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Study tips for exams

Exams are inevitable for students, but they don't have to be painful. These tips can help you get ready for and get through your exams. They can also help you prepare for tests and class presentations, and tackle in-class assignments.

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 1. Find out about the exam
Know your enemy – find out as much as you can about the exam. Questions to ask include:
  • How much is the exam worth to your overall mark in the subject?
  • What type of exam is it (for example, multiple choice, essay, open book, take-home)?
  • Will there be a choice of questions or tasks?
  • How much will each question or task be worth?

2. Ask for help

Don’t feel bad if you need to ask for help. People you can talk to about exams include: 
  • teachers
  • lecturers
  • family members
  • friends and fellow students. 

3. Sort out your subject material

Before starting to review a subject it helps to:
  • check you have all of the handouts
  • put your notes in order
  • read over any course outline or subject guide
  • write your own summaries of each textbook chapter or section of the subject guide.
Getting all your gear together makes it easier to find what you need while you’re studying.

4. Review past exam papers

Get your hands on any old exam papers from the subject and familiarise yourself with the structure and format. Places you can get past exam papers from include:
  • your teacher or lecturer
  • your school or university library
When reviewing, practise answering the questions within the specified time limits. 

5. Know where to go

Make sure you know where and when the exam is happening. You don't want to miss your exam! Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen to you.
  • Check your exam timetable for time and place details.
  • Do a practise run to find out how long it takes to get there.
  • Make a list of everything you need to take with you (for example, calculator, pencil, ruler).
  • Do some study at the same time as your exams (for example, if you have an early morning exam, practise getting up and studying earlier in the day).

6. Don't cram

Staying up all night to cram will only stress you out. It's better to just review what you've already studied and get an early night. That way you'll be as refreshed as you can be on the day of your exam.
If you want to do some preparation the night before, keep it simple:
  • Get all your materials together.
  • Read over your notes.
  • Test yourself on key concepts.
  • Set your alarm.

7. Keep your cool

Fronting up to an exam can be nerve-wracking, but here are some tips for staying calm: 
  • Don’t talk too much to other students before the exam.
  • Try to get there with time to spare so you don't arrive all rushed.
  • Make sure you have a decent breakfast.
  • Listen to some inspiring music on the way to the exam.
  • Wear your lucky shirt or bring a lucky charm (if you have one). 

8. Use your reading time

The way you use your reading time can really help you make the most of your exam time. Here are some ways to use your reading time well: 
  • Read all of the instructions very carefully.
  • Scan the whole exam paper. 
  • Check how many pages there are.
  • Check how much each question is worth (it helps to spend more time on heavier weighted questions).
  • Plan which questions to answer first (consider starting with questions you're confident about).
  • Plan how much time you'll spend on each answer or section. 
  • Start thinking about your answers.

9. Break the questions down

A great tip for any exam is to break the questions down to make sure you really understand what you’re being asked. 
Look for the key parts of the question. These can give you clues on how to answer it.
For example, for the question, "Explain the difference between study and revision", you could split this question into four parts:
  1. Explain – Give reasons to show how or why something is the way it is.
  2. The difference – What are the distinguishing factors between study and revision?
  3. Study – What is study?
  4. Revision – What is revision?

10. Review your answers (if you can)

If you finish the exam before the time is up it's a good idea to go back over everything, even answers you're confident you got right. Try to:
  • review as many answers as you can
  • start with the questions you're least confident about
  • make sure you've answered every question
  • make sure you've answered every part of every question (some questions might have multiple parts).

Come up with your own strategies

Remember – these tips are only some of the things that you can do to get the most out of your exams. There might be other things that work even better for you.
Ask around – find out what your friends do for their exams – maybe some of their tricks will work for you as well! Maybe your teachers have some good recommendations too. 

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  1. Sonali KhanJune 25, 2021

    I appreciate your blog. You have shared answer writing tips for the Mains exam preparation. This article will help so many aspirants. From here they can gain enough knowledge for the study. I hope you will share more content for the IAS aspirants.
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