Some Crap to know before going into the exam room:
• Persevere. Always attempt questions. Make sure you attempt all questions in the paper
• Sometimes you can earn more marks and save time by doing a little more thinking before you put pen to paper. If you can't find the answer to an earlier part of a question, you should still attempt the later parts.
• It is a good idea to start with a question near the start of the paper. They aim to establish confidence early in the exam, and help you to start thinking mathematically.
• Look at the marks allocated to each question. More marks means that you should expect to spend more time and to show more steps in your logic.
• You should always show how you got your answer. If the answer is all that you write down then you will get zero marks for an incorrect answer.
• Work in black or blue pen in your exam book, although you may use pencil for diagrams and graphs.
• Make your working and graphs as neat as possible. If your writing is untidy, you may misread it and make careless errors.
• Show appropriate steps of logic in your solutions. These steps are awarded marks.
• Draw a light and single line through any working that you think is incorrect, and redo the solution. Any attempts at questions should be readable so that you can be given some credit for your work. You should not use whiteout in the exam as you may waste time waiting for it to dry and it makes your previous attempts unreadable.
• Check that your results are reasonable. If they are not, make a comment to that effect.
Remember, always be calm during your exam.. You may take a short 3 minutes break after 1 hour of the test and continue after that.. This will help you clear your mind and you will be able to continue with more confidence..
