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Hi,
I have failed my ACCA P5 ever since 2013, which is like 4 times and I am on the verge of giving up this paper as I have tried alot of different things from attending classes and study like how normal student is studying (e.g. Read through all topics and then practice questions) to doing only questions (e.g. buying Kaplan revision kit and start practicing only the questions) but I still get around 33 marks.
I think my problem lies with the presentation of my answers which was not comprehensive enough and due to the time constraint, I was not able to finish all the questions for all my past exams. Previously, I use point form, headers and sub-headers to present my answers. Of course the point form is in proper sentences but I get 33 marks.
I have been searching for all revision lectures, none of it talks about presentation of answers during the exam. Perhaps, you could explain or show us how should we present our answers?
I went to Kaplan open day where the lecturer demonstrate to us that we should use short sentence for each point but then this I see is only applicable for those question with 5 to 8 marks. It is difficult to apply in questions such as report with 10 to 20 marks for each section.
Please help me!!!!!!!
You are correct when you say that you have to use proper sentences even when using point form. However, you are presumably not writing in enough detail. So for each point you are making, use a separate paragraph (ie effectively a separate point) but try writing, say, three sentences. You might find this difficult but it will force you to write in more detail.
It can also help if you pretend you are writing for a 16 year old person with little business experience. Everything has to be explained in detail – even material that seems self-evident to you. This ensures that the examiner knows that you know.
This will also get over the longer question/report problem you mention.
You must also try to attempt every part of every question.
HTH
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