How to Pass ACCA exams!!!

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How to Pass ACCA exams? Please follow these important tips from the ACCA exam markers and ACCA tutors below

(These tips do not apply to multiple choice question papers F1, F2 & F3)

1. Attempt every question

Attempt every part of every question (attempt does not mean finish – even just copying a relevant formula from the formula sheet will get a mark and could make the difference between 49 and 50)

2. Help the marker – start each new question on a new sheet of paper

Start each part of a question on a new sheet of paper. If you can only write one line for part (a) of a question, leave the rest of the page blank – you might think of something else later to add.

See also:

Exam Technique Articles

The Most Common Mistakes in the Exam Hall

ACCA June 2013 Exam tips

Article for ACCA Students with exemptions

Download ACCA Candidate Answer Booklet front sheet

3. Be neat

Help the marker – be neat! You will get marks for the correct approach even if your calculations are wrong – provided the marker can see what you have done.

4. Never write nothing!

Always write something for a written part – never write nothing! Anything sensible will almost certainly get you 1 mark, which could be the difference between passing and failing. There is no negative marking, and so even if you are wrong you will not lose marks.

5. Allocate your time – between questions and parts of questions.

Spending an hour on one part of one question will certainly mean you will fail because you will not have enough time for other questions.

6. Don’t spend too long on one figure

In a calculation question, no one figure can be worth more than 3 or 4 marks (if it is it will be a separate part of the question). If you find yourself spending too long on one figure then leave it – there will be plenty more marks available in the same time.

7. Help the marker

Help the marker – in essay parts of questions put each separate point on a new line. If you string points one after the other, there is the danger of the marker missing some of them. Do make each point into a sentence – never write one-word answers.

8. Read the requirements first

Read the requirements first – do not start worrying about the figures in the body of the question until you know what it is you are trying to do!

9. Remember the pass mark is 50%

Aim to get 50% on every part of every question as fast as you can by going for the easy bits first. Once you feel you have got half the marks then you can spend more time on the harder bits.

10. Allocate your time and attempt every part of every question.

Allocate your time and attempt every part of every question!!!

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    May 21, 2013 at 4:44 pm

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    May 21, 2013 at 6:57 am

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  3. Avatar of submarine submarine says:
    May 14, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Please let me pass P5 this time.

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    May 14, 2013 at 9:45 am

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    April 22, 2013 at 10:56 pm

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    April 22, 2013 at 9:54 pm

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    March 10, 2013 at 4:26 pm

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    December 8, 2012 at 12:27 am

    how do i pass f9 easily,please reply

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    December 6, 2012 at 5:31 am

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  11. Avatar of joefred joefred says:
    December 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Good tips, keep ‘em coming!!!

  12. Avatar of prishni04 prishni04 says:
    December 2, 2012 at 6:30 am

    thanks for the tips…hope these help me qualify….

  13. Avatar of blessman1988 blessman1988 says:
    December 1, 2012 at 11:16 am

    Thanks O.T. Hoping this helps me pass F4 and F5.

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    November 26, 2012 at 1:45 pm

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    November 26, 2012 at 9:51 am

    Thank u

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    September 30, 2012 at 10:00 am

    Thank you so much for these advices! This is the first time I take ACCA exams and would expect to pass with supporting from opentuition

    Regards,
    Diana

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    June 19, 2012 at 10:39 am

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    June 10, 2012 at 10:25 pm

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    June 8, 2012 at 2:17 pm

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  21. Avatar of jjchiwasa jjchiwasa says:
    June 7, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    Anhu wee musazodherewra neACCA

    One more tip: Go to the examwithin a positive mind, with intention to post a pass mark. negative attitude, negative results e.g 49.9 %, If the mend was positive, u could have scored 50% ++

  22. Avatar of sanguzulu sanguzulu says:
    June 4, 2012 at 11:12 am

    Kindly assist, do I have to leave all my answer plans uncancelled in my answer booklet?

  23. Avatar of ashik531 ashik531 says:
    May 31, 2012 at 11:46 am

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    May 30, 2012 at 3:24 pm

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    May 30, 2012 at 11:43 am

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    May 29, 2012 at 1:00 pm

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    May 28, 2012 at 6:04 pm

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    May 28, 2012 at 3:38 pm

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  30. Avatar of suthan suthan says:
    May 28, 2012 at 10:41 am

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  31. Avatar of pholo pholo says:
    May 28, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Thankx 4 the above tips.

  32. Avatar of pholo pholo says:
    May 28, 2012 at 10:16 am

    May u plz advice me on how best can I mak it in F9….

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    May 24, 2012 at 2:33 pm

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    May 11, 2012 at 4:20 pm

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    March 28, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    i heard that ACCA manual papers are to be attempted with black pen. Is this true?

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    March 28, 2012 at 4:37 pm

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    February 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm

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    January 18, 2012 at 8:07 am

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  40. Avatar of quocai229 quocai229 says:
    December 4, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Thanks so much! i will follow it, hope will pass. Good luck to everyone

  41. Avatar of Zaman Zaman says:
    December 2, 2011 at 3:26 am

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    December 1, 2011 at 8:29 pm

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    November 30, 2011 at 2:14 pm

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    November 30, 2011 at 2:03 pm

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  45. Avatar of joyce45 joyce45 says:
    November 30, 2011 at 1:07 pm

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  46. Avatar of calvin1978 calvin1978 says:
    November 30, 2011 at 2:07 am

    Any mock exam i could do before P3 Exam

  47. Avatar of funkified funkified says:
    November 29, 2011 at 6:08 pm

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  48. Avatar of halbesri halbesri says:
    November 29, 2011 at 11:09 am

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