Children have more and more tests and exams to do at school starting from the age of five or six, right up until the age of 18. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making children do exams?

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At schools,
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and exams are compulsory for
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students
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primary school to high
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. There might be both good and bad things due to the impacts of
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of all, the aim of the test includes the assessment of the understanding and knowledge of the respective subjects of the
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by checking their answers, in which the teachers can access the strength and
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of not only their teaching methods but
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's interest and correct weakness to get better outcomes of the
children
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. As an example, if the child
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very low marks in one subject, the respective instructor can try better ways of teaching to improve the results in
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ones.
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, the teachers can even know the hidden talents of the
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through their answer sheets and they can get a chance to nurture them by giving the appropriate
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, there still are some negative effects on the
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as they have to sit for the exam
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their life until teenaged. While preparing for the
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, most of them suffer from exam stress which is really bad for both mental and physical health, that may even lead to some kinds of health problems
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as insomnia which means loss of sleep especially for teenagers as they are in the stage of puberty and their hormones are changing extremely at that time.
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,
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get
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from their families
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school life due to the
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as there are competitions between parents according to the results. That may lead them to feel anxious,
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and cause some social and communication problems with their friends.
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, due to the marking systems in the examinations, there are limitations and constrictions
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children
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and opinions which can cause
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one personality of open-minded. To conclude,
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there are pros and cons according to exams and
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, in my opinion, negative impacts outweigh positive ones. The stressful conditions faced by the
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are higher and that may even lead to some personality changes in
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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