My Examination Experience by Charles

I got to my center a few minutes before 7:00 am for it was not hard to locate. When I got there, the gate was locked and a lot of candidates were in vehicles and waiting while some were under shades because it was raining. About two minutes later, an official came in and opened the gates. Covid-19 regulations were observed and some security officials did security checks. We were only allowed to take with us a pencil and our examination slip. We were taken to a room where our biometrics were confirmed and we were directed to our seats. After everyone had been screened, science students were given a sheet of paper for rough calculations. We were required to fill the paper with our registration and examination numbers. After this was done, the examination started properly.

The examination was ok. Before we got there, the computers had already been powered on. The software interface was user-friendly. The center was strictly monitored by five invigilators. We could all see the CCTV cameras and we were assured that they were working fine. When you get to the center and you are asked to sit on your chair, your computer plays a video after which you are taken to a page that cautions against examination malpractice. Below that page, you will see two buttons, "replay video" and "proceed to the next page". You will then be advised to click on the button that reads "proceed to the next page" after which you'll be taken to a page that requires you to input your registration number. After completing that, you will be taken to a page that shows your details and the examination guidelines which include;

• The key N on your keyboard can be used to take you to the next question.

• The key P on your keyboard can be used to take you to the previous question.

• The down arrow key on your keyboard can be used to scroll down the page.

• The up arrow key on your keyboard can be used to scroll up the page.

• The key A on your keyboard can be used to select options A.

• The key B on your keyboard can be used to select option B.

• The key C on your keyboard can be used to select option C.

• The key D on your keyboard can be used to select option D.

• The key S on your keyboard can be used to submit your work, so be careful not to click on it.

• the key Y is to confirm your submission.

It is either you follow the above guidelines or you use the mouse provided.

After this, you are to click on the button that reads "start examination". Immediately, you will be taken to a page where you will see your picture and details, you are required to scroll up the page. If you don't, you will think you have not started your attempt, unknowing you that your questions are up on that page. When you scroll up, you will see your questions and at the top of the page, you will see options that include the different subjects you are offering and the calculator. The calculator appears once clicked and you are required to click on the required values to be calculated. Perchance you have any issue, you are required to call the attention of the invigilator(s). Once you are done, you are to click on submit and confirm it.

Glitches

I noticed some technical glitches. Apart from the fact that I got several pop-ups showing a poor connection, two questions in Physics were incomplete. The first one had to do with heat, the question required us to find the power rating of a heater but the time in minutes was omitted. Also, a question involving the determination of temperature was not completed as the resistance at the steam point was not also given.

Generally, everyone had a time limit of 120 minutes (2 hours) and we were given 60 questions in English Language and 40 questions in the others, mine being Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.

Some Questions I can Remember

Physics

1. In an electric circuit, the output voltage is through the ______. (base/collector/emitter/resistor)

2. What characteristics of X-rays make them best for studying crystal lattices?

3. V = at, what dimension is correct for this equation?

4. What law describes the conservation of energy? (Lenz/Faraday/Maxwell/Charles Law)

5. A wooden cube of side 2m floats in water so that 1/4 of it is above water, if the density of water is 1000kg/m³, find the mass of the wooden cube?

6. The insulating material between plates of a capacitor is ____

7. The phenomenon that occurs when a wave vibrates in only one plane is______

8. What is the formula for Young modulus?

9. The Earth's parallel lines of forces point ______

10. The capillarity of a liquid in a narrow tube is due to ____

11. The effects of split rings in a D.C. motor is ____

Chemistry

1. The criteria required for the liquefaction of air is ______

1. Chlorine can be prepared industrially by _____

3. Complete reduction of alkanoic acids yields ____

4. At the end of the electrolysis of CuSO4 using platinum electrodes, the nature of the solution is ______

5. ∆G=∆H-T∆S will be spontaneous if_____

6. What is the general structural formula for amino acids?

7. Water in drug making should be____

8. How do you separate iron filings from sand?

9. The function of brine in soap making is ___

10. The difference between calcium and copper is that

11. How many electrons are contained in the p-subshell of a Sodium Atom?

12. In a solution, what is the colour of iron (II) and iron(III)

13. Which of the following is a suspension? (fog/rubber solution/milk/paint)

14. Zn + CuSO4 ------> ZnSO4 + Cu, how many electrons were transferred in the Redox reaction?

15. Which of these elements are required in making solid fat? (Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen)

Biology

1. The changing of the colour of the grasshopper is to ____

2. The root hairs arise from ______

3. Climbing and creeping plants are found in what layer?

4. An advantage of creating interferon using bacteria in the lab is that

5. Thymine pairs with ____

6. The evolution of the heart chambers of Pisces, amphibians, aves, and mammals is studied through___

7. The evolutionary similarity between fishes, frogs, reptiles, birds, and goats is found through______

8. White mangrove makes use of what roots?

9. The thick bark in trees is an adaptation for _____.

10. Crop rotation is advantageous as it ______.

11. An adaptation of animals in cold regions is ______(possession of thin fatty layers/possession of small hair or fur/possession of small ears and feet)

12. The type of feeding relationship of Ascaris lumbrocoides in the gut of humans is____

13. Rhizopus is regarded as a _________ according to its mode of nutrition

14. Which of the following factors affect only the abiotic environment of the aquatic habitat? (relative humidity/rainfall/turbidity)

15. Blood group O contains_______(antigens a,b/antigens a/both antibodies a,b/antigens b)

16. Which of the following is a discontinuous variation? (weight/skin color/height/blood group)

17. The features that determine the blood group of a person in the ABO system are found in the(red blood cells/white blood cells/plasma/platelets)

English

1. The Hakimi had ruled for over _______ years.

2. Talle and his conspirators were sentenced to______

3. What is the name of the suspect that was dragged into the courtyard?

4. Talle was accused of the following except(extortion/kidnapping/armed robbery/internet fraud)

5. What did Talle do when he heard the police siren?

6. How did the community know that Yalle was into crime?

7. What did the police officers take out of Talle's house?

8. What gave the robbers out as amateurs?

9. What was the ransom that the robbers demanded?

10. Where did the police ask Talle to take them to?

11. What is meant by the world is your oyster?

stress theses words

12. Directorate

13. Invigilation

In summary, five comprehension questions, ten from lexis and structure, ten from the novel, five each from antonyms and synonyms, interpretation, 2-word stress, emphatic stress, oral English, and some fill in the gaps.0