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[nsw..wollongong]

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[synthesisFR]

i was looking at hsc and trial papers and a lot of the MCQ seem quite difficult/tricky but the short answer questions are the most generic ones ever. Like e.g describing something u learnt in the syllabus, it doesn't throw curveballs/ just asking questions where you really need to understand the content well to be able to figure it out like in science? Is it easier because people have to write two essays afterwards?

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

How much prelim content is relearnt in the hsc? Feels like we cover so much of it in the hsc syllabus?

i was looking at hsc and trial papers and a lot of the MCQ seem quite difficult/tricky but the short answer questions are the most generic ones ever. Like e.g describing something u learnt in the syllabus, it doesn't throw curveballs/ just asking questions where you really need to understand the content well to be able to figure it out like in science? Is it easier because people have to write two essays afterwards?

What’s tricky about the multiple choice questions?

I wouldn’t say that about the short answer questions. I would argue it has and does through curveballs. But you are right in that if you understand the content , you’ll be able to answer any of the questions. I also wouldn’t say that they’re easier just because 2 essays are right after.

 

[synthesisFR]

What’s tricky about the multiple choice questions?

I wouldn’t say that about the short answer questions. I would argue it has and does through curveballs. But you are right in that if you understand the content , you’ll be able to answer any of the questions. I also wouldn’t say that they’re easier just because 2 essays are right after.

everyone says mcq is hard including past students after i searched it up , and looking at them myself they r not always straightforward
But short answer looks like syllabus dotpoints just put into a sentence it doesnt seem to have any curveballs
p.s why the hell are some essay questions like last years last question essay just straight up from the syllabus like the one about exchange rates is literally word for word in the syllabus, Its weird cuz no other subjects do this

 

[nsw..wollongong]

p.s why the hell are some essay questions like last years last question essay just straight up from the syllabus like the one about exchange rates is literally word for word in the syllabus, Its weird cuz no other subjects do this

no ur right, some legal hsc essay qs r word for word from the syllabus

 

[Average Boreduser]

no ur right, some legal hsc essay qs r word for word from the syllabus

'yooo I'm getting asked syllabus qns'
yeah bro thats crazy

 

[carrotsss]

'yooo I'm getting asked syllabus qns'
yeah bro thats crazy

Most subjects don’t ask questions that are word for word from the syllabus because it makes it really easy to memorise your response, which doesn’t show actual understanding. Getting asked word for word syllabus questions is pretty weird

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

everyone says mcq is hard including past students after i searched it up , and looking at them myself they r not always straightforward
But short answer looks like syllabus dotpoints just put into a sentence it doesnt seem to have any curveballs
p.s why the hell are some essay questions like last years last question essay just straight up from the syllabus like the one about exchange rates is literally word for word in the syllabus, Its weird cuz no other subjects do this

Fair enough - ig you're right, especially when there's more than one answer

 

[nsw..wollongong]

'yooo I'm getting asked syllabus qns'
yeah bro thats crazy

no it gets a bit hectic when the syllabus is so content heavy tho, sometimes ur able to memorise a couple of case studies to apply to a range of questions but with economics and legal, its a lot harder to answer questions than long-response physics or chem questions, for example

 

[synthesisFR]

will i need to study for any prelim topics

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

will i need to study for any prelim topics

No not for economics

 

[ExtremelyBoredUser]

will i need to study for any prelim topics

yes for mx1 if u forgot combs and binoms etc.

 

[synthesisFR]

should i actually read the textbook cuz many ppl do but i just have no time to read a whole book?

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

should i actually read the textbook cuz many ppl do but i just have no time to read a whole book?

It's helpful so yes but you don't need to read all of it