Last minute questions/advice!

paddyzk

Don't think I'll bother.
I skip the maps anyway,hates em

SChique00

http://www.examinations.ie/index.php?l=en&mc=ca&sc=gy

I think we JC veterans (and Nathan ) have covered everything regarding the rules between us, but in case we've missed anything, the definitive rules are listed above

Bazinga_N

Can I just ask.... Where would you use a Magnifying Glass in a Geography exam?

paddyzk

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Can I just ask.... Where would you use a Magnifying Glass in a Geography exam?

When you finish you could look at aerial photo for the craic ?

Bazinga_N

paddyzk wrote: »

When you finish you could look at aerial photo for the craic ?

Imagine if you saw your house.. :rolleyes:

SChique00

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Imagine if you saw your house.. :rolleyes:

I DID ONCE

Bazinga_N

SChique00 wrote: »

I DID ONCE

Serious!?!?

SChique00

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Serious!?!?

Ya, rly - although I recognised the fields around it before the actual house, which was funny

Bazinga_N

SChique00 wrote: »

Ya, rly - although I recognised the fields around it before the actual house, which was funny

Haha Oh you culchies :rolleyes:

SChique00

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Haha Oh you culchies :rolleyes:

DISS THE CULCHIES AND WE'LL BATE YA KID.... :mad:

Pen Rua

I assume we're allowed our own Math set? Like compass etc. I have Oxford one that pretty much everyone has. Is that okay to bring in, in the box itself or should I take them in my pencil case?

My pencil case is black and not see-through (obviously). Will I get away with that?

Easons have clear pencil cases for like a euro atm, btw.

Bazinga_N

Pen Rua wrote: »

I assume we're allowed our own Math set? Like compass etc. I have Oxford one that pretty much everyone has. Is that okay to bring in, in the box itself or should I take them in my pencil case?

My pencil case is black and not see-through (obviously). Will I get away with that?

Easons have clear pencil cases for like a euro atm, btw.

Nah, Maths set's are permitted.

SChique00

Pen Rua wrote: »

I assume we're allowed our own Math set? Like compass etc. I have Oxford one that pretty much everyone has. Is that okay to bring in, in the box itself or should I take them in my pencil case?

My pencil case is black and not see-through (obviously). Will I get away with that?

Easons have clear pencil cases for like a euro atm, btw.

That's fine - the examiner might want to check it on the off-chance that he/she's a prick, but as long as there's no notes in it be grand

Well mine was blue and I got away with using it for the two weeks - again they might want to check it but just let them - as long as there's no paper inside there's nothing to worry about

Slicence

For personal writing with essays, does your story have to have an ending? Because during the mock, I left mine as a cliffhanger and I think I did pretty well in it.

Bazinga_N

Slicence wrote: »

For personal writing with essays, does your story have to have an ending? Because during the mock, I left mine as a cliffhanger and I think I did pretty well in it.

I suppose you could, if it was done well and it was pretty clear that it was a cliffhanger rather than just a quick ending.

ImRebecca

Are you allowed to highlight sentences on the exam papers?

Cheerios

I know it says that you have to use black or blue pen only but can you actually use pencils?

SChique00

Slicence wrote: »

For personal writing with essays, does your story have to have an ending? Because during the mock, I left mine as a cliffhanger and I think I did pretty well in it.

As long you've sort of built up to this cliffhanger - an examiner will know the difference between a writer whose essay was meant to end inconclusively and a student who panicked and didn't know how to finish/was lazy and didn't want to write a good ending. If you got a good mark in your mock essay try and remember some of it and use it tomorrow if you can make it fit one of the titles - my exam essay was completely off the cuff but I wouldn't recommend this strategy to someone unless they really like English, and even then it's a risk

spurious

ImRebecca wrote: »

Are you allowed to highlight sentences on the exam papers?

Yes.

spurious

Cheerios wrote: »

I know it says that you have to use black or blue pen only but can you actually use pencils?

Yes for drawings and sketches. Try and avoid them for writing.

SChique00

Cheerios wrote: »

I know it says that you have to use black or blue pen only but can you actually use pencils?

You have to use them if you're drawing diagrams or if you're in a drawing based exam like Tech Graphics or whatever. As regards to writing answers with a pencil, it's not advisable as we've established over the last few posts, but you can write in pencil if you really want to

Bazinga_N

Cheerios wrote: »

I know it says that you have to use black or blue pen only but can you actually use pencils?

You can but don't. The pencil will fade off before the exam is corrected.

Indiego

Bazinga_N wrote: »

You can but don't. The pencil will fade off before the exam is corrected.

If its a B - 6B pencil itll smudge, and H - 6H pencils are too light, thats usually why pencils arent good to use for writing

con man 123

is it likely that a characters question will come up for fiction?

Cheerios

You can but don't. The pencil will fade off before the exam is corrected.

You have to use them if you're drawing diagrams or if you're in a drawing based exam like Tech Graphics or whatever. As regards to writing answers with a pencil, it's not advisable as we've established over the last few posts, but you can write in pencil if you really want to.

Ahh, okay. I'm going to make such a mess of it. I never got used to writing in pen after primary school and I've always wrote in pencil. Mainly because I make so many mistakes and scribbling/Tippexing it out just looks messy.

SChique00

con man 123 wrote: »

is it likely that a characters question will come up for fiction?

I would say fairly likely cos it didn't come up last year - either that or an overall questions (eg. "write a letter to a judging panel saying why your studied novel should win such an award", that kinda thing) :pac:

Cheerios

spurious wrote: »

Yes for drawings and sketches. Try and avoid them for writing.

Oh, forgot to quote you! Thanks.

SChique00

Hey guys hope everyone's first day went okay don't forget this thread is here all through the exams so if there's anything you need to know at any stage just ask!

yoyojc

In the future tense would 'go n-imionn' go to 'go n-imeoidh'? I'm betting on aimsir fhastineach to come up tomorrow most certainly!

Mr. G

Any one have any advice for ordinary level Irish, want to get an A.

Looked over letters and note cards and emails notes.