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JC 2013 English Papers - Wed. June 5th 2013 - all levels
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04-06-2013 10:58pm#1
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Just did my English paper one ... I have mixed emotions.
Personally I think I screwed up on functional writing (didn't know what to write!) but the rest I got think i've got 80%+ of the marks avaiable. My hands hurts! Did anyone fill in the entire booklet? I made it to the last page XD. My essay took 5 pages, reading comperhension took 3 pages, functional writing took 1 page and media studies 3 1/2 pages.
Also I chose topic 6 for the essay XD it was the only one that suited the essay i've learnt off, all well.
Roll on paper two!
(I think it's easier, gonna try get 100% on it 
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Alright .. paper two was a different story! :eek:
Firstly, silly me thought the exam was finished at 4pm, so I didn't know there was 30mins more. The unseen drama and studied drama went really well! All the questions suited me. The poem was kinda awkward as I couldn't really find a lot of figurative writing styles, did still, I wrote what I thought was. Now, here is where the trouble starts. I thought I only had 15minutes left to the exam, and I was on studied poetry 
. So I wrote in hypocrypts and managed to sqeeze 7 paragraphs in 15mins. Then I gave up as I thought the exam was over and I didn't even start the fiction section! I turned the paper around, and then I see (2pm - 4.30pm). My heart was pounding with excitement, straight away I went to do the rest without hypocrypts. Overall, I think I did alright. After all of that, i'd be happy with a B or A, especially that I can't move my knuckles anymore 
. I'm worried that the examiner won't be able to read my writing ... because I really rushed it because I thought I wouldn't be able to finish. Ah well, I prefered last years' papers . Hope everyone eles did alright! 
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DublinArnie wrote: »Alright .. paper two was a different story! :eek:
Firstly, silly me thought the exam was finished at 4pm, so I didn't know there was 30mins more. The unseen drama and studied drama went really well! All the questions suited me. The poem was kinda awkward as I couldn't really find a lot of figurative writing styles, did still, I wrote what I thought was. Now, here is where the trouble starts. I thought I only had 15minutes left to the exam, and I was on studied poetry . So I wrote in hypocrypts and managed to sqeeze 7 paragraphs in 15mins. Then I gave up as I thought the exam was over and I didn't even start the fiction section! I turned the paper around, and then I see (2pm - 4.30pm). My heart was pounding with excitement, straight away I went to do the rest without hypocrypts. Overall, I think I did alright. After all of that, i'd be happy with a B or A, especially that I can't move my knuckles anymore . I'm worried that the examiner won't be able to read my writing ... because I really rushed it because I thought I wouldn't be able to finish. Ah well, I prefered last years' papers . Hope everyone eles did alright!
I thought it was finished at 4 also. It was one of the worst years in a while, we definitely had it harder, I'd like to believe. The questions were so different. I think I got a B in paper 1, as it went quite well, but paper 2 was a wreck. Drama was an absolute nightmare. Unseen poetry went really well, but I've always been okay at those kind of things, studied poetry was feckin weird, but I think I did okay. Unseen fiction was crap, but studied fiction was awesome. I'd say I got a C.0 -
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I found both of them grand, really. Hoping to get a B in it, ended up writing 29 pages My hand doesn't hurt, I never get hand cramp :P. Overall the papers went grand but the unseen poetry question was a bit dodgy did "Digging" for it. Roll on Irish, can't wait for the exams to be over!!! 0
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Wana swap hands?! How many is there per booklet? :rolleyes:I found both of them grand, really. Hoping to get a B in it, ended up writing 29 pages My hand doesn't hurt, I never get hand cramp :P. Overall the papers went grand but the unseen poetry question was a bit dodgy did "Digging" for it. Roll on Irish, can't wait for the exams to be over!!!0 -
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DublinArnie wrote: »Egypician writing XD basically symbols. I was using it as a metaphor to describe my hand writing when i'm rushed.
Ahah, well if the corrector can read it, you'll still get your marks. Don't worry.0 -
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I found both of them grand, really. Hoping to get a B in it, ended up writing 29 pages My hand doesn't hurt, I never get hand cramp :P. Overall the papers went grand but the unseen poetry question was a bit dodgy did "Digging" for it. Roll on Irish, can't wait for the exams to be over!!!
29 holy **** ! talking to alot of people i got 19 id say most people said about 10-12 lol.how did u get that many done?0 -
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I don't know XD To me, they're the same thing. You're probably right, my spelling sucks so I probably tried to spell what you just spelt nowCr4pSnip3r wrote: »I thought hieroglyphics were Egyptian writing?. 0 -
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DublinArnie wrote: »How many pages per answer booklet? This year's booklets had a lot more pages than the mocks ... I better count tomorrow.
something like 12 or 14 i think0 -
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TheSunderz wrote: »29 holy **** ! talking to alot of people i got 19 id say most people said about 10-12 lol.how did u get that many done?
I'm a fast writer and a quick thinker. Doesn't mean I did great in the exams though, but ah well live and let live
On a Beatley note: Did anybody notice John Lennon Airport was mentioned in Paper 1, I had a massive grin on my face when I read that I had my Beatles cup with me which has a picture of John on it (obviously) and I thought to myself "congrats John you made it to the paper" :P 0 -
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DublinArnie wrote: »O wow, I maxed out my booklets, made it to the last page on paper one but maxed out on paper two.
I wrote 14 pages in paper 1 and 15 in paper 2 But y'all feel free to laugh at me when the results come out. I hope the examiner can read my writing... 0 -
No one has worse writing than me when i'm worriedI wrote 14 pages in paper 1 and 15 in paper 2 But y'all feel free to laugh at me when the results come out. I hope the examiner can read my writing.... The first few pages on paper two are nice and clear ... the more the examiner progresses through the paper ... the more symbols he'll spot! I must of wrote 27 1/2 pages if it's 14 pages per booklet 
. Feel free to laugh at me on September 11th (results), for some strange feeling, I feel like I got a B because of my silliness 
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DublinArnie wrote: »No one has worse writing than me when i'm worried. The first few pages on paper two are nice and clear ... the more the examiner progresses through the paper ... the more symbols he'll spot! I must of wrote 27 1/2 pages if it's 14 pages per booklet . Feel free to laugh at me on September 11th (results), for some strange feeling, I feel like I got a B because of my silliness .
Better a B than my inevitable C. Oh well, not the end of the world, and I always felt English wasn't quite precise enough sometimes. :rolleyes:0 -
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DublinArnie wrote: »No one has worse writing than me when i'm worried. The first few pages on paper two are nice and clear ... the more the examiner progresses through the paper ... the more symbols he'll spot! I must of wrote 27 1/2 pages if it's 14 pages per booklet . Feel free to laugh at me on September 11th (results), for some strange feeling, I feel like I got a B because of my silliness .
My handwriting looks similar to this: I wish we could type
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