Failed P7 Again

Hi Usama,
I was in the same situation that I have failed P7 several times before passing this Sep sitting. I completely understand your feeling because I’ve been always attempted almost 100% of the questions but still couldn’t gain a pass and the marks were even gradually lower. I think of some points that helped me passing P7 this time:
– Only answer what the questions are asking by identifying key words like “describe”, “define”, “criticize”, etc. Each verb will have a different way of answering. I think the revision kit helps a lot in identifying how to answer in each situation.
– Defining the “evidence” is different with defining the “audit procedures” for example. In previous sittings, I wrote a lot but not answer correctly what they’re asking.
– Practice hand-writing: You know P7 exams are really time-pressured one. I’m a very low hand-writer and could only write down roughly 75% of what I was able to think of. Before the exam, I tried to practice writing as much as I can that I’ve never done in previous sitting.
– Allocate the time appropriately based on the allocated mark in questions: The revision kit guides how to calculate the number of minutes by taking allocated mark times 1.8. I looked at the clock many times during the exam just to be sure that I was not overusing the allocated time for any question/part. When the allocated time is over, I just left it as it is and run to the next question/ part. You can leave some rows blank to come back later if you still have time.
If the question is 10 marks so it likely that you have to write at least 5 bullet points to gain the mark so try to allocate time equally to each point.
– Have the clear structure for your answer and try to get the professional marks of 4 marks by using the right format in your answer.
Previous sitting I didn’t use the bullet point because I thought it doesn’t look professionally. However, this sitting I used the bullet point where possible to address separate point clearly. I think it doesn’t matter that you use the bullet point.

This may not work for everyone but it did work for me. Hope that you find something useful for your next sitting. Good luck!

Ahmed,

P7 is a very tough paper and exam technique is key to passing the paper.

If you’re getting 40+, I would recommend taking some classes and improve on your exam technique, as you will have all the knowledge, but just need to fine tune your technique.

Another note, if you want ask the tutor anything, you are best to post your questions on the Ask the tutor forum;
https://opentuition.com/forum/ask-acca-tutor-forums/ask-the-tutor-acca-p7-exams/

Good luck