Practising exam papers is a key aspect of exam preparation. Here are some reasons why it is important to practise exam papers:

(1) Helps to keep revision focused on important themes

Exam papers provide practical insight into how the forthcoming exam paper is likely to look and the key themes or subject areas most likely to be covered. For subjects like Mathematics, exam papers also offer a sense of the weightage for each topic. For instance, the topic of Fractions is likely to constitute a large part of a Primary Mathematics paper, whereas the topic of Tessellation may only take up 1-2 questions of the whole paper. With such insight, students will be able to focus on important themes thereby making revision much more efficient and productive.

(2) Helps to improve time management 

A large part of exam success depends on students’ performance during the duration of the exam. While a student may well be able to answer all the exam questions, his grades are ultimately dependent on whether he did answer all of them. Practising exam papers help students to develop practical time management skills, as students can learn how to plan according to each section of the paper.

(3) Allows students to discover areas of strengths/weaknesses

Exam papers allow students to apply knowledge that has been gained throughout the course of study. During this application of knowledge, students will be able to discover the topics that they are strong or weak in. Students may then use this insight to focus their revision on topics that they are weaker in.

(4) Helps to refine exam techniques

Students will also be able to try out different techniques when practising exam papers, thereby allowing them to choose one that best fit their style. For instance, students can choose to complete the easiest parts of the exam papers first before moving on to the difficult sections. Alternatively, they can focus their attention on the parts with highest weightage and leave the rest to the last.

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