Guidance from the ACCA P5 examining team
1.Practising past examination questions Question practice is absolutely vital for exam success,so you should prepare a revision plan which includes key past examination questions on each topic. You can download an analysis of past P5 exam topics from here For each question you should allow sufficient time to answer the question(90 minutes for a Section A question and 45 minutes for a Section B question)and equivalent time to debrief your answer. To debrief your answer,use both the solution and the examiner report for that question.Focus on any points that you missed or misunderstood.The examiner report is crucial as it is likely that you made similar mistakes to those referred to in the report and so you can learn how to improve your future reading of requirements and subsequent answers, Do not rush through this debrief process as it will aid your understanding and technique. P5 Examiner reports can be found here Here are two extracts from past questions,some guidance on how to approac