KEY POINTS:
Name: Georgia Young
Age: 15
School: Glendowie College
Subject/Level: Level 1 drama
How do you think you went?
"Really well - I left in the first hour, I think I over-studied. A lot of people did [leave early], it wasn't just me. We were advised to only spend 60 minutes or so on the paper anyway."
What mark do you give the exam paper: not achieved, achieved, merit or excellence? Why?
"Merit ... a lot of it you could get away with anything, really, as long as you justified yourself."
What was the oddest question in the exam?
"Surprisingly enough for drama being one of the oddest subjects, it didn't actually have many odd questions in the exam."
What was the hardest question? Why?
"It was probably one that asked you to study one of the photos and then it said describe how you can use sound in conjunction with lighting to create a mood. I didn't quite know what they were asking me. It was vague-ish."
Will you study the subject again next year?
"Yes. Drama is a hard subject but I enjoy it so it's easier to learn."
What is your top study tip?
"Revise old tests that you've done throughout the year. Old marked ones that have been marked and corrected by a teacher."
TESTING TIMES
Among Friday's exam questions:
Level 1, human biology:
Discus how the body fights off an infection. In your answer explain the roles of:
* phagocytes
* lymphocytes
* antibodies
* antigens
in fighting off an infection.
Level 2, English:
Analyse how the dominant image (of the arm and the flower) supports the main purpose of the advertisement.
Identify two written language features in the statement "Nip kids' allergies in the bud" and analyse how each supports the main purpose of the advertisement.
Identify the target audience of this advertisement.
Analyse how three visual features, apart from the dominant image, make this target audience want to buy the advertised product.
TODAY
Morning
Level 1 biology, Level 2 accounting, Level 3 biology, Scholarship art history.
Afternoon
Level 1 accounting, Level 2 biology, Level 3 accounting, Scholarship Latin.
