Christmas Tests

Chuchoter

How much study are people doing and how much have you got done in all your subjects revising so far? Mine don't start for another 2 weeks, but

English
Hamlet act 1 and 2
Short stories
Patrick Kavanagh Quotes

Irish
Geibheann
An Coras Oideachas
Aimsir Caite

Maths
alpha and beta
equating coefficiants
surds
(Dreading this test, theres so much to do )

French
Futur simple
Otherwise nothing because all my stuff is stuck in school

Physics.
Geometric Optics
Reflection
Lenses
Bit of refraction
Acceleration
Displacement
about half the experiments

Chemistry
Chemical bonding
History of the atom
Electron structure

Biology
Scientific method
Characteristics of life
Food
Cell diversity
Cell structure

Applied Maths
Nothing. I have no notes home and I don't know what exam questions to do. They are all so hard

As you can see, I've done a good bit in subjects I like and feck all in everything else. How are the rest of you getting on? BTW I'm a 5th year

Just Like Heaven

Mine were all put back cause of the weather and hopefully will again.

English - Write about 2 poets, a short story and a functional writing piece.

Biology - Chps 7,8,9,13, 14.

Chemistry - chapters 4 and 5 and the experiment in 6.

Construction - Our teacher gave us the exact questions :rolleyes: G'man.

Maths & Irish. - I don't have a clue what is going on in either of these subjects.

DaveMur1

Christmas Tests ,planned on studying every night this week,then the snow came & I will potentially fail half or more subjects now!

Maths-higher level paper 1,for christmas.I haven't done a question in 3weeks.In real danger of failing miserably.
English-higher level paper 2 , planning on bluffing my way through this,one of the subjects im least worried about.
Irish-mixture of the whole leaving cert, not to worried fluent in irish.
Geography-leaving cert paper,haven't studied yet but not worried very easy.
French-Full leaving cert paper.Due to snow,sports & music activities haven't had a french class in 3 1/2 weeks,llike maths great possibility of failing.
Business-Full paper again.Genuinely find this very easy,would be amazed if I got less than 75%.
Economics -One of last year's mocks papers,not a hard subject if studied & thankfully exam is not until 2.30pm on 23rd of december plenty of time to study!
Music-Only doing a practical exam so,everything is fine,easy A.
Accounting-let's not talk about that,if I don't think about it,it's not real ,seriously though easy if ya practice it ,which I haven't.

So in general,putting it politely im f*****.

partyatmygaff

We did ours last week

I can enjoy the snow week in relative bliss.

magicianz

Maths HL- vectors, complex numbers, line, circle- not going to bother studying for it, simple stuff

English - not a clue xD probably comparative essay, comprehensions and something on hamlet - not too worried, not a points subject so rolling in the slackers C

Irish OL- full LC without the comprehensions - I'll just take my F now thanks! xD

French - 2 comprehensions, letter/diary, opinion piece, listening - fun fun test :P

Economics - market structures and factors of production - small bit of revision and I'll be grrand!

Accounting - published, service/club and some others from financial section - small bit of theory to learn and I'll be grand with a bit of practice!

Applied maths - linear motion, connected particles, projectiles and direct collisions - simples!

Physics - optics, mechanics 1, light, wave motion, temp and heat and others I forget - disappointed with last result so need to study this a bit I think!

Shouldn't be too horrible.....but I'm waiting to eat my words! 6th yr but started all courses again this year from scratch!

Marthaa

Finished mine today wasn't too pushed about them to be honest, would rathar do well in the mocks!

yamadeejit

Mine are next week (I'm a 5th year too btw :P) They were supposed to be this week so I already have most of my stuff studied

Irish
Geibheann, Caca Milis, Aimsir caite and laithreach and a tiny bit of colscaradh. No aiste on our xmas exam :D

English
Not a lot :rolleyes: I did about 3 of Boland's poems (Shadow Doll, Child of Our Time This Moment) I need to learn Love

Maths(ol)
Co ordinate geometry of the line, algebra 1 and complex numbers

History
Rising, War of Independence, Civil War and H.R crisis

Biology
Scientific method, characteristics of life, food, cell diversity , cell structure, heart and the blood

Chemistry
History of the atom, arrangement of electrons, rates of reactions, bonding, radiation and periodic table

French
Mainly vocab and expressions for the journal intime, a tiny bit of grammer on the present tense

Coeurdepirate

Mine start on the 20th. So far I've studied:

English: Nothing
Irish: Nothing
French: Nothing
Maths: Nothing
Chemistry: Nothing
Biology: Nothing
Business: Nothing

DaveMur1

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

Mine start on the 20th. So far I've studied:

English: Nothing
Irish: Nothing
French: Nothing
Maths: Nothing
Chemistry: Nothing
Biology: Nothing
Business: Nothing

Amazing how our study plans so far look strikingly similar.:D

Coeurdepirate

DaveMur1 wrote: »

Amazing how our study plans so far look strikingly similar.:D

My study timetable started on the 24th of November! I had such great intentions to get all As in Xmas tests, I'll settle with passing everything at this stage

Chuchoter

My plans for 5 A1s in the Christmas tests are also looking a bit far fetched No matter how much I do I never feel like I have enough done to get the top mark.

jumpguy

Mine are beginning next week, I've already got the aurals done and they went well.

Irish (OL) - Not much really, our test is fairly straight-forward.

English - Might write a Hamlet question this weekend, whether or not look over the quotes and a look at the poets I plan I doing (Boland and Dickinson).

Maths (HL) - Complex numbers, matrices, co-ordinate geometry of the circle and to a lesser extent the line

Physics - The light experiments (monochromatic light...ugh) and just wrap us electricity.

Chemistry - Once again, just straightening up and maybe get heat and acids + bases revised again quickly.

Biology - If I could get a quick revision of ecology done that'd be savage. If I didn't, I'll still be fine I'd say.

German - UGGHHHH, grammar, grammar, grammar, vocab, vocab, vocab.

So not much really, aiming to hit at LEAST 530 but would be delighted with 550. I guess I've most to do in maths, German and physics maybe...

PictureFrame

I have English on Thursday,
Irish, Maths and Music Friday
French Geography & Business Monday week..

I have seriously done absolutley nothing.. I feel really bad about it now.. I was told if I got 4 or more A's I could get a Blackberry for my birthday (24th December) but I doubt I will get that. What do you have to study for your tests?.. So far this is all I know..

English- Sylvia Plath, Patrick Kavanagh & Act I & II Hamlet
Irish- Essays, Caca Milis, Hurlamaboc, Geibheann, Colscaradh and Comprehensions. We have done loads seeing as we're only Ordinary!
Maths- Arithemtic, Algebra, Co-ordinate Geometry, Complex Numbers
Business- Management and Communication
French- ?
Music- ?
Geography- ?..

I asked my Geo teacher on Monday what was on our Test, she told me she'd let me know in a week or two.????.. I was like "You nutter our test is Monday" :L

partyatmygaff

PictureFrame wrote: »

English- Sylvia Plath, Patrick Kavanagh & Act I & II Hamlet

Is she even on the course for LC 2011?

Just Like Heaven

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Is she even on the course for LC 2011?

She is for 2012?

partyatmygaff

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

She is for 2012?

Ah, that makes sense. I keep forgetting that this forum is inhabited by more than just sixth years.

Just Like Heaven

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Ah, that makes sense. I keep forgetting that this forum is inhabited by more than just sixth years.

I didn't know the poet's changed, I thought it was just the poetry.

Namlub

Mine were meant to be over yesterday but I still haven't done French, Irish and English. I'm pretty much covered for French, have to go over Caca Milis and grammar in Irish and I need to work on my Kavanagh quotes for English. And yeah, I was aiming for as many As as possible but I never feel like I 've done enough...

Dave_Kilkenny

Namlub wrote: »

Mine were meant to be over yesterday but I still haven't done French, Irish and English. I'm pretty much covered for French, have to go over Caca Milis and grammar in Irish and I need to work on my Kavanagh quotes for English. And yeah, I was aiming for as many As as possible but I never feel like I 've done enough...

What is this mention of Delicious Cake is it something I should of heard of by now.
6th year honors Irish student.

Coeurdepirate

Dave_Kilkenny wrote: »

What is this mention of Delicious Cake is it something I should of heard of by now.
6th year honors Irish student.

It's on the 5th year course, we have different poems and pros... plus, we only have 5 poems and 5 pros, and NO stair na gaeilge! :pac::pac::pac:

Dave_Kilkenny

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

It's on the 5th year course, we have different poems and pros... plus, we only have 5 poems and 5 pros, and NO stair na gaeilge! :pac::pac::pac:

To be honest, the history seems to me to be pretty much, easy points.

Coeurdepirate

Dave_Kilkenny wrote: »

To be honest, the history seems to me to be pretty much, easy points.

Well now it's not there! And Oral = 40% = Easiest points possible
Face it, Irish is less awful for 5th years af 2010/2011 :cool:

Namlub

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

It's on the 5th year course, we have different poems and pros... plus, we only have 5 poems and 5 pros, and NO stair na gaeilge! :pac::pac::pac:

5 poems?! I thought we had to do ten, whut...

Marthaa

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

And Oral = 40% = Easiest points possible

Hmmmm I think everyone is underestimating the new oral exam. It will have to be alot harder now to justify the 40% won't it?

Coeurdepirate

Marthaa wrote: »

Hmmmm I think everyone is underestimating the new oral exam. It will have to be alot harder now to justify the 40% won't it?

It will, but come on, we can manipulate it all we want.

minichunkies

Anything can be asked in the oral. You can prepare but God knows what the examiner might ask you. I'd rather have the extra percentage for the written, where you can prepare for nearly any outcome.

randylonghorn

PictureFrame wrote: »

I asked my Geo teacher on Monday what was on our Test, she told me she'd let me know in a week or two.????.. I was like "You nutter our test is Monday" :L

That may have been her (slightly smart-arsed) way of saying she wasn't going to be giving hints before it happened?

johnmcdnl

Ray Foley wrote: »

Anything can be asked in the oral. You can prepare but God knows what the examiner might ask you. I'd rather have the extra percentage for the written, where you can prepare for nearly any outcome.

no you don't... preparing for the oral is stupid.. just know a bit and you will be able to work it around someway.. and it'll sound way more natural than trying to recite out a prelearned answer for the oral..

trick to the oral is too be pretty fluent in the language and be able to have the chat with the examiner basically - if your just flowing ****e out of your mouth (be it ****e with good gramar and lanuage ) it'll be so much more impressive than the same old recited answer that 50 students before you gave...

you guys are so lucky to have 40% for oral - ye have no idea - and no you don't wish you had the old system - ask anyone ANYONE who did the old system which they'd rather do they'd pick the new system with 40% for oral...

minichunkies

I disagree. The orla is okay for fluent or near fluent Irish speakers. Most of us are plain shít. That's why there is a fear of the Irish oral exam.

It's bad enough to sit in front of some yolk and talk about yourself nevermind trying to talk to them in a "foreign" (strange like!) language.

seriouslysweet

CdP, what has your teacher told you will be on it? Ours is on the steering committee for it and is putting some serious work into all of us so some of the weaker students are a big worried. It would be interesting to hear what teachers not in-the-know are doing, this one is mad though, always after her A1s!

Coeurdepirate

seriouslysweet wrote: »

CdP, what has your teacher told you will be on it? Ours is on the steering committee for it and is putting some serious work into all of us so some of the weaker students are a big worried. It would be interesting to hear what teachers not in-the-know are doing, this one is mad though, always after her A1s!

She's doing a topic a week and gives us a test on it like once a month

Elite_Etnisa

Ok guys i dont know where to write this but in my school christmas exams are postponed untill mocks and instead of them we have normal school days to catch up on the week weve missed due to the snow.

NotExactly

Elite_Etnisa wrote: »

in my school christmas exams are postponed untill mocks and instead of them we have normal school days to catch up on the week weve missed due to the snow.

Do you mean they are canceled and the mocks will go as planned? You're hardly goin' to sit the Christmas tests during the mocks?

Ciaramb92

Elite_Etnisa wrote: »

Ok guys i dont know where to write this but in my school christmas exams are postponed untill mocks and instead of them we have normal school days to catch up on the week weve missed due to the snow.

If only our school was smart like that. We missed them last week and this week we're out Wednesday and gone Friday but they're still insisting on giving them..

The whole of Leaving Cert was going mad on Facebook about it the other night..! :mad:

Elite_Etnisa

NotExactly wrote: »

Do you mean they are canceled and the mocks will go as planned? You're hardly goin' to sit the Christmas tests during the mocks?

I meant 5th years are going to sit their while mocks are on. 6th years wont have christmas exams only short class tests.

soccymonster

I've studied nothing so far Uh oh. Tests are monday week so I'll have to get cracking tomorrow (if I've any motivation that is...)

Coeurdepirate

Got cracking yesterday, studied 1 chapter of business :rolleyes:
Well it's a start!

Namlub

Weird that people are only starting to study now, I've already got 3 tests back (3 A's ngyah) And now have a week and a half of proper school to look forward to, bad organisation right there...

coffeelover

Got cracking yesterday, studied 1 chapter of business
Well it's a start!

Same here only managed 4 pages of business though and fell asleep :rolleyes: I really need to motivate myself to study.

partyatmygaff

We had our "Christmas" test the last week of November. That left us with the three weeks until the holidays.

Coeurdepirate

coffeelover wrote: »

Same here only managed 4 pages of business though and fell asleep :rolleyes: I really need to motivate myself to study.

I was so motivated today to get another 3 chapters of business studied. I ended up reading through what I learnt yesterday to make sure I remembered it. Now I'm getting ready for an 18th. Trust me, I feel your pain!

PictureFrame

We have our English, Irish, Maths and Music tests done.. Have 3 on Monday then that's me finished.. Bad that we have a week and a half of school to do after we finish our tests..

Coeurdepirate

This is what I've done so far:

English: I wrote my Hamlet essay and my Boland essay, still need to learn them.
Irish: Learnt notes on Geibheann and Colscaradh, still need to learn notes on Oisín i dTír na nÓg.
Maths: Revised Complex Numbers, need to revise Algebra I and and Area, Volume & Perimeter.
French: Just need to learn loads of random vocab.
Chemistry: Revised everything that's gonna be on the test.
Biology: Revised chapters 1, 2 and 3, still need to revise chapters 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 14.
Business: Revised chapters 1 and 2, still need to revise chapters 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

They start on Monday, and I realise how little study I've done. I'm just aiming for a B3 in English, Irish, Maths, Chemistry and French and a C2 or C3 in Business and Biology. Possible?