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Archived Discussion => 2011 => Mid-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Physics => Topic started by: Lols123 on June 14, 2011, 10:57:29 pm

Title: Pen on the exam
Post by: Lols123 on June 14, 2011, 10:57:29 pm
For the graphs, I used pencil...should I be worried D:
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: ttn on June 14, 2011, 10:58:43 pm
lol I used a pencil too, also for the thermistor circuit.
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: jesswags on June 15, 2011, 09:51:02 am
you can use either pencil or pen right? it didnt specify it on the exam so dont worry :)
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Post by: HCbigstick on June 15, 2011, 03:46:19 pm
it said at the start tp use black or blue pen
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: Madic74 on June 15, 2011, 04:50:59 pm
Yeah, an old assesor from last year told me that when they scan your paper, RED PEN and PENCIL DON'T COME UP ON THE COMPUTER. So they just give you zero, and assume you didn't answer the question. My teacher made it very clear to use black or blue pen in section B.
I guess if you use a dark lead, it will come up. Hopefully it does, I drew my circuit with pencil, but my lead was the thickest and darkest I could find.
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: jinny1 on June 15, 2011, 08:24:48 pm
WTTTTTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i used pencil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: Milkshake on June 15, 2011, 08:33:21 pm
Yeah, an old assesor from last year told me that when they scan your paper, RED PEN and PENCIL DON'T COME UP ON THE COMPUTER. So they just give you zero, and assume you didn't answer the question. My teacher made it very clear to use black or blue pen in section B.
I guess if you use a dark lead, it will come up. Hopefully it does, I drew my circuit with pencil, but my lead was the thickest and darkest I could find.
My teacher, who also corrects the exams, told me the exact opposite
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: Madic74 on June 15, 2011, 08:37:20 pm
It specifically stated to use only black or blue pen. I don't know, maybe if they see an entire exam that's blank, they'll think wut? - and check the original paper. I know for a fact that the area: "DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA" is seen by you, and only you, as a machine guillotines it and is then sent to assessors as a scanned copy.
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: jinny1 on June 15, 2011, 10:33:42 pm
It specifically stated to use only black or blue pen. I don't know, maybe if they see an entire exam that's blank, they'll think wut? - and check the original paper. I know for a fact that the area: "DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA" is seen by you, and only you, as a machine guillotines it and is then sent to assessors as a scanned copy.



I only did my graphs in pencil and everything else in pen. So if the graphs look blank they'll assume that i skipped it!!!!!
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: ttn on June 15, 2011, 10:45:17 pm
lmao I drew the modulated graph in pencil as well and I think I did it pretty lightly...
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Post by: soopertaco on June 15, 2011, 10:56:25 pm
OMG ... i did the whole exam in pencil FML (does 0.7 lead make a difference?)
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Post by: sam23z on June 15, 2011, 11:06:09 pm
If you wrote dark then I suppose you'd be okay- and I believe 0.7 is slightly darker than standard 0.5..
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: soopertaco on June 15, 2011, 11:15:02 pm
what kind of scanner do they use anyway that 0.5 lead or any other pencil gets magically obliterated? CMON VCAA THIS IS FUTURE CAREERS AT STAKE haha
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: xZero on June 15, 2011, 11:32:09 pm
...i doubt using a pencil is that big of a deal, its just that if you're using a pen, the examiner can still see what you did if you crossed it out. Also using pencil for any graphs is fine and this applies to any subject.
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: smyth on June 16, 2011, 04:36:13 pm
I talked to one he said pencil fades a lot and by the time they get around to marking it it could be either really smudged or else just too light for the scanner to pick up at all.
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: jesswags on June 16, 2011, 09:12:29 pm
it did not say blue or black pen on the exam cover, where are you getting this from??
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: b^3 on June 16, 2011, 09:14:04 pm
in the instructions box for section B
Title: Re: Pen on the exam
Post by: dmanz on June 16, 2011, 09:18:03 pm
teacher marks papers. i asked him about my 0.5 lead pencil and he laughed in my face.

pen or pencil is irrelephant.