There is no clear-cut rule as to whether which activities or experiments will appear in either section . Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia comes up with questions not based on reference books , but their own question bank . I will list out some important experiments here next time , but for now , all I can tell you is that you should read all the experiments that came out in trial papers . Trust me .

Yes , the marking criteria has gotten lenient . Which is quite good I think ? Mellows my heart when I read ' Please bear in mind that students are keeping up with time constraint when writing the essay , when grading , grade according to impression , not based on a set of rules . Ignore first draft slips and repetitions or omissions where necessary . ' , in mark schemes . I commit first draft errors quite frequently if I don't re-check my work . The H.E did mention that in one particular year he had a showdown with a CIE examiner as she scored a candidate's work in the lowest possible category , saying that it used American jargons .

Anyway ,

I have this problem in English were I'm not sure which question to choose . Did you face this ? I take a considerable amount to decide on a question .

Me too . I've written letters to newspapers , asked Head Examiner and teachers to check my work and have been told that I'll do fine in SPM English , but I still am not satisfied ; hence , difficulty in choosing a question that will best suit me . Confidence issues I guess ?

Did you come up with the story on the spot , or just piece together bits and pieces from stories you've read ? How long , approx did you write ?

Yes , but Piagam Madinah / Perjanjian Aqabah are the hotter ones , never came out . Hijrah came out in 2005 .

I focused on 4, 5 , 7 , 8 . 6 is too long !

'Cause it never came out in SPM !

Gerakan Islah too !

Somewhat ... But I think Vulcanised/Unvulcanised Rubber experiment came out in 2004 and again in 2006 . In Biology , isotonic experiment came out in 2005 and 2006 .

Mother of God . * takes sunglasses off *

I think we're on to something good here . Those chapters came out in my Trials , came out in Negeri Sembilan Gerak Gempur , spotted by GC's who came to my school , spotted by some state papers .

Keep sharing .

Gerak Gempur N.S , Biology P3 : Energy Value Experiment
MRSM , Biology P3 : B.O.D

Credits to Cikgu Zamri Talib .

Awesome results . I like your science grades !
My Gerak Gempur Negeri Sembian papers were easier than school trials too .

Anyway , what came out in your science papers , experiments ?

You know that some of us take more than 9 subjects , right ?
By the way , what ionic equation qualitative analysis ? The lead chromate one ?

I cannot assure you of this , but let's try to be safe now , shall we ? Reading based on tips is risky enough . I'm trying to swallow the entire SUCCESS book into my brain before SPM . A senior recommended that I use that book instead of the textbooks , he had 10A+s .

By the way , I dislike the Sejarah textbooks too . Wall of texts . I also rely on mark schemes and notes , they are more succinct . Sejarah textbook frustrates me due to bad organisation of points .

I print out Biology and Sejarah papers mostly . I have almost 20 state papers for Biology , and some for Sejarah --- only the P2 ones though . I figure P1 questions are a waste of time , with SBP and past years , we'd have completed 900 objective questions , I think that's more than enough . Heck , I don't think I have the time to attempt trial papers for Physics and Chemistry . [ MRSM papers being an exception ]

Situation is heating up , people panicking .

Anyway --- for those who'd want to print out trial papers , invest on an affordable laser jet if you could . Saves tremendous amount of time and cost ( get a Black and White one ) .

Me too man , me too . Gerak Gempur N.S Biology was disappointing , the entire P2 comprised of questions from other state trials . Seems like N.S has run out of ideas .

But is it as fast ? Duplex printing is the problem with my inkjet , too slow .

By the way , for Sec A P3 Biology , air pollution experiment came out .

Semiconductor , you mean ?

Critical_Fallacy

Just wanted to thank you for what you've done . Thank you for igniting the spark of curiosity towards more complex mathematical ideas that have never even occurred to me before . A part of my results , whatever they may be ; I owe them to you . I also benefited a lot from your advice on studying Biology using key-words . My Paper 2 marks shot from low 80's or high 70's to 94/100 , which was a first for me . I no longer need to rely on long , drawn out paragraphs of facts in thick reference books , and teachers mark using key-words as well .

I am currently in a very busy , frustrating , challenging , exciting and nerve-wrecking stage in my life . Currently scrambling to fit in all the History facts , Moral exercises and BM points for karangan into my cerebral cortex , and printing out trial papers , which is costly and time-consuming .

But I figured it's only temporary . Whatever may happen , I know that I'll come out stronger .

So , thank you ! Exciting times ahead . My inner-nerdiness can't wait for A-Level Mathematics and Physics , and more time to read books that I have no time for .

example :

Explain the function of R ( contractile vacuole in Paramecium ) . [ 5 marks ]

R maintains osmotic pressure .
Water diffuses into R by osmosis .
R expands to maximum size .
R moves to side of plasma membrane .
R contracts to expel excess water .

Very easy example . You are probably using the F and E method of remembering points for essay questions . F is the main skeleton , E are the explanations to the skeleton . But a very interesting method proposed in MRSM's Biology mark schemes is the ' Science Text ' method . Basically there are two alternatives when writing answers for structured/essay questions in P2 . Here's an example :

Heavy metals contain respiratory inhibitors . Explain the effects of respiratory inhibitors on Paramecium sp . [ 2m ]

Standard Method [ F and E method ]

( Respiratory inhibitors ) inhibit cellular respiration / mitochondria cannot function [F]
Energy cannot be generated [E]
Cellular respiration / active transport cannot be carried out [E]
Contractile vacuole cannot function ( to remove excess water ) [E]
Paramecium dies / bursts / haemolyses [E]

The main point is cellular respiration ceases or mitochondria fail to function . The explanations / effects of it are the E's .

The ' Science Text ' method is described as follows .

o - object
c - condition
p - process/phenomenon
r - result

O1 - ( Respiratory inhibitors )
C/P1 - Inhibit cellular respiration / mitochondria cannot function
C/P2 - Energy cannot be generated / active transport cannot occur
C/P3 - Contractile vacuole cannot contract ( to remove excess water )
R - Paramecium dies / bursts / haemolyses

The second method is more organised , and you can see the process , while the latter method does not arrange the explanations in order . Both are accepted .

In both cases the answer and concise and succinct . This is the method that you should use to remember points for Biology P2 . Much better than long , drawn out explanations in reference books .

This post has been edited by maximR: Oct 4 2013, 08:20 PM