By Raju Kancharla, IRAS

What is Exam

Glancing the Question paper

• Survey the entire paper first

Budget time for each question

Leave 15 minutes at the end

questions

Glancing the Question paper

Answer easy question first and later a mix

Read over each question carefully

Pick out key words in the questions

Selecting the questions

Essay Questions Vs Short

Questions

Examiner looks for

A) Understanding - how well you understand

B) Analysis - able to examine the details

C) Evaluation - personal opinion about what you have read

D) Expression - use of the language and well linked conceptual frame work.

Answering the Essay Question

Introduction - indication of what you will write

Summary Paragraph – concept or background

Main Body - four or five paragraphs

Topic sentence – tie in with the topic, understand the topic

Conclusion – Sum up and personal response

Answering the short Question

Comprehension

Basic concept

One or two points supporting the concept

Application/uses of the concept

Your observation

Answering Critical questions

Give your opinion

Discuss the advantages

Apply the concept to the situation

Explain the concept in brief

Understand and brief the situation

Application (Using information)

Answering Critical questions-

Analysis (seeing relationships)

Explain the concept in

brief

Discuss the relevance

Discuss how it solves the problem

Give your opinion

Answering Critical questions –Synthesis (putting concepts together)

Explain the concepts

Link the concepts

Discuss how these concepts related

Develop a larger concept/idea

Give your opinion

Answering Critical questions –Evaluating(judging, comparing)

• Explain the concepts

• Compare the relative advantages

• Discuss the disadvantages

• Give the preference for situations

• Give your opinion

Answering Critical questions-Creative think differently

Explain the situation

• Discuss the traditional methods

Discuss the disadvantages

• Apply a different method/concept

Discuss advantages

Give your opinion

Get a blank?

Pause for breath and relax

Look at your rough work

Think about the broad concept

Try writing a couple of sentences

Continue to write some thing related to the key words

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