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Which are the best physics trial exams?
« on: May 16, 2011, 07:57:48 pm »
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From what I have read:
Insight = bad (many errors in the answers)
Lisachem = very good, maybe slightly too easy
Neap = the best
TSFX = bad (too hard)
TSSM = decent

Would you agree?

Also what about:
Chemology = ?
iTute = ?
STAV = ?
Engage = ?
Nelson = ?
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 08:07:15 pm »
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i just finished an insight (2009)...i thought it was really well set out. The solutions were easy to read and they give you mark allocations and tips for each answer!

unlike stav which is shit.....i did the 2007 one - you can tell they don't give a damn.

do as many as you can and find out for urself :P
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 05:58:58 pm »
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TSFX aren't that hard, they just need more thought.

Neap are probably closest to VCAA exams however iTute and STAV aren't all that different. My teacher thought highly of the NEAP ones.

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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 06:44:17 pm »
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TSFX is bad in the respect that they often diverge from the study design. I liked TSSM and Neap.

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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2011, 01:12:40 pm »
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Which ones are the easiest to do?? So i can knock them off early and gain some confidence :)
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2011, 01:35:33 pm »
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lisachem, tssm and vcaa are the easiest paper out of all of them, but i suggest you do the hard paper first so you can gain ur confidence back from easy paper when its much closer to exam date.
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2011, 01:39:09 pm »
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Stav are quite hard.
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2011, 02:07:33 pm »
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lisachem, tssm and vcaa are the easiest paper out of all of them, but i suggest you do the hard paper first so you can gain ur confidence back from easy paper when its much closer to exam date.

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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2011, 03:18:57 pm »
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can someone link me too this study design exams, exams like tssm and liachem , like 2008 --> onwards
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2011, 03:25:30 pm »
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I recommend doing VCAA ones first. They give you of an idea of what the real exam will be. Next do the latest exams, so starting from 2011 to 2008. After that if you still have time, do older study designs. Just a few days before the exam, redo the VCAA ones and any 2011 exams you can get your hands on and just revise the hell out of those.
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2011, 03:34:25 pm »
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I recommend doing VCAA ones first. They give you of an idea of what the real exam will be. Next do the latest exams, so starting from 2011 to 2008. After that if you still have time, do older study designs. Just a few days before the exam, redo the VCAA ones and any 2011 exams you can get your hands on and just revise the hell out of those.

I did all the Vcaa, I need newer exams, Anyone have them?
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2011, 04:48:45 pm »
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you seen cleox's mediafire yet?
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2011, 07:23:57 pm »
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are itute's exams any good??

i'm already overloaded with exams and not sure if i shud bother doing them..at first glance they kinda look cheap
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2011, 08:07:09 pm »
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are itute's exams any good??

i'm already overloaded with exams and not sure if i shud bother doing them..at first glance they kinda look cheap

I've done the 2011 one. It only includes the structures and materials detailed study (Which I am not doing, unfortunately) so I had too much time left afterwards (~30mins) and ended up scoring rather well for the core AOS1+2 that I was able to do. In short I personally think you should do it, it has some very good questions that got me thinking!
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Re: Which are the best physics trial exams?
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2011, 08:07:30 pm »
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if you can do itute you dont have to do others