Top 20 Mistakes Students Commit When Attempting a Test or Exam Paper

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Top 20 Mistakes Students Commit When AttemptingA Test Or Exam Paper, And How To Oer!ome Them

How many times have you walked away from a test or exam paper thinking

or saying aloud:

I wish I had more time!

Oh, now I know the correct answer! Why didnt I think of it ust now

I shouldnt have spent so much time on that "uestion!

How could I have missed the last page of the paper

Why didnt the "uestions that I prepared so hard for appear in the

paper

If the a#ove sounds familiar to you, then you are not alone$

Top 20 Mistakes

Here, we descri#e the top %& mistakes that most students make whenattempting a test or exam paper, and how to overcome them$

'$ (potting )uestions

%$ *ramming +oo uch Information Into emory

-$ .anicking /efore Or 0uring 1 .aper

2$ 1rriving 3ate 4or 1 .aper

5$ 4ailing +o (can +hrough +he )uestions Once

6$ 4ailing +o 1llocate +ime 4or 7ach )uestion

8$ (tarting With +he ost 0ifficult )uestion

9$ umping (traight Into 1nswering 1 )uestion Without .roper .lanning

;$ isinterpreting 1 )uestion

'&$ .roducing 1n Incoherent 1nswer

''$.oor Writing (tyle
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'%$ eading 1nd Writing +oo (lowly

'8$ 4orgetting +o 1nswer =nanswered )uestions

'9$ 4ailing +o *heck ?our 1nswers

';$ 4ailing +o /ring 1long >e"uired (tationery Or Items

%&$ 4orgetting +o Write 0own ?our


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BWhy did (ingapore #reak away from alayaB, you should prepare for theHistory topic B+he #reaking away of (ingapore from alayaB$

+hat means you should know the why, when, how, who and conse"uencesof the #reaking away of (ingapore from alaya$ +his would ensure that,should you #e asked a#out BWhat were the conse"uences for alaya after(ingapore #roke awayB, you would still #e a#le to answer it$

2# Cramming Too Mu!h %n&ormation %nto Memor'

?ou have memorised every word in all the chapters from your text#ook thatyou would #e tested upon$ ?ou see a "uestion in the paper that #egs ananswer you know is found on page C Oh, no! ?ou cant recall the page!

1nd so, the answer escapes you!

1s you try fervently to recollect that page, you realise it #ecomes harder!eanwhile, the minutes pass away and you lose valua#le time!

If you are one of those students who try very hard to memorise everythingin your text#ooks, stop! =nfortunately for most of us, our #rains can oftenonly retain '&D to %&D of the information that we read$ ore unfortunately,we cannot control what will #e that '&D or %&D of information that we willremem#er!

(o, instead of trying to recite every word from page ' of your text#ook to itslast page, you should concentrate on understanding what is written in thosepages$ If you can understand what each topic in your text#ook is a#out,why would you even need to memorise all those pages ?ou should #ea#le to explain them in your own words!

?ou can improve your understanding of any topic, reinforce what you havepreviously read and increase the amount of information that you canremem#er #y:

'$ +aking part actively in classroom discussions and activities a#out thetopic$

%$ 0iscussing the topic with your friends$

-$ >eading alternative #ooks or chapters a#out the topic$

2$ Watching video tapes and video compact discs a#out the topic$

5$ 3istening to audio tapes a#out the topic$


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+his is #ecause our #rains can remem#er what we have said and seenmore vividly than what we have read$

(# Pani!king )e&ore Or *uring A Paper

0o you worry that you would not have enough time to complete a paper,even #efore it starts 1re you very afraid that you would not #e a#le toanswer most of the "uestions in the paper, even #efore it starts 0oes yourheart#eat increase when you enter the exam hall and your hands sweatwhen you receive the exam paper 1re you at a loss of what to do for therest of the paper, when you realise that there is one "uestion that youcannot answer

If you experience any of the a#ove, or other symptoms of anxiety and

panic, you need to check yourself$ One of the worst things that you can do#efore and during a test or exam paper is to panic$ Once you panic, yourmind is in a frenEy and you cannot think properly$ How can you attempt thepaper calmly when you cannot even think properly

1lways tell yourself not to worry too much #efore a test or exam$ /elow aresome good ways to reduce or eliminate your anxiety and worry:

'$ *larify all your dou#ts at the end of each lesson, so that they will notsnow#all into a #ig #ag of "uestions #efore your test or exam$

%$ 1lways prepare for a test or exam well in advance$

-$ 0ont study every minute while you are awake$ /usy yourself withsome mundane household chores to take your mind off the upcomingtest or exam$

2$ Have a good nights sleep #efore the date of the test or exam$

5$ Feep reassuring yourself that you can do it$ Once you stop dou#ting

yourself, you will stop panicking$

If all else fails, comfort yourself that it is only a paper$ Its not the end of theworld even if you dont do well for ust one paper$

+# Arriing ate -or A Paper

ost of us are punctual, especially for important occasions$ However, someof us may have a ha#it of #eing late$ 7ven if you are a punctual person,there may #e times when things ust suddenly crop up and you end up late

for an appointment$


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3ate comers are the norm rather than the exception for many maorexaminations$ ust ask any examiner$ If you are the unfortunate latecomer,you may sometimes #e #arred from sitting for that particular paper$ 7ven ifyou do get to sit for the paper, much precious time would have #een lost$

On top of that, your mind would still #e reeling from the rush$ ?ou would not#e calm enough to attempt the paper #efore you$

What can you do to avoid #eing late for a paper /e there early! @iveyourself enough time to travel to the venue of the test or exam$ (pareyourself at least half an hour at the venue$ =se this time to familiariseyourself with the place and setting, so that you know what to expect whenthe paper starts$

4or example, if you could know in advance that the airAconditioning is very

strong, then you would #e mentally prepared for the cold$ If you have#rought along a sweater, you could then wear it and #e a#le to sit throughthe paper comforta#ly$

.# -ai/ing To S!an Through The $uestions On!e

?ou receive the paper$ +he teacher says, B?ou may #egin now!B 0o youimmediately turn to the first page and answer the first "uestion straightaway If yes, stop! ?ou are making another common mistake moststudents make!

1lways scan through a paper #efore you #egin writing$ @ive yourself a#out% to 5 minutes to read through all the "uestions$ .ut a tick against the easy"uestions and a cross against the difficult ones$ *heck every page of thepaper to make sure that you do not miss any "uestion$

+hen, proceed to answer the easy "uestions first! 1lways leave the difficult"uestions to the last$ +his ensures that you would have answered most ofthe "uestions in the paper should you run out of time$ It also gives youmore time for the difficult "uestions, as you would need relatively less timefor the easy ones$

# -ai/ing To A//o!ate Time -or Ea!h $uestion

B1ll animals are e"ual, #ut some animals are more e"ual than others$B (owrote @eorge Orwell in B1nimal 4armB$ +he same holds true for test andexam "uestions$ (ome "uestions deserve more time than others$ (ome"uestions re"uire less time than others$ 1nd some "uestions dont evenneed to #e considered if you have a choice! +his happens when you can

choose your "uestions, say - out of 5$


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1lways allocate your time to each "uestion #ased on the num#er of marksit is worth$ 4or example, if a "uestion is worth % marks out of '&&, whileanother "uestion is worth '& marks, you should allocate more time to thelatter "uestion$

In addition, if a "uestion re"uires much drawing or graph plotting, and if youare slow at it, then you should leave it to one of the last "uestions that youwould attempt$

1nd remem#er to #ring along a watch or clock to time yourself$ /ut makesure your clock does not tick loudly or ring its alarm suddenly!

1# Starting With The Most *i&&i!u/t $uestion

(ome students attempt their test and exam papers in a less efficient way$+hey start with the most difficult "uestions$

BWhat is wrong with thatB you may ask$

4or one thing, attempting a tough "uestion is a #ad start to a paper$ ?ourmind gets stum#led at the very #eginning of the paper$ ?ou rack your #rainstrying to come out with the answers for that agonising "uestion$ ?ou #eginto feel exasperated$ ?ou mind loses its calm$ ?ou cannot think properly$

1nd you lose precious time while you are stuck with the tough "uestion$

/efore you know it, you only have half of the time left$


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?ou are halfway through your answer and then you realise that your

answer is wrong!

?ou are penning a new paragraph when you realise that it should

have come #efore a previous paragraph!

?ou are halfway through a point you are trying to make #efore you

realise that you have already written it in a previous paragraph!

?ou are writing a#out a new idea and then you realise that it should

have #een discussed together with another idea that you havealready written!

?ou realise you have left out an important point in a previous

paragraph #ut there is no space for you to insert it! +herefore, youare forced to write this point in the margin of the paper or somewhereaway from the paragraph$ +hen you draw a long line to connect thissentence to the paragraph$

?ou have finished the answer #ut realise that the paragraphs need to

#e rearranged! +herefore, you resort to num#ering the first paragraphas G', the second paragraph as G5, the third paragraph as G%, andso on so forth$

If you have encountered any of the a#ove scenarios, and are still runninginto such situations, would you want to avoid them in future

+he solution to the a#ove pro#lems is proper planning$ .roper planningensures that you have considered all the maor aspects of the "uestion#efore you start to write your answer$ It would save you much time laterwhen you write the answer$ 1 carefully planned answer would also getmore marks than an unplanned or poorly planned answer$

/elow are the suggested steps in planning an answer to a "uestion:

'$ 1lways spend a minute or two thinking through a "uestion$

%$ =nderline the key words in the "uestion and ask yourself what kind ofanswer the "uestion demands$

-$ ake "uick notes in point form as you #rainstorm for all the relevantpoints and ideas that come to your mind$

2$ @roup all the related points and ideas together into main ideas$


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5$ 1sk yourself whether you have enough main ideas$ 1 long "uestiontypically re"uires at least three main ideas in its answer$

6$ 1sk yourself whether you have too many or too few points for aparticular main idea$

8$ If more than half of your answer is a#out one main idea only, whilethe other main ideas make up the rest of your answer, you are mostlikely paying une"ual attention to each main idea and your answerwill #e lopsided$

9$ 4inally, plan how you wish to approach the "uestion and structureyour answer accordingly$

4# Misinterpreting A $uestion

BWhat are the conse"uences of a poor dietB

Imagine you are answering the a#ove "uestion$ 1 "uick definition of whatmake a good diet and a poor diet in your first paragraph would make agood start in your answer$ ?ou should then dive into the specific results of apoor diet$

Had you written more a#out the examples of what make a good diet and apoor diet, including the calories count and nutritional values of various

foods, you would #e writing something that is uncalled for$

Had you proceeded to talk a#out the importance of having a good diet, thedisadvantages of a poor diet, the reasons why widespread poor diets existin some countries, or the circumstances leading to a poor diet, you would#e writing out of point$

1ll that could happen #ecause you have not understood the "uestion, oryou have misinterpreted it$ isinterpreting a "uestion can cost you dearly ina test or exam$ +his is especially if the "uestion is worth '& or %& marks outof '&&$ ?ou would #e spending precious time producing an incorrectanswer at the possi#le expense of other "uestions$

+he only way to avoid misinterpreting a "uestion is to read through the"uestion at least twice$ =nderline the key words in the "uestion$ ake sureyou understand what those keywords mean$ (ome examples of keywordswhich some students have pro#lems with are:

0escri#e

Outline


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(tate

3ist

7xplain

7valuate

0iscuss

Where a "uestion contains a few parts, and your answer to two of the partsare similar, you must immediately realise that you have misinterpreted atleast one of the partial "uestions$ .roceed to correct your answers$

In case of dou#ts, you may try to ask the teacher or examiner what the"uestion is asking for$ 1lthough teachers and examiners are often not

allowed to explain the "uestions in a test or exam to students, someteachers and examiners are very kind and may help you$

"0# Produ!ing An %n!oherent Answer

One of the worst things you can do to put off the teacher or examinermarking your paper is to write incoherently$ +hat is, your thoughts andideas are #adly expressed and very difficult for the marker to understand$In short, your writing does not make sense$

Imagine that you are the person who has to mark hundreds of test or exampapers$ ?ou could #e very tired #y the time you reach for another paper tomark$ +hen to your horror, you realise that this particular students answersare incoherent$ ?ou have to read and reAread each of his or her answers#efore you understand what he or she is trying to say$ Worst of all, you maynot even understand what he or she is trying to say!

In situations like this, how would you grade the students answers Wouldyou want to spend more time on his or her other similarly incoherent

answers .ro#a#ly not$

+he thing a#out incoherent writing is that students who write like that do notrealise that only they themselves understand what they are writing a#out!

+he only way to make sure that you do not write incoherently in a test orexam paper is to write more often$ /elow are the suggested measures:

'$ Write an essay on any topic you want$

%$ *heck through your essay at least twice to make sure that youyourself understand what you are writing$


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-$ 1sk some#ody who has a #etter command of 7nglish than you Ge$g$,your friends, classmates, teachers or family mem#ers to proofreadyour essays for you$ +he more persons you can get to proofread youressays, the #etter$

2$ 4ind out which parts of your essay they have understood and whichparts they have difficulty understanding$

5$ 1sk them how you could have rewritten those parts that they do notunderstand$

6$ 1sk yourself whether their suggested rewriting of those parts iseasier to understand than what you have written$

8$ 0iscover where you have gone wrong in your initial writeAup and trynot to repeat such mistakes again in future$

9$ .roceed to step ' a#ove and repeat the process$

""# Poor Writing St'/e

What is your writing style in a typical test or exam paper

BWhat writing style I dont even have enough time writing!B you may say$

Well, think again$ +he reason why you may experience insufficient time foryour test and exam papers could #e #ecause you have a poor writing style$Or #ecause you have no writing style at all$

+hat could also explain why a classmate got a higher score than you did forthe same "uestion when #oth of you had similar answers$ Its a matter ofstyle$

1n easyAtoAread writing style makes good reading$

1 complicated manner of writing, made up of many long paragraphs eachcontaining long convoluted sentences such as this sentence you arereading, with each sentence consisting of more than one idea and repletewith unnecessary #om#astic words Gand sometimes with long sentences in#rackets as well, full of commas, semicolons while the fullAstop is far away,often also containing at least two conunction words such as BandB, B#utBand BsoB, makes reading very tough for the reader$

1 simple writing style suita#le for use in a test or exam paper may consistof:


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'$ 1 short introduction of not more than 5& words in one paragraph$ ?oucould use this paragraph to

o define the keywords in the "uestion,

o gra# the markers attention,

o state your stand on the topic in "uestion, or

o #riefly summarise what you will #e writing a#out in the rest of

your essay$

%$ 1 main #ody consisting of two or more paragraphs$ 7ach of theseparagraphs should #e a#out a main idea that you are trying to

convey$

-$ 1 conclusion of not more than 5& words in one paragraph$ ?ou coulduse this to

o summarise your essay,

o affirm your stand on the topic in "uestion, or

o pose related "uestions to the reader as food for thought$

"2# 5ot Sure How To Start Or End An Essa'

+his sounds good, BWhat is a poor dietB


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1gain, the marker is not going to udge your essay s"uarely on how wellyou have written your last paragraph$ 1s long as your last paragraph endsyour essay nicely, it would not #e a pro#lem$ (imply put, if your entireessay is out of point, incoherent or lacking, how much difference could your

essay ending make

"(# Writing Too Mu!h Or Too itt/e

1 certain "uestion was worth ' mark out of '&&, and a student wrote a#out9& words in his answer$ Was that too much

1nother "uestion was worth %5 marks out of '&&, and a student wrotea#out 9& words in his answer$ Was that too little

0epending on the su#ect and the nature of the test or exam paper,

a "uestion worth ' mark out of '&& may re"uire only a '&Aword

answer$

a "uestion worth %5 marks out of '&& may re"uire at least a 'Apage

answer$

(ome students write too much for "uestions that do not re"uire longanswers$ 1s a result, they do not have enough time left for the other

"uestions$ (ome students write too little for "uestions that re"uire longanswers$ *onse"uently, they may have missed important points or notdevoted more effort to expound on an idea$ Invaria#ly, these students losevalua#le marks$

=nfortunately, no#ody can give a definitive guide to how many words isenough for a "uestion worth ' mark or %5 marks$ Instead of looking at thenum#er of words, you should look at the num#er of main points included inyour answers$

1 short answer encompassing all the important main points would #e worthmuch more than a long answer deli#erating on ust one main point only$+his is #ecause examiners who set the "uestions for any test or exampaper, usually set aside a certain num#er of marks for the list of mainpoints that they are looking for in students answers$ /eyond thepredetermined num#er of marks for any given main point, you would not #eawarded extra marks even you write nonAstop a#out that point$ (o, #econcise in your answers as far as possi#le$

"+# -ai/ing To Answer A// The 6nanswered $uestions %n The ast -ewMinutes


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B?ou have 5 minutes left$ .lease check through your answers and CB

BWhat!B you exclaim in sheer horror$ B5 minutes left! Oh my, how am I goingto answer all the remaining "uestionsB

+his is "uite a common situation many students have come across at leastonce in their schooling experience$ If you have 5 minutes left, and another'& nonAmultipleAchoice "uestions worth -& marks altogether to go, whatwould you do (hould you pick the "uestion that is worth the most num#erof marks, and start penning the first paragraph Or should you attempt theother short "uestions, even though you do not know their correct answers

In such an event, this is what you should do:

.ick the easiest "uestions that re"uire the shortest answers, andanswer them "uickly$

+hen, proceed to the remaining "uestions that re"uire longer

answers and answer "uickly$

4orget a#out writing style and proper paragraphing$ ?ou have no time

for that$

Write your answers in point form if possi#le$

If you have previously otted down some notes to a "uestion on a

separate piece of paper, su#mit it together with your main paper$

1lthough the a#ove is not the ideal way to answering "uestions in a test orexam paper, it would at least gain you some precious marks should you runout of time$

".# Writing %//egi7/'

Illegi#le handwriting is a common cause of low test and exam scores formany students$ +erri#le handwriting makes reading more difficult andsometimes causes misunderstanding$

In the #roader sense, illegi#le handwriting comprises:

ery small handwriting that typically resem#les an army of ants$

+oo little spacing #etween words$


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ery #ig handwriting such that the height of each word spans two

lines or more$

(ingle line spacing, which makes reading tougher when the student

tries to insert additional lines of text in #etween the alreadycongested lines$

+oo many words #eing inserted in #etween and a#ove other words

on the same line$

+oo many arrows and lines pointing to other sentences that should

#elong to the current paragraph, #ut that are written far away on thepage or on another page$

Writing in lightAcoloured ink, such as light #lue, light #lack, lightgreen, pink or yellow$

Writing in red, which confuses the marker since the marker is also

using red ink to mark the paper$

In the narrower sense, illegi#le handwriting comprises examples such as:

1n BaB looks like a BuB, so that BtackB #ecomes BtuckB Gvoca#ulary

error$

1 BvB looks like a BuB, so that BvanB #ecomes BuanB Gspelling error$

1 small letter BcB looks like a capital letter B*B Gpunctuation error$

1ll of the a#ove make reading extremely tough and slow for the marker$ Itcan even put off the marker$ (ome markers give up #eyond a certain pointand skip parts of the writing$ +his means that your answers may not #ecompletely read and graded accordingly$ ?ou lose precious marks$

@ood handwriting should avoid all the a#oveAmentioned instances of #adhandwriting$ In particular, you should:

.lan your answers, so that you do not have to resort to inserting lines

of text and arrows$

3eave a #lank line after each line of text, so that you may insert

additional words where necessary$

Write in #lack ink or dark #lue ink$


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and decide to skip it for the moment$ +hen they forget to skip #ack to the"uestion$

(ome students flip through a paper and one way or another, miss an entirepage of "uestions$ 1nd, of course, there are rare cases of missing printedpages in a copy of a test or exam paper$ 1nd it so happens that thestudents who receive such papers never realise that, and so they never getthe chance to answer the "uestions on the missing printed pages$

+o avoid getting caught with the pro#lem of forgetting to answerunanswered "uestions:

'$ 1lways check the num#er of "uestions in a test or exam paper themoment you receive it$ ake sure their total marks add up to the

maximum for that paper, e$g$ '&& marks$

%$ *ircle or highlight those "uestions that you cannot answer or chooseto answer later$ >emem#er to return to these circled or highlighted"uestions later$

-$ 1lways check the total marks of all the "uestions that you haveanswered add up to the maximum for that paper, e$g$ '&& marks$

"# -ai/ing To Che!k 9our Answers

(o you have finished a paper -& minutes ahead of time$ 0o you

'$ look around you and sneer at those students who are still strugglingwith their papers,

%$ sit #ack and relax,

-$ ask the teacher or examiner whether you can leave early,

2$ wish fervently that time will pass "uickly so that you can leave soon,

or

5$ check your answers

If you always check your answers once you have finished a paper ahead oftime, good for you! Otherwise, you should start doing so!

What some students never realise is that, in their rush to finish a paperahead of time, they may have inadvertently

'$ answered a "uestion incorrectly or incompletely,


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%$ left a "uestion unanswered, or

-$ forgotten to fill in the #lanks that resulted from their use of correctingfluids$

1lways strive to complete a paper at least '& to '5 minutes ahead of time$+hen make use of this spare time to check through your paper at leasttwice$ ?ou may #e pleasantly surprised that you can spot an error or two inyour answers, and that you have the time needed to make the corrections$

"4# -ai/ing To )ring A/ong 8e:uired Stationer' Or %tems

?ou are sitting for a paper that re"uires the use of a calculator, compassand protractor, #ut you have forgotten to #ring all of them! If you realise it in

the midst of a paper, you will #e stuck #ecause you are not allowed to talkto the other candidates, and hence, you cannot #orrow these items fromthem$ If you realise it #efore a paper, you may not have #etter luck #ecauseyour classmates will also need these items, and they are very unlikely tohave spare ones$ (o what should you do

4irst of all, list down the stationery and items that you will need for all yourpapers$ On the day of a paper, look through this list and get the re"uiredstationery and items ready #efore you leave your house$ Where possi#le,#ring along at least two of each item and stationery you need, in case the

first one malfunctions suddenly$ +his could mean #ringing along two pens,two pencils, two erasers, two rulers, two protractors, two calculators and soon so forth$

In the event that you still forget to #ring along a re"uired item or stationery,seek help from your classmates, any teacher in your schools +eachers>oom or any staff in your schools .rincipals Office if the paper is not dueto commence yet$

If the paper has already commenced, donJt ust sit there and sigh, or try to

get #y without the use of the re"uired stationery$ >aise your hands andseek help from your teacher or the examiner immediately$ +hey will try their#est to help you$

20# -orgetting To Write *own 9our 5ames And Other Persona/Parti!u/ars

?ou have su#mitted your paper and your teacher has packed all the papersneatly$ (uddenly, you realise that you havent written down your name,class and index num#er on your paper!


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4ortunately, your teacher is the examiner in this case, and he or she canidentify you and your handwriting$ If you immediately inform him or her, heor she would #e a#le to retrieve your paper for you, and you can "uicklyadd in your name and other details on the spot$

/ut what if the examiner is not your teacher #ut a teacher from anotherschool, and you inform him or her only after all the candidates havedispersed In maor examinations, such as .(37, @*7 BOB and B1B levels,and university exams, the examiners are usually not from your school$ Howwould the examiner #e a#le to verify if you are indeed one of thecandidates who has sat for the paper

Worst of all, what if the examiners have already left the school +heprospect of you getting Eero mark for the paper is not unreal$

+he only way you can prevent this pro#lem from happening to you is tomake sure that you write down your name and other personal particularson every piece of your test or exam paper, and check that everything is inorder #efore you su#mit your paper$

?ou should write down your name and other personal particulars on theinside pages of a paper as well, #ecause sometimes a whole stack ofpapers may fall apart during transit$

With your name and other personal particulars on each piece of the test orexam paper, including the inside pages, you can feel safer and moresecure$

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