text: 1. Check that you have received the correct exam paper. 
  
  You don’t want to waste precious time (and energy) by starting with 
  the wrong paper. 
  
  2. Read the instructions. 
  
  You don’t want to answer all the questions, only to realise halfway 
  through the last essay that you were supposed to choose only one out 
  of the three topics for Question 3. 
  
  3. Read through the whole question paper before you start writing, and 
  work out how much time you will have to answer each question. 
  As you read through the paper, highlight key words and phrases, so 
  that you know what to focus on in each of your answers. 
  
  4. Read the questions carefully, to make sure that you understand what is 
  
  being asked of you. 
  You won’t get marks for providing information that, despite being cor- 
  rect, is irrelevant to the question. 
  
  5. Remember that you don’t have to answer the questions in 
  
  numerical order. 
  Just make sure that you number your answers clearly. 
  
  6. If you get stuck on a particular question, leave it and move on. 
  
  You can always go back to it later if you have time left over at the end 
  of the exam. 
  
  7. Be clear and concise in your answers. 
  
  Look at the mark allocation to gauge how detailed your answers should 
  be. Make sure that you focus on answering the question, instead of 
  simply writing down everything that you know about the topic. 