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General Tips
BIG MISTAKE = immediately starting to answer the first
question!
EXAM PAPERS REQUIRE PLANNING:
The planning:-
Scan the whole paper quickly, to get overview of all the
questions.
Look at the time allocated for each section and set your
clock according to allocation.
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KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE CLOCK!
STAY TRUE TO THE ALLOCATED TIME!
PRACTICE KEEPING TO YOUR TIME IN ANSWERING THE
PAPER. (With practice comes perfection)
General Tips
Question Number Marks Time Allocation
1 10 15 MIN
2 10 15 MIN
3 20 25 MIN
4 15 15 MIN
5 5 5 MIN
6 30 30 MIN
7 10 15 MIN
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Question 5 : Poetry
There are only 3-5 questions given, with some questions
require you to give two or more answers.
Only 5 marks given for this part but REMEMBER THAT
EVERY MARK IS IMPORTANT! IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Question 5 : Poetry
Question 6 : Composition
INSTRUCTION & TIPS:
Spend 30 minutes on this task.
If pictures are included, study them carefully.
Identify the main question: what the question ask you to
do
Identify the type of essay you need to do:
formal/informal letter, story/narrative, report, speech,
etc.
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Question 6 : Composition
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Question 6 : Composition
CONCLUSION
Depending on the format/question
requirement:
Ifit is a story/narrative, write a moral/lesson
learned.
If
it is formal/informal letter, write about your
hopes and necessary details.
Ifit is a report, write suggestion and/or
recommendation.
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Question 6 : Composition
Add examples/details on each points.
When you have finished with your draft, look through the
points again, add details where necessary.
Redo all these again and again, adding/ refining them
until you are satisfied.
Finally, put all those points into your FINAL ESSAY.
Quick tip: - leave a space after each line, it allows you to add in
ideas/words easily and more neatly too!
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Question 7 : Novel
INSTRUCTION:
Spend the last 15 minutes of your time on this
question.
Read the instruction given and underline the
thing you are asked to do [write about event,
character(s), quality/ies of a character,
theme(s), setting(s) - all the literary elements you
have studied before]
Write MORE THAN 50 WORDS!!!!!!
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Question 7 : Novel
HOW TO WRITE YOUR RESPONSE:
Since this is also in an essay form, make sure you have
introduction, body and conclusion.
Spend the first 5 minutes to brainstorm your ideas + details &
elaboration + specific examples from the novel.
Draft your ideas (above) in a MINDMAP
After you done your brainstorming, proceed to the essay
part.
Question 7 : Novel
EXAMPLE: Write about a character you like most
Rational Thoughtful
- During a storm,
Starbuck shouts at
Captain Ahab to
turn the ship back. Starbuck He is concerned about
everyones safety. He advices
- On their first fight Captain Ahab not to go after
With Moby Dick, he Moby Dick but he refuses.
asks Captain Ahab Trustworthy
angrily if he did not
learn his lesson from CONCLUSION: These are
his bad experience the qualities I really admire
Captain Ahab leaves Starbuck
with Moby Dick. and because Starbuck
to take charge of the Pequod on the
showed such qualities, he is
last three days of the fight when he
the character I like the most.
Goes to attack Moby Dick.
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Question 7 : Novel
EXAMPLE: Write about an event that makes a difference
in a character's life
INTRODUCTION
Write your introduction like this:-
Based on the novel Moby Dick" written by
Herman Melville, an event that makes a
difference in a character's life is when captain
Ahab lost his leg during his encounter with
Moby Dick.
Question 7 : Novel
BODY:
Reasons why you think this event is interesting:-
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CONCLUSION
Restate your STAND
End your essay with something like this:-
"These are the reasons why I think this event is interesting."
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