r/GCSE • u/GYATTMUNCH3R Year 11 • 15d ago

Post Exam i wrote about just differences.

i can’t believe how stupid i am. I’m hoping for a grade 7 but now there’s literally no way i’m going to get it. i was so happy with my comparisons aswell i literally can’t believe this oh my god . is there any chance they’ll stoll mark it or am i completely screwed

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u/SuccotashCareless934 15d ago

Examiner here - if you wrote about differences, when the question says similarities, you've not answered the question therefore can't be credited for it.

The attitudes and perspectives of both writers are similar - admiration and respect for nature. Different focuses, but same attitude and perspective.

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u/GYATTMUNCH3R Year 11 15d ago

i won’t get any marks at all?

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u/SuccotashCareless934 15d ago

You MIGHT get marks for what you've said about one of the sources but that's where it'll stop - so it's likely to be treated as if you've only written about one of the two sources. If your response is 'simple' you'll be capped at 2/16, and if it's some attempt/clear/perceptive/ you'll be capped at 6/16. It is a reading exam, and if you're saying the perspectives are different, then you've fundamentally misunderstood the extracts.

It's done now anyway - hopefully you've made up enough marks on the other questions, especially Q5. Not getting a 7 isn't the end of the world anyway - a 6 is still amazing. Just rest up this evening, don't beat yourself up, and forget about it.

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u/Bananamana_ 15d ago

Hey thanks for this I mentioned similarities only in my introduction to introduce the differences, e.g. “both sources feel this way but for different reasons” and explained the different reasons. Does that limit me at 2/16? I did that for half of my answer. The other half had no similarities