N5 Graphic Communication

this was such a difficult one!!

Anyone remember how they did the modelling plan ??

actually does anyone remember any of their answers I have no clue how I did

Reply 1

PTS_99

I did Higher this year, and saw your paper soon after getting out. I would say it was ok, especially compared to last years paper (my paper).
Of course it was harder than the 2014 paper, that was a ridiculously easy paper - who in the SQA thought setting entire questions around train tracks and giving people like 5 marks for it was a good idea.
Rant aside, yeah seemed like a good paper when I flicked through it, couple of section questions but at least you weren't actually drawing on the section like I was - silver linings eh?

Edit: this post just looks like a massive rant and thats not what I intended it to be, just saying

Reply 2

alex5023

Original post by PTS_99

How was the higher one this year??

Reply 3

PTS_99

Original post by alex5023

How was the higher one this year??

Pretty good, I think one or two could've been worded a bit easier but graph comm's always been like that: a lot of wording just to ask whether two colours are in unity or contrast haha.

I just look forward to never having to do this subject, ever again :biggrin:

Reply 4

mghanduri

Hi. I thought the exam was fine, but just a little bit harder than the past papers. It might just be the pressure though.I got so nervous, I finished the paper before half-time.

To me, Q3 was hardest.

It's probably because our teacher didn't teach us anything for the best part of a year, and my entire class had to revise through stuff we downloaded from the web, but it was OK.

How did it go with you?

Reply 5

alex5023

Original post by mghanduri

I found it pretty hard but that's mostly because we weren't taught most of what was in that exam

What was Q3 again?

Reply 6

mghanduri

Original post by alex5023

I found it pretty hard but that's mostly because we weren't taught most of what was in that exam

What was Q3 again?

Q3 was about giving the instructions on how to make the lid of the container on Inventor. I devised two answers and wrote them down, but I bet I lost most of my mark.

Reply 7

alex5023

Original post by mghanduri

Q3 was about giving the instructions on how to make the lid of the container on Inventor. I devised two answers and wrote them down, but I bet I lost most of my mark.

Yeah pretty sure I lost all 6 marks on this one. I created the sides and revolved it but I did it wrong because it was sloping :/ oh well.

What did you write for that shelling question?

Reply 8

mghanduri

Original post by alex5023

Yeah pretty sure I lost all 6 marks on this one. I created the sides and revolved it but I did it wrong because it was sloping :/ oh well.

What did you write for that shelling question?

I wrote that all the designer needed was to save the part, then the library will be updated, and therefore, the assembly will be updated. I know that I would lose my marks for it.

Reply 9

alex5023

Original post by mghanduri

I wrote that all the designer needed was to save the part, then the library will be updated, and therefore, the assembly will be updated. I know that I would lose my marks for it.

Do you know if you get penalised for wrong answers?
For example, for the DTP stuff at the beginning I wrote a lot about how depth was created and I'm wondering if some of it is wrong but I've got enough to get 2/2 would I get marks taken off

So happy I can drop graph comm this year!

Reply 10

mghanduri

Original post by alex5023

From what I've heard, the marking must always be positive, but if you mention something wrong in one explanation, then the answer is wrong, but if you were to mention two separate explanations, then you would do fine.

I chose Graph Comm for Higher, and honestly, I don't know why.