Introduction
“How do I Prepare for Exam?” A big question that your students always ask. Here are 9 useful tips that may help you to answer your students’ questions.
Tips and Tricks For students
There is no short cut to success, this is the first thing you should remember. For this reason you have to study well first of all. But the preparations are different for different types of exams. Some competitive exams need long term preparation while your school level exams may need preparation of one or two weeks.
The 5th tip: Make notes while studying.
This is a very important point. While studying make small notes and that should not be descriptive make theme brief so that you can remember all points while doing revision with the help of that note. An ideal note shall include all important formulae and figures and also other important points. It will be a lot worth if you use this not for the revision in last one or two hours than you skipping through pages of your textbook. It won’t take much time to go through this note and if you feel tough anywhere you can refer for that portion in text book.
The 6th tip: Sleep well and Eat well.
You have to sleep well. Sleep deprivation study shows that optimum hours for sleep is 6hrs. Especially on the night before exam you have to sleep well, at least 6 hours and not more than 8 hours. Remember this will have a great effect on your exam. And have your food as in your daily diet. Don’t fast on exam day. This will have reverse effect, so please have food properly. There are some food items you have to avoid and some other you have to include in your diet on exam day. Check for them later in this article (in tips for parents). Don’t forget to have a glass water before you go to bed, essential to keep your brain cells charged!!!
The 7th tip : Write and Present well.
The presentation is the major factor that affects your marks. Whatever you studied or prepared your marks will depend on how you present them in the answer sheet. The teachers may not be able to read all what you have written. Remember daily they are going through 30 to 40 papers. They will scan for points. So try to present answers in points. In essay questions don’t forget to underline the important points. Your hand writing also affects your marks. Try to write neatly. If it is not good enough, don’t worry, if you presented it in a good manner you can score more marks. And another important factor to remember, as we all know ‘First impression is the best impression’. So, answer the questions you know well, first. This will create a good impression on the evaluator and though you couldn’t write some last answers well, that won’t deduct your mark much. And care shall be taken so that you manage time well and is able to attend all questions. If there is any question out of syllabus, you just attend it. Usually full marks are awarded for such questions.
The 8th tip: Never malpractice in exam hall.
Dear students never malpractice in exam hall as it may even affect your marks and also sometimes you won’t be allowed to continue the exam. If you don’t know answer don’t write. Keep in mind that you are writing exam for you, to prove yourself. There will be no problem if you have followed the above steps, for sure you can score good marks.
The 9th tip: Believe in God, Believe in you.
The last but not the least point pray well before the exam and your mind should be free at least 5 minutes before exam. Pray can give immense energy and peace to your mind that will definitely do good for you. It is much important that you are confident about what you can and will always produce pleasant result.
Also remember one thing please don’t discuss soon after exams. This won’t do good and may affect your coming exams. If your friends are discussing question paper avoid them and come to house soon.
Source: https://hubpages.com/education/Tricks-to-tackle-exams
Editor: Michael R. Clarke