How do past exam papers help?

How do past exam papers help?

George Turnbull (Exam Doctor) gives expert video advice on: How do I make revision notes?; How do past exam papers help?; How can I cope with revision stress? and more...

Past papers make revising like being an athlete. You don't just train; you've got to run the race. Sometimes, athletes don't do well in training, but they come out on the evening and something makes a difference, and they come to the occasion and they win. That's what you're doing in examinations. You're training for 2 years to sit for an examination, and it would be a falsehood if you didn't actually run the race or sit the examination, so it's crucial that you get used to sitting down and doing it to the appropriate time given in an examination hall under the examination conditions as closely as possible. The more examination papers you do, the better prepared you will be for sitting at an examination.