How To Nail The WAT (Writing Ability Test) – Helpful Pointers For Before And During WAT

Keep the below pointers in mind while writing WAT.

• Structure Ideas: Take a good 5-10 minutes (depending on your writing speed) to ponder your ideas and jot down everything you had thought about. Scribble it down in the form of a mind map and structure what points go where and what you are trying to the reader. DO NOT skip this as Abraham Lincoln once said, “if I had 6 hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first 4 hours sharpening the axe”.
• Time management: As per your practices you should be good at time management by now. But remember to keep track of time. During the process, we often end up being too anxious that we can lose track of everything around us. Easier said, but remember to keep track of the time. You do not want to end up with an amazing start but a rushed-up conclusion (as handwriting shows).
• All about the Introduction and Conclusion: It is the best to have an amazingly impressive and catchy introduction and conclusion as it is here that you can grab your reader’s attention the most. Do not go over 5-6 lines for each. Go ahead and feel free to sprinkle in some humour or sarcasm as this might help break the mundane that graders might go through.
• Stick to the point: It is not about how long your essay is. It is how well you are able to deliver your idea with structure and knowledge. So, stick to the point and refrain from writing long-winded essays. Make your life easier too.
• Grammar: Watch out for your grammar. Because grammar might save you even if your content is not up to the mark. Be extremely conscious of your grammar and yes, punctuation too.
• Spelling: I know this is the era of texting and we are all its slaves. This can make you spell when as “wen” and right as “r8” and ‘wat nt’. REFRAIN from this! Watch out for your spellings. If you do not know how to spell a certain word, avoid it or replace it.
• Vocabulary: Talking about spelling, do not worry about the vocabulary you use. It is completely fine to use simple language. I am not saying do not learn up huge words. But use it only and when you know that you are using it in the right context.
• Consistency: Whether you choose to go for or against a topic or neutral, be consistent about it. Do not be inconsistent while writing and show the reader that you do not have a strong stand. Same applies to your grammar and handwriting. Be the same person who started the introduction in the conclusion as well.

I am a person who feels that writing is all about being yourself and expressing yourself as you wish and there should be no guidelines. But when it comes to WAT, the content is all yours but following these pointers to keep up with good structure and language is essential. WAT is mainly to test your written communication and it is a must to show that you are professional, because in 2 years you will represent that Institute in the corporate world. Break a leg, you guys!