Advantages of Studying Past Year Exam Question Papers for
Students.
Exam preparation can be a stressful experience for students.
One of the best ways to guarantee success is to study past year exam
question papers. Exam question papers give you useful indicators of
exam patterns, question types, and the types of questions that are
most commonly asked. Here are some reasons studying past papers
could help improve your exam preparation process:
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Know the Exam
Structure Past papers allow you to appreciate the structure of the
exam, by this I mean the exam structure, the number of, sections,
the types of questions asked and the time allocated to each section,
which helps you with time management whilst taking the exam.
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Recognize Trends in Questions by studying past papers you will also
identify topics that have come up repeatedly and types of questions
which have come up repeatedly allowing you to spend more time on
high-yield areas, increasing your chances of seeing a familiar
question on the exam.
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Gain SpeedPracticing past papers under timed
conditions will also develop your speed and accuracy. You will
become familiar with how much time to allocate to each section,
subsequently reducing the risk of running out of time on the exam
date.
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Self-assessment and confidence, completing past questions is
also a form of self-assessment. Completing past papers will allow
you to appreciate your strengths, weaknesses, and knowledge gaps
before the exam. Confidently solving questions from past papers will
just naturally build your confidence too.
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Better Critical Thinking
and Problem Solving Skills. Completing past questions allows for
practice thinking critically and problem-solving. You develop the
ability to react to several different problem-solving question
styles and levels of difficulty.
