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June 2012 exams update:
Exam tips – how students can make best use of answer books

June 2012 Drama

Unit codeTitleNumbering systemType of answer book No ppProvided by student
42401 Written Paper New (01, 02, etc) Separate 12

General advice

Students should:

  • read all instructions on the front cover and at the start of each section of the question paper
  • read each question carefully before responding, especially where there are optional question(s)
  • remember that questions can appear on all pages of a question paper, including the final page.

Combined question paper answer books

Students should look at the number of marks and the line space allocated to each question and write answers of an appropriate length.

If a student needs more space to answer a question, they must:
either use the white space immediately beneath the lined answer space and before the start of the next question
or ask for an AQA four-page Supplementary answer book.

They should not:

  • use the answer space for a different question
  • write in the margin
  • respond elsewhere in the answer book.

Separate answer books and the two-digit numbering system

Students worked well with the two-digit numbering system and separate answer books in 2011 exams; thank you for ensuring that the guidance was applied successfully. We have updated our guides for students, teachers and exams officers / invigilators to reflect the general advice given above.

Further information

A reminder: question paper style and marking answers on screen
Exams with separate question papers and answer books (unconstrained answer books) will use:

  • our simplified, two-digit question numbering system
  • answer books with spaces for students to write the two-digit question numbers.

For additional guidance see:

Question papers and mark schemes:

  • Summer 2011 materials are available to schools / colleges in the Secure Key Materials area of e-AQA
  • Specimen materials are available from the subject pages of aqa.org.uk

Examples of students' work:

AQA Research team papers:

Marking answers on screen

New AQA Numbering System

Archive

AQA GCSE Drama Written Paper (42401)

June 2012 Examination

Please note that no Texts or Personal Notes can be taken into the examination. Please ensure that this information is passed on to the invigilator(s) for the exam. Paragraph 4.2 of the Instructions for the Conduct of Examinations states that if candidates have any unauthorised material in an examination (whether or not they intend to use it), this may be considered as malpractice.

Secure Key Materials

Secure Key Materials is a new e-AQA service which replaces Recent Exam Materials from 1 September. It provides teachers and Exams Officers with exclusive access to a bank of exam-related material that is:

  • secure
  • easy to navigate
  • quick to use
  • intuitive, based on the design of our website.

Please read our new leaflet and look at the following demo to find out more about this new service.

To obtain an e-AQA account and access to Secure Key Materials, please register at e-AQA. For more information about the materials published on Secure Key Materials, please don't hesitate to contact the Subject team.

Additional Teacher Resource Bank (TRB) items

The additional specimen questions issued at teacher standardising and at teacher support meetings in the Autumn-Spring terms are now also available on the website as TRB items. The candidate exemplar answers issued at these meetings are also now included as a TRB item. The two items are entitled:

  • Additional specimen material for the written paper
  • Unit 1: Candidate exemplar answers