So exam ended and so far I've gotten my biology, physics and BM marks.

Bio 88 (menurun.... it was 91 before)
Physics 88 (from 64 to 88 so quite happy)
BM 83.

What chapters were tested for both Physics and Biology , and how were the formats ?

Hmmm this is just a test haha not exam.

However the formats are similar.
Objectives + structures + essays but thank god only chapter 1 form 5 my class is very competitive so i make sure i work hard even tho it's a test. Though right now I'm aiming for mid terms of course . My physics is still pretty bad with exception of Form 5 Chapter 1,2 and Form 4 chapter 3,4 so yeah still need to improve my form 4. Biology... I think i just need to revise.

Hi, guys. Planning to buy the past year papers books in two days time. I think it's out d. What do you guys think about buying which type of past year would be more essential? The one that follow the year or the one that follows the chapters?

Firstly, thanks for the opinions. Keep the opinion coming.

I hope it's never too late to start studying now???

I think you should buy the past year book and also the past year analisis bertopik book.

Mainly because I always use the analisis bertopik since it tells you how to tackle the types of questions and such and lol it helped me A LOT.
I think for Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Add Maths, Mod Maths, Sejarah and Agama if you're muslim. you should buy.
but you can just buy both.

Is the topical version sold in bookstores currently ?

For Maths and Add Maths , buy the ones arranged according to the years .

For the other subjects , get the ones arranged according to chapters .

Some of the answers for Paper 2 ( Physics ) in the topic book are wrong . Be careful .
Biology is really reliable , as well as Bahasa Melayu .
Chemistry has the worst answers ! Really terrible . I who wrote the answers . You're better off checking answer schemes in trial papers to get an idea of how to answer essay / paper 3 questions .

I asked my friends about their opinion too. Some said that past year that follow year will be better because u would not probably know the chapter they are from, better for some of them..

I think the tropical past year is not out yet.

Still deliberating~


Another thing is: my teacher told us that it will be better to buy the SBP past year trial paper book only by october, because it will probably include this year trial paper. Do you think SBP is essential?

Anyway, how's you all's study progress?

I asked my friends about their opinion too. Some said that past year that follow year will be better because u would not probably know the chapter they are from, better for some of them..

I think the tropical past year is not out yet.

Still deliberating~


Another thing is: my teacher told us that it will be better to buy the SBP past year trial paper book only by october, because it will probably include this year trial paper. Do you think SBP is essential?

Anyway, how's you all's study progress?

I asked my friends about their opinion too. Some said that past year that follow year will be better because u would not probably know the chapter they are from, better for some of them..

I think the tropical past year is not out yet.

Still deliberating~


Another thing is: my teacher told us that it will be better to buy the SBP past year trial paper book only by october, because it will probably include this year trial paper. Do you think SBP is essential?

Anyway, how's you all's study progress?

For subjects like Biology , it's always a good idea to read the answers . You won't have time to do all the questions especially the essay questions . It's better to practice trial papers instead .

Buy the SBP Book with the 2012 paper . By October , Cerdik will not publish the books with the 2013 paper , they will publish them in 2014 .

Yes , SBP papers are a must !

Biology - Done with chapter 1 and 2 . Trying to start chap 3 and at the same time do form four revision .
Chem - Done with chapters 1 and 4 .
Physics - Done with chapters 1 and 2 .
Add Maths - Chapter 1 and 2
Maths - Teacher is at chapter 4 but I still haven't started my revision / practice yet .
Sejarah - It's always hard to say that I'm done with a chapter in Sejarah . Constant revision every single day .
BM - Done with konserto terakhir .
English - done with all the poems .

DO NOT BUY THE BIOLOGY SBP ONE.

My teacher who is the head of marking scheme for biology spm in Selangor(i think, but he is one of the big people lah) doesn't recommend it since it contains some wrong answers. he said just stick to Past Years using topical one, and idk he recommends Pelangi/Sasbadi for exercise. and if you have the bio score module it will be better~

My progress

Physics - Waves, Electricity, Heat and Pressure
Biology - Chapter 1 form 5. Form 4 need to revise again hahaha but i guess by just doing exercises.
Sejarah - Form 4 chapter 4-6. Form 5 1-2
Chemistry - Form 4 need to revise~ but i love chem so yeah hehe <3 and form 5 1-2(Alcohol)
Mod Maths - just need to do exercises
Add Maths - need to strengthen my form 4 by exercises and form 5 1-3.
Agama - lol need to re-read i guess zzzz
BM- improving i guess, kept on doing karangan and hantar to my teacher
BI - gonna start

This post has been edited by assymessy: Mar 9 2013, 10:04 PM

I've checked the SBP answers and I believe they are very reliable . Your teacher probably discourages you because SBP uses different terms than we do , like neural canal instead of vertebral foramen and vertebrarterial canal instead of transverse foramen . Sasbadi's newest topical book ( a book with all the chapters from form 4 till form 5 ) is good , the answers are good , but there's a lack of exercises for practical reports , and most of the questions are reproduced from trial papers .

I never trust Pelangi for exercises as they are not in line with the SPM format . Just check their answers for operational definition and you'll understand . This applies for other subjects as well . Longman's has out of the syllabus questions but the answers are generally reliable . Cerdik has good questions , answers are quite acceptable , it's written by a Guru Cemerlang . But the conclusion is , after all those exercises , it's best to jump back to the past year questions book .

This post has been edited by maximR: Mar 9 2013, 10:53 PM

Yeah I guess so haha it confuses people. I only have PHysics for the SBP one should I buy other types ? Although I don't plan to buy Biology SBP!!! But some answers he said salah in the book lol.

Never tried Pelangi. Longman super score IS VERY GOOD. It makes you understand further and lol I use physics and chemistry form 5 using Longman. Though Idk for add maths what book is GOOD ? exercises, and biology form 5? Usually i just spam the past year questions and they all would come out in a similar fashion kind of.

for me pelangi is quite easy to reference since the question are clearly than others

You should not trust a person fully , no matter how qualified that person is . Question . By questioning , you'll learn . Ask him what are the questions that have the wrong answers and then check them for yourself .

Longman Super Score for me is so-so ... Firstly , the questions are not according to SPM's standard . Too many unconventional questions .

For Physics , I would recommend the Effective Practice Physics written by Lee Cheng Xi ( form four ) . If you can get the form five one ( 2011 ) by the same author then it's better . Reason being , the questions are not too hard but not too simple , with clone questions and answers that are according to the SPM format .

For Add Maths , I don't use any books as there are tons of questions in the reference books , like SUCCESS . That , coupled with Trial / Past Year Questions are more than enough .

Chemistry , I do trial papers . I've finished all the Electrochemistry questions from all the states in 2012 , will go on to Acids and Bases and beyond .

Yay thank you for telling me you seemed to be very hard working. Respect.

Oh, I bought the smart practice oxford for form 4 chemistry and blegh it sucked. I've been sticking the module by Wan Noor Afifah and I highly recommend you the SPOTLIGHT reference book for chemistry. Also longman for chemistry exercises. It's really good. Well my teacher forced all of us to use the SPOTLIGHT and Module and it works!

I've been trying to improvise my Physics and Add maths. My weak points. Hopefully, I'll get better. I've seen improvements on my Physics so yeah.

Also can I please have the link to past years trials examination papers ? All state ?

This post has been edited by assymessy: Mar 10 2013, 06:00 PM

Went to seminar skor A today(the one that was chosen by Astro Tutor TV) was great, the only downside is too short for each subject

However, I learned some new techniques today.

Mind to share some?

yo..sorry for disturb f5 guys a while...im a f4 pure science student..i consider to take geo & EST in my next year spm but is this 2 subjects pupus already? or i still hv chance to choose it?

if only me in my school take geo and EST for spm that possible means only one calon(me) in the examination room with full of pengawas spm?

Not sure about Geography

But I am pretty sure EST is still exist at least for 2013