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Simon Kirby
post Aug 22 2013, 11:45 AM
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Nice lexicon of exam cliches on the BBC.

You might like to do the maths test: I got an A*. smile.gif You?


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post Aug 22 2013, 01:37 PM
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A* here too, but I had to use a calculator - is that cheating? (To work out cos 72° and the VAT question.)
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Andy Capp
post Aug 22 2013, 02:09 PM
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Multiple choice is a poor testing standard. I got A* too. I got a grade 4 CSE at school, so I have got better.
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post Aug 22 2013, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Aug 22 2013, 02:37 PM) *
A* here too, but I had to use a calculator - is that cheating? (To work out cos 72° and the VAT question.)

I think calculators are allowed. smile.gif


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post Aug 22 2013, 02:32 PM
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A* - I hope there are more challenging aspects to the GCSE!
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post Aug 22 2013, 03:09 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Aug 22 2013, 03:19 PM) *
I think calculators are allowed. smile.gif

How about slide rules? (I still have mine!)
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Simon Kirby
post Aug 22 2013, 03:11 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Aug 22 2013, 04:09 PM) *
How about slide rules? (I still have mine!)

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post Aug 22 2013, 04:06 PM
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I think I still have my log tables somewhere.
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Andy Capp
post Aug 22 2013, 05:26 PM
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QUOTE (Darren @ Aug 22 2013, 05:06 PM) *
I think I still have my log tables somewhere.

Yes, mine a a red book with SMP on it somewhere.
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post Aug 22 2013, 06:14 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 22 2013, 06:26 PM) *
Yes, mine a a red book with SMP on it somewhere.



Wow, punched tape on the cover, that's going to make a comeback I'm sure. (Perhaps not though)
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Simon Kirby
post Aug 22 2013, 06:46 PM
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There's a history test too. Apparently I could do better.

Oh, and I'm the Charlie - it's GCSE results day, not A-levels, that was the other day.


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post Aug 22 2013, 06:52 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Aug 22 2013, 07:46 PM) *
There's a history test too. Apparently I could do better.

Oh, and I'm the Charlie - it's GCSE results day, not A-levels, that was the other day.

4/7 pass. All were educated guesses.
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post Aug 22 2013, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 22 2013, 06:26 PM) *
Yes, mine a a red book with SMP on it somewhere.



ah, Southampton Maths Programe

My younger brother did that, he was the first year group to use that syllabus.

I, OTOH, had what was known as traditional maths O level (Oxford). where we did things like calculus
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post Aug 22 2013, 08:17 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 22 2013, 07:52 PM) *
4/7 pass. All were educated guesses.

Same as Andy.
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post Aug 22 2013, 09:32 PM
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I just happen to have to hand the Junior & House Scholarship Examination Paper ( Mathematics ) for Bedford School, 1936 to hand.


Question 7). AB and AC are two straight lines intersecting at A and the adjacent angles so formed are biscected. If through any point X in AC a straight line YXZ is drawn parallel to AB and meeting the biscectors in Y & Z, show that XY is equal to XZ.

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post Aug 22 2013, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Aug 22 2013, 10:32 PM) *
I just happen to have to hand the Junior & House Scholarship Examination Paper ( Mathematics ) for Bedford School, 1936 to hand.


Question 7). AB and AC are two straight lines intersecting at A and the adjacent angles so formed are biscected. If through any point X in AC a straight line YXZ is drawn parallel to AB and meeting the biscectors in Y & Z, show that XY is equal to XZ.

By symmetry, XY == AX, and XZ == AX, thus XY == XZ.

What age of child was that exam for?


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post Aug 22 2013, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Aug 22 2013, 10:32 PM) *
I just happen to have to hand the Junior & House Scholarship Examination Paper ( Mathematics ) for Bedford School, 1936 to hand.


Question 7). AB and AC are two straight lines intersecting at A and the adjacent angles so formed are biscected. If through any point X in AC a straight line YXZ is drawn parallel to AB and meeting the biscectors in Y & Z, show that XY is equal to XZ.

Thank the lord Labour got rid of this rubbish! tongue.gif

Any change of an explanation?
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post Aug 22 2013, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 22 2013, 10:57 PM) *
Any change of an explanation?

Not without a diagram.

The grey lines are the bisectors.


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post Aug 23 2013, 08:17 AM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Aug 22 2013, 10:41 PM) *
By symmetry, XY == AX, and XZ == AX, thus XY == XZ.

What age of child was that exam for?

The paper does not say, other than it was the 'Junior & House' exam paper.

eight questions, 1.5 hrs.

Looking at Bedford School website they have pupils today aged 13 upwards with 7 year olds at the Prep school....

well done btw - top marks.
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