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Qualification => IGCSE/ GCSE => Queries => Topic started by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 10:21:39 pm

Title: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 10:21:39 pm: IG my maths paper 2, i did a graph question i pen, do the graph questions have to be in pencil. I looked in the front cover and it said that they may pencil may be used. I take this as meaning that u have the option to use pencil, but are not completely obliged to. Do i lose all the marks for that question...
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: MaNa on July 11, 2009, 10:36:38 pm: I am not sure cuz i am doing IGCSE but,for us we have to draw graph with penicl n if we dont then marks are dedacted:S
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 10:44:59 pm: Im doin Igcse 2. I just wrote the thing wrong. I did one of the question in pp2 in pen. Da question was out of 4. Will i get 0? or will i only get deducted 1 mark?
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Post by: MaNa on July 11, 2009, 10:51:15 pm: i guess ur marks would get NIL um bcuz they say it clearly to draw the graph with soft pencil :-\
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Post by: sweetsh on July 11, 2009, 11:05:56 pm: When they write this sentence it means you have to use a pencil -as my IGCSE co-ordinator told me- in CIE you use a pencil most of the time but in Edexcel you should ink it
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Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 11:11:08 pm: Does that mean 0 in the question ? Or will i lose 1 mark.
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Post by: MaNa on July 11, 2009, 11:12:07 pm: 0 i assume
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Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 11:12:30 pm: Does that mean 0 in the question ? Or will i lose 1 mark. Im not doing edexcel im doing the other one..
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Post by: sweetsh on July 11, 2009, 11:15:35 pm: I think 0
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Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 11:16:18 pm: Im so stressed this stuff always stresses me out. Now i lost at least 14 marks. God help me..
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Post by: sweetsh on July 11, 2009, 11:19:53 pm: Don't worry..Did you take only additional maths? I mean no IGCSE maths?
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 11:22:52 pm: No im taking Igcse maths. I messed up on pp2, i think i did well on pp4. I just hate this, this kinda of stuff always happens to me. I hate myself.
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 11:27:18 pm: Im takind the extended course
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: MR.BooMBastiC on July 12, 2009, 02:57:04 pm: Quote from: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 11:27:18 pm
Im takind the extended course

i took pp2 extended as well..

but mine was IGCSE..AND UR IS IB.....

but dont woory they dont deduct marks i am pretty sure as u hav done by mistake!!!
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: master786 on July 12, 2009, 03:03:28 pm: hey if u are talking abt IG paper 2

i m afraid they wont give u a single mark....bcozthey clearly say it on the paper tht use pencil for any diagrams ...
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: MaNa on July 12, 2009, 03:13:30 pm: She is doing IG by mistke she wrote IB
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Post by: master786 on July 12, 2009, 03:14:13 pm: ok then i m afraid she dint read the instruction on the first page :|
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Post by: mousa on July 12, 2009, 04:16:49 pm: :-\hmmmmm...in the ICT theory exam paper 1..we had that fill in the blank question..(that one with bridges etc...),and the thing is that i answered it in pencil -i thought that i would rubbe it out and change it and soo on_ but at the end i havent inked it...wroteit in ink....and left it like that
would they mark my answerzz?? or... :-\ not??

help me out!!1
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 12, 2009, 04:23:16 pm: Look i am almost certian, that they wont penalize me for this. If u dont remember on the fornt cover it doesnt say u have to use pencil, it says you may. This means its optional, u can eitheir choose to or not to.. In da examiners report nor on the markscheme does it say anything about loosing marks. Think about it, if u had to to do it in pencil, wouldnt they write, " All diagrams must be done in pencil"? However on the front cover it says " You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs." This is quoted directly, it doesnt say that u have to, it says that u have the option to do so..
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Post by: master786 on July 12, 2009, 04:25:06 pm: well if it says may ... than u shud be safe ...

i just remember our invigilator saying ... donot use pens ... be carefull
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 12, 2009, 04:28:16 pm: Yeah but it clearly says may, so yeah. Da only reason they tell u becarefull is because if u do something wrong, then u cnt cross it out. Anyways it would be stupid if they gave u a 0 for doing a graph in pen, they're judging your mathematical skills not your equipemnt skills.
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Post by: master786 on July 12, 2009, 04:30:10 pm: hopefully thts the case :D

best of luk mate :D
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Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 12, 2009, 04:31:46 pm: Hopefull, I pray to god i do well. Thankgod im confident about pp4.
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Post by: master786 on July 12, 2009, 04:32:58 pm: thresholds are always low for paper 2 ... so ur not going to get a bad grade ...dnt wrry

last year mayjune session... ihad given paper 2 math... the threshold gor an A was 40marks only
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 12, 2009, 04:34:58 pm: Yeah hopefull i do gd. Its all about thinking postively....
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Post by: mousa on July 12, 2009, 04:45:26 pm: plzzzz..could anyone answer me??

??? ::)

Thanks in advance!!
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 12, 2009, 05:50:35 pm: Im Not being a b*tch or anything, but i dont think you'll get the marks. it says you have to write in blue or black pen. In my case it said you may use a pen or a pencil, so maybe ill get by.. Man seriously who cares, you cant do anything about it and you only did it for one question right? So you only lose 1 mark and even if u lose more the paper is out of 105 i think.. so it wont make that much of a difference.... I did the same for the ict exam, but i remembered to ink it. I really think it very unprofessional of cambirdge to penalise u for this type of sh*t as long as u write an answer, u should get the makrs for it if its correct. Thabk god im taking Ib next year, im not taking a levels, i dont like the british system its too strict and fussy and stuff...
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: master786 on July 12, 2009, 05:56:33 pm: u will change ur mind :P for sure

IBs is strict nd can get to ur nerves with the level of difficulty :P
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: MaNa on July 13, 2009, 04:35:24 pm: Quote from: pedrojosetrujillo on July 11, 2009, 10:44:59 pm
Im doin Igcse 2. I just wrote the thing wrong.
She is doing IGS guys not IB ::)
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 13, 2009, 05:13:34 pm: lool first of all, im not a she, IM A GUY second of all, i did igcse this year, and next year im taking Ib.
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: MaNa on July 13, 2009, 06:12:02 pm: ohh sorry for that

but NOW u're concerned with IGS-math right?
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Post by: MR.BooMBastiC on July 13, 2009, 06:32:48 pm: Quote from: pedrojosetrujillo on July 13, 2009, 05:13:34 pm
lool first of all, im not a she, IM A GUY second of all, i did igcse this year, and next year im taking Ib.

i would rather recommend A-level.
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Post by: sweetsh on July 13, 2009, 08:40:51 pm: Yes me too
Title: Re: Pencil or pen
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on July 13, 2009, 11:58:31 pm: Yeah i was always talking about Igcse maths. A levels is not that well recognised over the world, only in england. You knw what annoyng ppl doing da american system dont have exams now, they only get to take sats, while we have to do Igcse and Ib, or Igcse and Alevels.