Edexcel Linear Higher Non-Calc June 2011 Model answers on the actual paper (1st post)

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Nice

Think I got 97!!!
Dropped one on the transformations by doing it going Q onto P
Another on the prism, because i didn't realise the length was in metres
And one on the one with the cone and the hemisphere because I wrote SQRT(3x^2) and didn't simplify it to x(SQRT(3)

Stupid, stupid mistakes...never mind though

I did the same mistake as you for the prism one - are you sure they would only penalise you with one mark? other have said the best I could get is 3/5 for that question

Reply 41

weldrake13

hi, i sat this exam, but would like to actually go through it again before i look at the answers. do you have a blank copy of the exam you could upload ?
thanks

Reply 42

lukeMC

[size="7"]i have counted up marks and i believe i got somewhere in the region of

47-55 how many marks would i need on the calculator in order to secure grade b[/color]

Reply 43

JakeYO

100 marks unfortunately :frown:

Just aim for an A* and you will get a B with ease :wink:

Reply 44

the don

[QUOTE="lukeMC;31997122"]i have counted up marks and i believe i got somewhere in the region of

47-55 how many marks would i need on the calculator in order to secure grade b[/color]

Mate, youll get an B easy, but i recon the A will be around 65 so work on allt the A grade topics and you can still get an A if yu do well on calc :smile:

Reply 45

test_drive

Original post by oli_G

I did the same mistake as you for the prism one - are you sure they would only penalise you with one mark? other have said the best I could get is 3/5 for that question

Dunno, I'd assume so, as they don't usually carry errors forward, and you only made 1 error...i guess they might drop a second mark for the answer though, maybe it would be
1 mark - calculate area of cross section
1 mark - convert m to cm
1 mark - find volume of the prism
1 mark - find mass of prism
1 mark - final answer
So yeah, they could drop 2.
It's no big deal for me though if they do

Reply 46

khalidpatel

is the A grade 65+??? because i fink i got 65. So dat means i need 65 in cal to get A overall???

Reply 47

InadequateJusticex

Original post by khalidpatel

is the A grade 65+??? because i fink i got 65. So dat means i need 65 in cal to get A overall???

65 is normally a mid B but if the boundaries are low for this paper then perhaps it's a low A..

Reply 48

khalidpatel

right what do you think might be an A overall out of 200? normally its 140's but November 2010 it was 136. Any ideas?

Reply 49

Arsey

Original post by InadequateJusticex

Boundaries are decided with the two papers combined. You don't get two different grade boundaries. I think he's assuming the Calculator paper will be as difficult but we won't know until friday.

you do get boundaries for each paper. The results of each paper determine their boundaries; these are added together to give the overall boundary out of 200.

Here are the Nov 10 boundaries



	        A*	A	B	C	D	E
1380_3H	83	65	47	29	16	9
1380_4H	87	71	55	39	26	19

Overall     170	136	102	68	42	29

So as you can see the boundaries for the non-calc were considerably lower than the calc, I didn't think there was too much difference between the papers either.

I think this paper was the most difficult new spec paper as such I would expect lower boundaries than the non-calc in November.

Reply 50

InadequateJusticex

Original post by Arsey

you do get boundaries for each paper. The results of each paper determine their boundaries; these are added together to give the overall boundary out of 200.

Here are the Nov 10 boundaries



	        A*	A	B	C	D	E
1380_3H	83	65	47	29	16	9
1380_4H	87	71	55	39	26	19

Overall     170	136	102	68	42	29

Oh I see. I hope the boundaries for this paper is low then :s-smilie:

Reply 51

Arsey

Original post by weldrake13

hi, i sat this exam, but would like to actually go through it again before i look at the answers. do you have a blank copy of the exam you could upload ?
thanks

yes but I will not be uploading it, it makes it too easy to then get onto all the exam paper sites. It is copyright material and the exam board do not release the latest papers as most schools use them for mock exams. I will be removing my solutions in a week or so.

Reply 52

Arsey

Original post by abdul95

Could you please get the mark scheme for this maths exam for modular unit 3 please?

I do not do the modular course and the MS are not released until the week before the results are out.

Reply 53

Arsey

Original post by Rose.1994

for the vectors question, I found out that the vector was 1.2a+1.2b and then said that divides by 1.2 to give a+b so is parallel. Will I get the full 3 marks?