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Monday, November 12, 2007
02:25
OTAS.
Well, doing a multiple-choice question paper is similar to ravishing a helpless woman in some ways:
You see it, you get tense and excited; you do it so fast, you don't know how you did it so fast, and you regret doing it so fast when you finish it.
You are given one hour to finish the whole paper.
One long hour, it is. You don't need one hour, you say.
Suddenly, you arrive at question number 40, and you realize that you know the answer.
The brain responds at lightning speed. You brain cells generate nerve impulses. Impulses are sent through numerous dendrites and axons. Answers taking the form of chemical substances at the synapses.. answers reaching the effector neurones... prompting the effector muscles to translate everything into a tangible, legible, visible answer. The pencil moves with the gentle contortions of the fingers. The graphite is exonerated, adheres to the paper.
You shade the right answer.
You stretch your body, release the pen from your hand.
You glance to your left, to your right, to see whether anyone has finished the paper as well.
Thirty more minutes.
You review all your answers once.
Twenty more minutes.
Twice.
ten more minutes.
You get bored.
Boredom flourishes too, when you feel safe. It's a symptom of security. ~Eugene IonescoYou feel that you need to check everything again, but.
"Time's up, put your pens down."
You submit your paper.
You reminisce your answers.
You begin to realize the careless mistakes.
You curse. F***, S***, oh f***, of s***, oh F***s***! (bad words censored to avoid going to court for blatant display of affliction).
It's over.
Say hello to Cambridge markers. And to Mr. OTAS reader.
You won't know your score anyway, why bother. As if they're gonna indicate in your certificate the incorrect responses:
University of Cambridge International Examinations Syndicatein partnership with the ever-so-loving UCLES,presents to youyour Incorrect Responses for the 2007 GCE O Levels Chemistry 62226111/01 Paper. 1. A -----> B2. B ----->A3. C -----> D4. D -----> CComment: You must be very unlucky. Try answering your paper upside down.That would be a good idea.
