Why is it recommended to start VCAA past exam papers 2-4 weeks prior to the exam? I get why it's left till the end, but shouldn't they be practiced throughout the year to obtain a better grasp of VCAA styled questions; or does doing other exam papers from companies such as Neap suffice? Just want to know other peoples opinions on this.
Also, does anyone have any exam tactics? What would you recommend doing during reading time? Cheers!
I'm not sure where you read that from, but I agree with you, biology exams should be practiced throughout the year so you can get used to VCAA's style. But I guess it all comes down to the individual (it always does), some find it better to learn as much material as they can and in the last 2-4 week they tackle as many exams as possible, others would rather do them throughout the year.
During reading time..hmmm...well I would suggest not looking at SA unless you really know your stuff, I say this because I know people that looked at the SA during reading time and were shocked to see a particular question he/she did not know much about but then again there were others that knew there stuff and looking at the SA motivated them. It acts like a double edged sword actually.
Anyway the obvious advice would be to do MC first, as there will probably be some MC questions that might help you to answer some SA questions.