Exams.

Sigh, monthly exam starts tomorrow.
Pray I don't fail Chem.
MUET + PA ( Pengajian Am ) - Tomorrow.
Maths 1 + Chem - Thursday.
Maths 2 + Bio - Friday.
I should be reading Chem now.
But I digress.
Let's talk about PA.
It's called general paper in English.
For the monthly test,
PA is divided into 4 sections.
Multiple Choice Questions - 30 Questions ( 20 Qualitative + 10 Quantitative )
Karangan Laras Sastera / Laras Sains - Choose 1
Two "short" questions - Compulsory.
Graph - Compulsory.
Time limit - 1 1/2 hours.
Meaning we have 90 minutes to complete 30 MCQ, One essay, Two not so short questions and a graph.
Let's try breaking this down.
15 mins - MCQ - 2 questions per minute
40 mins - Essay
20 mins - 2 Questions - 1 question per minute
15 mins - Graph
There, that doesn't look so bad.
Ugh, who am I kidding.
It's not as easy as it looks.
Qualitative = Kenegaraan - Parlimen, YDAP, Jabatan, Kementerian and such.
Quantitavie = IQ + Maths Questions.
Essay - Between 250 - 350 words. No more.No less.
Questions - Divided into 2 small parts.
Part one - Answer from text.
Part two - Own answer. LESS than 50 words. Incorrect isi = 0 marks.
Graph - Make a graph from an essay. Type of graph not given.
Types of graphs include graf komponen, graf kompaun, graf pyramid, graf memesong, graf terapung and so on.
No petunjuk / skala / title / sumber = Maximum marks cut in half.
All this in 90 minutes.
How sad.
Of course, in the real exam, there's still Bahagian E.
Where you have to convert non-linear text to linear text.
Sigh.
I shall stop complaining now.
Pray for me please.

--- JM ---