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Objective/Multiple choice exams
1. Do the questions you can readily answerfirst to build your confidence and to help you relax.Dont spend too much time on any single item; make a notation of it in the margin and return toit later.
2. Answerallquestions. Leaving a question unanswered assure no points for that question.Guess if there is no penalty for guessing.
3. Read questions and allalternatives carefully and thoroughly.
4. First impressions are usually the best unless you can specifically state why you are making achange.
5. Absolute terms (e.g., always, never, only, must) may indicate incorrectanswers.
6. Qualifyingterms (e.g., sometimes, could, should, believe) may indicate correct
answers.
Short-answer/Fill-in-the-blank exams
1. These exams generally ask fordefinitions orshort descriptions. Heres where knowing thenew vocabulary really pays off.
2. When studying, concentrate on key words and facts.
3. Be concise in your answers.
10waystorevise
1. Makemindmaps/flowdiagramsandputthemonthewallofyourbedroomsothatyouseethemeveryday.
2. Makeupsongsormnemonics.
3. Keepalearninglogofwhatyouhavelearnteachday.
4. WatchBBCbitesize.
5. Useinternetrevisionsitesorrevisionguides.
6. Doexamquestions
7. Crea
terevi
sioncard
s
8. Summariseyourknowledgeonatopicin500words,then200words,then50untilyougettheinformationdownto10keywords.
9. Readsectionsofbooksthatsummarisestheinformation.
10.Makerecordingsoftheinformationandlistentoiteachday.
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Howtoreviseandprepareforexams
Howdoweprepareforexams?
Planourrevision
Preparenotestolearnfrom
Regularlyreviewournotes
Obtainpastpapers
Practiceansweringquestionstotime
Practiceusingquestionsfromlecturesandtutorials
Rememberthatrevisionhasavalidpurpose
Goingoverworktocheckyourunderstanding
Makelinksbetweendifferenttopicstoseehowwholesubjectfitstogether
Remindyourselfofmaterialyouhaveforgotten
Reinforceyourlearning Identifyandfillgapsinknowledge
Whatarethebestwaystorevise?
Leasteffectivejustreadingnotesoverandover
Mosteffectivewhenyouinteractwithmaterial,makingitmeaningfultoyou:
o Reworkingmaterialintoachartordiagram
o Summarisingmaterialunderheadings
Discussingmaterialwithothers
o Makelinks,comparisonsandcontrastsbetweendifferentareasofwork
o Evaluatedifferenttheories
WhatdoIrevise?
Beforedeciding,collectthefollowinginformation?:
Courseoutline,handouts,essays,projects,syllabus(aimsandobjectives),notes,books,articles,
pastpapers
Listalltopicsandsub-topicsofeachsubject Askyourself:
o Howusefulisthisformyexam?
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o HowmuchdoIunderstand?
o Howeasy/difficultdoIfindit?
Selecttopicstorevise:dontreviseeverything
Decideorderofyourrevisionandwhethertostartwitheasytask,thendifficultoneorvice
versa
Workoutarevisiontimetable
Createasetofrevisionnotes
Whatarethebestrevisionmethods?
Readthroughnotes:breakintosub-topics:writesummaries,askcriticalquestions
Recallwhatyouhaveread:outlines,plans,diagramsetc.
Devisepotentialexamquestionsandthenanswerthem
Reviseinarevisionclub.
Prioritisekeypointsforeachsectionofatopic
Starttoreviseearly
Avoidlongspellsofjustreading-workinmoreshortspellsratherthanfewerlongones
Giveyourselfvariety
Sticktorevisiontimetable
DoIneedarevisiontimetable?
Yes!Tryandfollowthesesuggestions: Outlineareasofcourseyouwillcoverandwhenyouwillrevise
Notedateofexam
Writedownwork,familyandpersonaldemandsontime
Makenoteoftimeyouhaveavailable
Berealisticensuretimeforrestandrelaxation
Daybeforeexamreviewoldmaterial
Howdoweprepareforexams?
Findoutaboutexamformat:
o Lookatpastpapers
o Whereandwhen?Howlong?
o Howimportantistheexam?Whatistheassessmentweighting?
HowdoIcopebeforetheexam?
Getupinplentyoftimeandtrytoeatsomebreakfast Checksuppliesmorethan1penforexample
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Doyouhaveyourstudent/examno.?
Beingoodtimegettingtotheexam
Atthestartoftheexam
Checkinstructionscarefully Becertainaboutnumberofquestionsyouhavetoanswer
Checkreverseofpageanymorequestionsorinstructions?
Tickquestionsyouintendtodoputtimingnexttoeachone
Mayhelptostartwitheasiestquestion?
Duringtheexam
Underlinekeywordsinessaytypequestion Makesureyouunderstandquestion
Makesureanswerisrelevant
Spendsometimeplanningeachessayjotdownideasthenorganizethem
Keepaneyeontime!
Ifrunoutoftimewriteinnoteform
Allowfewminutesatendtocheckwhatyouhavewritten
Crossoutroughnoteswithstraightline
Re-writeanyillegiblewords
Checkanswersarenumberedcorrectly Ensureyourdetailsarefilledinonfrontpage
Aftertheexam,havearest,treatyourselfandreflectonthewholeexperienceforfutureexams!
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