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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

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(These tips do not apply to multiple choice question papers F1, F2, F3 & F4)

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:

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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  1. sushilchhetri says

    May 28, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Thax open tution

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  2. suthan says

    May 28, 2012 at 10:41 am

    They all very useful tips, Thanks………

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  3. pholo says

    May 28, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Thankx 4 the above tips.

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  4. 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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  5. bavo says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    Please advise where do I find mock exam for F9

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  6. jazibali says

    May 11, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    Very helpful.Thanks open tuition team!

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  7. humazaidi says

    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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    • admin says

      March 28, 2012 at 6:28 pm

      Yes it is true

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  8. sha77 says

    March 28, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    thank so much

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  9. tsebah says

    February 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm

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  10. yarnaboy1m says

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  11. phyuhninmyint123 says

    January 18, 2012 at 8:07 am

    Thanks so much

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  12. quocai229 says

    December 4, 2011 at 4:08 pm

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

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  13. Zaman says

    December 2, 2011 at 3:26 am

    Thanks for suggestion

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  14. praveenkaur says

    December 1, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    Great. Thanks a lot.

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  15. jodianww says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Thank you OT 🙂

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  16. Yubraj Bista says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Thank you for your suggestion.

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    • atkal says

      January 17, 2012 at 7:35 am

      @Yubraj Bista,
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  17. joyce45 says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    notable to download any mock ecams for F9

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  18. calvin1978 says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:07 am

    Any mock exam i could do before P3 Exam

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  19. funkified says

    November 29, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    This tips are really helpful. Now i know i won’t leave any question unanswered. Thanks to Open Tuition.

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  20. halbesri says

    November 29, 2011 at 11:09 am

    All or most of the tips are surely what most of us probably know but did not apply in the exams and thank you for the team of opentution for making me/us remember them when the time is approaching or almost we are there.This time every body visiting this site must make use of them in the exam and see the result……….

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