CXC CSEC exam guide: Human and Social Biology

CXC CSEC Exam Guide

Human and Social Biology

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CXC CSEC Exam

Exam guide: Human and Social Biology

Based on the CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology syllabus (From May/June 2011)

Organization of the CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology exam

Paper

Exam time

 

Question type
Exam marks
Exam percent
paper 1
11/4 hrs

Multiple choice
(60 questions)

drawn from all areas of the syllabus
(each question is worth 1 mark)

 

60 marks
40%
Paper 2
2 hours

Section A:

4 compulsory structured questions - drawn from all areas of the syllabus

(each question is worth 15 mks = 60 mks total)

 

Section B:

2 compulsory structured essay questions - drawn from all areas of the syllabus

(each question is worth 15 mks = 30 mks total)

90 marks
60%
 
 
Total
150 marks
 
100%

The syllabus for the Human and Social Biology exam is divided into five (5) sections. Each section is comprised of several units.

The five sections are section A, B, C, D and E.

Section A

Living organisms and the environment

Section B

Life processes

Section C

Heredity and Variation

Section D

Disease and its impact on humans

Section E

The impact of health practices on the environment

 

The units in each section are listed below:

on

Units
 
 
Section B: Life Processes

1. Nutrition

 

2. The Respiratory System

 

3. The Circulatory System

 

4. The Skeletal System

 

5. Excretion and Homeostasis

 

6. Coordination and Control

 

7. The Reproductive System

 
 
 
 
 
Section E: The Impact of Health Practices on the Environment  

 

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guest (not verified) 31 January 2011 - 2:28am

Great work! I have been waiting for you guys to finish all the units of the HSB syllabus.
And just in time for the exams too.

Desean (not verified) 19 February 2011 - 9:43am

I love who ever who has done this. but im really bad in multiple choice...do you think that you can outline the topics that come for multiple choice along with some questions. I'm really worried.

Renee Thomas (not verified) 5 April 2011 - 9:47pm

i am now doing it for the first time i need help i want to do it in January please God. I really need help can anyone help me please
+++++++++++++

riana (not verified) 26 April 2011 - 12:33pm

In reply to by Renee Thomas (not verified)

I am doing hsb for the first time ever too, i wanted to do it in january this year but i know if wasn't ready to do it, so i put it back to may/june. It is alot of reading and trying to understand what you read. What I do (even though i tend to freak out a bit when revising)is to try to get as many past papers as possible and after you read a topic try to answer the questions on the past paper that relate to the topic you read. Cause the syllabus is basically everything in the book, there is no specific area to focus on. As my teacher said, just read and something will stick. even though to me sometimes stuff don't seem to stick that easy.

I am doing hsb for my first time also too, this year and its okay yes alot of reading and i wish my self all the best and yes i am working so hard because time doing i will be do cxc.

writing like that? You are barely making sense. Not sure you will pass your exams if that is the level of your writing skill. Try reading the newspapers to see how to write sentences.

guest (not verified) 2 May 2011 - 11:44pm

This is so awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY HELPFUL

riana (not verified) 6 May 2011 - 6:46pm

ok i did the hsb exam today and the layout was not what i expected even though it was on this site (which i thought was a mistake). the questions were a lil tricky, but i tried my best and pray that i pass both papers, paper 2 in june

crissy (not verified) 9 May 2011 - 10:21pm

It was ok, I did my best and I have a gud feeling that I will get a gud exam grade.

meisha (not verified) 10 May 2011 - 12:19pm

it was ok but i dont know what is chuckney or how its made

guest merl (not verified) 9 June 2011 - 2:06pm

i found that hsb was easy,but the long paper was a bit confusing and finally i do finish the syllabus

tricia122 (not verified) 19 September 2011 - 10:27pm

my first time really need help is this the syllabus i can use for january to?

can some one who is good in maths h&s biology can help me please

tia cox (not verified) 29 September 2011 - 4:48pm

In reply to by terryann (not verified)

yes i can help you with biology

all u need to do is get an hsb book n study all the topics are get the syllabus n study from it.

GLEE (not verified) 31 October 2011 - 10:45am

Hey,i want to do one of these sub, but am here contemplating on which one should i choose.I would appreciate it if anyone could give me some advice on which to choose or which is easier,i like BIO anyway.

Kathy-ann Daniel 4 November 2011 - 9:24am

In reply to by GLEE (not verified)

Hi,

It depends on what you want the subject for. If you are planning to do a program in the future, you should check the entry requirements for it. Some programs just require you to have "one science subject", while others may specify that they want Biology, Integrated Science or something like that.

We elected to support Human and Social Biology because, for out-of-school exam candidates, it is the shortest route to getting "one science subject". There is no SBA requirement for Human and Social Biology. And, in comparison to, say Integrated Science, there are less modules to cover in the syllabus.

So, really, there is no hard and fast rule for taking either subject. It depends on you and what you want to do with the subject when you move on.

hey,im writing cxc exams in may/june and tha subject im lacking in is h.s.b, im teaching myself becuz im writin this subject out of my stream, aslo i have to pass this exam in order to enter the Universty of Guyana to do my dentistry course, i truely love it..wat can i do to obtain a garde 2 pass
in the exam?

hanna (not verified) 24 November 2011 - 3:56pm

i love human and social biology (hsb).i read hard and but don't understand what i read butyet i pass my exams with great pass marks. howover i did sign for it.what can i do about it?

tashana (not verified) 27 November 2011 - 8:33pm

i need some help as it relates to my principles of business SBA, I'm doing production. i also need alot of help with physics i don't know why it have to be so hard i really need some help plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!1

guest (not verified) 4 December 2011 - 11:44am

need this badly

shordy (not verified) 8 February 2012 - 1:33pm

AM DOING H.S.B IN MAY TO JUNE I NEED HELP IN THIS SUBJECT WAT CAN I DO TO PAST IT IN MAY I REALLY WANNA GET THIS SUBJECT WHO HAVE THIS SUBJECT COULD TELL ME WAT TO DO TO PAST IT I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THIS SUBJECT TO MUCH BUT I HAVE TO PAST IT ,..,.............................

guest (not verified) 23 February 2012 - 9:30pm

In reply to by shordy (not verified)

read alot and revise thoroughly

guest (not verified) 1 March 2012 - 2:23pm

In reply to by shordy (not verified)

I AM WRITEING H.S.B IN MAY/JUNE2012 AN NEED HELP ALSO SO THE BEST WE CAN DO IS READ ALOT

kimberly (not verified) 17 April 2012 - 11:29pm

In reply to by guest (not verified)

I'm doing hsb in june2012 and i need alot of help....anybody looking for a study partner????? we could proberbly go to the national library????

guest (not verified) 19 April 2012 - 10:33am

In reply to by kimberly (not verified)

read alot dont just sit there and say you dont understand you have to get the help from someone who knows about the subject and explain for you and then u will have a better understanding about the subject am sitting the exam come may i never done the subject but i had private classes and i read alot and i have a better knowledge about it and success come through had work and determination

guest (not verified) 22 April 2012 - 12:12pm

In reply to by kimberly (not verified)

I THINK WHEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON STUDY TOGETHER IT HELP TO BRING THE SUBJECT ACROSS BETTER I AM INTERESTED TO MEET WITH U U CAN CONTACT ME AT apple-spice_@hotmail.com

look forward to start.

guest (not verified) 8 May 2012 - 11:58am

In reply to by kimberly (not verified)

i should of seem this earlier only thing we have to do is read n analyze n interpret

shanel (not verified) 12 September 2012 - 8:44am

In reply to by kimberly (not verified)

its kinda challenging

kay (not verified) 6 May 2012 - 7:55pm

In reply to by guest (not verified)

im not ready for hsb

kerdyja (not verified) 6 May 2012 - 9:43pm

In reply to by kay (not verified)

u want to study

guest (not verified) 30 August 2013 - 11:09am

In reply to by shordy (not verified)

If you want to pass USB study from the syllabus.follow exactly what is on the syllabus.That's what I did and got grade 1.

guest (not verified) 11 April 2014 - 10:34am

In reply to by guest (not verified)

I'm sitting hsb in may/june 2014 is that the topics we are getting in hsb 2014 which is nutrition,respiratory system, circulatory, skeletal, excretion and homeostasis, coordination and control and reproductive system or this is something else.PLEASE TELL ME SOMEONE!

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