How to prepare for Exams

Ritika Dhameja

Introduction• Exam week can be difficult, stressful & even

overwhelming.

• You may feel helpless and hopeless, as though there is nothing you can do.

• After a semester of too many classes and too much work, you think you'll have to stay up all night studying to pass your final exams.

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Does this happen to you?

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Ways to overcome Exam Anxiety

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Calculate Your Self Study Time

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Sr No Activity Hours/ Week Total hrs/wk

1 No. of hours of sleep each night 8 X 7 56

2 No. of grooming hours per day 2 X 7 14

3 No. of hours of meal/snack per day 3 X 7 21

4 Total travel time per day 0.5 X 7 3.5

5 No. of hours for T.V/playing per day 2 X 7 14

6 No. of hours per week for functions 3 3

7 No. of hours per week for shopping 2 2

8 No. of hours per day for tuition 1 X 7 7

9 No. of hours per week for school 6 X 6 36

Total 156.5

Subtract Total from 168 168 - 156.5 11.5

Total Hours for self study 11.5

Study Hour Formula

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Level of difficulty No. of subjects(A)

No. of hours(B)

Total(A X B)

Easy

Average

Difficult

Total

How to use Study Hour Formula?• Step 1: Write down all your subjects on a piece of paper

• Step 2: Then write easy/ medium or difficult to study in front of each subject on the basis of how you find these subjects to study

• Step 3: Count the no. of easy subjects, no. of medium subjects and no. of difficult subjects

• Step 4: Now use the previous formula. Eg: say you have 2 subjects that you find easy then write 2 in front of easy in (A) column

• Step 5: Now allot time i.e. no. of hours to study these subjects. For eg: you may require less time to study easy subjects and more hours to study difficult subjects.

• Step 6: Fill out Column (A) and (B)

• Step 7: Multiply (A) * (B)

• Step 8: Add the Total column and write the answer in the red box

• Step 9: This red box is THE TOTAL NO. OF HOURS YOU NEED TO STUDY ALL THE SUBJECTS before your exam.

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Prepare a Timetable for your Self Study

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Two Weeks Before the Exam• Step 1: Make up a set of study sheets for each class.

• Step 2: Each set of study sheets should summarize the reading, your class notes, and any handouts.

• Step 3: For the next two weeks, read through your study sheets three times each day.

• Step 4: Understand the concept & try to memorize the information.

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The Night Before the Exam• Read your study sheets as usual.

• Go to bed early and get a good night's sleep.

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The Day of the Exam• Set your alarm and get up early.

• Eat a good breakfast, including simple sugars (fruit juice), complex carbohydrates (cereal or toast), and protein (milk, eggs, cheese). This will help your blood sugar stay at a stable level, and since your brain runs on sugar, you don't want to have an empty tank.

• Caffeine has been shown to increase alertness and performance.

• Allow plenty of time to reach your school for the exam.

• Carry a bottle of water so you don't get dehydrated during the exam period.

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Last 10 minutes of the exam• Check if you have attempted all or the required

number of questions

• Check your answersheet & correct spelling/grammatical errors if any

• If you still have some time left then draw a line between two answers to separate them which further makes your answersheet

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Effective Study Tools:• To learn more on how to study properly check out the

link below:

• Effective Study Tools:

http://www.slideshare.net/ritikadhameja/effective-study-tools

• Various study tools can be used by students to help them understand their study potential/ pattern /style and use these effectively to procure a positive outcome of their studies

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