IMPORTANT: Tips on how to do well for Science exam (for my friends)

I've noticed some careless mistakes and decided to give some tips, for my friends and for myself(LOL).

Section A

1. Read the questions carefully, make sure you read them properly. Read a question at least 2 times, then highlight the clues in a colour that makes the words stand out. Recommended colour: Yellow, Light green.....any bright colour that contrasts with the words.
2. Refer to the clues to help you get the answer.
3. Eliminate answers and write down the answers in pencil. Then shade your final answer in pencil at the OAS LIGHTLY.
4. If you need to, draw some kind of graph or picture to help you visualize or help you answer your questions.
5. After you have finished the whole of Section A, erase the answers and everything in pencil. This is to avoid any careless mistakes made in the paper and the things in pencil might affect the second time you check the answers. You will tend to follow the pencil markings(because you are tired, I am too!) and it might lead you to a careless mistake(2 careless mistakes prevented me from getting an A! What a waste!). 
6. Check your answers the second time. Refer to the clues highlighted. 
7. IMPORTANT: Check for words that determines your answers, example: not. It might not be in bold. I made a careless mistake on that when I didn't notice the "not". It is very important, you will lose 2 marks because of that! Read every word carefully, go through the question slowly if you want.
8. Check your answers and check that you have shaded the correct answer in the OAS or you will lose marks! One question cost you 2 points, that's how I got a B....sadly.
9. Write down key words, like if you see a certain concept being tested. Jot down points in PENCIL. You also have to erase that later. 

Section B

1. Use this to help you answer Section B questions: Claim, Explain, Reason. I tried it and it works.
2. Use key words. 

Key words for light concept: Light travels in a straight line, the thing is opaque/translucent/transparent, light pathway is blocked/unblocked, it forms a shadow/no shadow.

Key words for heat concept: Heat is transferred from a hotter object to a colder object, good/bad insulator/conductor of heat.

Key words for water:
-evaporation: water gains heat, evaporates to become water vapour
-condensation: water vapour from the surrounding air comes in contact with the cooler surface of the ________, condenses to form water droplets.

Key words for dispersal:
-wind: wing-like structure, soft hairs, parachute-like structure, light.
-water: fibrous husks, light, trap air, float in water
-animals: pass out through droppings, stiff hairs cling onto fur/clothes,

Key words for increase/decrease of populations:
population increase/decrease, predators, prey, eaten......


Also, write down the key points and highlight the clues that might help you in answering the questions. Writing down key points helps you to answer the question correctly and not beat around the bush. You must also check your answers.


Hope these tips helps you to do well in your Science exam. Also, remember to revise your Science concepts and understand them well.