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| Tips to do Successfully on Exam |
 2. Make sure you get the important facts or details written down correctly.
3. Try to have just one notebook and keep all your individual subject specific notes in that one book.
4. It is important to re-read and review your notes. It is a good idea to read them again after the class and try to fill in any blanks or missed out notes. It is recommended to read and review again before the next class in order to remember what you covered last time and try to anticipate what you expect to come this time.
Tips on exam taking
1. Read the whole exam paper first. Make sure you read all the relevant exam questions first.
2. It is good to answer what you think are the easiest questions first.
3. Make sure you underline or highlight the most important facts and any key words in questions before you begin to write your answer.
4. It is always good to take a couple of minutes to organize your thoughts before you begin to write.
5. When you are taking a true/false or multiple choice test pay attention exactly what is written - consider the absolutes. Choose the BEST answer.
6. Do not leave a multiple choice or true / false question blank.
7. Always try to answer any questions you are sure you know the answer to first. You may come back to the more difficult ones later.
8. Use your time wisely. Try not to spend more than the allocated length of time any one specific question.
9. Never leave an exam early. If you have the time, look back over your answers and proof read carefully.
Important dos and do nots
1. Do not study for a test while watching television or eating a meal etc.
2. Do not try to study while straining to listen to the basketball game on the TV in the other room.
3. Do not stay up all night studying.
4. Do not try to study when you are very sleepy.
5. Do practice past papers and exam questions to improve your test performance.
6. Do hand in your homework neatly done and on time.
7. Do practice different memory strategies.
8. Do stay healthy and fit and try to eliminate your bad time wasting habits.
Managing you time
1. It’s a good idea to keep a daily/weekly "to do" calendar/notebook. It is advised to put the different tasks in the order of priority. Be sure your list is realistic.
2. It is advisable to try to schedule work or study that demands high levels of concentration, such as taking notes on a specific text in 50 minute time periods. After that have a short break.
3. Make sure you have always allowed enough time in your schedule for conducting library research.
4. When researching on the internet do not become distracted by irrelevant sites.
5. Get specialist help wherever possible. Be sure assessable work has been properly proofread before submitting it
6. Get some sleep.
7. Balance your time – even though study is extremely important, don’t cancel all of your leisure activities either.
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