Standard Seven 2023
For Swahili Medium Schools
Exams From
Different Regions and Organisations in Tanzania
Exams for Every Week
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Advantages of Doing Past Papers
In
terms of effectiveness, past papers have been proven time and time again to
give students a great chance of success.
Revision
is essentially what you need to do when preparing for any examination. However,
revision can be very difficult if you are doing it on your own so try gathering
a study group and make this a fun activity.
1. Get used to the structure of a paper
and the language they use.
You’re
probably already used to the vocabulary from learning in the classroom, but
it’s good to get yourself familiarised with past papers so you know how
everything is laid out and on exam day you don’t stress out over it.
In
some exams, some extra information might be printed in the paper such as
equations for sciences and mathematics, again it’s good to know where these
will be in the paper.
Once
you’ve done a couple of past papers you know the layout of the questions.
Generally, the paper will start with lower mark questions and work up, but it’s
good to know so that you don’t write an essay long answer for a 2 mark question
and not have enough time for a 10 mark question later in the paper.
2. Understand the allocation of marks and
marking scheme
From
our website you can also download a marking scheme for each past paper, this
way you can mark your own work and see where the marks lie.
You
will understand the different types of answers that are required and can use
this to structure your answers. Using the marking scheme, you can refine your
answering skills and ultimately save yourself time in your exam.
3. Revising past papers will also improve
your writing skills and help you in improving your time-management
skills. This is because, when revising past papers, you will have to analyse
the questions and think of strategies to approach them successfully. For
example, if a question asks about an issue that you haven’t come across before,
then instead of spending time reading up the topic from textbooks, it would be
better to spend time thinking how to answer the question successfully.
4. Analyse
Once
you’ve finished a paper, you can mark your own work using the marking scheme
and then analyse your result.
Doing
this, you can determine what areas of the subject you are confident in
answering and where you might need to spend more time revising. This way you
can keep on top of your revision and change your timetable accordingly.
Don’t
be disheartened if after completing past papers you don’t do as well as you
think you should. These are practice papers and a great learning exercise for
the big day. Learn from what you do wrong and try again.
These
are all good reasons to revise some past papers right now! Revising old
papers is the most effective way to prepare for your exams. If you only revise
what you learnt, you will be less prepared for your exam; whereas if you revise
past papers, you will be able to use past knowledge in real exam settings and
so, you will be a lot more prepared for your exam.
