EXAM TIPS&

HOW TO keep from

hitting a blankduring your exam

Oxbridge Academy presents:

For all of you writing exams this (or any other) month…

Oxbridge Academy has put together a list of top exam tips!

And for those of you with a little bit of anxiety…

We’ve highlighted the tips that will keep you from ‘hitting a blank’ during your exams!

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STUDYING FOR AN EXAM

Create a study schedule that will tell you how much work you need to do each day leading up to the exam.

1. Create a study schedule

Create a study schedule that will tell you how much work you need to do each day leading up to the exam.

Then stick to your schedule! If this is something you naturally struggle doing, then doing it is worth your while.

1. Create a study schedule

Don’t start studying a couple of days before the test. Start as early as possible and do a little bit of work each day.

2. Pace Yourself

Don’t start studying a couple of days before the test. Start as early as possible and do a little bit of work each day.

This will help you relax, retain information, and avoid having to stress about the approaching exam.

2. Pace YourselfBEAT

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Study in sessions of 25 minutes with 5 minute breaks in between.

3. Try the Pomodoro Study Technique

Study in sessions of 25 minutes with 5 minute breaks in between.

After your fourth study session, take a 30 minute break and then start again!

3. Try the Pomodoro Study Technique

4. Set study and rewardsStick to your study schedule by setting daily goals for yourself.

Stick to your study schedule by setting daily goals for yourself.

And then reward yourself for reaching each goal!

4. Set study rewards

5. Consider your study environment If you aren’t studying in a relaxed, quiet, and organised environment - you will struggle to learn.

If you aren’t studying in a relaxed, quiet, and organised environment - you will struggle to learn.

If it is too disruptive at home, why not go study at the public library?

5. Consider your study environment

Don’t simply memorise sentences and facts.

6. Don’t study like a parrot!

Don’t simply memorise sentences and facts.

Try to understand the work by putting it into your own words or creating little stories to help you remember facts.

6. Don’t study like a parrot!

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These are great ways to internalise information.

7. Use summaries and mind maps

These are great ways to internalise information.

It also allows you to quickly go over the most important work right before the exam.

7. Use summaries and mind maps

Don’t think going through your work once is going to be enough.

8. Revise, revise, revise

Don’t think going through your work once is going to be enough

You need to constantly revise old work as you go along!

8. Revise, revise, revise

THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM

“Cramming in” work right before the exam is going to make you feel tired and stressed.

9. Don’t “cram” the night before!

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“Cramming in” work right before the exam is going to make you feel tired and stressed.

Save the least amount of work for the last night. This will help you relax and feel more confident.

9. Don’t “cram” the night before!

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10. Rehearse important work

You should quickly rehearse the most important facts either the night before, or the morning of, the exam.

You should quickly rehearse the most important facts either the night before, or the morning of, the exam.

Try to go through the broad topics or main points as well.

10. Rehearse important work

Misery loves company – people who didn’t study for a test usually want you to feel stressed out along with them!

11. Avoid negativity BEAT

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Misery loves company – people who didn’t study for a test usually want you to feel stressed out along with them!

Rather spend time with people who prepared sufficiently for the exam and are calm and confident.

11. Avoid negativity BEAT

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Get 8-10 hours of sleep before the exam.

12. Go to bed early!

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Get 8-10 hours of sleep before the exam.

And wake up early so that you can be in time for the exam (remember to set more than one alarm!).

12. Go to bed early!

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IN THE EXAM ROOM

Be seated 10-15 minutes before the exam begins.

13. Get there early

Be seated 10-15 minutes before the exam begins.

This will help you feel more relaxed and better prepared.

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Slowly breathe in - as deep as you can - and then slowly breathe out for 10 seconds.

14. Take a couple of deep breaths before starting

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Slowly breathe in - as deep as you can - and then slowly breathe out for 10 seconds.

Try doing this a couple of times to help you keep calm.

14. Take a couple of deep breaths before starting

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Remember to bring everything you’ll need for the exam: pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, sharpener, calculator, etc.

15. Remember your tools

Remember to bring everything you’ll need for the exam: pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, sharpener, calculator, etc.

Also bring a highlighter in case you want to highlight keywords in longer questions!

15. Remember your tools

People often “go blank” because they are afraid of failing or worried that they didn’t study hard enough.

16. Think positive!BEAT

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People often “go blank” because they are afraid of failing or worried that they didn’t study hard enough.

Remind yourself that you have prepared to the best of your abilities and that there is nothing to worry about. You will probably do much better than you expect!

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17. Remember your watchYou need to pace yourself during an exam, so bring a watch.

You need to pace yourself during an exam, so bring a watch.

Keep in mind: You won’t be allowed to use your cell phone to check the time!

17. Remember your watch

If you can’t answer a question, don’t start panicking…

18. Don’t get stuck on a question!

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If you can’t answer a question, don’t start panicking…

Simply move on and come back to that question later.

18. Don’t get stuck on a question!

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When you start the exam, write down some key information on a piece of paper.

19. Make notes

When you start the exam, write down some key information on a piece of paper.

This will help trigger your memory and serve as a reference sheet during the exam.

19. Make notesBEAT

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It is not the end of the world - you don’t have to stress so much about it.

20. REMEMBER: It’s only a test!

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It is not the end of the world - you don’t have to stress so much about it.

The less you stress about the test results, the better you will probably do!

20. REMEMBER: It’s only a test!

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AFTERTHE EXAM

There’s nothing you can do to change your answers now, so don’t stress about it!

21. Go treat yourself afterwards

There’s nothing you can do to change your answers now, so don’t stress about it!

Relaxing after an exam will also help you get in the habit of relaxing during exams!

21. Go treat yourself afterwards

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