Exam Tips - General Tips

The simplest things can often help in exams. Be sure to keep the following points in mind:

Look after yourself
-Sleep well the night before
-Take water with you
-Eat a good breakfast/lunch before hand
Double, triple, quadruple check time and location
Answer all of the questions
Don’t save the rainforest

-Double space your answers so it’s easier to make corrections later
Manage your time
-Divide the time available by the marks available to get a rough guide for how long you should spend on each section
-If you get stuck, move on, come back to that question later
Mark yourself
-If the question is worth 3 marks have you written something worth 3 marks?
If in doubt include an example
-Use to clarify a point or try to get more marks
Read the questions carefully
-Typically you won’t get marks unless you answer the question that is asked