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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

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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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