Re: 2012 HSC MX1 Marathon
An Extension 1 HSC Question 7 is Harder 3 Unit.
A 2 Unit HSC Question 10 is Harder 2 Unit.
An Extension 2 HSC Question 8 is Harder 4 Unit!
See the pattern?
In fact these are called Component B questions and they are expected of 2 unit, Ext. 1 and Ext. 2 students (but of course much more prevalent in Extension 2.) They should not be ignored by Extension 1 or even 2 Unit students.
Here's a more thorough explanation of Component A and B:
Component A:
This Component is primarily concerned with the student’s knowledge, understanding and skills developed in each Content Area listed in the syllabus. In measuring attainment of this Component, assessment of the student’s ability to recognise which skills are appropriate to the solution of standard problems should be included.
Component B:
This Component is primarily concerned with the student’s reasoning, interpretative, explanatory and communicative abilities. To measure attainment will involve assessing the student’s ability to:
• understand information given verbally or in written, diagrammatic or graphical form, and express information given in one form in other ways;
• analyse and solve unfamiliar problems, construct logically sound solutions and recognise limitations to the validity of solutions;
• explain knowledge, methods or aspects of a solution using written and/or spoken language and diagrams;
• compare various methods of solution in terms of efficiency and breadth of application.
