Exam Day: Survival Tips Test—Taking Part 3

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test—Taking

Part 3

Identify Key Words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase Difficult Questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize Your Thoughts Before You Write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write Neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given. If you finish early, don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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How to Take on College Studying

How to Take on College Studying

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/961.html

Part 1

Develop Good Study Habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more rigorous than those you are used to.

You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it. Think of college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more about time management, and use the guidelines below to develop your study skills.

 

Decide When to Study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

·     Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

·     Consider what time of day you are most alert—there are morning people and night owls—and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

·     Think about whether you do better studying for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

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You Can Succeed Every Day Part 1

You Can Succeed Every Day

Part 1

 

My overall study method: I break up studying over several days and over the course of the evening and day. Cramming never works for me so I try not to do it. I will have longer sessions on the nights before big tests, but I never stay up much later than normal before tests. I know that if I take the test tired the next day I will not do as well as if I rested.

How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade: I usually look over the test or paper to see what I did that the teacher did not want. Basically, I do not stress out about grades that much because for me they are not worth getting really upset about. I do well because I know that I know the material. However, if I do get a bad grade, or one lower than I expected, I make sure that the next time a test is coming I study even more so that I won’t be surprised by the questions.

 

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Effective Study Methods Part 2

Effective Study Methods

Part 2

My time management secret: My secret is to use time wisely. I know that on certain days I do not have time to run errands or hang out with friends even. Each minute of each day is used for something. One thing that works really well for me is to write everything down. I mean everything. I write down if I am going to email people, write letters, or study. It works for me to have a planner that goes by the day and shows me what I am going to be doing every day. Knowing what I have to do every day helps me plan my week and my days. If I know that I don’t have time on Tuesday, I will try to get more things done on Monday or Sunday. I plan ahead, especially if I am going to be on the road for volleyball. When I am on the road, I bring my books and read on the bus/plane/hotel room. Missing class is killer to make up from, but if you are upfront with your professors, they are usually nice about having to turn in things in late or not being in classes.

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