Exam 2 technique

[sin0001]

Is it generally better to start from the Extended Response or the Multi-choice, in the tech-able exam. I normally can't finish on time, so i need a way in which i can have some time left over for checking
Thanks

[nerfsdacier]

For methods, I started with extended response first, because I usually felt more fresh at the start and if you can finish on time, then you can always guess the mcq.
however this year with spesh, I am struggling a bit more, and find that its a bit of a confidence boost  to get the mcq out of the way first, and it kind of puts me in the right mindset.
 It's more of a personal preference, try them both and see which one works for you.

[Greatness]

It depends on what you like. Try both methods and see how you go with it. I liked doing MC first, as you can usually knock off half of them pretty quickly.

[pi]

I always did MCQ first.

[Shenz0r]

I normally read SA first in Reading Time, if I feel comfy with them then I'll do them first in writing time. If not, I'll just do MCQ as a warm-up.

For Exam 2, rely on your CAS a lot. The better you know your CAS, the faster you will use it, the more easier it is to check and solve for things. I literally use the CAS to check every single question.

[BubbleWrapMan]

I did the exams in order, though I'd usually read the extended response first, since writing time would usually start while I'm reading through MC, so it's fairly fresh in my mind.

[sin0001]

I've always started with Multi-Choice, but problem is that I usually take ages on it, making sure I consider every option, even when  I've found the answer to it :/

[BubbleWrapMan]

MC should be done in 30 minutes.

[BigAl]

MC has a vital importance in the reading time. I reckon I can solve 10 multiple choice questions in 15 minutes and go to extended responses straight forward but that's just me. up to you.

[abeybaby]

i also did ER first, because if you run out of time, you can always guess MC (but if I am running out of time, id go to MC with about 20 minutes left, so i could get all the easy ones)

[barydos]

Our school held a mock exam, and one of my friends did the ER questions first, but in the end only had time to do 4 MCQs. Just something to consider... would you want that to happen? nah but I personally prefer doing MCQ first, and as someone already said, you can get a bunch done during reading time if you do it right

[InsaneMcFries]

I'd say the distribution of marks is better doing ER first. It is much better to have 58 marks done by the time you get to MC than to have 22 done (if you take a while doing MC), or at least that's what Specialist Maths is like. You can guess the MC in methods at the end, but it is much harder to guess an ER question.

[duhherro]

Our school held a mock exam, and one of my friends did the ER questions first, but in the end only had time to do 4 MCQs. Just something to consider... would you want that to happen? nah but I personally prefer doing MCQ first, and as someone already said, you can get a bunch done during reading time if you do it right

Same could be said if you spent too much time doing MCQ first as well.

[Shenz0r]

Our school held a mock exam, and one of my friends did the ER questions first, but in the end only had time to do 4 MCQs. Just something to consider... would you want that to happen? nah but I personally prefer doing MCQ first, and as someone already said, you can get a bunch done during reading time if you do it right

I still think Reading Time should be devoted to ER so you can think about it a little bit more, because honestly you can even do most of the MCQ on your CAS and it shouldn't take you longer than 2 mins per question. And there's always a 25% chance of guessing a correct answer.

[gubuchanchan]

Well, I think I would spend my reading time going through the extended responses carefully. And determine from there which questions I know how to do (confidently). Same with the mulitple choice, so that I can get those out of the way once we're able to write.

If you do everything in order, its quite possible that you'll get stuck on a particular question and because you should only dedicate a set amount of time doing a question (a minute and a bit for 1 mcq), it might hinder with the following questions and how much time you'll get to answer those.  And who knows, perhaps you didn't get up to a question on the paper that you couldve otherwise answered, if given time.