7 proven techniques to answer exam questions are:
- Mindset
It is true that everything that they ask you in any exam is based upon something that you have done. This single belief transforms your approach to questions, and you will lose a lot of the fear.
- Layers
Do the exam in “layers”, i.e., do it more than once. Go through all the questions quickly at first, mentally noting answers or writing one word that could prompt you later. Then go back to the easiest question and start writing in the answers properly.
- The Order
At the start of the exam, you are not at your best. You may be nervous, and it takes a bit of time to get comfortable. If you start at question 1 and it’s a beast, then it could harm your confidence instantly. Start with question 4 if it is the one that you could do easily and build some confidence.
- Intensity
Generally, you should be intense ready for the exam almost controlled aggression. If you are too laid back, you will run out of time. But also, when you have a sense of urgency or intensity, it can sometimes enable you to magically pull answers out of the air.
- The “Magic” Technique: Warming Up!
Read over some notes for 15-20 minutes on the morning of the exam. The aim is just to warm up, not to test yourself or to learn anything, just to get the brain focussed upon the subject.
Once in the exam hall, read through a question from start to finish before you start to write anything.
- Answering Questions
The main part of answering questions is done mentally very quickly with structure and clarity. Every single answer must flow and be easy to read. So just by studying properly with concepts and recognition in mind, you will improve drastically at this part.
- Silly Mistakes
If you can stop making silly mistakes you will save yourself so many marks. This should be the first place you look at in your overall exam process to improve your marks quickly. You must leave time at the end of the exam to go back through the paper looking for silly mistakes. This will also save you many marks. Goodluck!