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very good answer to another, possibly similar, question you might be met by polite but
baffled silence. In the written examination, questions tend to be phrased in such a way
as to indicate the particular type of answer that the examiners expect. Of course, under
examination pressure we are all prone to misread the question. However, examiners are
expecting accuracy and relevance. Reading the ‘wrong answer’ will leave the examiner
wondering if you knew anything at all and unable to give you the benefit of the doubt.
To confuse the issue further, there may not be one ‘right’ answer but a range of relevant
answers. This is particularly true of questions on procurement or contract choice or
different types of practice. How you arrive ...