49   I can get through exams

A guide to exam success

• Follow the invigilator’s instructions. Don’t take any forbidden items into the room, or try to communicate with other candidates. You will be disqualified for cheating.

• Before you start, read the paper carefully. Don’t waste time copying the questions; the examiner knows what they are.

• Planning is essential in successful writing. Devote 5-10 minutes to making notes.

• Have a positive attitude. It’s your chance to show what you know. And it will be a relief when it’s all over in a few hours.

 

Glossary

success   the achievement of sth you have wanted. succeed V.    

follow instructions  do what sb tells you to do.            

invigilator  the person watching students in the exam room.      

item  a thing or an object.     

communicate with sb  talk to or make signs to sb.        

candidate  a person taking an exam.         

disqualify sb  officially stop sb from taking part in sth because they have broken a rule.

cheat  do sth dishonest to get an advantage for yourself (a person is a cheat N).

paper  the written questions in an exam.

carefully  If you read sth carefully, you read slowly and pay attention.

examiner  the person who will read and mark the candidate’s answer.

planning  the act or process of making plans for sth.

essential  completely necessary and important in a particular situation.

devote time to sth/sb  give proper time to sth/sb.

attitude  the way you think, feel, or behave.

relief  the feeling you have when sth unpleasant stops. relieved ADJ.

 

3     Text yourself. Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. Can you remember the meanings?