5 Rules for Answering ESSAY Questions on Exams

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5 Rules for Answering ESSAY Questions on Exams

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Out of all the types of test questions, essay questions inspire the most fear and dread - after all, there's no guessing your way out of them.
Using the 5 rules we'll cover in this video, though, you'll be able to ace the next essay question that crosses you path.
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@Daniel-zv1ji 6 жыл бұрын

Try PEEL to write your paragraph Point:what your idea. Example:give an example of the idea Explains: explain the effect and cause of the example. Link: Connect to the question and your point

@soniawadhwani5159 5 жыл бұрын

can you explain it further?

@Rania-vh7wg 4 жыл бұрын

Sonia Wadhwani so for example: Point: one cause of world war two was the unfair clauses of the treaty of versailles. Example,: for example, Germany was named the main reason the war occured even though all countries were participants. Explain: due to the particitipation of orher countries during the fight hitler could not be the sole blamed party. Moreover, the land taken from germany as well as the high reperations made a ww2 inevitable. The question was a matter of when it was going to happen.

@bethan4770 4 жыл бұрын

Mines Teel- same idea but we just use Thesis instead of point

@codeinetcetera 4 жыл бұрын

@@bethan4770 TEEL

@sleepfitaaplus7371 3 жыл бұрын

Seel also works

@Thomasfrank 6 жыл бұрын

Virtually no one will notice this, but man am I proud of the color grading on this one. Who knew color could be so hard? Btw, I'm doing some more writing over at my personal site: thomasjfrank.com/articles/ - there's no schedule, no way to subscribe yet, and no share buttons. I'm just going to write when I get struck with an idea that doesn't fit here or on College Info Geek. Check if out if you like!

@spakeschannel 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, I noticed (but that's because I color grade a lot as a photographer).

@hritesh_singh 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yes you are right its colors are coming out. । Great work keep it up।

@mikarau6350 6 жыл бұрын

Literally scrolled to the comments to compliment the color grading

@YazminAbat 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations from Peru! thanks a lot for this one. I have been teaching writing for international exams but haven't found the tip of two-step outline. Because of the rush, students often confuse brainstorming with the outline process. One last step would be to edit oneself to check grammar or vocabulary issues. Thanks Frank. Love your videos

@naturallyweird661 6 жыл бұрын

Your channel is one of the best things I found on youtube . It has helped me a lot certainly . Especially the time blocking technique i am using it now and i am to get a lot more work done nowdays . Also you are a motivation.

@stoicfloor 6 жыл бұрын

First rule above all 5 rules: study or there's nothing to write.

@user-gg4ti7od6g 4 жыл бұрын

haha～

@equinox5560 4 жыл бұрын

It’s true tho, but you could always atleast like ask your classmates about it before the exams start so you could get inf about it

@dannwhatisthisbehaviour7523 4 жыл бұрын

@@equinox5560 I do that a lot

@visionar7303 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but they don’t tell me the question

@m.kbertilla5866 4 жыл бұрын

I like how he's very fluent in speaking and is never out of words....so smooth that its so comfortable listening to it...

@18divyanshi 6 жыл бұрын

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Thank you so much! This couldn't have came at a better time considering my a levels are so soon! Love from England 😊💖

@Julianaao2601 6 жыл бұрын

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@darktealglasses 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of your channel, Thomas! I've followed you for 2-3 years. (I used my old channel to subscribe to you about 3 years ago.) And I found your content very useful. Can you do more videos essay type of exams? I'm very weak at it. I can usually score high in other types of exams but whenever it comes to essay exams, it hurts my overall grades.

@aino8958 6 жыл бұрын

what a perfect timing! i have an important philosophy exam tomorrow so this was much needed. thank you!

@jins60cmshoulders77 6 жыл бұрын

You always post at the perfect time for me , thank you so much !!!!

@prarthana1984 6 жыл бұрын

1 million subscribers. Congrats Thomas. Great video as always✌.

@Maelzelmusic 6 жыл бұрын

This was great Thomas! Looking forward to more of your videos. Cheers.

@NashConte 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Thomas. It was such a big help.

@taubadaniels6249 6 жыл бұрын

Well done for 1 million Thomas!! So happy for you, love your videos so much! Keep it up the amazing work 🤘

@alexmartin7666 6 жыл бұрын

That's great, Thomas! Congrats on 1M! I'm so happy for you right now! You deserve it!

@raccoon135 6 жыл бұрын

As a high school English teacher, this video is fantastic. Great work!

@journeywithamama 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. It was really very helpful with well explained processes.

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Where did you get it from!!?

@suprajaacharya7479 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! That's the perfect timing..😀 really thankful for this video!!

@Sunshine-yk2eg 4 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful! But I had a hard time focusing because of HIS EYES 😂 so beautiful

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@abhipenikelapati7448 3 жыл бұрын

Sus 😳

@Sunshine-yk2eg 3 жыл бұрын

@@jefejff thanks. I feel all better now 😌

@braken63 6 жыл бұрын

Uploaded right before a test of mine.You're awesome!

@comingupwithanoriginaluser5320 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man always love your videos

@oOcitizenOo 6 жыл бұрын

I've already written this but, Thomas, congrats with 1 million! :) P.S. Essays have never been an issue for me. These are the time limits that put a great pressure on you. Thus, no draft should be written, only catchy phrases, ideas and strong points. At least this works when it comes to taking Cambridge exams/ university non-technical exams.

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@PsychicReverendDonnaSeraphina 3 жыл бұрын

You are an excellent, organized speaker. Thank you

@arunadayananda9306 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks.. I think these are the points most ppl miss. I mean one and all study hard. But only a very few think of how to organize ur knowledge for a question. So thank u again for ur great contribution.

@AngelsAndButterflies 6 жыл бұрын

Okay I have a lot of stuff to say 1. Congratulations on 1 million subs!! You deserve every single one.💞 2. I loved the contrast in this video 😍😍 please keep it up. 3. Whoa do you know my assignments? I need to write an essay for my history class today and an essay question is a part of my language exams. I don't hate them though, I can hide the fact that I don't fully understand some points. Thank you!

@isaacb182 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Thomas! Do you have any tips for short answer questions?

@MariaPaulaTapia 6 жыл бұрын

I'm taking my AP lit exam soon. I really needed this video. Thank you!!!

@sarawilde7493 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Thomas! One million subscribers! Yay! ❤️

@okhollandboss9708 5 жыл бұрын

you are the best, thanks for helping me with a lot of things!!

@alexfergus7603 6 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to thank you, Thomas, for helping me so much with your videos. You have no idea.

@angielordlinsag9900 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching sir it's another learnings again.

@selenaflows 6 жыл бұрын

congrats on 1M subs! you absolutely deserve it!

@doge9321 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, have a writing exam tmw and needed some tips.

@ClairePenettiere 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the 1m subscribers. Soooo deserved :)

@lucasgamito8432 6 жыл бұрын

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@arock8586 6 жыл бұрын

I like your videos Thomas! Love when you summarize books that help focus as an example

@bassamal-kaaki3253 6 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer essay questions and detest multiple choice as they are very tricky. I usually do an outline of what I am going to write about to help me organize my work. Since I know my professor well, I know what he/she is looking for. Give them what they want and you always get the highest grade in the class :)

@user-wl7ki2lw8l 6 жыл бұрын

Bassam Al-Kaaki exactly!

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@@bassamal-kaaki3253 My vocabulary is beyond embarrassing.

@AliceQuinnRose 6 жыл бұрын

Could you do another one of these but aimed towards general essay writing. Especially long form ones, such as disitations.

@sarahevans4532 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video, thank you

@JoanStar 6 жыл бұрын

I get extremely happy when Thomas uploads

@bassamal-kaaki3253 6 жыл бұрын

me more :)

@lililemmeedititrealquicklilil 2 жыл бұрын

"I got extremely happy when I see an uploads from Thomas "

@Tanya-uf9gj 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the million Thomas!

@giuliabertacchi4080 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video!! It was very useful, in my school we have only essay question and it's a disaster everytime

@justanotheryoutuber6474 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 1M subs! :) keep rocking!! 😁

@tr3363 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome sir, congratulations for 1M keep it up ;)

@Mmmmehedi 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on 1m. Thomas Frank / Study info Geek 🙌👍

@junior4751 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was very informative, and simple to understand. I Already, feel like a better writer 😁.

@chunkycheese278 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you this helped so much thanks 😊

@TMM6900 6 жыл бұрын

The lighting today, great!

@rachelpoole4497 6 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Although I have to mention that tests like the ACT and AP exams don't like five-paragraph essays. They want something more (with the same insane writing limits). I haven't been able to gifure out what that is yet.

@wg3771 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video.

@jagjeetjassal2055 Жыл бұрын

thank u this will help me ALOT!! 👌👌👍👍

@Jay_Script 6 жыл бұрын

how does this video have so little views?! This video is so great! You're my role model, and I hope one day we meet because before you my student life was a mess. I can say now I have Good grades, awesome relationships with everybody around me and I have so much fun with friends now! Thanks!

@journaldude7092 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. And CONGRATS on the 1M followers. Sweet!

@Milica7299 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Frank, Your videos are really useful. Can you make a video on how to pass a verbal exam? In Serbia, most of our exams are verbal. Meaning, we need to know the whole textbook, like you do, but the exams are conceptualized a bit differently - we go into the classroom full of students, and professors call out one by one, and everyone, when it's their turn pulls out 3 questions from a pile of questions. You always have 5-10 min to write a concept, and then give the answers. Of course, professors will usually stop you to ask some sub-questions on the spot. How would you tackle the oral exams? So, it's not 1, it's about 7-12 per year.

@aaliyahdailey31 6 жыл бұрын

This would have been so helpful my senior year! WHERE WAS THIS 5 YEARS AGO!?!?! 😂😂😂

@muhammadaldobritanokuncoro5527 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Thomas Nice Video. Could you make video improve writing skills ??? I feel that no matter how much books or journals i read, i always have a hard time constructing a good paragraph or sentence.

@DDavis-mi2cg 6 жыл бұрын

Love your channel!

@mendingheart 6 жыл бұрын

Just in time for finals. Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@vikashchand5485 4 жыл бұрын

Great essay.....congrats on 1million subs!!!

@AnjolaoluwaAwe 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing, great video!!!!

@yellowbanannaras1946 5 жыл бұрын

I see you everywhere, even in bts vids the hell😂

@YashPatel-jx7un 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful video thank you very much

@aaliyahdailey31 6 жыл бұрын

CONGRATS ON ONE MILLION!

@saja7443 6 жыл бұрын

This morning I have an English exam - this could not have come at a better time thank you 😊

@marylancelot 6 жыл бұрын

Essay questions are my favourite type of questions. In Finland matriculation exams last 6 hours and you have to answer 6 essay questions. Most of my friends absolutely hated these tests but to be honest, I kinda enjoyed taking them. Also what I find amusing is that in these essays you are supposed to repeat the question. Thesis statements aren't used until in university.

@zafarrehman95 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Thomas

@MusicalInquisit 3 жыл бұрын

This is basically what I did on the AP US History exam because it is what they are looking for in the outline, especially in the DBQ.

@Arinilabebe124 2 ай бұрын

Your videos help me a lot 🤔📚

@lenafiedler8786 6 жыл бұрын

Essay questions are the best :D seriously! Now we basically only have essay questions, but in secondary school not so much and now I'm sooo much better! And those are the questions that are a lot closer to what and how school should work in my opinion..

@edo3297 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas, can these tips be extended to a general "open answer" scientific exam? I mean. The question is "Talk about the Lyapunov stability", or "Talk about the closed-loop (feedback) control" or stuff like that.

@AirElegant 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you💕

@elizabethingram9784 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, just what I needed. ;-)

@nitikagrace4445 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have finals next week.

@urjits25 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the 1M subs Thomas!! Great video as always

@camilatucci2617 6 жыл бұрын

Another quality video! Love your content!!

@kiranlilhare8328 2 жыл бұрын

Thx bro very helpfull

@vx7526 6 жыл бұрын

congratulations on 1M!!!

@hugodamhuis3320 6 жыл бұрын

nice video, thanks!

@anilpeepra407 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats for 1m subscribers

@sunshine00575 Жыл бұрын

this is so helpful, its 4AM and im watvhing this when i have exam in 4 hours time

@epicly0 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@jai_bartlett 4 жыл бұрын

Teacher: we're going to write an essay Me: wait what? *searches Thomas Frank essay*

@alxthefirebreather2919 6 жыл бұрын

1 million subscribers. Congrats, Tom!! I love your videos, they helped me improve my grades from December to now. Thank you so much. #esghere

@LCDCBE-ui3ry Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@NashConte 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas.

@mangoglounge7977 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video. I use it for my English composition class every semester. However, I think you're a little tough on the first thesis for the Genghis Khan essay exam answer. Your improved thesis statement seems quite long for a thesis statement. Still, thank you for this video. It's great.

@MargoBLR 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing, i'm about to write an essay tomorrow :D

@akocyo-yo9887 4 жыл бұрын

@Sush-d6f10 6 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@dimplesharma872 6 жыл бұрын

Often while writing answers in exams i find it difficult to remember the examples, certain facts, other dimensions of answer, etc. How to remember more what we have learnt and make the most of it while writing answers?

@sarahhass4101 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas, was wondering if you could do a video on online studying. I’ve been doing it since I dropped high school at the end of last year and my university is in another state which my parents don’t feel comfortable sending me to cause I’m only 16. I’m just finding really hard to keep motivated and getting my work done. I’m usually really organised but lately I’m finding my self not have a care in the world for anything and am not getting anything done. I work 7 days from the afternoon till night and have been pushed back in my work so much because my mind is not processing anything. Please if you have any tips or advice that would be amazing ! Thank you:)

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