Planning your answers may seem like an obvious piece of advice from the ACCA P6 examiner, but it is surprising just how many students launch straight into answering a question without taking time to think about how they are going to approach it. This has resulted in poorly structured answers which make it difficult for the examiner to identify the key points provided in the answer and therefore whether the requirements of the question have been met.
Here are some of the examiners’ remarks on this issue: