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Answering Exam questions

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  • January 17, 2018 at 2:05 pm #430793
    lolo822
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    Dear Sir,

    I struggle with time management and have had marginal fails in P5.

    If a question has 15 marks, do I have to come up with 15 points or should I strive for at least 10 points with good explanation. The question is do I have to use the marks as a guide to the number of points needed for the answer?

    Thanks in advance.

    January 17, 2018 at 4:35 pm #430825
    Ken Garrett
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    It is more important to have good explanations. For 15 marks you should be writing about 2 pages, so I don’t think you would aim for more than 8 good points, well explained

    January 17, 2018 at 5:49 pm #430852
    lolo822
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    Thank you sir.

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