CXC Exam Tips

TEST TAKING SKILLS
TEST TAKING SKILLS FOR AN

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Presentation Format
• E-marking
• Examination Tips and Techniques
•Multiple Choice
•Essay Type Responses
•Interpreting Essay Type Questions
•General Information
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E-MARKING
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E-Marking
• High standard of quality assurance not

compromised
• Solution enhances some of the quality
assurance procedures
• More detailed analysis of examination
performance possible
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E-Marking
• Commenced with seven subjects in 2014

May/June sitting.
• Capture a lot more detailed information than
paper-based marking
• Calculate scores automatically as the scripts are
marked
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E-Marking
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EXAM TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Access time-tables from www.cxc.org and use to

guide preparation for exams
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Exam Tips and Techniques
 Become familiar with the rules and regulations of the
examination
 Have all relevant and approved documents and
equipment including:
 time-table
 identification
 pencils
 pens
 geometry sets
 calculators
 eraser
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 Be on time for examinations

 Read, note and follow all instructions carefully
 Adhere to the instructions given by the invigilators
 Review answers using the question paper as the guide
before submitting to the invigilator
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 Do not use gel ink pens

 Use only pencils on Multiple Choice answer sheets
 Do not use pencils to write responses to essay or
structured questions
 Use only pencils with soft dark leads (2B or 3B) for
Multiple Choice sheets and sketches and illustrations
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
 Write full name and registration number on the

question paper
 Do not fold, bend or crease answer sheets
 Use a clean eraser to erase completely marks
you wish to change
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Do not
interfere with
the Bar Code
on the answer
sheet
• Do not scribble
• Do not brighten
• Do not write
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Follow the
instructions
provided on
the back of
the answer
sheet to
complete the
form
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• Print the
Subject and the
Proficiency
in the space
provided.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Enter Names
in the space
provided as it
appears on
the time-
table
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Copy
Registration
Number from
time-table slip
and shade the
corresponding
numbers on the
grid
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• Enter Test Code

in the space
provided and
shade the
corresponding
number on the
grid
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• The Test Code

is the large
Black numbers
at the to right
hand corner of
the
examination
booklet.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Write Full
Name (first,
middle and
last) in the
space
provided for
candidate’s
signature
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Check to ensure the
answer sheet is
accurately completed
–Subject
–Name
–Registration Number
– Test Code
–Signature
–Responses
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
• At the end of
the exam place
Answer Sheet
on top of the
question paper
and hand to
the invigilator
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ESSAY TYPE RESPONSES
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• Accurately complete the
form on the front of the
booklet
• Copy Registration
Number from time-table
slip into the space
provided
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• Enter School Centre
Number into the space
provided
• The School Centre Number
is the first six numbers of
the Registration Number
• The School Centre Number
is posted in the exam room
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• Enter Name of the
School/Centre into the
space provided
• The Name of the
School/Centre is the
name of the school
where the examination is
being done
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• Enter personal data
into the space provided
–Full Name (first, middle,
last) as it appears on the
time-table slip
–Date of Birth (day,
month, year)
–Sign in the space provide
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• Check to ensure the
cover page of booklet is
accurately completed
–Registration Number
– School/Centre Number
–Name of School/Centre
–Candidate’s Name
–Date of Birth
–Signature
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• Read instructions and
questions carefully
• Take special note of
cues
–verbs
–NUMBERS
–space provided for responses
– marks
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 Use the extra space

provided at the back of
the booklet to continue
responses
 Indicate the question
number in the booklet
where the responses is
continued
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 Do not write in the

margin of the
answer booklet
 Do not write below
the bar code in the
booklet
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 On the receipt at the

back of the booklet
enter:
 Registration Number
Name
Signature
Date
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 Ensure receipt is signed by

the invigilator
 Do not leave the
examination room without
the receipt
 Keep the receipt in a safe
place
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 Read all instructions carefully
 Read each question carefully
 Underline key words
 Answer all compulsory questions
 Answer only the number of questions from each
section as required
 Use the number of lines provided for the response as a
guide
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 Use marks allotted to guide responses, for example,
short answer versus an extended essay
 Allocate time equitably for questions. You cannot
obtain more than the maximum marks for each
question
 Do not repeat the stimulus given when responding to
short answer questions
 Do not provide information that is irrelevant to the
answers
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 Identify the main topic and discussion areas
 Choose a few points/arguments about which you can
write
 Make a mini-plan which puts them in order before you
start writing
 Use jargons with correct spelling where appropriate
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 Do not use informal abbreviations such as those used
in instant messaging, in responding to questions unless
it is required in the question, for example, in creative
writing
 Number responses accurately, for example, 1a or 5b
 Indicate in booklet where responses to questions are
continued (PTO, cont’d, see page 10)
 Write only in the space provided as no extra sheets will
be issued
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INTERPRETING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
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INTERPRETING ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS
Be guided by the following:

 The specimen paper provided in the syllabus
 The glossary of examination terms provided in the
syllabus
 The manner in which questions are sub-divided. When
there is a change in requirement and focus the
numbering changes
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Be guided by the following:

 Stimulus material provided, for example, drawings and
descriptors
 Questions that require manual calculations and
calculators
 Graphical and pictorial presentations for example,
genetic crosses, tables and graphs
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Plan responses:
list - itemise without detail
identify - name or point out specific components or
features
state – provide factual information in concise terms
outlining explanations
explain - give reasons based on recall
If you are asked to ‘explain’ and you ‘list’ you will not get full marks
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Plan responses:
describe - provide factual information about it (that
is, what it looks like, what are its component parts) or
a sequence of a specific process
compare – state both differences and similarities
contrasts – compare by showing differences
If you are asked to ‘list’ and you ‘describe’ you will not get more
marks
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Syllabus Resources
CXC recognises the need to:

• make products more accessible
• provide resources for teaching of the syllabuses
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Syllabus Resources
CXC Store, https://www.cxc.org/cxc-store

where you can access all the official CXC exam material.
Available in the CXC Store are:
• Syllabuses (CSEC, CAPE, CCSLC)
• Specimen Papers
• Subject Reports
• Mark Schemes
• Past papers
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CXC® Syllabus and
Curriculum Development
Team
• Mrs Alsian Brown-Perry – Science and Mathematics
alsian@cxc.org
• Dr Annette Piper – Business and Information

Technology apiper@cxc.org
• Miss Jodine Williams – Technical jowilliams@cxc.org
Arts and Humanities – All three officers.
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Questions and Answers
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TEST TAKING SKILLS

TEST TAKING SKILLS FOR AN

• High standard of quality assurance not

• Commenced with seven subjects in 2014

Access time-tables from www.cxc.org and use to

 Be on time for examinations

 Do not use gel ink pens

 Write full name and registration number on the

• Enter Test Code

• The Test Code

 Use the extra space

 Do not write in the

 On the receipt at the

 Ensure receipt is signed by

INTERPRETING ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

Be guided by the following:

INTERPRETING ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

Be guided by the following:

CXC recognises the need to:

CXC Store, https://www.cxc.org/cxc-store

• Dr Annette Piper – Business and Information

• Miss Jodine Williams – Technical jowilliams@cxc.org

Arts and Humanities – All three officers.

Visit our website http://www.cxc.org

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