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Title: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: The_Nster on October 29, 2015, 11:03:28 am
The exams say "use a black or blue pen" but what would happen if you used pencil?

Are you allowed to use a pencil? What if you make a mistake when graphing something?
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: Bruzzix on October 29, 2015, 05:07:14 pm
Quote from: The_Nster on October 29, 2015, 11:03:28 am
The exams say "use a black or blue pen" but what would happen if you used pencil?

Are you allowed to use a pencil? What if you make a mistake when graphing something?
I don't think it's that important which you use but a pen probably helps with the clarity of your writing/working. Definitely graph in pencil then trace over it so that it's clear for the examiner to interpret.
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: Mc47 on October 31, 2015, 09:50:34 am
Pen must be used as the exams are scanned by a computer before being marked. The scanner cannot pick up pencil markings, and you could end up with a zero for your exam.
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: Yacoubb on October 31, 2015, 10:32:46 am
I used pencil and it was fine. LOL I can just imagine what my exam would have looked like if I used pen 😂😂😂 #physicslyf
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: GeniDoi on October 31, 2015, 10:35:57 am
Quote from: Mc47 on October 31, 2015, 09:50:34 am
Pen must be used as the exams are scanned by a computer before being marked. The scanner cannot pick up pencil markings, and you could end up with a zero for your exam.

Well this is one tasty load of misinformation.

The optical scanner picks up on colour-wavelength frequencies so it will literally scan the page as it appears and last I checked pencil markings aren't invisible to the human eye.
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: Mc47 on October 31, 2015, 11:11:13 am
Quote from: GeniDoi on October 31, 2015, 10:35:57 am
Well this is one tasty load of misinformation.

The optical scanner picks up on colour-wavelength frequencies so it will literally scan the page as it appears and last I checked pencil markings aren't invisible to the human eye.

Really? Maybe I shouldn't be so trusting of my teachers....
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: odeaa on October 31, 2015, 11:49:40 am
fuck the police im using a pencil

a nice dark 4b though

also if they cant see it on the scan they will just request the original paper, they wont just give you 0
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: susan8d on November 07, 2015, 02:22:29 pm
Pretty sure they arent being scanned this year. so its fine. Like those black spaces on the exam that tells you NOT TO WRITE HERE, they arent on it this year because its not being scanned!
Title: Re: Can you use a pencil in the Physics Exam?
Post by: PB on November 07, 2015, 09:39:48 pm
I did my entire exam in pencil. You should be fine. :)