Crazy Oggy

Monday, 17 September 2012 • 05:27 • 0 comments

GET READY FOR EXAMS !!!

It's that time of the year again when you give your all to the

examination booklet - the stack of papers

that seems to be the determining factor of your life.

Well at least, that's how some of us feel,

although it is always the case !

Whatever you are feeling there is no avoiding that period of

your life at the end of the year .

Don't get nervous , get cracking !

Don't breakout , break into the mood !

Don't lose hope , plan ,set goals and go !

Highlight and Bookmark .

You would have been way past studying right now and ought

to have made notes on paper or notebook .

The greatest mistake students make is to read chapters without writing down

the important points of what they have read .

Think of it how could your memory hold so much information ?

It would be easier to put thinks in small chunks or important point forms to aid recall .

Get that piece of paper and write down the formula

and its usage and paste it on the wall .

Use magic colour to write the bullet points of the geographical factors of a country .

Use highlighters so that important words stand out .

Bookmark important pages - it saves time flipping through the book .

Draw Out Important Points and Connections .

Use mind - mapping to give you a bird's eye view

on a particular chapter or topic . Imagine a wheel with spokes .

Say the topic you have chosen is pointers to an essay entitled

" How our Country was colonized" .

Now put that title in the middle of the wheel and use the spoke

as branches to your main points .

Your three main points could be the Portugese colonisation , and the British colonisation .

Each of these points represent a different spoke .

For each of these spokes add question branches to it - when did happened ,

how did happened , who were the significant people involved ,

what changes were made to the political , economy ,

social and education system , what treaties were signed , how did it effect the people .

For each of these branches put in the points and there -

you have the colonisation history of Malaysia in one page !

You can use this method when you want to write essays or to remember a scientific

concept or to have and overview of a theory .

Use Flashcards .

Make rectangular cards from recycled greeting cards ,

the back is usually empty or you can get some stationery shops .

Write down important formulas and facts

on these cards so you can flip through it in between classes or while waiting for the bus .

Record Your Points .

If you can afford to go hi - tech , record your bullet points on audio

using a recorder or cell phones .

Listen to it whenever you can . Now , now this is not the reason for you to force

your parents to purchase a gadget for the sake of the exams .

If you have one use it , if not , you won't lose out .

Practice Past Years' Papers .

Yes , practice , practice , practice !

This is the only way for to get the hang of your exams .

You would recognise questioning styles and answering

methods through past year papers .

Time Yourself .

Time yourself especially for essay writing and maths papers .

For essays , take ten minutes to plan

and state your main points , elaboration and arguments .

With the next half hour , the plan helps you to write smoothly and the last few

minutes to read through , edit and add .

Do lots of these and those maths problems and it would boost

your confident during exams .

Ask .

Still stuck on certain things ? Ask your teacher ,

friends , classmates or parents .

This is the time to clarify and not to be shy .

Rest and Play .

Yes , do make time to still listen to music , exercises ,

play games and stretch , but limit yourself .

And remember , don't start with those computer games as before you know it,

you would have thrown away precious time .

Get 7-8 hours of sleep and don't skip your meals .

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