Missing out a Question in an Exam (Deliberately)
Hi, so I'm studying Mechanics and Probability. I am only studying the module because it is a pre-requisite for my degree.
Anyway, I can't keep on top of the Mechanics, it's way above my capacity. I've completed coursework for both modules, giving me a total of 27% before I go into the exam. My aim is to pass this module (40%).
The exam is worth 60%, and it consists of 6 questions, students are required to complete 4 questions (1Mechanics, 3 Probability).
If I miss the Mechanics question will I not get any marks for the entire exam? Or should I attempt it knowing that I'll get a few marks at best?
I know this is crazy, but the exam is two days away and I am not going to be able to get up to standard in this subject. It is something that I can't cope with.
Anyway, I can't keep on top of the Mechanics, it's way above my capacity. I've completed coursework for both modules, giving me a total of 27% before I go into the exam. My aim is to pass this module (40%).
The exam is worth 60%, and it consists of 6 questions, students are required to complete 4 questions (1Mechanics, 3 Probability).
If I miss the Mechanics question will I not get any marks for the entire exam? Or should I attempt it knowing that I'll get a few marks at best?
I know this is crazy, but the exam is two days away and I am not going to be able to get up to standard in this subject. It is something that I can't cope with.
(edited 7 years ago)
Original post by Frostyjoe
Hi, so I'm studying Mechanics and Probability. I am only studying the module because it is a pre-requisite for my degree.
Anyway, I can't keep on top of the Mechanics, it's way above my capacity. I've completed coursework for both modules, giving me a total of 27% before I go into the exam. My aim is to pass this module (40%).
The exam is worth 60%, and it consists of 6 questions, students are required to complete 4 questions (1Mechanics, 3 Probability).
If I miss the Mechanics question will I not get any marks for the entire exam? Or should I attempt it knowing that I'll get a few marks at best?
I know this is crazy, but the exam is two days away and I am not going to be able to get up to standard in this subject. It is something that I can't cope with.
Anyway, I can't keep on top of the Mechanics, it's way above my capacity. I've completed coursework for both modules, giving me a total of 27% before I go into the exam. My aim is to pass this module (40%).
The exam is worth 60%, and it consists of 6 questions, students are required to complete 4 questions (1Mechanics, 3 Probability).
If I miss the Mechanics question will I not get any marks for the entire exam? Or should I attempt it knowing that I'll get a few marks at best?
I know this is crazy, but the exam is two days away and I am not going to be able to get up to standard in this subject. It is something that I can't cope with.
It depends on how the paper is marked. However if the Mechanics question is described as "Mandatory", then my assumption is that missing it out completely would be an automatic fail on the paper regardless of how well you did on the Probability questions. That would mean a definite resit in the summer, which won't be much fun.
Even writing something for the Mechanics question which you know to be garbage, would mean that the marker could carry on marking the three Probability questions which *might* give you a chance of passing the paper. If the Mechanics question really is beyond you, just write anything. Re-write the question in your own words, write down definitions of key words in the question, brain-dump some bullet points or buzzwords you might remember from Mechanics lectures (even those which don't have anything to do with the question). Just write something which makes it obvious that you've attempted it in some way.
You should be fine just doing the probability questions then writing some rubbish for the mechanics questions, if that wasn't the case they would make it two separate papers.
Original post by Frostyjoe
Hi, so I'm studying Mechanics and Probability. I am only studying the module because it is a pre-requisite for my degree.
Anyway, I can't keep on top of the Mechanics, it's way above my capacity. I've completed coursework for both modules, giving me a total of 27% before I go into the exam. My aim is to pass this module (40%).
The exam is worth 60%, and it consists of 6 questions, students are required to complete 4 questions (1Mechanics, 3 Probability).
If I miss the Mechanics question will I not get any marks for the entire exam? Or should I attempt it knowing that I'll get a few marks at best?
I know this is crazy, but the exam is two days away and I am not going to be able to get up to standard in this subject. It is something that I can't cope with.
Anyway, I can't keep on top of the Mechanics, it's way above my capacity. I've completed coursework for both modules, giving me a total of 27% before I go into the exam. My aim is to pass this module (40%).
The exam is worth 60%, and it consists of 6 questions, students are required to complete 4 questions (1Mechanics, 3 Probability).
If I miss the Mechanics question will I not get any marks for the entire exam? Or should I attempt it knowing that I'll get a few marks at best?
I know this is crazy, but the exam is two days away and I am not going to be able to get up to standard in this subject. It is something that I can't cope with.
Why would you miss it, receiving no marks, when you know that if you attempt it you'll get "a few marks at best"? I don't understand your logic here.
Original post by Helloworld_95
You should be fine just doing the probability questions then writing some rubbish for the mechanics questions, if that wasn't the case they would make it two separate papers.
Yeah I just want to pass, but i'm worried if I can't attempt it that i'd not get any marks for the other questions.
Original post by Frostyjoe
Yeah I just want to pass, but i'm worried if I can't attempt it that i'd not get any marks for the other questions.
But you can attempt it. You can pull out some information from the question, even if this just means you write things like "speed=4" or whatever else the question has told you. You can attempt to draw a diagram. You can attempt to write down some formulae.
But there is no point missing it out completely. Even if you do the other questions first and then leave yourself 5 minutes to put something down, you need to show that you've tried.
I would strongly recommend attempting to answer the mechanics question, even if it's literally just a dump of random things you do remember about it.
I see no reason you'd fail for skipping it, assuming you got enough marks on the other questions, but you may scrape a few extra marks with the attempt, and that could even be enough to push you into a higher mark classification, if you got lucky with it.
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I see no reason you'd fail for skipping it, assuming you got enough marks on the other questions, but you may scrape a few extra marks with the attempt, and that could even be enough to push you into a higher mark classification, if you got lucky with it.
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Definitely put something that relates to the question. I learned the hard way at A-level that if you don't revise and it comes up, you're basically screwed. I have never done that since.
Well, that's kind of a lie. I manage to scrap a 1st year question for a Lit module and I hadn't read either two novels, but I did remember some key passages from seminars and I wrote something - not too credible but I still mentioned something and got a surprisingly high grade for it.
But my point is, it's better to right something, rather than not to write anything!
Well, that's kind of a lie. I manage to scrap a 1st year question for a Lit module and I hadn't read either two novels, but I did remember some key passages from seminars and I wrote something - not too credible but I still mentioned something and got a surprisingly high grade for it.
But my point is, it's better to right something, rather than not to write anything!
Guys I wanna ask do you still pass if you left a question in GCSE English exam cuz I left Q3??
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