Dear students, these are the instructions for when taking one of the mock exams:
- The number of marks that the exam has is equivalent to the number of minutes you should take to solve it
- You may use the formula booklet at all times (just like a regular IB Exam), however you cannot use any notes or other resources
- Be mindful of the questions that you can and the ones you cannot use a GDC (I'll let you know)
- Print the mock exam before so you can solve it using its printed pages (don’t answer the questions anywhere else than those pages)
- When you hit the time allocated, you should stop. However, if you feel the urge to continue, please let me know the questions that you did overtime by placing a little asterisk * next to the question (or item).
- If you would like to continue working on the exam after sending me that first scan, do so but send me that second (and last) version, also scanned, stating how long in total it took for you to finish that second version
Grade boundaries
These are the grade boundaries that determine what is a 1, 2, 3 and so on.
7: 90% to 100%
6: 80% to 90%
5: 70% to 80%
4: 60% to 70%
3: 50% to 60%
2: 30% to 50%
1: 0% to 30%
Note: It is important to state that these are harder boundaries than the ones found on IB Math Exams, and there is a very good reason for it. When a student takes a mock exam, he is being assessed in, at most, two or three different topics. That makes it easier to prepare for such an exam. In real IB Math Exams, taken at the end of year 2, all topics could eventually show up, making it harder on the student to perform. Also, there is a lot more pressure on the student when he/she is taking the final IB Exam.