by Sit-down essay exams — sometimes called long-answer exams — ask you to perform a task over a period of about an hour that you’d normally perform over a period of weeks. As the name implies, you’re asked to write an essay during one sitting. This isn’t easy, but to make it a bit easier, spend a reasonable chunk of time writing an essay outline. You’ll write a much better answer if you plan it out from the very beginning, rather than as you go along.
