Sunday, November 05, 2006
Make sure u have yr entry proof and EZ link card / ID before reporting to the exam venue.
Don't panic and try to calm your nerves.
1) At the start of the paper, read quickly through the paper to get a feel of the demands of each question.
2) Select the question that looks most familiar and the easiest to attempt first. A good start helps to build up yr confidence. Try to order your choice of questions in this manner.
3) For Q3 either / or (Physical Chem), Q5 either / or (Inorganic Chem) and Q 8 either / or (Organic Chem), it is important look through both questions carefully before making your choice. Note that it is unlikely that u have time to change to another question after u start working on one.
4) Note that u have 15 minutes for each question. Organise your time effectively. For any parts which u dunno what to do, move on the the next part and come back to it later. Remember to leave sufficience space for questions which u hv skipped. All answers (except for graph work or diagrams such as Boltzmann distribution) must be given in blue or black ink.
5) Make sure you read the question carefully, make sure that u r answering the question. Check twice - a second spent here can save a lot of time later.
6) Do write out your answers in neatly and show your workings clearly with proper statements.
7) Do use diagrams in your explanation.
8) On completion of a question, do read through the question again to make sure that (a) you have not omitted any part of it, (b) all diagrams and graphs are properly labelled (c) final answer is given to 3 significant figures and (d) units are stated (e) signs are given for oxidation states, enthalpy changes and electrode potential.
