Do you get exam papers in fifth year.?

moosemann0001

Hi, just wondering if I should buy exam papers in fifth year.? Or should I wait till sixth year. But I don't really see a point in waiting just for one more year in the exam papers you know.?

ChemHickey

moosemann0001 wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if I should buy exam papers in fifth year.? Or should I wait till sixth year. But I don't really see a point in waiting just for one more year in the exam papers you know.?

I got them in 5th year for Irish and French. They are good in those years to work with tapes and also maybe some comprehensions. They get you ready for LC as you will be doing oral work next year and won't have time for exam papers really. Some teachers want their class to get biology ones so they have ALL the questions done about 6 times!

If you can afford it, I'd get them in some subjects for practice and just general study! It won't deteriorate your work, only ameliorate.

ray2012

Well if you buy them in 5th year, it's kind of a waste cause you're going to have to buy them AGAIN in 6th year, when you'll actually need them in class? Doesn't make sense buying them in 5th year unless you intend on studying with them throughout the year.. IMO it doesn't seem necessary tbh but go ahead if you feel like it.

moosemann0001

ChemHickey wrote: »

moosemann0001 wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if I should buy exam papers in fifth year.? Or should I wait till sixth year. But I don't really see a point in waiting just for one more year in the exam papers you know.?

I got them in 5th year for Irish and French. They are good in those years to work with tapes and also maybe some comprehensions. They get you ready for LC as you will be doing oral work next year and won't have time for exam papers really. Some teachers want their class to get biology ones so they have ALL the questions done about 6 times!

If you can afford it, I'd get them in some subjects for practice and just general study! It won't deteriorate your work, only ameliorate.

Thanks ChemHickey.!!! Ill probs get French and Irish soon and study.

dory

You could also go on examinations.ie and get a few papers there and work on those.

Canard

I think what dory suggested is better, chances are you won't be able to do most of the exam papers yet and in the case of maths it's not even relevant to your year (well, not wholly relevant). I never had English exam papers because so many are just not relevant, but Irish would be good for samples if you're eager, and French is handy too I guess.
But with things like geography I don't see much point. They're cheap enough anyway so maybe buy one set and see if you find it useful.

jsmscork

From a teacher's perspective, I use the OL papers with my fifth years and progress to the HL ones in sixth year.

FaoiSin

Yep definitely should unless the course is going to change You'll only miss 2013's papers and even then it won't be a big job to print them off examinations.ie.

moosemann0001

JeaicMaG wrote: »

Yep definitely should unless the course is going to change You'll only miss 2013's papers and even then it won't be a big job to print them off examinations.ie.

Yeah that's what I was thinking

leaveiton

Some teachers might ask you to get them in 5th year. I know in the case of biology and chemistry we were working from papers from the beginning, and when it came to 6th year the teachers just printed off 2011's papers for us.