{"id":1103,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:37:36","slug":"questions-to-ask-your-lecturer-before-exams-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/questions-to-ask-your-lecturer-before-exams-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Ask Your Lecturer Before Exams Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1103\" class=\"elementor elementor-1103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLecturers are happy to help, but many students wait until it is too late to ask. A few good questions before exams start can save you marks.\n\nAsk what the paper will look like and how marks are split. Ask which chapters carry the most weight. Thandiwe Mokoena says students who ask early often walk in far calmer.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.\n\n<cite>Nelson Mandela<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nWrite your questions down before you email or visit. Be polite and specific. Then keep the answers in your notes, so you can build your revision around what the lecturer told you.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African university tutor holding an open textbook and pen, standing beside a blank green chalk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a university student&apos;s study desk with spiral notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, a smartphone and a coff\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask about the exam format<\/h4>\n\n<p>Find out if the paper is multiple choice, essay style or a mix. Ask if past papers are available and whether a memo will be shared. Knowing the format lets you practise the right way from the first day.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask how to get feedback<\/h4>\n\n<p>Check when your lecturer is free and whether they will look at a draft answer. Even ten minutes of feedback shows you what the marker wants, and what you can safely stop worrying about.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecturers are happy to help, but many students wait until it is too late to ask. A few good questions before exams start can save you marks. Ask what the paper will look like and how marks are split. Ask which chapters carry the most weight. 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