Component 3 - MEGA TIPS

*Remember there is a CHOICE of questions. Choose wisely. (You cannot mix and match)

*Be ESPECIALLY prepared for MONOLOGUES and SHORT STORIES as these have both been up multiple times.

*Key word the question PRECISELY. If you even SLIGHTLY answer the question wrongly, it will ruin your mark.

*Take you time. Take your time. Take your time. You have PLENTY of it - this is definitely a QUALITY over quantity exam.


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