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Describe an exam that was very hard for you. v.1

Describe an exam that was very hard for you. v. 1
Describe an exam that was very hard for you. You should say: what exam it was when you took this exam why you took this exam and explain why this was so hard for you. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: Exams are meant to be hard because they are set to test our “knowledge”. But, then there are some exams which are so hard that we just wish that we didn’t have to face it. Today, I would like to talk about one such exam that left me “shattered’ for many months. It was a “math” exam which I needed to take during my school days about a few years ago in order to get admitted to one of the most prestigious high schools in my country. So, I knew what kind of an uphill battle it was going to be because so many high school students - brilliant and smart students that are - from around the country were going to fight for their places in that particular high school. Anyway, I was also mentally prepared for the exam, or at least I thought so because I spent a significant amount of time to study all kinds of high school math, that included many challenging formula and problems from algebra, geometry and trigonometry. So, when the time to take the exam finally arrived, I headed to the test centre with a very positive frame of mind. The exam questions were handed out to me, and I immediately became busy in writing answers to the questions. However, after starting answering the questions, I found out that for some mysterious reasons, I was taking a bit longer than usual to answer most of the questions. Even more bad news was waiting for me when I found that the questions in the geometry sections were way tougher than I had initially anticipated. So, naturally, I became a bit nervous and ended up leaving most of the questions unanswered eventually. Anyway, the exam was hard for me mainly because I couldn’t manage my time properly in answering many of the questions. Besides, most of the questions in the geometry section didn’t quite match the question pattern I was hoping for. Finally, it became hard for me also because I started to panic and couldn’t quite focus to understand the questions in the geometry section.   Sample Answer 2: Well, this is an interesting topic to talk about. This topic reminds me of the admission test in Saint Paul college that I took in 2014. It was one of the toughest exams I have ever taken in my life. I did so bad that I was afraid to look at the result. In fact, I did not see my admission test result as I knew how poorly I had performed! It is quite common for the colleges in our country to arrange admission tests each year to select the students they would grant admission to. I took the entrance exam in the top five colleges in our country and Saint Paul College was one of them. This college was far away from my house and due to bad traffic, I was 15 minutes late on the exam day. Being late was a disaster for me and the college authority was reluctant to let me take the exam. But later on, they decided to let me in! Half an hour was already wasted and I was feeling an immense pressure at that time. As soon as I opened the question paper, I was appalled and got stiffed as most of the questions seemed unfamiliar to me! The college exam authority has changed their question pattern and has focused more on history and writing skill than mathematics and other science subjects! This was even a bigger blow to me. I could not answer most of the questions and wanted to get out of the exam hall as soon as possible. It was a suffocating and perplexing experience. After I left the college perimeter, I felt relieved and that proves that I was quite appalled and dismayed in the exam hall. As I recall, I did not even go to see my result as I knew I would perform very poorly. Later on, I got admitted to the Prime Science College. The exam I had taken in Saint Paul College was unforgettable and one of the hardest in my life. The bad traffic, reasoning with the exam authority, unexpected question pattern and my anxiety made it even harder!
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this exam why you
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notes to
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Answer
1:

Exams
are meant
to be
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hard
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because
they
are set
to
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test
our “knowledge”.
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But
, then there are
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some
exams which are
so
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hard
that we
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just
wish that we didn’t
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have to
face it.
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Today
, I would like to talk about one such exam that
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left
me “shattered’ for
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many
months.

It was a “math” exam which I needed to take during my
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school
days about a few years ago in order to
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get
admitted to one of the most prestigious
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high
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schools
in my
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country
.
So
, I knew what
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kind of an
uphill battle
it was going to be
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because
so
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many
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high
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school
students
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-
brilliant and smart students that are
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-
from around the
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country
were going to fight for their places in that particular
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high
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school
.
Anyway
, I was
also
mentally prepared for the exam, or at least I
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thought
so
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because
I spent a significant amount of
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time
to study all kinds of
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high
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school
math, that included
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many
challenging formula and problems from algebra,
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geometry
and trigonometry.
So
, when the
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time
to take the exam
finally
arrived, I headed to the
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test
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centre
with a
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very
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positive
frame of mind.

The exam
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questions
were handed
out to me, and I immediately became busy in writing
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answers
to the
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questions
.
However
, after starting answering the
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questions
, I found out that for
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some
mysterious reasons, I was taking a bit longer than usual to
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answer
most of the
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questions
. Even more
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bad
news was waiting for me when I found that the
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questions
in the
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geometry
sections were way tougher than I had
initially
anticipated.
So
,
naturally
, I became a bit nervous and ended up leaving most of the
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questions
unanswered
eventually
.

Anyway
, the exam was
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hard
for me
mainly
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because
I couldn’t manage my
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time
properly
in answering
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many
of the
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questions
.
Besides
, most of the
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questions
in the
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geometry
section didn’t
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quite
match the
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question
pattern I was hoping for.
Finally
, it became
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hard
for me
also
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because
I
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started
to panic and couldn’t
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quite
focus to understand the
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questions
in the
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geometry
section.
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Sample
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Answer
2:

Well
, this is an interesting topic to talk about. This topic reminds me of the
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admission
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test
in Saint Paul college that I
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took
in 2014. It was one of the toughest exams I have ever taken in my life. I did
so
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bad
that I was afraid to look at the result. In fact, I did not
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see
my
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admission
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test
result as I knew how
poorly
I had performed!

It is
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quite
common for the colleges in our
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country
to arrange
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admission
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tests
each year to select the students they would grant
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admission
to. I
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took
the entrance exam in the top five colleges in our
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country
and Saint Paul College was one of them. This college was far away from my
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house
and due to
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bad
traffic, I was 15 minutes late on the exam day. Being late was a disaster for me and the college authority was reluctant to
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let
me take the exam.
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But
later on, they decided to
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let
me in! Half an hour was already
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wasted and
I was feeling an immense pressure at that
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time
. As
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soon
as I opened the
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question
paper, I
was appalled
and
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got
stiffed as most of the
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questions
seemed unfamiliar to me!

The college exam authority has
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changed
their
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question
pattern and has focused more on history and writing
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skill
than mathematics and other science subjects! This was even a bigger blow to me. I could not
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answer
most of the
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questions
and wanted to
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get
out of the exam hall as
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soon
as possible. It was a suffocating and perplexing experience.

After I
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left
the college perimeter, I felt relieved and that proves that I was
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quite
appalled and dismayed in the exam hall.

As I recall, I did not even go to
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see
my result as I knew I would perform
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very
poorly
. Later on, I
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got
admitted to the Prime Science College. The exam I had taken in Saint Paul College was unforgettable and one of the hardest in my life. The
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bad
traffic, reasoning with the exam authority, unexpected
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question
pattern and my anxiety made it even harder!
8Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
68Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an exam that was very hard for you. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
11 paragraphs
787 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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