CFE Higher English 2016 Exam leaked

ohhhh hahaha

awwwww shtap it, you gonna make me blush boi :colondollar:

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George77

s**t now I have to learn two poems when I could have just done one :angry:

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Original post by mysqa

Hi, just dropping in to calm a few nerves. The changes really won't affect how you do in the exam. Here's the latest information - the exam will be going ahead as scheduled on Thursday

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/76648.html

What on Earth do you guys mean by you "identified a potential issue"?

You mean as in it was worded wrong? You mean someone stole a paper?????

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SophiMai

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Original post by mysqa

Hi, just dropping in to calm a few nerves. The changes really won't affect how you do in the exam. Here's the latest information - the exam will be going ahead as scheduled on Thursday

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/76648.html

Hi, I was just reading the statement provided by the SQA with regards to the change of the Higher English paper. I understand that all content within final exams go through "rigorous quality checks" however, can candidates really trust this? It wasn't even one year ago that the SQA set a higher mathematics exam well above higher level.
The SQA should aim to make exam time as pleasant as possible, not put stress on candidates.
Please take note that a comment on an online forum does not calm any nerves.

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tiff4ny

OP

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Original post by SophiMai

Hi, I was just reading the statement provided by the SQA with regards to the change of the Higher English paper. I understand that all content within final exams go through "rigorous quality checks" however, can candidates really trust this? It wasn't even one year ago that the SQA set a higher mathematics exam well above higher level.
The SQA should aim to make exam time as pleasant as possible, not put stress on candidates.
Please take note that a comment on an online forum does not calm any nerves.

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Reply 26

Alexandra1899

im confused did everyone else have predictions and only study certain things? This is the first I've heard of predicting what would be in the exam and only studying some essay questions, so far I have been trying to learn everything

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Original post by Alexandra1899

im confused did everyone else have predictions and only study certain things? This is the first I've heard of predicting what would be in the exam and only studying some essay questions, so far I have been trying to learn everything

Of course everyone learns everything but the majority of candidates make a rough prediction and slight guess as to what may come up to further their chance of the highest possible mark.

Me for example, I have to learn 4 texts this year and others only learning 2. So instead of learning all 4 thoroughly I learn them all briefly and focus more on the ones I assume will appear in the exam, to hopefully further my chance of getting an A!

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username1283138

Original post by Jeff548

Aahahahahaha 2 types of people on this thread:

1) People trying to see if its harder or easier now

2) People trying to get the old paper lol

Im both actually lol

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username1283138

Original post by Treen98

It should be the same level and regardless of the difficulty you should still get the same overall grade

yeah I do agree with treen(tsr won't allow me to rate u!
plus even IF it is harder, all we could do is revise more :/

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Mystery.

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Original post by Junioh

yeah I do agree with treen(tsr won't allow me to rate u!
plus even IF it is harder, all we could do is revise more :/

Even if it is harder, it only works in our favour because people will make a petition like last year.

(edited 7 years ago)

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Ali.R99

sooo how did everyone find the exam, it was pretty badly worded for me anyways

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George77

Yeah I agree it was quite badly worded.

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CarolGray91

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I thought the exam went quite well actually. The close reading was slightly challenging, but I'm confident I passed. The poetry was alright too (I did Mrs Midas) and I think I got a reasonably high mark for it. Was extremely disappointed with the questions offered for drama though! Did the conflict one and made Romeo and Juliet fit it. My English teacher said there would be a divide for the Romeo and Juliet with those who would do really well and those who would do very poorly without much middle ground. Was really hoping for a sympathy/turning point question but never mind. We can only do our best with what we have!

From the exam, my guess is that the second paper had to be replaced... The first one was about 16 and 17 year olds voting and considering that the Scottish elections are today, it was a very relevant/appropriate topic and therefore I think it seemed like one that would have been used originally. What does anyone else think?

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Ali.R99

Original post by Labrador99

From the exam, my guess is that the second paper had to be replaced... The first one was about 16 and 17 year olds voting and considering that the Scottish elections are today, it was a very relevant/appropriate topic and therefore I think it seemed like one that would have been used originally. What does anyone else think?

yeah that looks like what happened. I wanted to die when i saw Mrs Midas and i didnt even have enough time to write a conclusion to my Othello essay :frown:

Original post by Ali.R99

yeah that looks like what happened. I wanted to die when i saw Mrs Midas and i didnt even have enough time to write a conclusion to my Othello essay :frown:

How did you feel about the RUAE?In the second paper, I did MacCaig for the first part and Memorial came up which I wasn't overly pleased about- it was ok...But I thought the prose fiction questions were really bad for my novel (Brighton Rock) and I don't think I did very well in the essay :frown:

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