Part 3: Questions 76 – 85.

Read the text and think of one word which best fits each gap.

Exam Tips

When the day comes give yourself plenty of time to do everything: have breakfast but don’t eat too much; go to the toilet; arrive on time, but not (76) _{………………………} early or you will find yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start. Try not to talk (77) _{………………………} the exam before you go in.

In the exam, calm yourself (78) _{………………………} by breathing deeply and thinking positively. Read the exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words (79) _{………………………} indicate how the questions should be (80) _{………………………}. If possible start with the ones (81) _{………………………} can do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you’ve learnt from practising questions and doing mock exams previously and plan your use of time. Don’t panic (82) _{………………………} everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and don’t be tempted to follow their example.

Finally, after the exam, don’t join in a discussion about (83) _{………………………} everyone else did, unless you want to frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next exam. Above (84) _{………………………}, remember that exams are not designed to catch you out, but to find (85) _{………………………} what you know, what you understand and what you can do.