How to read a mark scheme
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Mark schemes tell you more than the right answer. They show what an examiner is looking for.
Look for the kind of mark
Some marks reward your method, even when the final answer is wrong. Others reward the answer alone. Show your working wherever a method mark could be available.
Mark your own work honestly
After a practice question, compare your answer line by line. Write down why you lost each mark. That list tells you what to revise next.
Keep practising with Placeholder Prep
Use mark schemes alongside the question bank, then come back to the questions you missed a week later.