Use imagery
This can be done by including metaphors and similes within your piece such as:
- He ran at the speed of light.
- Their eyes twinkled like the night's sky.
Try to pick out a few words before you go into the exam so they're fresh in your mind. The way to impress a marker is by using technical terminology and varying your vocabulary. Not to say you should try to change every word in order for it to seem more formal, but the odd word here and there makes all the difference.
3 words commonly used that can be replaced
Interesting - Fascinating, intriguing, gripping.
Nice - Pleasant.
Boring - Irksome, tiresome, tedious.
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