Edexcel GCSE RS Exam

Hey guys, just did my RS exam
How did it go for all of you?? I thought it was okay and one of those exams where you don't know how you did I think I messed up a little on the d) question about ghosts and mediums and the religious family practicing in multi ethnic society question
How did you find it???

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Reply 1

Tammybee

Yeah I found it really good! I didn't like the mediums question either, and I didn't really like the c questions on community cohesion

Reply 2

YourGoddamnRight

The community cohesion last question was tough, as well as the ghost and medium.

Reply 3

AnonStudent2

What did you put for how the government helps community cohesion?

Reply 4

Rachel.Love

Yeah in the last section I chose government and I think I didn't put enough points. Also, did anyone else run out of time because I feel I was the only one that did? I missed roughly 6 marks :frown:

Reply 5

Fighter365

Do you think the grade boundaries will be sky high again?

Reply 6

Fighter365

Original post by AnonStudent2

What did you put for how the government helps community cohesion?

Teaching it in schools to students
Giving money to charities which promote it
People of different races in government
Laws for discrimination and tougher punishments

Reply 7

hAILEY 345

What were the grade boundaries for this exam last year (how many marks did you need to get an a*)?

Reply 8

Rachel.Love

Original post by hAILEY 345

What were the grade boundaries for this exam last year (how many marks did you need to get an a*)?

To get an A* last year you needed about 81/84 I think

Reply 9

FieryMoonlight

Wait units did you do? I did unit 4 Islam... it was a good paper, yet as most people that community cohesion question threw me off! Question was similar to unit 1

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 10

saz1001

The ghost and medium question was really hard what did you all put as a religious point for it

Reply 11

n_01

^ same, also found the multi ethnic question quite hard - think i wrote a lot of irrelevant stuff for that just about having a religion in general - not too sure if i answered the question

Reply 12

DramaNerd44

Original post by Rachel.Love

Yeah in the last section I chose government and I think I didn't put enough points. Also, did anyone else run out of time because I feel I was the only one that did? I missed roughly 6 marks :frown:

We're in the same boat don't worry about it

Reply 13

james_furber1

Original post by AnonStudent2

What did you put for how the government helps community cohesion?

Laws such as the Racial Harmony Act
Compulsory RE lessons
Compulsory RE exams - meaning students have to revise religions
Outreach programs which inform society of different religions

Reply 14

YourGoddamnRight

Original post by saz1001

The ghost and medium question was really hard what did you all put as a religious point for it

I wrote that there isn't any proof to mediums and ghosts. And in the why would some people disagree with me i wrote that some people might interpret jinns as ghosts(Islam). I'm pretty sure that there is nothing about how ghosts and mediums may lead someone to believing in God in my revision guide, so I may lose some marks.

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 15

anjjjjjjj

I thought it went okay apart from that community cohesion question about the government, but i think i've made up enough points to atleast pass (i hope)

Reply 16

james_furber1

Original post by YourGoddamnRight

I think you had to refer to Christianity to get any marks, not any religion :P (Unit 2 anyway)

Reply 17

YourGoddamnRight

Original post by james_furber1

I think you had to refer to Christianity to get any marks, not any religion :P (Unit 2 anyway)

This was unit 1 mate.

Reply 18

james_furber1

Original post by YourGoddamnRight

This was unit 1 mate.

Ah, my bad, there was a similar question on Unit 2 :smile:

Reply 19

FopePrancis

Hey ya'll,

How did you answer the 4m questions? I looked at the mark scheme after the exam and apparently you needed to state your opinion and then develop it (provide examples) which I wasn't aware of so all I did was give my opinions, which is apparently only worth 2m...

So, my question is, did you guys give examples for the 4m questions?

I sadly didn't put too much effort or revision into my Religious Studies, because I was confident I would get an A*/A, and I did lots of practise papers too, but seeing the grade boundaries made me re-evaluate my initial predictions - hoping I'll SCRAPE AN A or at least get a B.

And yes, the community cohesion question was pretty challenging.
I also found the "why is family life important to religions other than Christianity?" worth 8m quite difficult as well.

Also what did you all write for the "should everyone have a religious upbringing?" question.