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Is anyone here revising for AA in December? I am struggling with the multiple questions – they can be very confusing. As it is only 30% of the paper I am thinking of not spending too much time here. Any suggestions?
Although the OTs in the real exam are OT-case questions there are Qs you can practice here https://opentuition.com/acca/aa/aa-practice-questions/ All Qs have justifications so you can check if you get these items wrong.
Then from here https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/exam-support-resources/fundamentals-exams-study-resources/f8/cbe-past-exams.html# you will find the CBE Specimen and September 2016 and December 2019 exams which have full Section A – and for your final revision there is a Section A in the March/June 2019 Sample exam.
We also have a Section A Mock Exam here https://opentuition.com/acca/aa/acca-aa-revision-mock-exam/
If you do not properly attempt Section A the pass mark you will need to pass on Section B will be much higher (more than 70% if you did not attempt Section A at all). Most students fail on Section B rather than Section A – which should be a source of easy marks.
If you were to have a marginal fail mark based on a good attempt at Section B but a very poor attempt at Section A the second marker/reviewer would (reasonably) conclude that there are significant gaps in your knowledge (those areas of the syllabus covered in Section A) and that you have spent too long on Section B (so the mark here should indeed be better than average) – so, overall, it is less likely that the marker would be “sympathetic” to awarding an extra mark or two.
I recommend that you use the forum to ask when you are confused rather than give up on this part of the exam.
Thanks for your advice. I have been revising and if feel bit more comfortable in all sections. I will def review the links above. thanks again!
Hi yas,
Can relate to your situation, just finished the syllabus day before, really nervous about the practice and less time frame i have.Any advice Kim sir would be greatly appreciated.
For revision question practice you should aim to work through as many of the published Section B exam questions (as referenced above) – keeping at least one to sit as a mock (or avail yourself of the free mocks as flagged on ACCA’s www).
Do each question to time – draw a line when time is up – critique your answer against the published answer/marking scheme and read the examiner’s report. Don’t expect to make all the points in the model answer – 60% is a very sound pass. If you make points not in the answer chances are they are not relevant – reflect and consider whether such points are relevant to answering the Q set.
Download the “Read the mind of an AA marker” article flagged in the sticky post “How to score marks in AA – essential guidance” at the top of this forum. Attempt these questions and invest time in the article – understanding what does and what doesn’t earn marks is more than half the battle.
Finally if you have technical questions for me – use the Ask the Tutor forum as that is the forum I check daily.
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