ABSTRACT
At this point in the book you have acquired the knowledge necessary to tackle the exam itself. Answering exam questions is a skill which this chapter shows you how to improve. Examiners have some ideas about what goes wrong in exams. Most importantly, students do not provide the kind of evidence the examiner is looking for. A grade C answer is typically accurate and reasonably constructed, but has limited detail and commentary. To lift such an answer to a grade A or B may require no more than fuller detail, better use of material and a coherent organisation. By studying the essay presented in this chapter, and the examiner’s comment, you can learn how to turn a barely passing essay into one meriting a much higher grade.
