st06 im in the same position as you tbh. my school is so bad at teaching topics and in science and maths all they do is read of presentations and yap. I do recommend trying to find resources online and try to revise the year 8 and year 9 science curriculum(assuming you must be good at maths and above average). That's what i'm doing at the moment especially for science since i don't know to much. Also for the writing part i'd suggest just try to write under time pressure and find any science reports or analysis's and discussions to look over to really help you gain better understanding with your writing.
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i have found the link to two online year 9 science textbooks i can givee the link to them if u want
lols my computers broken atm and i can't find the link to the year 9 science wuest i found but here is the yr 9 oxford scince book for the time being file:///Users/archana/Downloads/oxford-science-9-australian-curriculum-9780190300968_compress.pdf
tell me if it works since im on a crusty old mac and i don't know how to use it
st06 hi!!! i didn't do JMSS myself but my close friend got in. she was also lacking in english and science, and what she used to do was borrow senior textbooks (usually bio, physics and chem) from the library and practice from them! all selective exams are always 1-2 years above the year level curricula, so working from senior textbooks always ensures that you have a strong grasp of the topics that will probably be on the test.
you can also make flashcards etc of these topics and practice daily in the morning, sort of like a routine.
for writing, that's something that comes with practice unfortunately. you just have to keep on writing. i also advice reading widely and frequently. your local library is an amazing resource with plenty of books.
a.. lol those links won't work anyway because you are accessing the file through YOUR hardware and like the stuff which is on your hard drive wont be on other ppl's hard drives
ykwim?
like you are accessing your drive using Google or whatever, but that link will only open your file on your drive
Random_Person_You_Happen_To_Be_Encountering_Now i'll try doing that
Random_Person_You_Happen_To_Be_Encountering_Now i think im dumb i don't know how to upload the dowload into the drive
do you guys think i could get better at science before the exam? because there is only two months left and idk which book to start with. I have one year 9 science textbook so i might start reading that.
also, does anyone have examples of science writing pieces that are really good?
But u should also try and do practice tests because they will help with time management