We sit our Queensland Core Skills Test, QCS, tomorrow, to help determine our OP. I have missed a few of the QCS lessons, however I do feel confident in the multiple choice sections.
But im worried about the essay test. Can anyone give me any helpful tips on how to write the exam, i.e refer to stimulus etc.
Even anything to help me relax or just slow down my thinking or sumthin because im really nervous.
Thanks alot.
Please answer if you've done the test or a similar one, or if you can help me at all.
Thanks
Answers:
Hi, im doing it tomorrow too.
ive been told that short stories are not a good idea. Apparently heaps of people do this every year and they dont get marked as well as people who do more analytical/argumentative/nonfi... works. if you do a short story, never end it with "then i woke up"
also, never do a poem. A peom is an instant fail because they are impossible to mark, etc.
also, only respond to one, or two maximum, of the stimuluses.
I will freshen up on what the structure of an essay is, but thats about all the study you should worry about.
Just make sure that you bring in all of the recomended equipment, not just the minimum. It means less worry (more confidence) and you wont be dissaddvantaged in any way.
And lastly, get a good sleep, relax, eat well, and forget about studying for the short response of multiple choise. Its too late to start, it will just make you tired.
and during the beaks, leave the school (if possible) and forget about the exam for a while. dont studdy in the breaks, just realx with your mates and you will do better.
good luck mate, i hope that helped.
Hey, I know what it's like to be in your position.
With the Writing Task (WT) choose a genre to write that you're comfortable with and know it's conventions (i.e. if you choose a feature article remember it needs a headline, byline, speech, etc.). Don't actually write a planned response before you get in there and try to memorise it - you're better off to write from initial intuition rather than from a previous practice that might not really fit to the stimulus/theme. You should never make a previous piece of your writing mould to something it will not mould to. Remember that "Responsiveness" is a key criterion!
Also with the WT, use personal experience. This isn't just an English exercise, it's a chance for you to bring in knowledge from all aspects of your life. If you're awesome at Martial Arts then use a story from that; if you love history then you could write from the viewpoint of a famous historic figure; if you're great at science then analyse something in a report.
Remember to proofread - set aside at least 10min at the end of the session to go over your work - trust me, with that much stress everyone is likely to make at least one silly mistake. Be the person that goes back and fixes it up!
Relax yourself with the fact that you're confident with multi-choice! The 2 MC tests contribute most to the overall mark!
Also remember that QCS is not going to affect you individually, so if you don't go as well as you hoped remember there will be others in your grade who are determing the school's "normalisation" score as well. It's not just up to you!
Finally, make sure you eat well, get a good sleep, eat a wholesome, healthy, energising breakfast and think positive. It is not the end of the world if you don't ace QCS - just try your best!
hey im doing it tomorrow aswell. Just dont stress! it's the night before so there is not much you can do about anything now, other than take care of yourself.
Just give your essay an attention grabbing title, make it interesting, have a clear central idea, make sure it flows logically etc.
it really helps to plan what you're going to say before hand once you know the theme and then just write down any ideas that come to your head, even if you dont use them all it helps to have them there
good luck!
This is kinda funny, im sitting here at my computer listening to some Korn and wondering what the stimulus will be, hmm maybe something stupid like a few years back SHAPE or something cool like DISCOVERY.
Thisafternoon they called the year 12s into the assembly hall to all work out our seating arrangements, i was so nervou AND WE WERENT EVEN BEING TESTED, but i do know that i have a table that isnt going to rock EH EH EH
ah well guys, good luck i guess, or rather the latter, the worse you guys do the better my school does eh?
haha PEACE
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