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Which part should we start first?

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Which part should we start first?

  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • September 7, 2016 at 7:50 pm #338771
    weiguan93
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    In this coming F9 sep 2016 exam , which section should we start first ?
    is it possible for me to start answer section C first?

    September 7, 2016 at 8:31 pm #338804
    John Moffat
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    You can do the sections in whichever order you want – there is no best order.

    Just make sure that you allocate you time and that you hand in an answer for every MCQ in Sections A and B (even if they are guesses because you could not get the answer or ran out of time), and that you write something for every part of every question in Section C (even if again you get stuck or you run out of time).

    You are aiming to get more than 50%, and if you do what I have written then you should get more than 50% 🙂

    September 8, 2016 at 5:51 am #338892
    inverter
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    Sir there is a lot of rough mcq work that we have to do in this exam.

    Just want advice from you. How do we answer questions if for example i attempt a section c question first thn my second question is from section b which is obviusly with lot of mcq rough work? Just writing it above a page will be eoniguh to refrence? and it wont make the marker confused?

    And what do u suggest which section we should attempt first? i personaly think its better to attempt section C first as we do get step marks over there and thn attempt section b and a of course depending upon the diffciulty of questions.

    September 8, 2016 at 7:18 am #338920
    John Moffat
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    There is no problem with rough work – just make very sure that you write clearly at the top of the page that it is workings. (This only applied to Sections A and B – for Section C it is the workings that get the marks and so you need to show them clearly).

    There is no ‘best’ section to start with – it is whatever you feel most happy with. Whichever one you start with then make sure that you allocate your time and so have time to attempt all the sections 🙂

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