious teaching or quote. However, if they ask you a question like 'Explain why some religious believers think that human life is more valuable than animal life. Refer to religious beliefs and teachings in your answer.', you MUST use religious quotes or teachings.

5 MARKERS - My teacher said that AQA had just recently added these into the exam paper. She told us just to approach them as you would with a 6 marker. That's all. She says that way you would have secured the 5 marks that you need to get the top grades (A/A*).

Hope that clarified any doubts.
Good Luck!

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 222

emmaalouisee

12

I thought B2 was more like an ISA, I really didn't like it. Though B3 was much better so hopefully I made up for the lost marks in that one!

Reply 223

Jitesh

14

Aqa French was so hard!
21c biology was alright, made a couple mistakes with not reading the question lol

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Reply 224

Acirar

6

Original post by im_mo

Hi,

With the 3-4 markers they include it in the question. For example, they could ask, 'Religious believers should not eat meat'. What are your opinions? Explain your opinion. With this type of question you don't have to refer to a religious teaching or quote. However, if they ask you a question like 'Explain why some religious believers think that human life is more valuable than animal life. Refer to religious beliefs and teachings in your answer.', you MUST use religious quotes or teachings.

5 MARKERS - My teacher said that AQA had just recently added these into the exam paper. She told us just to approach them as you would with a 6 marker. That's all. She says that way you would have secured the 5 marks that you need to get the top grades (A/A*).

Hope that clarified any doubts.
Good Luck!

Thank you, cleared most of my questions. Just one more thing, sorry. For a 3-4 marker, the mark scheme says:
• Two or more relevant and accurate points with onedeveloped
• One well developed point.

What would this mean and how developed would you have to make it to secure all the marks.

Reply 225

Subspace

8

Doing AQA religious studies gcse religion and life issues, and religion and morality.

A question:do I need to know the specific teaching or cite the quote?

Usually all I do in religious questions is say "in the Bible it says.... (usually not a quote but just a clear statement) therefore Christians may agree/disagree, because.... (explaining why, using the quote).

And for the six mark questions, I use a very concise structure and I've learn not to waste too much time on making my sentences developed (I used to do this before but the mark scheme says not to mark based on literary ability, unless it's SPaG) :

I agree. This is because I think that....., so.......

Some people may disagree. They may think that...... therefore....

Christians may think that..... because in the Bible it says...... so they would.....

Would this secure top marks? (aiming A*)

P.s. It's all Christian teachings because I've had to learn them as it's a church school.

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Reply 226

chocolatesauce

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Original post by electric33

Thank you! :smile:

How was it? I thought it went awful! :frown:

Reply 227

SyedHaque123

Exam subject: Biology 1, French Listening, French Reading
Exam board: Edexcel & AQA
Level: GCSE. Higher Paper :undefined:

Feeling:

Biology: The last 6 marker on glucose regulation, I forgot to write about respiration... e.e, i probably only got 4/5 marks then! Also, on the calculation of biomass and caterpillars.. etc, I screwed up since the 97 000 threw me off, it was a really badly worded question though. I got 80% when it was 92%... ^_^'.
I also did my French listening and reading today, I found them both quite easy, except for question 4 on the listening, it went a little too fast for me to write everything down.But, meh, all's well that ends well. I have my chemistry coming up in two days though.

Reply 228

Tashbombash

1

Just did AQA french reading and listening and AQA B2 and B3 :B

Reply 229

Tashbombash

1

Original post by t.thompson22

Just done the Biology Unit 2 Higher exam paper. Easier than I thought but the six marker was awkward. How did you all find it? And what did you put for the how"did this fossils form" question? I put gradual replacement by minerals.

yeah that's what I put for the fossil one, and the six marker completely threw me off:B

Reply 230

ceryshughes

did anyone do the law gcse exam on AQA yesterday? (monday) I thought it went really well!!

Reply 231

electric33

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Original post by chocolatesauce

How was it? I thought it went awful! :frown:

It went okay :smile:

what questions did you get stuck on?

Reply 232

abbeyjayne

16

I've just sat OCR 21st Century GCSE Higher Tier Biology B123 and I think I did pretty well :-)

Reply 233

chocolatesauce

18

Original post by electric33

It went okay :smile:

what questions did you get stuck on?

It's not that I got stuck, I knew all the content but I didn't read te questions properly and also my handwriting was hideous so I'm scared they won't be able to read it :frown:

Reply 234

im_mo

1

Original post by Acirar

Thank you, cleared most of my questions. Just one more thing, sorry. For a 3-4 marker, the mark scheme says:
• Two or more relevant and accurate points with onedeveloped
• One well developed point.

What would this mean and how developed would you have to make it to secure all the marks.

Hi,

The thing is, when they tell you that one point must be developed very well, they basically just trying to say that one of your points needs to developed through the use of PEE structure BUT the RS department at my school tell us to make sure BOTH of our points are WELL DEVELOPED, this results with you securing all the marks available. By doing this, you are also providing the examiner with "two or more relevant and accurate points with one developed".

Good Luck in the Exam tomorrow!
Keep me posted on how it goes for you!

Reply 235

h8skoooooool

15

Original post by abbeyjayne

I've just sat OCR 21st Century GCSE Higher Tier Biology B123 and I think I did pretty well :-)

I thought it went okay ish, what did you put for that question on how genes affect the body's response to drugs? It said something about enzymes converting them? I was so lost

Reply 236

abbeyjayne

16

Original post by h8skoooooool

I thought it went okay ish, what did you put for that question on how genes affect the body's response to drugs? It said something about enzymes converting them? I was so lost

I think I put something ridiculous like gene switching? So like the switched off ones might be the ones that the drug accept? LOL - bringing 456 into it xD

Reply 237

im_mo

1

Original post by SkyJP

Doing AQA religious studies gcse religion and life issues, and religion and morality.

A question:do I need to know the specific teaching or cite the quote?

Usually all I do in religious questions is say "in the Bible it says.... (usually not a quote but just a clear statement) therefore Christians may agree/disagree, because.... (explaining why, using the quote).

And for the six mark questions, I use a very concise structure and I've learn not to waste too much time on making my sentences developed (I used to do this before but the mark scheme says not to mark based on literary ability, unless it's SPaG) :

I agree. This is because I think that....., so.......

Some people may disagree. They may think that...... therefore....

Christians may think that..... because in the Bible it says...... so they would.....

Would this secure top marks? (aiming A*)

P.s. It's all Christian teachings because I've had to learn them as it's a church school.

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Hey!

How are you?

With what you said about you only doing Christian teachings, are you sure this is safe? I have always learnt that it is good practice to juxtapose different religious views, from different religions. This can score marks when you are trying to prove to the examiner you have considered both points of view, especially on extended answers like 6 markers.

Sorry, I don't do the Religion and Morality Paper. :/

Hope all goes well tomorrow. Keep me posted on how it went!

Reply 238

username1547241

12

Original post by t.thompson22

Just done the Biology Unit 2 Higher exam paper. Easier than I thought but the six marker was awkward. How did you all find it? And what did you put for the how"did this fossils form" question? I put gradual replacement by minerals.