Dos and don’ts in Section A
1. Do not provide lengthy and unnecessary explanations
for instructions like IDENTIFY, OUTLINE and STATE
2. Do not start your sentence by
reproducing/ rewriting part of the question. They don’t add value to your explanations
3. Pay attention to instructions like:
a. ‘The article says that ….’
b. ‘Figure 1 shows ….’
c. ‘How far does Figure 1 ….’
d. ‘Discuss whether the last sentence ….’
e. ‘Using the article ….’
All of them will require you to make
specific reference to the information provided. You may not gain full marks if
you ignore these instructions
4. You must provide evaluations to
instructions like:
a. ‘Consider whether ….’
b. ‘Analyse whether ….’
c. ‘Does the article give
enough evidence ….’
d. ‘Discuss what difference ….’
e. ‘Assess whether ….’
5. Normally, 2 marks will be awarded for:
a. 1 explanation (identification and
analysis)
b. 1 evaluation (identification and
analysis)
c. 1 diagram
6. You should not spend more than 50
minutes for this section
7. You will lose 1 mark if you do not
provide conclusion. However, it is also possible that you may not gain full
marks even if you provided a conclusion. Your examiner will still have to
determine the validity of your conclusion e.g. whether it is making sense,
suitable or relevant to the question
8. Techniques to evaluate include:
a. Contradiction
b. Short-run vs. long-run
c. Magnitude
9. Techniques for conclusion include:
a. Prioritisation
b. Depends/ indeterminate
c. Alternative
10. Please write your analysis coherently. Please
make sure that the chain of analysis is not only logical but also complete and
easy to be understood. Put yourself in the examiner’s shoe
11. Read each question at least twice before
you attempt. If there is a need, do underline those keywords
12. Doing well in the exam are not just about
studies and preparations. Being able to follow basic instructions and monitor
your time-usage are equally important too
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