UK 18th Edition / BS7671 Amendment 2 Exam tips

[Hashim]

Hi

Could someone please help me with how to navigate the 18th edition amendment 2 (Brown) book in the most time efficient way for the exam. I have an exam in 6 days and currently I'm taking way too long to find the answers and I fear I will go over the 2 hour time limit and probably still fail .

• Maybe a table with which pages the exam questions will come from, will be of great help. (I know this isn't the best way to study the book but I just need a strategy for the exam)

Thanks

 

[Fazz711]

Online simulator sparky facts is good.
I did my 18th amd 2 a few months ago and it was three day course and did the exam the evening of the last day.
All the others came back a few days later.
Glad I did mine same day as finishing course as less time to worry unnecessarily.
The exam was all in book order.
Best tip I was given was don't get fixation on one question.
Tag the difficult ones and go back.
In the end I had plenty of time to get all questions done.

 

[pc1966]

Best tip I was given was don't get fixation on one question.
Tag the difficult ones and go back.

That is good advice for all exams that have a set of questions (as opposed, say, to an essay).

Already mentioned by @timhoward good advice is to read through the whole paper first to get an idea of what is there. Don't panic, and read the question carefully. Don't assume what they are asking because of what you expect - read it and think.

 

[Hashim]

@timhoward, @fivevoltlogic, @JBW175, @happysteve, @Fazz711

Thank you very much guys for your tips and advice. I sat my exam a week ago and I passed, thanks to you guys.

I will just list below which tips I really found to be the most useful for me personally;

• Memorising the question numbers; 1, 5, 7, 13, 28, 42, 46 & 53. This helped me track which section I should be focusing on - thanks to @happysteve
• Going through the exam 3 times. I saved time and was able to collect as many marks as possible to pass. This is handy if you are someone who is slow and will end up spending the full 2 hours on the exam - thanks to @timhoward
• The questions being in order of section. So questions on part 1, followed by part 2, etc - thanks to @fivevoltlogic
• Tabbing up the book with index tabs was very helpful in navigating to the relevant part quickly, etc - thanks to @JBW175

In my opinion, I found that the above mentioned tips will only work for someone who has been reading the book frequently / has done adequate revision and has a good idea of what is contained within each part. There is no short cut to passing this exam really unless you pay someone to sit it for you. (P.S. Your not doing yourself or anyone a favour if you decide to take this route).

I hope this helps.

Good luck to anyone sitting the exam!

 

[DPG]

@timhoward, @fivevoltlogic, @JBW175, @happysteve, @Fazz711

Thank you very much guys for your tips and advice. I sat my exam a week ago and I passed, thanks to you guys.

I will just list below which tips I really found to be the most useful for me personally;

• Memorising the question numbers; 1, 5, 7, 13, 28, 42, 46 & 53. This helped me track which section I should be focusing on - thanks to @happysteve
• Going through the exam 3 times. I saved time and was able to collect as many marks as possible to pass. This is handy if you are someone who is slow and will end up spending the full 2 hours on the exam - thanks to @timhoward
• The questions being in order of section. So questions on part 1, followed by part 2, etc - thanks to @fivevoltlogic
• Tabbing up the book with index tabs was very helpful in navigating to the relevant part quickly, etc - thanks to @JBW175

In my opinion, I found that the above mentioned tips will only work for someone who has been reading the book frequently / has done adequate revision and has a good idea of what is contained within each part. There is no short cut to passing this exam really unless you pay someone to sit it for you. (P.S. Your not doing yourself or anyone a favour if you decide to take this route).

I hope this helps.

Good luck to anyone sitting the exam!

Nice one, well done!

 

[Fazz711]

Well done on the pass glad the tips worked

 

[timhoward]

Thank you very much guys for your tips and advice. I sat my exam a week ago and I passed, thanks to you guys.

Your hard work payed off. Well done, it's certainly a daunting exam.

 

[fivevoltlogic]

Fantastic work, well done!

 

[Bob Geldoff1234]

Well done on passing the exam.