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| Description |
This lively, concise and to-the-point guide offers hints and practical sugestions to help you develop good exam-preparation skills and build your confidence, so that you can get results that do justice to the work you've put in. - How to use past exam papers - How to decode difficult-to-understand exam questions - How to structure top-quality answers - How to revise effectively - How to get in the right frame of mind for exams - How to do your best on the day A must for all students preparing for traditional exams! |
| Author Biography |
| Table of Contents |
The strange world of university examinations. READ THIS FIRST! Introduction Part One: Using past exam papers 1 Get hold of past exam papers 2 What to look for in past exam papers 3 Unfair questions 4 The guessing game: What topics will come up this year? Part Two: Formulating model answers 5 What are examiners looking for? 6 Interpreting the question 7 Methodology 8 Materials 9 Drawing up a plan 10 An alternative approach: the `question string? 11 Choose your introduction 12 Argument or chain of reasoning? 13 Writing exam answers: some more suggestions 14 Questions for examiners Part Three: In the run-up to exams 15 Revising effectively 16 Memorizing 17 Make best use of your time 18 Getting in the right frame of mind for exams Part Four: On the day of the exam 19 Be organized Further Reading Acknowledgments |
