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English Paper 1 - How much did everyone write?

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  • #32
    BronaghMcA
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    a) 1 1/2 pages
    b) 2 pages
    essay) 4 1/2 pages


  • #33
    Bbbbolger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭Bbbbolger


    mtb_kng wrote: »
    I think you're the only one. Most people think it was the easiest paper yet. I'd say I will be lucky to get a C though.

    Most of my year thought it was fairly awkward. I only read one comprehension (the tight-rope walker) and it wasn't that bad but the section B's weren't great. For anyone who has a more formal/analytical style of writing thay didn't suit too much. I don't know too much about mystery films either. The essay titles were "interesting" to put it mildly.


  • #34
    BronaghMcA
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    jj123 wrote: »
    Did anybody else think that was a **** paper. I thought it was the worst they've ever written..essay titles were awful! I fell in the waffle trap anyway!

    liked the texts but hated the essay titles! thankfully q7 was nice and vague!


  • #35
    Ash_M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Ash_M


    About 1.25 each for the first two parts of QA, 1.5 for the second, 2 for QB and 6, or maybe 7 for the essay. It is quality over quantity though, and writing size can have a huge bearing on it, especially on the longer answers.


  • #36
    Aoifums
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    Comprehension - 3ish pages Could have gone onto the fourth page, can't quite remember.
    Question B - Almost two pages. Very big writing :(
    Personal Essay - 5.5 pages of normal writing.


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  • #37
    River Song
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭River Song


    Question A - Text 2

    (i) 1 page
    (ii) 1 page
    (iii) 1 page

    Question B - Text 1

    2 3/4 pages

    Essay (#2)

    5 pages

    -

    10 3/4 pages total. I average about 7-8 words per line.


  • #38
    Yeah Buddy
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭Yeah Buddy


    12 words a line

    A: (i) Just short of a page
    (ii) Same as above
    (iii) Page and a half

    B: Two pages

    Essay: Dead on 5 pages


  • #39
    UrbanSea
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    I was about the same.
    A.1. 1 Page
    (ii) Little over 1 page
    (iii) little over 1 page

    B:2 3/4 pages

    Essay:5 and a half


  • #40
    kilo1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭kilo1


    Question A (i) - 1 page
    (ii) - 1 page
    (iii) - 1 and 3/4 page

    Question B - 2.5 pages

    Essay - 5.5 pages.

    Handy enough stuff on paper one anyway it wasn't as bad as expected, lets hope tomorrow is as good :D


  • #41
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Cydoniac wrote: »
    I'm not even going to say because it's completely irrelevant to how it will be marked. No point comparing sizes, boys ;)
    This!!!

    Plus, given that everybody's writing is different, comparing is pointless anyway.


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