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Exams

Forget cramming until 5am, exams are all about good preparation.

Article by : SpunOut.ie

Exams are an unfortunate reality of education. Teachers and parents often say “If you study consistently during the year then exams will be no problem”. However, do you know anyone who really does this?! Many of us rely on cramming for the weeks before the exam and hope that this is enough to see us through. The weeks before the exam can be very stressful. If you haven’t really worked all year then you can feel that it’s too late. If you find schoolwork difficult then you’ll be wondering what’s the point anyway?

Even if you have worked hard all year you may still be worrying because you don’t trust that it will be okay. Well stop stressing: this section of SpunOut.ie has lots of useful tips on preparing for exams.

Preparing for exams

  • Arrange your study space to ensure that it's warm, quiet and comfortable.
  • Make a study plan. Ask your friends or teachers to help with this and try to be realistic about how much study you can get through every day.
  • Try to stick to the plan. If you have a lapse, don't stress out, just go back to it again.
  • Don't give up and blame the stupid study plan!
  • Don't spend too much time on any one subject.
  • Make notes when you're studying.  Next time you study that subject, you can revise your notes.
  • Practice exam questions. Time yourself and try to simulate an actual exam situation.
  • Avoid cutting out large parts of the course just because you don’t like them. Those topics might just be the ones that end up on the exam paper in June.
  • Take breaks and give yourself rewards for time spent studying.
  • Make sure you get enough sleep. You won’t perform well in an exam if you are sleep deprived.
  • Don't compare yourself to your friends. Everybody has a different way of preparing for exams and what suits someone else might not work for you.
  • Ask your teacher for help with anything you don't understand.
     


Your Comments

Posted by : paperplane93 - 18 days ago

wahhhh I hate studying :( good advice though

Posted by : xxxangelxxx - 29 days ago

This is great advice thax. x x x i am in the middle of doing my juinor cert and is always panicing about the exams everyday.

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