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How to get the other mock for practice?

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  • 12-05-2016 12:35am
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    Jack55
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭


    So I did the DEB mocks in February and really want to do the examcraft ones for more practice. Unfortunately though they don't let you order them as a student - you have to be a teacher. Is there any way I can obtain a copy of them?


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,190 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Ask someone in another school?

    You're better off doing old SEC papers. They are set to a higher standard than those issued by the mock businesses.


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    Jack55
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Jack55


    All of the schools where I live did the DEB mock unfortunately.

    And the only thing about the SEC ones is that I've done almost all of the questions out of them - so picking a full paper isn't going to emulate the real thing y'know, they'll be too familiar. I want a new one I've never seen before, even if it's not necessarily the most accurate representation of the SEC.


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    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,300 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    If you hang on about a month, you'll get a load of free ones from the dept.


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    Jack55
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Jack55


    Yeah I s'pose you're right. Might wait a few years & I'll have about 4/5 SEC ones by that stage - & I'll retake the LC then.

    On a serious note though - you should not have to rely on teachers to buy you a €1 exam paper at this stage of the year. It's stupid. They could probably make a fair bit of money selling them to students.


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    Robbiert
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Robbiert


    Jack55 wrote: »
    Yeah I s'pose you're right. Might wait a few years & I'll have about 4/5 SEC ones by that stage - & I'll retake the LC then.

    On a serious note though - you should not have to rely on teachers to buy you a €1 exam paper at this stage of the year. It's stupid. They could probably make a fair bit of money selling them to students.

    They can, and do. (at least examcraft anyway) lookup www(dot)pastpapers(dot)ie
    Past mocks back to 2005, at the price of usually €1 a pop.


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    Jack55
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Jack55


    @Robbiert - You're a hero. Thanks a mil man.


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    legocrazy505
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    Could your teacher not give them? We got the DEB papers after our mocks for English, Maths, Accounting and DCG.


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,190 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Both companies usually send samples to the schools. Not in every subject, but usually English is one of the samples.


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