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❌ What Are The Most Common Mistakes In English Exams?

English exam mistakes, avoid losing marks, common errors, student mistakes

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πŸ’‘ Breakdown of What Are The Most Common Mistakes In English Exams?

  1. Writing too much and not answering the question

  2. Forgetting to include analysis or context

  3. Not structuring paragraphs clearly

  4. Missing timing and leaving out key answers

  5. Only describing the quote, not analysing it The Lightup helps fix these with frameworks, timed practices and example answers.

πŸ’‘ Note

Try using past paper questions to spot which of these mistakes you tend to make.

πŸ’‘ Important

Awareness of your common mistakes = faster improvement

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