Tshwane University of Technology TUT Exam Papers

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A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests.

Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation. TUT has made past exam papers commercially available by either publishing the papers by themselves or licensing a publisher to do the same.

Previous year question papers are to assess student’s brilliancy and capabilities. Students who are preparing for competition exams generally look for these past papers. These question papers will help you to have an idea about the main exam. Students generally find these past papers as private websites reveal more information than the official websites.

How to Use the Tshwane University of Technology TUT Past Examination Papers

Judicious use of past papers is one of the best ways of preparing for professional exams. The best students swear by them – but those who fail are bewildered at their lack of success. Why?

Condition yourself

A common mistake is to avoid making the effort to set up exam conditions – or as near as can be contrived, according to your personal circumstances. Even if you are able to happily focus on textbooks or lecture notes with the noise of family, friends, or passengers around you, there’s no substitute for complete silence when ‘sitting’ past papers. If you can, use a library – and arrive early enough to bag the quietest, most remote spot. Failing that, lock yourself in your room and give firm instructions to your family or housemates not to disturb you unless in an emergency.

Give yourself time to read through the questions before you start, working out how much time you can allocate to each one. And set the same strict time limit for the whole paper, from start to finish, as the original exam allowed – no breaking off to stretch your legs, have a snack, or find a mate to chat to. Would you have the opportunity to do that on exam day?

The aim is to create an atmosphere that’s as close to exam conditions as possible – the effect may be at a subconscious level, but it will be there all right.

Beat the cheat

It’s hugely tempting, when stumped by a particularly tricky question, to turn to the back of the past paper, locate the answer, and tell yourself that you would have worked it out eventually anyway. This is highly inadvisable, even if you take the time to work backwards from the correct answer in order to understand the logic of the calculation. The point is to replicate exam conditions – better to soldier on, or, if necessary, abandon it and move on to the next question to acquire easier marks, returning to the tricky question only if you have time.

There’s no reason not to repeat past papers – much can be learned this way. It’s easy to think, once you’ve worked your way through the paper and marked it from the back, that you’d get much higher marks at another attempt. You would be amazed. Practise with as many different papers as are available, then go back to the first. You’ll remember less than you think, and the test will do you good. Where you were given a choice of questions, try the ones you didn’t attempt first time round. Variety will keep your brain sharp and you’ll be better prepared should the real exam throw up nasty surprises.