How to prepare for Grade 12 exams using past papers
There are many benefits to practicing from a Past Paper
Preliminary and final exams are coming up for Grade 12 learners and for the best results its best to start preparing early.
Practicing from Past Papers is a good way to get in the right mind set and know what to expect from your Prelim and Final exams. Theses papers are available from 2008 and can be a great help and resource to Grade 12 learners and teachers.
How to prepare for exams using Past Papers
1. Ask your teachers for past papers or download them from the government website (https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/NationalSeniorCertificate(NSC)Examinations/NSCPastExaminationpapers.aspx). Make sure to get the memos as well.
2. Set aside time to complete the papers to test yourself during and after studying. This will give you a clear indication of how much you know.
3. Go through your paper looking closely at the memo. Mark Yourself. From here you can see and understand where you went wrong.
4. Go back to the sections you’re struggling with and revise them.
5. Repeat this process until you write your exam.
Using Past Papers is an invaluable resource as it gives you an idea about what you know and what you don’t, helps you practice for the exam, helps you develop good exam taking skills (such as answering questions in the correct manner) and helps you manage your time so that you’re able to complete all sections of your exam paper before time runs out.
Practicing from previous exam papers also helps learners identify key themes likely to be asked and familiarizes them with the structure of the exam paper they are going to write.
There are many benefits to practicing from a Past Paper, they include:
– Helping one gauge likely exam length
– Establishing the question choices provided
– Showing the typical number of questions
– Assisting in practicing exam techniques
– Identifiing key subject areas to focus on in revision
– Showing the style of exam questions
– Allowing one to practice how much time is allowed for each question
– Helping gauge most likely topics and questions to be asked
– Improving time management
With all this in mind, be sure to get your Past Papers today and start practicing.
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