Exam Techniques for CIMA F1...•revision techniques •question practise During the exam •time...
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Exam Techniques for
CIMA F1
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Outline
Before the exam• revision techniques
• question practise
During the exam• time management
• narrowing down the options
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Outline
CIMA F1
Before the exam• revision techniques
• question practise
During the exam• time management
• narrowing down the options
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CIMA F1
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Outline
CIMA F1
Before the exam• revision techniques
• question practise
During the exam• time management
• narrowing down the options
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Revision techniques
Practising questions
http://kaplan-
publishing.kaplan.co.uk/cima/f1/pages/practice-kit.aspx
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Outline
CIMA F1
Before the exam• revision techniques
• question practise
During the exam• time management
• narrowing down the options
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What is an Objective Test
Put simply an objective test is a test where the answer is
not open to interpretation i.e. It is either right or wrong
They are used to reduce marker bias and enable a far
broader examination of content
They are not easy
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What do they look like
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What do they look like
You will have access to
An online calculator
A scratch pad
Tables/Formula
There are 60
questions to be
answered in 90
minutes
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Useful websites
http://www.pearsonvue.com/cima/practiceexams/
http://www.cimaglobal.com/Students/Exam-resources-
and-information/Exam-preparation/exam-practice-
resources/
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Outline
CIMA F1
Before the exam• revision techniques
• question practise
During the exam• time management
• narrowing down the options
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Go for the quick wins - shorter straightforward Qs
Keep moving - skip the more tricky complex Qs
Flag Qs you’re not sure you have answered correctly
Time management – during the exam
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Time management – final review
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Outline
CIMA F1
Before the exam• revision techniques
• question practise
During the exam• time management
• narrowing down the options
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Look for opposites
When two answers are opposites: one is likely to be right
Narrowing down the options
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Narrowing down the options
Mark off the WRONG ones first
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Cover them up
Questions where all / most of the answers are plausible
Narrowing down the options
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Eliminate the outliers
Where the answers are obviously different or wrong
Narrowing down the options
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Go for the long answer
Research has shown that it is often the longest answer
that is correct
Narrowing down the options
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Look out for general words
The correct answer will often use general words such as
‘may’, ‘mostly’, ‘regularly’, ‘often’, ‘usually’
Narrowing down the options
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Look out for hints in other questions
Narrowing down the options
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Website: www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/CIMA
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 1908 540069
Next steps
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