Help with short answer section in english exams? (1 Viewer)

[Bloodstriker]

I always end up taking too long, any help?

 

[Aerath]

Know when to move on. Apportion time according to marks.

 

[UnrealAnchovies]

i'd assume the reasons s1 is taking you too long are: 1. you're over-answering or 2. you're not familiar with techniques/ analysing stimuli.

In both cases, study verbs/ techniques and then apply to practice questions.

 

[enoilgam]

You need to be concise with short answers. Practice will help you improve.

 

[anne1010]

in the same boat as you. in the trails i stopped at 40 mins with 1 paragraph of the 5 marker done. moved onto my creative which i had memorised and got down in 30 mins and had 10 mins to go back to short answers.
i deff know i over answer the questions but i get paranoid i havnt so i keep writing...

 

[xOllyx]

How long you spend on a question should be based on how many marks the question is worth. 2 mark questions i generally write 1-2 paragraphs on and 4 mark questions about 3-4. It also depends on what the question is asking, if its a basic: 'describe one technique utilised' then definitely watch you don't over answer.

 

[slyhunter]

For 2 markers you should be writing 2-3 lines MAX and 3 markers about 5 lines.

It's obvious a lot of people are writing too much so that's why you may find finishing section I difficult.