Answering chemistry trial (1 Viewer)

[thebigticket]

Jst wondering how everyone goes through an exam

I start with multiple choice and spend 30s on each multiple choice qs usually get at least 16/20
Then i answer the short answer qs

i 1st planned and wrote sidenotes on what i knew on all the long ans qs
Then from the side notes formulated an answer

However even though i scored between 100-80% in these sections where i planned my response i ran out of time and rushed half a section and completly missing the other half of it losing 6 marks and only getting only 3/11 <label for="rb_iconid_9">

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What i want to know is
what is going through ur head when u answer a chemistry exam?
what is the most effective way to answer short ans qs in the chemistry exam ?
Is there a technique to getting them 100% right and on time ?

 

[madharris]

Well you can't always get 100% (raw mark for band 6 usually is ~72)
But what i do is highlight everything important in the reading time. I then do multiple choice, short answers (I don't write side notes for short answers), then in the 5+ mark questions, I will write notes.

I'm really fussy about time though, I divide the time given by the number of marks to see how long I should be spending roughly on each question (not including multiple choice).

YOu should write your side notes as 1 or 2 words

e.g. evaluate the usefulness of ethanol
Benefits
Ethylene
Carbon neutral
No crude oil

Limitations
Deforestation
Less power
Engine
etc...
I write words so I can trigger responses in my mind. I think the key is to do past papers so you can develop your own way of answering questions

 

[golgo13]

Generally, read the verb or look at what it wants, the lines they give is a general indication of how much time should be devoted. I would write keywords as a side note just to get the memory jolted and it doesn't sound like a chain of thought. I think what would be best is to drill based on the marks. From memory it's about 1 minute something per mark, but thats dependant on M/C as well

 

[nightweaver066]

In reading time, i skim through all MC noting down anything that looks particularly tricky and think of a way to do it.

Then i look through section 2 and try plan responses for the tricky / long questions.

After that, i go back to MC and start solving the first few questions to get a head start lol.

If you have syllabus dot point notes, when you see some questions, you'll be able to recognise the dot point its under, reproduce the information and score full marks for it.