Dr AD Lazarus pupils struggle with time in Mathematics Paper 2

Matric pupils Kushie Ramjuttan, Sharaya Ramcharan, Niharika Gobind and Arya Ramraj after the Mathematics Paper 2.

Pupils at Dr A.D. Lazarus Secondary School described the Mathematics Paper 2 exam as fair and easier than their trial paper, but said difficult questions and time pressure affected them.

They said that they could do with more time to work on the complex questions.

Paper two comprised geometry and trigonometry.

Sharaya Ramcharan of Clare Estate said it was not the best of papers but fair.

“I found one of the trigonometry questions difficult to understand. Timewise, we needed more time.

“Although this paper was better than the trial exam,” said Ramcharan.

Generally, an A student, she hopes to score between 120-130 out of 150 in mathematics. 

Her preference is algebra and calculus which was covered in mathematics paper one.

Ramcharan who aspires to be a mechanical engineer said her matric year was a good year with some stressful and difficult times.

Arya Ramraj of Reservoir Hills said while the paper was “not too bad” there were a few questions that proved challenging.

“A few questions were difficult and I needed a lot of time to solve them. However, I completed all

the questions. This paper I understood better than the trial exam paper. I enjoyed the geometry

Ramraj, whose Mathematics results were generally moderate, said she planned on studying

occupational therapy because she loved helping people and wanted a career where she could make a difference to people’s lives.

Niharika Gobind said it was a fair and easy paper, however time constraints proved problematic.

“I did not finish the last question which carried five marks. All the sections were good. I enjoyed

analytical geometry the best. This paper was way better than the trial exam. We were expecting the worst but it was a good outcome,” said Gobind.

Having revised using last year’s exam paper, she said trigonometry was “horrible”. 

She thanked examiners responsible for setting this year’s paper for “going easy on us in trigonometry”, added Gobind.