Top Ten exam Tips…
Sweaty palms, nightmares, a black-out
even. Exams may cause you to experience terrible anxiety. Too much! But fear is
not at all necessary. After all, our exam requirements set out exactly what you
need to know and do before going in to an exam. On top of this, I give you ten
tips that increase your chances of passing an exam. Take notice of these tips
when preparing for your exam.
Tips 1:
Be sure to use the exam requirements,
recommended literature and sample exams.
Tips 2:
Complete the sample exam first without
consulting the answers.
Tips 3:
Make sure to allow for plenty of time
when travelling to the exam location.
Tips 4:
Enter an exam well-rested.
Tips 5:
Start with the easy questions. Do not
get stuck on difficult ones, but put those questions aside and return to them
later.
Tips 6:
Often, first impressions are best.
Therefore, do not change your answers unless you are absolutely certain that
you have made a mistake.
Tips 7:
Read the question very carefully.
Consider what precisely is being asked. If the question demands four arguments,
then give four, not three or five. Do not write more than required in the hope
that the people marking the exams will select the correct answers.
Tips 8:
The so-called ‘Open exam
questions’ demand that you compose the entire answer yourself: make sure you
write clearly.
Tips 9:
In the case of multiple choice
questions: think of your own answer first before looking at the answers listed
on the page.
Tips 10:
When you are finished, check
carefully whether you have answered all the questions.
