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Read the instructions carefully

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Include all the information you are required to

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Write less than the required number of words (250 words)

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Write your answer on the answer sheet

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Keep to the timing – 40 minutes

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Order information in the sequence that is common in discursive writing in English, including an introduction, a development and a conclusion

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Support arguments with examples or other evidence

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Copy from other people’s work

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Check the composition after writing – for style, completeness, linking, logical structuring of arguments and accuracy of language

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Link the ideas and paragraphs

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Include information not asked for

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Write illegibly

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Leave out any required information

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Plan your writing before you start doing it