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Qualification => Subject Doubts => IGCSE/ GCSE => Social Studies => Topic started by: Ash16 on September 21, 2009, 05:44:00 pm

Title: history help !!! :(
Post by: Ash16 on September 21, 2009, 05:44:00 pm

Does anyone have model History answers for Paper1 and 2? I tend to write really long answers for questions carrying less marks, that leaves me with very less time to complete the paper and i miss a question! It would be great if i could have a look at some model A* scripts/specimen answers. It would be great if someone could guide me as to how much to write for perhaps an 8 mark quetsion... ???
Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: history help !!! :(
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on September 21, 2009, 05:50:22 pm

my friend has taken history for the IGCSE oct/noc...

she does manage to get an A*...or an A sometimes..

will ask her 2morrow ....

Title: Re: history help !!! :(
Post by: Ash16 on September 21, 2009, 06:32:01 pm

Thanks dude that would be great help!!

Title: Re: history help !!! :(
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on September 22, 2009, 11:30:50 am

for the 8 mark questions ..... she says....write 8 points....

they say that Indians tend to write a lot.....dont measure the quality of ur answer by the length .... write 8-9 points for the 8 marks question....

Title: Re: history help !!! :(
Post by: Ash16 on September 22, 2009, 02:01:32 pm

Thanks for the effort eddie_adi  :) , will try to limit myself!
Can you ask her to scan and email some of her work? That would be great.>!
Thanks

Title: Help has arrived
Post by: Saladin on September 22, 2009, 09:46:09 pm

I am an A* student, and I can tell you exactly what you need:

What you need to write:

5 marks- 3-5 point

7 marks- 5-6 points

8 marks- 7 in total

Significance in 7 mark Qs ------ Points need to be linked

Significance in 8 mark Qs ------ For against and conclusion, and the coclusion has the be damn good

How to make a point:

1. Write down the point.
2. Add a fact to explain it.

Title: Re: history help !!! :(
Post by: Ash16 on September 26, 2009, 07:39:36 am

thanks Dude321, that really helped me with past papers  :)