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OCT/NOV 2017 :discussion and doubts [Official thread]

studyingrobot457

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Gouki_Destruction said:
Any tips fr scoring A* in bio , chem , phy IGCSE ?
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for paper 2 in all subjects, the question is set out to be tricky so don't be tempted to answer them directly without reading the questions carefully, you can allocate up to one minute of deep thinking for each question, if you are stuck, consider the different scenarios and eliminate the unlikely answer

for paper 4 you have to have intensive amount of theoretical knowledge you gained over the past years, you have to be able to explain different processes in their sequence, or manipulate formulae, one thing also is the practical applications in paper 4, that will be assessing your ability to explain with reasons given clues in the question, solve what you feel easy the first (like definitions, underlining or chemical equations etc) and leave lengthy or a bit difficult to the end, remember you have to have time for revision also for bio remember that there is a lot to know and the syllabus has changed recently (2016) (everything with black line in syllabus is new, you will not find in any past paper in 2015-2003, so prepare for it using the internet because most books barely explain it, especially chapter 14, 17, 3 (active transport), 21, 4, 10, 9 ) remember to keep track of time too

for paper 6 you have to be familiar with the general way a scientific experiment is conducted, what are variables, what is the hypothesis what is the conclusion how to avoid the error and so on, they usually seem to repeat but may contain tricky parts, you also need to know how to record data in tables, plot graphs and analyse them and how to calculate averages etc, a question that you need to concentrate on is experiment planning one, it usually carries 5-7 in all bio phy and chem , you have to identify the variables, how you will perform experiment, how you will control other variables, what you will do with data and how will you draw a valid conclusion

that's all about it, and remember, do good in paper 4 so that if you mess in other papers you still have a chance to get an A* ( last year chem was 151/200 for A* and phy was 146/200 for A* and bio was 139/200 A* )


hope it helps,
the studying robot
 
M. Beissaam

M. Beissaam

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Gouki_Destruction said:
Thnx but its fyn , u cn just post ur subs nd grades here , if ur comfortable doin tht ofc . And beisamm , im going to appear fr sciences , eng , math , pk stds in may 2018 , ive dn Urdu nd islamiyat
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Im appearing for all the sciences too.. doing maths too and might choose 1 or 2 more
I've done English and Islamiyat.
 
M. Beissaam

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Adeen Atif said:
Not agreed. Its impossible to do any better lol. She got all A*s and As dudes. Can you beat this grades huh?
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That's a great achievement actually but It's always possible to hope for the best and if she helps (like she is already doing) better grades could be achieved
 
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