Hi

I always thought that there is no difference in the marks that will be gained if you answer an exam question in any sequence. Just a clear indication of the question number being attempted would be required.
I have read that it is the best if you try and attempt the question you are most confident in.

I did however read recently that the examiner would prefer a 'neat paper', with question 1 answered first, then 2 and so on...

And what do you think?


Thank you.

Dear Amanda,

Of course you can attempt any question in any sequance just you need to write a question referance and then start writing your answer.



This should be seen in psychological paradigm rather than in examiner's perspective, for example you are most confident in Question # 4 and you know that you can score at least 90% marks in that question but you start writing your answers in sequence(due to whatever reasons) so, for instance Question # 1 was on the topic that has been percieved as worse topic by you at your study times, this would certainly bring some stress on you(due to precious time spent on question that you can't do) and the ultimate resulting consequence will be your bad performance in Question # 4 and now you can only score 70% marks due to two reasons.

1)Time pressure
2)Sad feelings about overall performance

Hope that helps you!

Regards,

Muhammad Amir.

Thanks for your advice! I really appreciate it!