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Exam Techniques for
CIMA F2Sue Thistlethwaite
Kaplan Financial
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Plan for the session
General exam technique
• Time management
Application to F2• Using CIMA Practice Exam
Resources
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CIMA Practice Exam
Available via:
http://www.pearsonvue.com/cima/practiceexams/
http://www.cimaglobal.com/Students/Exam-resources-
and-information/Exam-preparation/exam-practice-
resources/
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Go for the quick wins - shorter straightforward /
narrative Qs
Keep moving - skip the more tricky complex Qs
Flag Qs you’re not sure you have answered correctly
Don’t leave multi-choice Qs blank – guess and then
flag for late review (in case you run out of time)
Time management – during the exam
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Time management – final review
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One from four (multiple choice)
Select stated number of options
Input a figure
Drag and drop (words)
Drag and drop (numbers)
Select all that apply
Style of question
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One from four (multiple choice) – 28 questions
Select stated number of options – 13 questions
Input a figure – 10 questions
Drag and drop (words) – 4 questions
Drag and drop (numbers) – 3 questions
Select all that apply – 2 questions
Style of question – Analysis of practice
exam
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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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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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Resources
CIMAglobal websitehttp://www.cimaglobal.com/Students/Exam-resources-and-information/
CIMA Exam Practice Kithttp://kaplan-publishing.kaplan.co.uk/CIMA/F2/pages/practice-kit.aspx
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Website: www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/CIMA
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 1908 540069
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