jess_hoeps23 Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hey Guys! I wanted to know how everyone found the biology paper 1 and 2! I thought paper two was really bizarre! Also, looked through the Oxford textbook, no mention of a freaking goblet cell... 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier Rose Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 I've heard of Goblet Cells mentioned before but couldn't recall the information they asked for. Personally I found Paper 1 so focused on Topic 4 and 5, and the wording for the multiple choice questions threw me off a little. Paper 2 was better for me, I breezed through Section B - although I was so surprised to see DNA replication AGAIN after the May exams! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier Rose Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I suppose they wanted you to explain what each Cyclin did and explain how they worked - well, at least that's what I did. Could be wrong though. I couldn't believe the 'ESS' question on International Co-operation. I was really hoping the test would stay clear of vague NOS questions like that. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I found the questions generally kind of vague - like, you knew what they were asking, but didn't know what they want. The nitrate and phosphate question was incredibly weird in my opinion. I think the data analysis question was okay though? Fingers crossed. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
connect2049 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 you guys think the grade boundaries from may 2016 (which was 78) will increase or decrease? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier Rose Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, connect2049 said: you guys think the grade boundaries from may 2016 (which was 78) will increase or decrease? From my experience the grade boundaries tend to be a little higher in November. Wasn't it 82% last year? I could be wrong. Edited November 6, 2016 by Cartier Rose Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess_hoeps23 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 15 minutes ago, Cartier Rose said: From my experience the grade boundaries tend to be a little higher in November. Wasn't it 82% last year? I could be wrong. yeah they do! Hope not though...I did not do well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier Rose Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 30 minutes ago, jess_hoeps23 said: yeah they do! Hope not though...I did not do well. Neither Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace1205 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 I'm hoping they will decrease at least slightly. Some of those questions seemed a little left field. The Pearson book mentions goblet cells in defence against infectious diseases, but I remember them coming up more in 2009 era past exams. The molecule question for paper one really threw my classmates because we hadn't covered steroids in great detail, turns out it was under guidance. I spent so much time relearning oogenisis and spermatogenisis, hormones, and the reproductive cycle and nada. I felt as though the things that I studied hardest like skeletal muscle contraction was a total waste of time. The May exams made me so hopeful for my marks, and I was worried that these exams would be slightly more difficult, but not completely obscure. As a HL chem student with easy May papers, I'm really worried what else they can throw at us. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier Rose Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) 15 hours ago, Grace1205 said: I'm hoping they will decrease at least slightly. Some of those questions seemed a little left field. The Pearson book mentions goblet cells in defence against infectious diseases, but I remember them coming up more in 2009 era past exams. The molecule question for paper one really threw my classmates because we hadn't covered steroids in great detail, turns out it was under guidance. I spent so much time relearning oogenisis and spermatogenisis, hormones, and the reproductive cycle and nada. I felt as though the things that I studied hardest like skeletal muscle contraction was a total waste of time. The May exams made me so hopeful for my marks, and I was worried that these exams would be slightly more difficult, but not completely obscure. As a HL chem student with easy May papers, I'm really worried what else they can throw at us. I agree, those questions did seem a little left field. The Section B question on the three processes of reproduction in angiosperms related to a guidance statement also. There was incredibly little on Topic 11 as you said, which is so disappointing considering it's such a broad and content heavy topic. Furthermore, I was expecting more on cellular respiration overall. Edited November 8, 2016 by Cartier Rose Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess_hoeps23 Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I think paper 3 was a lot better but for Option A they made the long answer (6 marks) on general anesthetics which I thought was ridiculous seeing that it was such an insignificant part of the syllabus. They also expected knowledge on autism which wasn't taught to us at all. Hoping that paper 3 will carry me!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier Rose Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 On 9 November 2016 at 6:48 AM, jess_hoeps23 said: I think paper 3 was a lot better but for Option A they made the long answer (6 marks) on general anesthetics which I thought was ridiculous seeing that it was such an insignificant part of the syllabus. They also expected knowledge on autism which wasn't taught to us at all. Hoping that paper 3 will carry me!! Hoping it will carry me too! I thought it was so much better! Option D was pretty easy, really similar to the specimen paper. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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