Writing Test Preparation Strategies

The video tutorial provides essential tips for preparing for an English writing exam. It emphasizes the importance of familiarizing oneself with the test structure, practicing under timed conditions, and obtaining feedback to improve. Mark Shea, an examiner, highlights the significance of time management during exams. The tutorial advises reading questions carefully, planning answers, and maintaining a proper writing structure. Finally, it stresses the need to review and correct answers, ensuring all questions are addressed.

Why is it important to familiarize yourself with the structure of the writing test well before the exam day?

• To reduce exam anxiety

• To avoid studying other subjects

• To understand the type of writing expected

• To memorize the questions

What should you do after completing practice tests?

• Ignore them

• Get feedback and rewrite based on it

• Throw them away

• Memorize the answers

According to Mark Shea, what is crucial for successfully completing an exam?

• Good handwriting

• Good time management

• Good luck

• Good memory

What should you pay particular attention to when reading each question?

• The font size

• Instruction verbs like discuss, examine, compare, contrast

• The number of words

• The length of the question

What is the first step you should take before starting to write your answer?

• Make a plan and jot down ideas and arguments

• Ask the examiner for help

• Start writing immediately

• Read the question again and again

What should you do after finishing your writing?

• Leave the exam hall

• Submit it immediately

• Read and correct any mistakes

• Ask a friend to review it

Why is it important to remember the feedback received for practice papers during the real exam?

• To fill up time

• To ensure you have acted on it and improved

• To confuse other students

• To impress the examiner