WRITING IN EXAM-Shubham Ghimire

Give the examiners what they want your information is rarely new to the examiners; you are often required to display how much you know avoid jargon or inflated vocabulary that your readers

will not know or need. you are often expected to introduce specialist

terminology in order to demonstrate that you understand that terminology, and can manipulate it accurately.

Simulating real life situationsFocus on what you are asked to do & do

it.Avoid ‘throat clearing’ beginnings.

Analysing the objective of the examination

What examiners wantwrite according to subjectskills of organization and expressionwhy you are being asked to write

Tactics for writing examination answers

think carefully about the specialist content or analyse aim

analyze audience select and arrange appropriate material express chosen material accurately and

readably

Examinations in Communication or Technical Writing

Plan penciled notes, timing, brief notes on subjects you are to discuss, select appropriate materials, build structured answer, write clearly and simply.

Examinations in English Questions on vocabulary and idiom- using words in sentences,

meanings, idiomatic phrase, refer to good dictionary, reading papers Questions that ask for a précis- retain the shape and emphasis of

original, but reduce it substantially, title, limited length, no comment, no added information, summarize, reconstruction using basic materials from the old

Questions that ask for an essay- ability to compose text, clear idea of topic, accurate and truthful personal opinions, plan before writing, keep introduction short, only relevant content, do not stray off the topic, revise and edit.

Questions that ask for a report of direct speech- recording speaker’s exact words within inverted commas, giving exact content of speaker’s remarks in indirect or reported form

Questions that ask for a letter or memorandum- organize information coherently, express appropriately, conform to accepted conventions of layout.

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