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i m going to sit in f4 paper, my first manual paper ….. can i use black pointer ? is it allow ……………….
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Dear Sir, I am having a bit of difficulty in trying to understand how I should answer questions. All questions are worth 10 marks and on this website I have read that if I make 10 relevant points it should be fine. However I have a few questions and it would be great if you can help me out…
1] If a question is subdivided into 2, 4 and 3 marks, I would be writing two points for the 2 marks and so on but I have been going through the BPP exam kit and I found quite a number of points but should I choose to write just 2 points i.e. the definition and one more relevant point; will i get the 2 marks though its not the most complete answer? 2 marks means I have about 3.6 minutes and If I write the whole answer it would certainly take more time i.e if I write about LLP then in BPP there are about 6 to 7 relevant points ? I have seen the answers from the past exam papers on ACCA website and they have written all the points there.
2] If the question is not subdivided and carries 10 marks for eg. on company secretary duties, authority; the most complete answer in BPP exam kit has more than 10 points but If I write just 10 relevant points; will I get the necessary marks though it doesn’t contain every detail? I have looked at the ACCA marks distribution of 0-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-10 and a mark between 8-10 is awarded for the most through and complete answer. I am confused. Kindly advice.
Ask yourself – “Do I have time to write an answer as comprehensive as the BPP revision kit answers in the 18 minutes that I have available?”
Or, for a 2 mark part of a question, “How much can I write in 3.6 minutes?”
I think, if you look at the problems coldly and logically, you’ll realise that the BPP answers are written without time-pressure and with access to internet, text books, revision guides, statutes …..
What is absolutely ESSENTIAL is that you correctly allocate your time and then you stick RIGIDLY to that time allocation.
Every tutor will tell you the same ( at least, they should do! )
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Dear Sir,
Thanks a lot for your advice and I do understand I have to write within the time frame. However,
If I write something which is relevant to the topic in the question but which is not the part of the model answer that markers refer to mark answer sheets, will I get the marks I should get for a making a relevant point ?
For example, in a 3-4 mark question asking to explain ‘common law’, in BPP text there are these points that ‘Common law developed in England during the period after the Norman conquest. It was made by the judges who traveled across the country to keep the kings peace and made law by amalgamating local customary laws’. This point is relevant to the topic of common law but was not the part of the ACCA model answer so will I get marks If I go on to write the point thinking that I would get 1 mark for making the point’ ?
If you look at the marking schemes they give you a clue! There’s no definitive points identified within those schemes, just comments like “a good appreciation of the topic supported by cases or examples”
Your job is to persuade a marker that you understand the topic / problem scenario sufficient to get you a passing grade.
If a point which you make is relevant and correct, then you should score for that point
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