Gcse maths test

[lazybloke]

These seem suspiciously easy maths questions for a 16 yr old.
One of them had me briefly wanting to reach for pen & paper, but I managed it with mental arithmetic.

7/7.

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[Sharky]

Is the link correct?

 

[lazybloke]

Is the link correct?

Link updated!

 

[Electric_Andy]

7/7. Quite tough but seems about the same sort of level I remember when I did GCSEs

 

[Beebo]

These seem suspiciously easy maths questions for a 16 yr old.
One of them had me briefly wanting to reach for pen & paper, but I managed it with mental arithmetic.

7/7.

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The article says

“from the Foundation Tier paper, which is for pupils expecting to achieve the lower 1-5 grades, so they're easier than the other Higher Tier paper. We've also picked out some of the easiest questions from the paper to increase your chances of success.”

Higher level GCSE, which most pupils take is harder than this. Plus this is the non- calculator test, so basically mental arithmetic.

 

[alicat]

Not sure why they're calling it GCSE Maths. Most of the questions were simple arithmetic.

 

[markemark]

Not sure why they're calling it GCSE Maths. Most of the questions were simple arithmetic.

Because it’s click bait to get their readership to huff and puff about how easy it is for kids these days and that they don’t know they’re born. Give them some of the higher mark questions from the main paper and see how they get on.

 

[Profpointy]

These seem suspiciously easy maths questions for a 16 yr old.
One of them had me briefly wanting to reach for pen & paper, but I managed it with mental arithmetic.

7/7.

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I gave up navigating through the pop ups and demands to sign up: no thanks

 

[Drago]

7/7, and I'm dyslexic and struggle particularly with numbers.

 

[lazybloke]

Because it’s click bait to get their readership to huff and puff about how easy it is for kids these days and that they don’t know they’re born. Give them some of the higher mark questions from the main paper and see how they get on.

Yep. I've been helping my daughter revise for GCSEs and can confirm these questions aren't representative of her syllabus.

 

[sevenfourate]

Incredibly simple head maths. Maybe I forget I’m mid 50’s and work with numbers everyday.

However - you’d think if you couldn’t successfully work out the majority of these: you’d not be ready for the big wide World ?

 

[Sharky]

There are three types of maths questions. The first aimed at those that can count and the second, aimed at those that can't count.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

When I was a teacher at GCSE level the GCSE exams mostly had several tiers

apparently these question are from the bottom tier

add onto that that a properly designed exam has some questions that are easier than others
the designers normally put an easy question at the start so help people calm down and lead them in gently
then another one or two easier ones in the middle

the most difficult ones are normally towards the end but not too far to it

this looks like they have taken the easiest level and then taken the easier question from it

and if you look at the people who take the easiest level - you can see why they need some easy questions!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Having said the above I know someone who didn;t manage to get a single GCSE at C or above
direct fail for a lot of them - which takes some doing!

and she had another go and still had the same result

but she is no idiot - very sensible person and is great at working out what to do and stuff
also like classical plays (they have a Shakesphere theatre nearby)

if I needed something doing and she said she could do it I would know it would get done


so GCSE's only test a certain type of intelligence - otehr things matter more