tips to write the exams successfully

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There is more than one way to write an exam but here are a few tips which may be helpful and are based on a typical three hour exam in which you have to answer three essay questions. I stress that these are suggestions and not prescriptions. Many people write good exams their own way and these suggestions will not be helpful to everyone. When you first see the exam paper try and relax and read the paper carefully. The temptation is to see favourite topic come up and start writing without carefully, considering the questionh. Identify the questions you want to answer and think how your might tackle them. Jot down a few notes, including which examples you are going to use. Plan the question. Most questions are exactly that questions so how are you going to answer the question? It is essential you have an argument which you pursue throughout the essay. This argument answers and question. Resist the temptation to write down everything you know about the topic without paying attentionb to the question. So, answer the question "answer the question" answer the question"