– Read any instructions carefully – Don’t answer too many by mistake – Don’t answer too few because you run out of time
– Not the question you think you were asked – Not the question you wish you had been asked – Pay attention to the question rather than writing everything you know about.....
– Give yourself planning time – You don’t have to spend the whole time writing. You can spend time thinking – Good exam answers are not always long answers
You can’t memorise everything – Any exam is not a memory test, it is asking for your understanding of what you have studied – It is also your opportunity to stand back, reflect on and connect the material you have covered over the year
– You will not fail if you don’t remember a particular reference – But in language exams memory is more important.... – Once in the exam concentrate on what you know not what you don’t know and be creative if you need to
Practise previous exam questions – Look over previous exam papers to identify patterns in questions – You can see how general or specific questions are likely to be – You can either practise writing answers to time or practise planning answers (perhaps a more efficient use of time)