Be prepared; find out what
is involved in each of the examinations that you are going to sit. Organize
yourself the night before and get plenty of sleep.
§ Check you have the correct equipment with you before you leave the
house (pens pencils, ruler, scientific calculator, etc)
§ Do take a watch or clock so that you can time your answers
§ Leave for the exam in plenty of time
§ Look through the paper first and mark difficult questions/initial
thoughts
§ Select the questions that will best enable you to demonstrate your
knowledge to the examiner
§ Look at the marks available and read the questions carefully,
following instructions given in the paper (e.g. to show all workings, word
limits etc)
§ Use the information provided on the paper (the answer’s often
nearly all there)
§ Pace yourself and allow enough time to answer all the required
questions
§ Write as neatly as possible to help the examiner to mark your
work. Marking untidy writing is difficult
§ For longer answers, take a few minutes before you begin to produce
a structured plan of what you are going to include in each section
§ Allow yourself ten minutes at the end to read through your answers
and correct any mistakes
§ Cross out anything you do not want the examiner to read (e.g. an
earlier answer to a question)
Source: University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, 2012, Revision
Tips [Online] Available from: http://www.cambridgestudents.org.uk/examtime/revisiontips/
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