ACCA Exam Technique Check

Bring forward your own figures, discuss uncertainty and make a clear commercial recommendation rather than sitting on the fence.

Your real exam

One 50-mark case plus two 25-mark questions

Time: 195 min
Pass mark: 50%

Section A · 50 marks40 technical and ten professional-skills marks

Section B · 50 markseach has 20 technical and five professional-skills marks

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Requirement control

Decode this exam’s requirement, then climb the full ACCA verb ladder.

Time control

Budget this exam’s real blocks. Reading, planning and checking stay inside each ceiling.

Time control

AFM gives 195 minutes for 100 marks. One 50-mark case plus two 25-mark questions.

Calculate the control figures. Enter minutes; decimals are accepted.

1.Average minutes per mark
min
2.Ceiling for Section A case (40 technical marks)
min
3.Ceiling for Section B question (20 technical marks)
min

Enter an answer for every line — a blank earns nothing in the exam either.

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Mark construction

Pick the three actions that turn knowledge into visible, relevant marks.

Mark construction

AFM gives credit for a clear, justified conclusion even when a different reasonable recommendation is possible.

Which three actions would protect marks? (pick 3)

Pick exactly 3.

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CBE execution

Place each action where it belongs. Tap or use the keyboard if you prefer.

CBE execution

AFM CBE control board

Task 1 — Requirement-led reading.
Task 2 — Marker-visible response.
Task 3 — Priority review.

Exhibits

Drag each item into a zone, or select an item and then select its zone. Keyboard: Tab to an item and press Enter to select it, then Tab to a zone and press Enter to place it.

Items

Drop items here

Place every exhibit — including the decoy, which belongs in “Not needed”.

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Attempt and recovery

Choose the move that protects the whole exam when one item consumes too much time.

Attempt and recovery

You have reached the stopping time for a AFM requirement. One sub-part is unfinished and compulsory marks remain.

What is the best exam action now?

Pick an answer first.

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Mock debrief

A mock improves technique only when the result changes what you practise next.

Mock debrief

Your timed AFM mock scored 46%. You knew much of the content, but misread two requirements and overran the Section A case by 18 minutes.

Which follow-up is most likely to improve the next attempt?

Pick an answer first.

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Professional skills

Spot the three behaviours that can earn AFM professional-skills marks through the technical response.

Professional skills

AFM has 20 professional-skills marks, ten in Section A and five in each Section B question. Select the three mark-worthy behaviours.

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How many marks are your exam habits costing you?

AFM · Advanced Financial Management technique check

One 50-mark case plus two 25-mark questions

Requirement control

1. What does ASSESS control here?

2. IDENTIFY → DESCRIBE: what changes?

3. EXPLAIN → ANALYSE: what changes?

4. ASSESS → EVALUATE: what changes?

5. DISCUSS → RECOMMEND: what changes?

6. ADVISE → JUSTIFY: what does each buy?

7. CRITICALLY EVALUATE: what earns the added depth?

Time control

Mark construction

CBE execution

Items

Attempt and recovery

Mock debrief

Professional skills

AFM Professional Skills Hub

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