I know my teacher expects us to complete every question in the exersise. Every holidays she takes our books and checks every single question, every letter etc. and whatever we don't do we get a sticky note on our books with the missing questions.
What textbook do you do? Some textbooks cover the content so vaguely that every single question should be done. Others cover it so deeply that doing every single question is an impractical method of studying.
We have to catch up or we get detention and our parents get called.
Personally, I rarely did the homework my teacher assigned. Rather, I did whatever questions for topics I felt I was still a bit rocky with, and a couple of revision questions here and there to prevent me from forgetting content. I felt that this was more effective for me than drilling questions (though some drilling is required to develop speed).
But I guess it's what you have to do to get a band 6
Not exactly, it's not something that you HAVE to do. But I do think it's the 'easy way' of guaranteeing that students are doing questions, which can lead to a Band 6.
However, there's a problem associated with this strict method.
1. Students get loaded with work and cannot complete it in time.
2. They copy off friends in order to 'complete' it on time, and sacrifice actual 'absorption' of content.
3. They gain nothing/little.