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    #812
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    MinnieMouse15 wrote: »
    I was wondering. I'm really bad at CSPE as in the exam part, section A specifically. I don't know any politicians and if i get a photograph I won't be able to say who it is (maybe if it was obama or the president of ireland etc, england) but not the others. At the beginning of my exam papers it says that i should compile a gallery. What does that mean? Should I make a photo album with the most important people or what? I have mocks in 3 weeks and I'm so confused. Can I bring the album or will I get one during the exam? My teacher never said anything about a gallery of photos! Please help :) thanks.
    What they mean by gallery is just make a little collection of people who could come up on the exam like on your computer or something! You can't bring it into the CSPE exam though (there'd be no point examining it? :confused:).. Not a lot of different people could come up. I wouldn't say you'd have to study for it! You nearly always know one or two and can nearly guess the rest! It can be buildings as well just to let you know, not just people!


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    #813
    MomijiHime
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭MomijiHime


    MinnieMouse15 wrote: »
    I was wondering. I'm really bad at CSPE as in the exam part, section A specifically. I don't know any politicians and if i get a photograph I won't be able to say who it is (maybe if it was obama or the president of ireland etc, england) but not the others. At the beginning of my exam papers it says that i should compile a gallery. What does that mean? Should I make a photo album with the most important people or what? I have mocks in 3 weeks and I'm so confused. Can I bring the album or will I get one during the exam? My teacher never said anything about a gallery of photos! Please help :) thanks.

    I'v never heard of a gallery in CSPE so I can't help you with that but the politician question is only 4 marks, next to nothing. The politicians/buildings in it are usually pretty general so learn the looks of the president and a few ministers. Don't leave any blanks. Focus the most on Section B, it has more points that A and C combined. But, even more than that, focus on your project, it's 60% of you grade. Do some exam papers. Good luck.


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    #814
    The Union Forever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭The Union Forever


    Had my first mock exam today.. I'm pretty happy with the way it went :) Dreading tomorrow and Friday though :/


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    #815
    juniorcert
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭juniorcert


    Did my maths paper 1 in the mocks today and I honestly think I might have failed :eek: I was really disappointed because maths is one of my strongest subjects, I usually get A's. It was impossible though! I was just wondering, if I did fail the mocks for maths, will my teacher make me do ordinary for the junior cert?? :confused:


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    #816
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,189 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    MinnieMouse15 wrote: »
    In history a stone quern is used to grind corn or cereals into flour??? In one of my book it says corn, in the other flour, on the internet it says flour, in the marking scheme corn?! thanks ;)

    You will get the marks for either.
    You would get the marks for 'mash wheat into powder', you would get the marks for 'it is spun around and flour comes out the sides'.

    It's the Junior Cert..


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    #817
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,189 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    juniorcert wrote: »
    Did my maths paper 1 in the mocks today and I honestly think I might have failed :eek: I was really disappointed because maths is one of my strongest subjects, I usually get A's. It was impossible though! I was just wondering, if I did fail the mocks for maths, will my teacher make me do ordinary for the junior cert?? :confused:

    I would say that would depend on how you do in your homework and general class tests. If the fail in the mock is a once off, it's unlikely to be used to make you drop a level.


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    #818
    juniorcert
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭juniorcert


    Thanks, I should be ok so :)


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    #819
    Jijsaw
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Jijsaw


    juniorcert wrote: »
    Did my maths paper 1 in the mocks today and I honestly think I might have failed :eek: I was really disappointed because maths is one of my strongest subjects, I usually get A's. It was impossible though! I was just wondering, if I did fail the mocks for maths, will my teacher make me do ordinary for the junior cert?? :confused:


    Paper 1 was awful I'm hoping I got at least 1/4 right, it was that hard but I'm a C-average inmaths :/ Anyways as far as I know your teachers can't "make" you drop down to ordinary, they can only suggest it


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    #820
    MinnieMouse15
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭MinnieMouse15


    great...I'm trying to study maths and its so hard, I'm in HL. The examples in the book, revision book or class work is quite simple, but the questions in JC are so much harder?! Why is that so? I cant get any right in Volume+area!?


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    #821
    Man City 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 759 ✭✭✭Man City 10


    BOYSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    How's it hanging???
    Tomorrow I will have a all of my pre results back :)


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    #822
    Jijsaw
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Jijsaw


    Man City 10 wrote: »
    BOYSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    How's it hanging???
    Tomorrow I will have a all of my pre results back :)


    How are ya ;) I will be getting my results either this week or week after midterm but I still have a German and a business mock to do :/


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    #823
    MomijiHime
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭MomijiHime


    Just how hard are the mocks? I still have another two weeks, I'll be starting them straight after mid term..


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    #824
    Man City 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 759 ✭✭✭Man City 10


    MomijiHime wrote: »
    Just how hard are the mocks? I still have another two weeks, I'll be starting them straight after mid term..

    They are not that hard like....
    The only subject I would say that you would struggle in is
    English
    Maths
    History(Maybe)
    Business
    Languages


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    #825
    glitzandbits
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭glitzandbits


    Man City 10 wrote: »
    BOYSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    How's it hanging???
    Tomorrow I will have a all of my pre results back :)

    How did you get on? :)


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    #826
    Man City 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 759 ✭✭✭Man City 10


    Teachers these days are too lazy got only few back I will let ye know by Friday the latest
    Good luck to all


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    #827
    _Jesse_
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭_Jesse_


    Hey can anybody tell me what comes up in the history HL mocks cause I'm freaking out and I have it tomorrow! :O


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    #828
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    _Jesse_ wrote: »
    Hey can anybody tell me what comes up in the history HL mocks cause I'm freaking out and I have it tomorrow! :O
    Just revise your notes. There's no pointing looking for the questions, because chances are you'll be just as 'freaked out' this June and won't have the option of asking what comes up. It's your mocks, there supposed to be a practice for your Junior Cert. Treat them like that.


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    #829
    _Jesse_
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭_Jesse_


    Bazinga_N wrote: »
    Just revise your notes. There's no pointing looking for the questions, because chances are you'll be just as 'freaked out' this June and won't have the option of asking what comes up. It's your mocks, there supposed to be a practice for your Junior Cert. Treat them like that.
    Haha ya I suppose, it's just so much to learn u know :P and I have till June to study properly any way but thanks :) if you could just give me a tiny hint that would be a lot of help because I have nearly the whole book to learn in one night :)


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    #830
    glitzandbits
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭glitzandbits


    _Jesse_ wrote: »
    Haha ya I suppose, it's just so much to learn u know :P and I have till June to study properly any way but thanks :) if you could just give me a tiny hint that would be a lot of help because I have nearly the whole book to learn in one night :)

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    Infraction issued.


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    #831
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    Thanks have you done it?


    You do realise there's numerous of companies that produce completely different papers? Your school might use completely different papers to that of another.


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    #832
    _Jesse_
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭_Jesse_


    Bazinga_N wrote: »


    You do realise there's numerous of companies that produce completely different papers? Your school might use completely different papers to that of another.
    Ya but sure it's better than knowing nothing :P I dont really mind if its not right I just like having a bit of hope of passing :P


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    #833
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,189 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Anyone posting mock spoilers in this forum will be banned.
    Read the charter.


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    #834
    orlaxxx
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭orlaxxx


    had french mock today absoulety impossible!! the listening is awful :( so sure i failed!


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    #835
    MinnieMouse15
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭MinnieMouse15


    Hey I was wondering, I'm going to Spain in July and the problem is that I wear glasses, when I take them off everything is blurred so I wear them all the time. How can I go swimming? I dont wear contact lenses but even if i did it's a risk wearing them in water. I'm going there as a camp holiday and i wont know anyone so i have to extra careful. I'm also going to water parks and stuff like Disneyland, what should i do with my glasses?! I really need them to see ; P


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    #836
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,189 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    MinnieMouse15 wrote: »
    Hey I was wondering, I'm going to Spain in July and the problem is that I wear glasses, when I take them off everything is blurred so I wear them all the time. How can I go swimming? I dont wear contact lenses but even if i did it's a risk wearing them in water. I'm going there as a camp holiday and i wont know anyone so i have to extra careful. I'm also going to water parks and stuff like Disneyland, what should i do with my glasses?! I really need them to see ; P

    I would ask your optician and see what they suggest.


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    #837
    greenpyjamas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 618 ✭✭✭greenpyjamas


    Lads, I know ye're all caught up in the mocks and what not but there is something far more serious and extremely important that ye're all forgetting; something that we should all be grateful for.....




    IT WILL BE PANCAKE TUESDAY IN EXACTLY ONE WEEK.

    :D


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    #838
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    Had my French Aural pre today </3 It was supposed to be for tomorrow.. Don't think I did great tbh :rolleyes:


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    #839
    MinnieMouse15
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭MinnieMouse15


    I have my french aural tomorrow during class time! I suck at that! :(( going to fail probably :(


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    #840
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    ChloeL wrote: »
    Hey I'm doing my French mock exam tomorrow !! Don't know anything :o can u tell me what came up ? Ecspecially on the letters and note part !! Please :)
    You do realise there's a post like 6 above yours saying there'll be no mock spoilers?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=83059631&postcount=834


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    #841
    MinnieMouse15
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭MinnieMouse15


    I dont get it, its our choice if we want to know what comes up and if we're nicely asking what to revise, whats the problem with that.... you can at least say SPOILER (go down if you want to know) so if someone doesnt want to read it they can skip that person's post.


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