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Effective Tips for Exam Preparation
• Make a Study Schedule.
• Create Your Perfect Study Environment.
• Have All Things You Need.
• Study Alone.
• Create Study Guide.
• Stay Healthy.
• Take Regular Breaks.
• Make Connections.
• Test Yourself.
• Avoid last minute Rush.
• Enjoy the Learning Process.
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Make a Study Schedule
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Study All Semester Long: hold off studying till last minute won't work.
Learn Every Day: don’t try to just pass, always aim for good results.
Revise it periodically: short-term memory to long-term memory.
Establish short-term and long-term goals based on
exam dates.
Sandwich tough subject between two easy ones.
Consider Prime/optimal times of day for studying.
Arrange study sessions around your commitments.
Align with your family members for the schedule.
Prioritize your list.
Reserve time for non-academic activities.
Consider short breaks and stick to them.
Revision requires repetition.
Start Early & Align the schedule to manage time.
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Create Your Perfect Study Environment
• Pick one place, and like it (Temperature,
Noise & Smell).
• Get comfortable—but not too comfortable
(Ergonomics).
• Look for natural light.
• Don’t look into the light.
• Organize Study Space.
• Block Social Media and avoid Distractions.
• Don’t keep Smartphone, TV, Play station,
etc..
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Have All Things You Need
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All Books
All Notes
Study Guides
Stationary Items
Study Alone
• Friends do not agree on what to study.
• Study sessions often becomes Chat sessions.
• Minimizes the Distraction.
• Improves Focus.
• Allows to use the Study Tactics that are most effective.
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Create Study Guide.
• Study in chronological order of chapters as the base for learning.
• Focus on the most important topics & Key concepts.
• Skim each chapter you read: looking at headings and main ideas.
• Create Study Guide with important vocabulary words, concepts,
formulas, dates and definitions for easy understand
• Use the Study Guide to review before the exam.
• Turn Your Notes into Flash Cards.
• Color code it.
• Visualize.
• For essay exams, focus on your understanding of all the concepts
presented, with examples in mind.
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Stay Healthy
1. Eat Healthy
Healthy Food
Unhealthy Food
Green Vegetables
Burger, Pizza
Fruits
Carbonated Drinks (Soda)
Seafood
To much Caffeine
Milk
Fried Food
Whole Grains
Chocolates, Candies
2. Sleep Right
• Maintain Sleep Pattern.
• At least 7-8 hours of Sleep every night.
• Have a nap (not longer than 20 minutes) in day time if feeling drowsy.
• Helps organizing your memory.
• Makes you energetic for efficient study and for the exam.
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Take Regular Breaks
• Around 10-15 minutes break for
60-90 minutes. At least 15-30
minutes for every 2-4 hours.
• Drink a Glass of Water.
• Take a walk outside for fresh
outdoor air.
• Stretch muscles.
• Have conversation with someone.
• (20-20-20) Rest your eyes:
Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet
away for 20 seconds.
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Make Connections
• Make Connections between the material and your daily life or
information you already know.
• Seek help from friends, parents, siblings and tutors or teachers.
• Teach classmates: You're re-learning the material all over again and
help someone in the meantime.
• Clarify your doubts from study partner.
Test Yourself
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Make sure that you don’t forget anything.
Use flash cards with questions to test yourself.
A written test is always better than an oral one.
Don't stop till you've made it through.
Draft potential exam questions and quiz yourself.
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Avoid last minute Rush
• Cramming for an exam leads to confusion resulting in angry, anxiety
and a mental breakdown.
• Might not be able to finish in time.
• You can never really remember all the information you crammed.
• Any question raised, don’t know who to ask for help.
• You are risking your grades.
Enjoy the Learning Process
• Learning information for an exam being a student
is to further your experience as a human being.
• Keep your long-term goals in mind.
• Reward yourself to accomplish tasks.
*Allah knows the best*
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May Allah accept our efforts, and grant us forgiveness and
guidance. May He give us the ability to continue our good action
‫ﺳ ْﺑ َﺣﺎﻧ ََك اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم َو ِﺑ َﺣ ْﻣ ِد َك‬
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َ ‫أ َ ْﺷ َﮭ ُد أ َ ْن ﻻَ ِإﻟَﮫَ ِإﻻﱠ أ َ ْﻧ‬
‫وب ِإﻟَﯾ َْك‬
ُ ُ ‫أ َ ْﺳﺗ َ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُر َك َوأَﺗ‬
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