Methods Exam 2: Discussion!

[Zealous]

So, how was it?

Was there a lot of calculus this year? More probability than last year? Any questions which were very difficult to do?

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Hey guys, hope the exam went well!

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Thank you!

[thushan]

From one of my students:

"the multiple choice was like 5 times harder than any other year; short answer not hard, but very technical. some hard questions"

[Tasmania Jones]

Multiple choice was quite straightforward, the first few questions of short answer were really simple, like methods 1/2 style, and the last question was slightly more difficult although VCAA guided you along quite well. The exam was much easier than last year and probably 2012.
I'm reasonably happy, unlike exam 1

[Tasmania Jones]

Oh yeah, and the Tasmania Jones question was really disappointing actually. A Viking statue in Greenland, within a melting ice cylinder

[Sayf44]

Multiple choice this year was extremely time consuming and and more difficult than ever before. ER was pretty easy compared to previous years.

[Kaleidoscope]

 I agree - the multiple choice pushed you more than in previous years, but the extended response was fairly straightforward

[Robert123]

This exam felt a lot better than last years one.
Multiple choice wasn't too bad, there was some annoying ones like the second last question. The short answer was quite accessible and was fairly do able if you know how to use your CAS really well.
Did anyone else got 2031 for the year where the top of the statue is out of the ice block?

[rosieee]

what do people think the cut off will be for a and a+?

[bpearson]

I found that the MC was pretty straightforward, very easy to do with a calc, but time consuming. For me the last part of every question, except the first, was quite hard, and a lot of the cohort agrees.

[BLACKCATT]

I found it very long...

[bobisnotmyname]

This exam felt a lot better than last years one.
Multiple choice wasn't too bad, there was some annoying ones like the second last question. The short answer was quite accessible and was fairly do able if you know how to use your CAS really well.
Did anyone else got 2031 for the year where the top of the statue is out of the ice block?

oh my good, examinaer yells five minutes to go, I guess that question for 2031 or 2032, omg what a guess

[bpearson]

Any one got the answers for the MC?
I wrote mine down on my calc to check.

[rosieee]

I found the whole last question really difficult.. didn't answer any of it

[theshunpo]

I agree, multiple choice was more time consuming rather than difficult, took roughly 25 to 30 minutes for me I think, compared with 18-23 in practise exams. Maybe it was just
the conditions of the exam that made it feel longer, not sure...

[apoorva1996]

I found the multiple choice complicated but the rest was alright except for the last question, that lost me. The only thing was I ran out of time and left questions blank. I couldve finished everything if I had the time ...