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Section B first or Section A?

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA SBL Strategic Business Leader Forums › Section B first or Section A?

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  • May 27, 2016 at 9:42 am #317444
    amber94
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    Hi!

    I’d just like to know what would be better and time saving….doing section B first or doing section A first?

    June 4, 2016 at 7:04 pm #319301
    Dave
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    depends on the paper… start where you feel most confident, and stick to your timings.

    my personal approach to P papers is:

    15 mins reading time:
    scan all 3 B questions, choose two.

    Use the rest of reading time PLUS 15 minutes to plan answers to entire section A question
    (2:45 to go)
    whether plan is finished or not, start writing for section A – 1.5 minutes per mark, 1:15 total

    (1:30 to go)
    for each B question:
    7.5 minutes planning entire question, going over scenario and making notes.
    37.5 minutes writing @1.5m per mark.

    I find this approach helps ensure the entire question gets answered and you don’t put the wrong bit in the wrong part, (like mentioned in q1c what should be in q1d)

    June 7, 2016 at 1:04 pm #320285
    Anonymous
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    opentuition, BPP revision kit and some tutors I came across on Youtube suggest that for P3 it’s better to start with section A and use reading time for that because there can be very long, 3-4 pages of A4 format scenario. Going through that whole reading and re-reading half way through exam will probably be very daunting experience. I plan to follow this advise, see how I go…

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