How to Pass Exams Presentation Made at Acca Event

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ACCAACCAEXAMINATION TECHNIQUESEXAMINATION TECHNIQUES

MAY 15, 2004MAY 15, 2004

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD

BYBY

MALIK MIRZAMALIK MIRZA

ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIAACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA


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ACCAACCA EXAMINATIONEXAMINATIONTECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES

Do you have FEAR of Exams?Do you have FEAR of Exams?

What is worse and dangerous then death?What is worse and dangerous then death?

Its fear of deathIts fear of deathA proverbA proverb


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WHAT IS FEAR?WHAT IS FEAR?

F = FF = FALSEALSE

E = EE = EXPECTATIONSXPECTATIONS

A = AA = ASSUMEDSSUMED

R = RR = REALEAL


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DO YOU BELIEVE IN LUCK?DO YOU BELIEVE IN LUCK?

I DO; BUT THE QUESTION IS: WHAT IS LUCK?I DO; BUT THE QUESTION IS: WHAT IS LUCK?

L= LABOURL= LABOUR

U= UNDERU= UNDER

C= CORRECTC= CORRECT

K= KNOWLEDGEK= KNOWLEDGE

DO YOU HAVE CORRECT KNOWLEDGE?DO YOU HAVE CORRECT KNOWLEDGE?


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HOW CAN YOU PASS THE EXAMS?HOW CAN YOU PASS THE EXAMS?

ASKASK

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

SKILLSSKILLS

KNOWLEGEKNOWLEGE


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RIGHT ATTITUDE:RIGHT ATTITUDE:

YOUR ATTITUE DETERMINES YOURYOUR ATTITUE DETERMINES YOUR

ALTITUDEALTITUDE

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN OR YOUIF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN OR YOU

CANNOTCANNOTYOU ARE RIGHTYOU ARE RIGHT


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SKILLSSKILLS

EXAMINATION TECHNIQUESEXAMINATION TECHNIQUES

!!Test of concentration skillsTest of concentration skills

!!Time managementTime management

!!Studying right books and right articlesStudying right books and right articles

!!Understand what examiner wants from youUnderstand what examiner wants from you


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How are you going to manage time?How are you going to manage time?

Do you know about the paper pattern?Do you know about the paper pattern?

Time available = 180 minutesTime available = 180 minutes

Max. Marks = 100Max. Marks = 100

Thus you have 1.8 minutes per marksThus you have 1.8 minutes per marks

Means that a question of 20 marks = 36 minutesMeans that a question of 20 marks = 36 minutes


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ACCAACCA EXAMINATIONEXAMINATIONTECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES!!Studying right materialStudying right material

!!Have you solved mock exams under examHave you solved mock exams under exam

conditions at home?conditions at home?

!!Have you checked your own mock exams?Have you checked your own mock exams?

!!Have you studied previous 6 papers?Have you studied previous 6 papers?

!!Do you study examiners articles in The StudentDo you study examiners articles in The Student

AccountantAccountant


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ACCAACCA EXAMINATIONEXAMINATIONTECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES!! Is your paper examiner friendly?Is your paper examiner friendly?

!!Do you start each question from a new page?Do you start each question from a new page?

!!Do you recheck your paper before submission?Do you recheck your paper before submission?

!!Do you know which part of the paper are you goingDo you know which part of the paper are you going

to attempt first?to attempt first?

!!Are you confident?Are you confident?


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THANKS FOR YOUR LISTENING, NOW ITSTHANKS FOR YOUR LISTENING, NOW ITS

TIME FOR YOU TO WORKTIME FOR YOU TO WORK

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOUBEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOU


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IMPOSSIBLEIMPOSSIBLECONCENTRATE ON THE WORD,CONCENTRATE ON THE WORD,

IT ITSELF SAYS THAT:IT ITSELF SAYS THAT:

I M POSSIBLEI M POSSIBLE


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ACCAACCA EXAMINATIONEXAMINATIONTECHNIQUESTECHNIQUESWhen anyone asks me how I can describe myWhen anyone asks me how I can describe my

experience of nearly forty years at sea, Iexperience of nearly forty years at sea, Imerely say uneventful. Of course there havemerely say uneventful. Of course there havebeen winter gales and storms and the likebeen winter gales and storms and the likebut in all my experience, I have never beenbut in all my experience, I have never been

in an accident of any sort worth speakingin an accident of any sort worth speakingabout. I have seen but one vessel in distressabout. I have seen but one vessel in distressin all my years at sea. I never saw a wreckin all my years at sea. I never saw a wreckand have never been wrecked, nor was Iand have never been wrecked, nor was I

ever in any predicament that threatened toever in any predicament that threatened toend in disaster of any sort.end in disaster of any sort.

From a paper presented by E J Smith, 1907From a paper presented by E J Smith, 1907


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On 14 April 1912, HMS Titanic sankwith the loss of 1500 lives. One of

which was its captain.

.E J Smith

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