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Finished marking the chem 5 paper I did yesterday and I got full ums (tbh I'm shocked cause I found the paper tough but the grade boundaries were low :L) and I'll do another one today

I'll be doing more bio 5 revision today looking at the mark schemes side by side with the question papers to see what gets you the marks for each question.

Dude how do you get full ums I can't even get a c I'm so screwed


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I still lose about 7-8 marks and that's after a lot of revision (keep in mind I'm resitting during my gap year so I've had an extra year to prepare).

You'll get there if you keep working on the areas you find most difficult!!

Edit: I also found this websites practice questions somewhat useful: http://www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk

Thanks do you have any tips or anything that you found helpful when doing papers


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I am slightly behind schedule but that is OK bc I am now ready + have everything I need. Starting with redox equations. I'll update in an hr.

good luck. lets goooooo!

I do AQA for chemistry, so for the format of their exam the most important thing is knowing the syllabus very well because the majority of the paper is simple recall with a few things that slightly alter the question.

When you get to the point where you're comfortable with all of the material on the spec it doesn't matter what order you do the questions because you should have a basic understanding of everything that comes up. Make sure you keep track of time so you don't run (preferably with enough time to double check your calculations in the maths questions just in case you mis-typed the numbers into your calculator), but also don't rush because that's when you make silly mistakes. Also, look at how many marks a question is worth to get a good idea of the level of detail needed to answer the question. If it's a two marker, make sure to make at least two separate points but don't take 5-10 minutes on it writing more detail than is required. Read the full question, make sure you answer every separate part because they sometimes give you three questions in one paragraph. I number them by the questions themselves and then number my answers to make it clear which part I'm addressing in the question.

As you go through the mark schemes make yourself very familiar with what they look for in your answer to get the marks (specifically the underlined words) and make sure you memorise them. Always remember the units and check that you have your answers to the correct number of decimal places or significant figures at the end of the calculations.

After you finish all the past papers look back at them to see what you got wrong and go over those topics again until you can remember what it was that you got wrong.

The day before the exam, refresh your memory on the whole syllabus by skimming it and making sure you're confident that you understand all of the material.