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ESSAY QUESTIONS 1 How to tackle essays.
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How to tackle essays.How To Tackle Essays
First, scroll between questions and scenarios within the essay section. This will help you assess how much time you’ll need for each essay question.
ASSESS FIRST
COMPARE • CONTRAST • ANALYZE • APPLY • EXLORE • INTERPRET • EXAMINE
Pay close attention to verbs. If it says compare and contrast, don’t spend your time defining something. Only do what is asked on the question. Use the same verbs from a question in your answers.
VERBS
Don’t leave questions blank. If short on time, at least write an outline of your main points. Graders are looking to give you points, not take them away. Make it easy for them to give you points by showing your work.
T IME
How to tackle essays.How To Tackle Essays
Read the entire question to understand all requirements. Skimming through a question is not enough. Read all of it before formulating your answers.
READ
Answer each question in a clear and concise manner. Make sure that you use standard English and write in a logical manner. Focus on organization and clarity. Graders are looking for effective writing skills.
ENGLISH
Be brief and to the point in your answers.
Bullet points are OK, but be sure to use all the time available to you.
BRIEF
concise
organized
clar
ity
effective
logical
clear
compare
contrastanalyze
apply
exploreinterpret
examine
How to tackle essays.How To Tackle MCQs
If you are running out of time and can’t complete all the multiple-choice questions, take a best guess and answer them.
Never leave a multiple-choice question unanswered.
OUT OF TIME
If you finish before the 3 hours are up in the MCQ section, you can either review your answers or move straight to the essay section. If you do the latter, the extra time will be added to the essay section and you won’t be able to come back to the MCQ section.
EARLY
%
How to tackle essays.How To Tackle MCQs
You can skip questions in this section with the ability to come back to them before going into the essay portion of the exam.
Answer all the questions that are easy, write down the ones you skipped, and come back to the tough ones when all the easy ones have been answered.
All 100 questions in the MCQ section have the same score weight so answer all the easy ones first, leave the hard ones for last.
Important: If you move to the essay section leaving MCQs unanswered, you won’t be able to come back to the MCQ section.
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