TMJC 2020 Bio Prelim Paper 3 (A)

1 Tampines Meridian Junior College 2020 JC2 Preliminary Examinations H2 Biology _____________________________________________________________________________ H2 BIOLOGY 9744 Paper 3 Long Structured and Free Response Questions 18 September 2020 2 hours _____________________________________________________________________________ No Where did I go wrong?  How can I improve? ☺ 1 I don’t understand what the question wants from me. • Identify topic(s) related to the question. • Analyse the preamble and/or diagram carefully. 2 I don’t know / can’t remember the conceptual facts. • Review your study techniques to find out what works best for you. 3 I did not give the essential keywords / wrong keyword. • You must go back to your notes and learn why you missed the essential points in addressing the questions. 4 My answers are incomplete / not of enough depth. 5 I misinterpreted the questions / data, hence wrote the wrong answer. • Read all the directions (identify keywords or phrases and register what they mean). • Take the time to paraphrase the question. 6 I did not contextualize my answers to the question. That is, I did not make use of the information in the preamble / stimulus / figure. • When the question revolves around a specific example, use the contextual information to craft your answers. 7 I did not cite data / I did not include the units for data / did not cite meaningful data for both axes. • Cite complete data: both x-axis and y-axis, with units. • Examine the trend of the graph. If necessary, divide the graph into  2 parts for meaningful citation of data. 8 I did not organize my answers properly, especially for comparison questions / essay questions. • For essay, paragraph your answers for each major idea. • For comparison, number your points. Use comparative words (e.g. but, whereas, while etc.) 9 I did not manage to attempt the question due to insufficient time. • Look through the whole paper and attempt questions you are confident in. • Be concise. Do not write excessively. • When you are stuck at a question, move on. 10 I was not able to apply the conceptual facts to this kind of ‘suggest’ questions. • Identify the topic(s) that the question is related to, draw links to the specific section or concept • Write down keywords or phrases. • Finally see how these would match the question TAMPINES MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS

2 Tampines Meridian Junior College 2020 JC2 Preliminary Examinations H2 Biology Where did I go wrong….? (Tick in the appropriate box) Structured Qn / No CHECKLIST NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10