Exam Strategy

[Henry Kocatekin]

Hi,

I was wondering for the 4u paper where I don't expect myself to finish, do some people have particular strategies or tips?
Like, perhaps not attempting parts of 16 and spending more time on MC or Q11-15...

Any tips would be appreciated

[RuiAce]

You should always attempt as many questions as you can. If that means you don't finish (because 4U is just difficult like that) then that's fine, but you should be attempting anything manageable.

Especially since even in the middle of a bizarre Q16, there can always be little free marks scattered across the parts that you can pick up very easily.

It's all about mark maximisation. Being unable to finish the paper is a fair call and understandable but you need to grab as many of the marks that you can grab.

Also, once you've grabbed the marks that you know you can get, you should consider just checking your answers already (because it's easy to lose marks to silly mistakes). After that, you can do whatever's left.