HOW TO STUDY FOR EXAMJust when you presume the day will be relaxing and easy-going, your teacher springs a quiz or test when you least expect it. As much as we all despise taking an exam, exams are, inevitably, an unavoidable part of school life. Everyone hates taking exams, but you can improve your study technique for them to avoid being caught unpreparedREVIEW YOUR SYLLABIFigure out when all of your exams will be and how much of your great they are worth. Put these dates into your calendar or planner so they dont sneak up on you.. plan review sessions beginning at least a week in advance of each exam ideally, you will do several mini-reviews well in advance, rather than trying to cram everything into one mega session.PAY ATTENTION IN CLASSThis seems like a no-brainer, but actually paying attention while youre in class will help you immensely once exam time comes. Dont fall into the trap of thinking youll just absorb knowledge; be an active learner.. listen carefully, because teachers often give hints like the most important thing about this topic is... Or they may just place emphasis on certain words and issues. This is the real key to testing well. The more you absorb the information early on, the less studying youll need to do.TAKE GOOD NOTESThis is easier said than done, but learning how to take good notes will help you immensely once it comes time to study. Write down everything your teacher writes on the board or puts up in slides. Try to record as much of what the teacher says as possible, but dont allow taking notes to distract you so much that you forget to listen. Review notes daily, right after class. This will help reinforce the information you just learned

MAKE STUDYING A PART OF YOUR HABITSToo often, its easy to view studying as something that only gets done at the last minute in a huge overnight cram session. Instead, try setting aside some time every day to study. Scheduling it just like another appointment or class may help you stay motivated to continue the habit.ASK ABOUT THE EXAM FORMATAsk your teacher what format the test will be in, how it will be graded, if there are any opportunities for extra credit, and if they would be in, how it will be willing to talk to you about highlighting in your notes what the most important board subjects will be.STUDY IN A CLEAN, QUIET AND ORDERLY ROOMKeep anything and everything away from where you are that may cause you to get distracted. Jumping up to read a text message on your phone or periodically checking social media is ill-advised whilst studying.TURN ON THE LIGHTStudying in a dark room is not recommended. Add lamps at night, or in the daytime, open the window coverings (open the window a little, too). People tend to study and focus better in a brighter, oxygenated room with little noise.TURN THE TV OFFWhile many students believe that theyre good at multitasking, such as studying with the TV on or while chatting online with friends, research suggests that this is not true for the vast majority of people. For better studying performance, eliminate distractions such as TV and loud music with lyrics. Rapidly swapping attention between studying and watching TV makes it more difficult for your brain to prioritize information acquisition.DECIDE IF MUSIC IS RIGHT FOR YOUMusics effect on memory performance varies between individuals. Some studies have found music to aod the memory performance of individuals with ADD/ADHD, while reduving it in individual without the disorder. Classical music appears to be the most effective in enhancing stuying performance. You must determine whether youd better of with or without it. If you do enjoy listening to music whilst studying, make sure youre actually concentrating on the material you have to study for, and not the catchy tune thats playing in your head.. if you absolutely must listen to music, find instrumental music so that the words in the music dont interfere with your studying..listen to background sounds from nature in order to keep your brain active and prevent other noises to distract you. There are several free background noise generators available online.. listening to Mozart or classical music wont make you smarter or keep information in your brain, but it may make your brain more receptive to receiving information.FOCUS ON YOUR WORK OBJECTIVEWhat do you intend to accomplish during this session? Setting a concrete study goal may help you. Creating study plans is also a good idea. If 3 out of 5 lessons are easy and can be finished fast, finish then first, so you can spend quality time on the difficult lessons without fretting.WRITE YOURSELF A STUDY GUIDEGo through your notes and rewrite the most important information. Not only will this give you a more focused way to study, but it creating it is another form of studying! Just dont spend too ,much time on the guide itself. You need to have time to go it over too!REINVENT YOUR NOTES IN OTHER FORMATSRewriting your notes is great if youre a kinesthetic learner. Mind mapping is the most effective way of doing this. Also, when youre writing something, you will probably think about what you are writing, what its about , and why wrote it down. Most importantly, it refreshes your memory. If you took notes a month ago and just found out that those note will be relevant in your exam,rewriting yhem will remind you of them when you need it for exam.. dont simply copy your notes over and over again. This tends to lean towards memorizing the exact wording of your notes instead of the actual concepts. Instead, read and think about the contents of your notes, and then re-word them.ASK YOURSELF QUESTION ABOUT YOUR MATERIALThis can help you tell if you have remembered what you just studied. Dont try to remember what you just studied. Dont try to remember the exact wording from your notes in your answer to yourself; synthesizing that information into an answer is a much more useful tactic.. it can also help to say the answer to your questions out loud, as if you were trying to explain it to someone alse.REVIEW PREVIOUS TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTSIf you missed questions on previous work, look up the answers and understand why you missed these questions. This is particularly helpful if the exam youre studying for is cumulative or comprehensive, meaning it covers things you also covered earlier in the course.FIND THE RIGHT HOURSDont study when you are really tired. Its better to get a good night sleep after studying for a short time than to push on at two in the morning. You wont remember much and youre likely to see a performance drop the next day.START AS EARLY AS POSIIBLEDont cram. Cramming the night before is proven to be ineffective, because youre taking in so much information at once that its impossible to memorize it at all--- in fact, youll hardly retain anything. Studying before and going over it multiple times really is the best way to learn the material. This is especially true with things like history and theoretical subjects.. always study when you have the chance, even if it is only 15 or 20 minutes. These short study periods add up fast.. study in chunks of 25 minutes using the Promodoro Technique. After that make a break of 5 minutes: repeat the process 3x, then make a longer pause of 30-45 minutesSTUDY FOR YOUR LEARNING STYLEIf youre visual learner, using picture can help. Auditory learners should record themselves saying notes and recite it afterwards. If you are a physical person, lecture to yourself (out loud) while also using your hands or moving around;this way it will be easier for you to memorize.ADJUST YOUR STUDY TECHNIQUES TO FIT YOUR SUBJECTSubjects such as mathematics require a lot of practice with problem sets in order to become familiar with the process required. Subjects in the humanities, such as history or literature, may require more information synthesis and memorization of things such as terms or dates.. whatever you do, dont just re-read the same set of notes over and over again. In order to actually learn, you need to take an active role in knowledge creation as well as information review. Try finding the big picture among what youve taken down or reorganizing your notes by theme or date.THINK OF YOUR TEACHERAsk yourself: what is my teacher most likely to ask on the exam? What materials should I focus on to give myself the best chance of knowing what I need to know? What trick questions or wrinkles could my teacher introduce that might throw me for a loop? This may help you focus on the most important information, rather than getting stuck on things that might not matter as much.ASK FOR HELPIf you need help, ask someone who is good at these subjects. Friends, family, tutors and teachers are all good options. If you dont understand what the person helping you is communicating, dont be afraid to ask them to elaborate.. asking teacher for help conveys your commitment to the material and can be helpful in the future as well as with your exams. Always remember to ask your teacher if you do not know wht she is talking about or you need more information. The teacher will probably be glad to help.. there are often resources at school and colleges that can help you cope with stress, answer study-related questions, give you study tips and other forms of stress, answer study-related questions, give you study tips and other forms of guidance. Ask your techer or visit your schools website to learn how to use these resources.TAKE BREAKYou need some time to have fun and it is better to study when you are feeling relax than exhaust yourself studying all day! Carefully structure your break and study time. Usually, 20-30 minutes of study and then a 5 minute break is the most effective method.. if you have trouble bringing yourself to study, instead of long uninterrupted sessions, chunk your work into 20 minute periods, taking a 10-minute break at the end of every period.. make sure that you structure the chunks logically so that youre not breaking up concepts across chunks, as this may make it more difficult to remember concepts in their entirety.THINK POSITIVE BUT WORK HARDSelf confidence is important, focusing on how little youve studied or how badly you will do on the exam just distracts you from working on achieving success. However, this doesnt mean that you shouldnt study hard. You still need to work at it, even if you have confidence in yourself. Confidence just keep away roadblocks to successWORK WITH OTHERSArrange study dates at a library with your friends to compare notes or explain things the other one might not understand. Working with other people can help you cover gaps in your own knowledge and also helps you remember more information, since you may have to explain things to them or have conversations about the topic. if you ask help from other, dont joke around. Concentrate on what you are doing.CALL A FRIENDIf your stuck on a subject do not be afraid to call a friend or your tutor and ask helpGET PLENTY OF REST THE NIGHT BEFOREAdolescents, typically require at least more than 10 hours. Poor sleep has been found to accumulate, in order to make up for poor sleep habits, several weeks of daily optimal sleep may be required to return to optimal performance.. dont consume caffeine or any other stimulating subrance within 5-6 hours prior to sleeping. Such substances reduce the efficiency of sleep, meaning than even with sufficient sleep time, you may not feel well rested upon waking.EAT HEALTH, LIGHT MEALEat a balance breakfast full of lean protein, vegetables, omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. A sample breakfast might include a spinach omelet with smoked salmon, whose wheat toast, and a banana.BRING A SNACKIf your exam is a long one, bring a snack with you if youre oremitted to do so. Something with some complex carbohydrate and protein, such as a whole-wheat peanut butter sandwich or even a granola bar, will help boost your concentration when it begins to flag.GET TO THE EXAM ROOM WITH TIME TO SPAREGive yourself at least five or ten minutes to gather your thoughts before starting the exam. This way, you can get settled in and have time to relax before the test starts.DO THE QUESTIONS YOU KNOW FIRSTIf you dont know the answer to the question, do the next one and come back to it at the end. Struggling and concentrating on a question you dont know the answer to can be time consuming, which makes you lose valuable marks.MAKE FLASHCARDSIf you have a grammar test or english, ites good to make flashcard to remember definitions of a word. You can take it to school and just flip through them before your exam start.