Wednesday, February 21, 2007 // 9:53 PM
EXAM TIPS from
Mates, Dates Guide to Life, Love, and Looking Luscious by the highly acclaimed author of
Mates, Dates Series,
CATHY HOPKINS (with extra notes and additions by... ME!!)
BEFOREREVISION:
- Don't keep putting revision off --
the closer you are to an exam the more stressed you will be and the less effectively you will revise (
trust me on this one! try doing it at least 2 day before exam date)
- Make
revision cards (
or notes if you're the lazy dazzy kind. don't look at the handouts/texbooks. write what you know first, then refer to the book)- Talk about your work with
others (
don't get carried away and chat on and on bout Joel Madden or the cool Juicy Couture bag u've been wanting)
- Put posters of
key formulas around ur bedroom, fridge, etc.
(beside ur bed is best! you'll look at it once u wake up or going to sleep!)- Use different
color highlighters for important points in different areas (
makes ur revision less boring and exercises ur eyes. :))- Use
travel time to catch up on reading.
(not reccomended if u tend to get dizzy reading in a moving vehicle)
-
Basil and peppermint essential oil both have properties to sharpen the concentration and aid memory, so can be used to help in study time.
(never tried this before. but hey, it's worth a try!)
DURINGEXAM TIME
- Make sure
you have all you need in the way of pens, pencils, water etc.
(sharpen your pencils so that u don't waste time)- Don't drink lots of
coffee to wake yourself up -- you'll spend half the exam busting to the loo. (
no need to waste time right?)-
DON'T EVEN TRY TO LOOK UP FROM YOUR EXAM PAPER (unless the teacher needs to make some announcement)! somehow this will get you tempted to 'sneak' around.
-
READ EXAM QUESTIONS CAREFULLY!! (
especially in multiple choice questions. sometimes the choice of answers are similiar... so WATCH OUT!!)AFTERPOST-EXAM
- Come out of the exam room, and
forget all about it. (it's kinda hard, but try your best!
)- Get your mind off the exam by listening to
mad hard-rock songs in ur iPod...
- Read some magazines, eat or
go out with your friends, have fun and forget every single little thing about it. (make an agreement with your friends to not say a word about the EXAM!!)
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okayy. that's about it. i wrote this because i'm facing exams/assessments myself. btw, the book is really2 good.. got a lot of tips for facing things in ur life.. get it at your local bookstore, now!! tee-hee.
gnite people!
another school day tomorrow!! blah.
xoxo
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