EXAM TECHNIQUE

Question 1

For answering MCQs…

(30 MCQs with 10 mins).

Answer 1

• Read question carefully.
• Underline key QWs with key answer words, make linkages.
• Adequate elimination process.
• Infer diagrams appropiately.
• Look for hints and scan over for any pointers.

Revise basic stuff/terminology for MCQs, as well as everything else!

(QWs = question words)

Question 2

For 2 marker…

Answer 2

• Read question carefully.
• Underline key QWs
• Attain correct data and correct potential formula
• Clearly show working out
• Answer correctly (to correct dp or sf, or unit)
• If answer has minus, keep it in

(If base year, percentage change formula, then add hundred to answer)

(QWs = question words)

Question 3

4 marker…

Answer 3

• 2 paragraphs
• 1 point in each paragraph
  1 paragraph:
• Definitions
• PEEL (start with extract data)
  Other things:
• Quote data specifically
• Begin 1st paragraph with firstly and 2nd paragraph with ‘Secondly’

(Acquire correct data, and be specific throughout)

Question 4

For 9/10 markers…

Answer 4

• Read question carefully.
• Underline key QWs
  Intro (5 mins max):
  -> Brief summary wtih definitions + rndm knowledge
  P1 (20 mins max):
• State applicable and contextualised factors/points with definitons.
• QL clear chains of analysis (link with QWs!)
• Extract proof/rndm knowledge.
• RCCDE (relevant clear contextualised…) and (link with QWs).

(For macroeconomic intro, perhaps ref. objectives)

(QWs = question words) and (QL = question link)

Question 5

For 15 markers… (a mini 25 marker?)

Answer 5

• Read question carefully.
• Underline key QWs
• Aim to write about 3 or 4 factors/points across paragraphs.
• Spend max. 3 mins planning and 15 mins writing with 5 mins per paragraph approx.
  Intro :
  -> Brief summary with definitions and rndm knowledge.
  P1:
  -> State applicable and contextualised factor(s)/point(s), with definitions.
  -> QL clear chains of analysis, with contextualised examples, (link with QWs).
  -> Extract proof/world rndm knowledge -> REASONABLY REALISTIC
  -> RCCDE (relevant clear contextualised…)
  P2:
  -> State applicable and contextualised factor(s)/point(s), with definitions.
  -> QL chains of analysis, with contextualised examples, (link with QWs).
  -> Extract proof/world rndm knowledge -> REASONABLY REALISTIC
  -> RCCDE (relevant clear contextualised…)
  P3:
• -> State applicable and contextualised factors/points, with definitions.
  -> QL chains of analysis, with contextualised examples,(link with QWs).
  -> Extract proof/world rndm knowledge -> REASONABLY REALISTIC
  -> RCCDE (relevant clear contextualised…)

(For macreconomic side, maybe ref. objectives). + PRO PRESENTATION

(QWs = question words)

Question 6

For 25 markers (just evaluate a but more)…

(30 mins)

Answer 6

• Read the question carefully.
• Underline key QWs.
• 7 mins planning (2 mins max)

Intro (2 mins max):
-> CD of QWs and factors, factor/point summary and rndm knowledge with overview.
P1 (6 mins max):
-> State applicable and contextualised factor(s)/point(s), with definitions. and QWs linkages.
-> QL clear chains of analysis, with contextualised examples.
-> Extract proof/world rndm knowledge -> REASONABLY REALISTIC
-> Min. two RCCDEs (relevant clear contextualised…
-> Min. two evaluation (‘however it depends on’…) with 3x ‘given that’. -> OR HOWEVER POINTS
P2 (6 mins max):
-> State applicable and contextualised factor(s)/point(s), with definitions. and QWs linkages.
-> QL clear chains of analysis, with contextualised examples.
-> Extract proof/world rndm knowledge -> REASONABLY REALISTIC
-> Min. two RCCDEs (relevant clear contextualised…
-> Min. two evaluation (‘however it depends on’…) with 3x ‘given that’. -> OR HOWEVER POINTS
P3 (6 mins max):
-> State applicable and contextualised factor(s)/point(s), with definitions. and QWs linkages.
-> QL clear chains of analysis, with contextualised examples.
-> Extract proof/world rndm knowledge -> REASONABLY REALISTIC
-> Min. two RCCDEs (relevant clear contextualised…
-> Min. two evaluation (‘however it depends on’…) with 3x ‘given that’. -> OR HOWEVER POINTS
Conc (2 mins max):
-> Match intro (with QWs linkages).
-> Final opinion with 3x evaluations, and present a new idea with brief explanation, CONTEXT
-> Min. 2 ‘however it depends on’ with min. 2 given that.

(For macro, ref. objectives maybe). + PRO PRESENTATION

(QWs = question words)