Exam advice

[curry_bro]

hey guys, i was just wondering, when it comes to the actual exam on tuesday, is it ok to write more than the number of lines provided? ive heard conflicting stories, where some people say it should be PROHIBITED while others say its perfectly fine. what do u guys think about this? or is writing over the lines just bad in terms of time?

[Daenerys Targaryen]

i was told that if you write too much over the lines and too small and too messy, the examiner is gonna get pissed because they have to read more when they're getting paid per exam. so they might penalise you for it

[Scooby]

It's fine, as long as the answer that it's part of is clearly indicated

[KevinooBz]

hey guys, i was just wondering, when it comes to the actual exam on tuesday, is it ok to write more than the number of lines provided? ive heard conflicting stories, where some people say it should be PROHIBITED while others say its perfectly fine. what do u guys think about this? or is writing over the lines just bad in terms of time?

Write what is needed, they provide a certain amount of lines because that is all that is needed to answer the question unless you have massive handwriting. If you add too much information that is somewhat irrelevant you run the risks of losing marks.

[Markkiieee]

Does this also mean that if we are provided with SIX lines and we only use TWO but we put in the right specific key words and points, do we lose marks?

[gfrances]

You should only answer what is being asked of you. The examiners get pissed if you write too much just to show off what you know. The amount of times I've seen in the examiners reports that they don't award marks if for instance they ask for 2 factors that can determine an enzymes effectiveness and the person puts 4 or so, they will not reward you any marks as you did not answer the SPECIFIC question.