Best in class: exam help (EN)
Time, task verbs, and answer shape — the three levers you actually control in the room.
Case: the instruction verb
“Compare” needs a contrast structure (A vs B) plus at least one similarity and one difference, not two vague paragraphs that never meet.
3 tasks
1) Decode the verb
Match: summarise, analyse, justify, discuss — one line each: what the examiner expects in proof.
Key: summarise = neutral shorter version; analyse = parts + how they work; justify = claim + because-chain; discuss = balanced sides + your weighing.
2) 90-second plan
Set a 90-second timer. Plan a short email task (Greek exam style): who, purpose, 3 content bullets, sign-off. Stop when the timer ends.
Point: if your plan is longer than 90 seconds, you are writing the answer by accident — cut.
3) error budget
List your top three recurring errors (tense, article, word order) and, for each, the one fix you will re-read for in the last 2 minutes of the paper.
Model: “Articles: read every noun phrase once; tenses: check first verb in each paragraph; V2 in subclauses: scan after when/if because.”