The best tips for reading!

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@aliki123 (122)
Greece
May 3, 2011 3:31pm CST
I have exams in less than a month I have studied but I am not confident enough and the worst thing is that I have unmatched lessons in the first three days.Can anyone give me some tips to improve my performance?
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@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
4 May 11
The most important thing is to understand the issue and its materiality.Try to answer the question.Find out what you should know.Read the text once then try to distinguish the most important of it.For instance, I read through the lines s and rationalize things important First Second Third. So.
@drasnian (548)
4 May 11
You still have a month - lots of students haven't even started studying yet. I, like you, have exams coming up, and I'm very nervous about them. Here's what I would do: 1 month till your exams: - Pick your hardest topics and study those first. That way you'll feel much less stressed in a few weeks time. - Don't study for too long. Take breaks as often as you need them, else you won't be taking any more information in which is just wasting your time. - Make sure you have a good revision timetable. That way you know you have enough time to go over everything you want. 3 weeks till your exams: - Make sure you get into a regular sleeping habit now! Other wise, when it comes to exam time your body will still be adapting and you'll feel tired. if you need to be up by 8 for your exams, make sure you're getting up by 9 now at least. That way it won't be a huge shock to the system. - Make plans - pick something to reward yourself with after your exams, whether it's a day out, a nice meal with friends, or a day in bed watching your favourite movies. Just give yourself something to look forward to. - Start building 'study guides'. I think these are an american thing, we don't really have them here in the UK but they seem like a good idea. Basically put together a small book with all the KEY information from that subject. Then you're revising from one book rather than lots of loose notes, hand outs, online presentations etc. 2 weeks till your exams: - USE your study guide! Test yourself on key dates, teach a friend a concept, anything! Revise, revise, revise. Short ten minute sessions at the bus stop can be used for trying to recall as much as you can about any one topic - all time is useful, you just have to use it. - Look at past papers. You know your material so get testing yourself! Knowing that you can answer all the past papers will make you feel much more confident. 1 week before the exam: - Do some kind of exercise to help you relax. Whether it's running, boxing, dancing or yoga, exercise will help alleviate your stress. - Visualise the exam. One of the biggest problems with tests is the anxiety - if you imagine sitting in the exam, it'll be less nerve wracking when you actually have to. - If there are key dates, facts or formula you still feel nervous about, write them down somewhere you'll see them - put a post it note next to your computer screen, on the back of the bathroom door, on the kitchen cupboard...anywhere you'll see it regularly. Keep the information short, and you'll eventually learn it because you read it ten times a day! The day before/The exam day: - Get at least 8 hours sleep! This probably means going to bed earlier than usual since you may be nervous. - Use the night before to remind yourself of the things you do know - concentrating on things you're unsure of will just make you stressed. - Wear comfortable clothes - there's nothing worse than having an annoying bracelet that makes noise when you write, hair falling into your eyes, a top that you keep having to pull up because it's too low cut, or being too hot/cold in an exam room. Think about comfort not style. - But don't wear pyjamas - you won't be in the right frame of mind if you're wearing the same clothes you do to sleep and watch tv re-runs - Be early. That way you're not worried about being late, you have a little bit of time to get used to the exam room and calm your nerves. Good luck!!
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
3 May 11
I find learning easier when I read out loud, which is why my sons laugh as I am working.... Plus, if it is really in depth studying, after scanning your material, read just a portion at a time, don't read it all at once..And of course if you don't understand a word, look it up, I find that helps a lot too..
3 May 11
your exams are much near you should go through your interesting topics they will be much easier than those which annoyes you
• India
3 May 11
whats works for my in my exams is to read through all the main answers of every chapter. dont try to memorize the answers or it will be to much of data in yewr head. Go through yewr answers and understand the matter. Revise the answers few hours before yewr exams and read through the sub points few mins before yewr exams. This should help yew to get through easily. If yew wanna score good marks then I'd say study study and study ..