Exam Hall Mistakes 2024 WASSCE/BECE Candidates Must Avoid

Every candidate is likely to make one or more exam hall mistakes during the 2024 WASSCE/ BECE, which can lead to failure or poor performance.

As examiners at Education-News Consult, we have noticed with concern the frequency with which both WASSCE and BECE candidates make avoidable mistakes that lead to low marks. These mistakes have led to many failures in the past and will continue to do so if candidates do not wake up and do the right thing in the exam hall.

As candidates prepare for the 2024 WASSCE/BECE, we urge them to do well to avoid the mistakes explained in this post and pass the examinations with ease.

What Are The Exam Hall Mistakes 2024 WASSCE/BECE Candidates Must Avoid?

#1. Do not forget to read and understand the questions.

Read and understand the questions carefully before you attempt to answer them. Often, candidates who are in a hurry to answer questions end up deviating or providing low-quality answers.

It is sad that some candidates rush to start answering questions without carefully reading through them. This can make you misread the questions or misunderstand them, leading to poorly written answers, incomplete answers, or even a total deviation from the expected answer.

Students may misread or misunderstand instructions, leading to mistakes in answering questions or completing sections of the exam.

#2. Don’t make the mistake of ignoring the marks assigned to each sub-question.

Another group of mistakes 2024 WASSCE/BECE candidates must avoid is this:  Look at the marks allocated to each question.

Watch the marks allocated to each question and sub-question. Where the marks are between 4 and 6, explain the facts and support them with examples. Provide additional details about the term or issue you are explaining. If the question provided scores more than 6 or 14 points, you are required to give detailed explanations and examples. You will score fewer marks if you decide to provide one-sentence answers in the WASSCE or BECE.

#3. To help you do well, avoid very short answers and very long answers.

Well-organized answers go a long way towards making your work neat and presentable. Because of poor arrangements, you are likely to score less. Don’t just write correct answers; orderly present them and ensure your handwriting is clear and readable.

Answers for mathematical questions for instance, should be neatly arranged. If you have to draw a table to answer questions, use a pencil for the table and ensure it is neatly drawn.

Do not write anyhow and do not cancel anyhow.

#4. Not reading through your answers is a terrible mistake that you must avoid.

Avoiding 2024 WASSCE/BECE mistakes is crucial if you want to pass the BECE/WASSCE, and this includes carefully reviewing your answers. It’s common sense for candidates to patiently cross-check their answers by taking their time. There are always mistakes to correct in answers; hence, reading through your answers before handing the answer booklets over to the invigilator is important.

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Always ensure that you use the last 10 or 15 minutes to read through your work to correct grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and missing words or phrases in your answers. If you have to cancel, cross through nicely with a single line. Do not paint the mistake you are correcting.

Even if the provided answer is otherwise correct, students may make careless errors in calculations, spelling, or grammar, resulting in lost points. During the exam, carefully read and follow instructions, double-check their work for accuracy, and stay calm and focused throughout.

When it comes to the objective test questions, you can mark the questions you are having challenges with and return to them on the question paper to read them all over again and solve them. In doing this, care must be taken to skip the answers for this on the shading sheet so that you do not shade a correct answer meant for another question at the wrong place.

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