Just the word “Examination” alone carries a special weight that has the potency to make every student adjust and become serious for a moment.
I remember back then in school, students would be moving around, partying and being unserious, but the moment they hear that examination is near, each of them repents and begins to take school seriously.
That is the time, you would see the library full, that is when tutorials become full, that's when reading till day breaks commences.
It is that period, you find it difficult to differentiate between serious and unserious students because even the unserious one wears the mask of seriousness because no one wants to fail. Even the ones who know they would fail, LOL.
I won't lie, I am among those who freak out whenever they hear the word “Examination” from the lecturer/ teachers. For me, it is even worse when I see the time table.
It is not as if I am scared of it but there is this restlessness it creates in me that takes away my peace.
However, even though the consciousness of examination brings tension and fear, knowing I am set for it helps me to pull myself together.
This is why I prepare seriously for examinations like my life depends on it. Proper preparation is the only thing that gives me motivation.
For examination preparation techniques, I am someone who loves reading alone. I understand and assimilate things faster when I am the only one studying.
During that time, I read, jot down a few points and memorize them. Sometimes, I try to recite them aloud off hand or get a piece of paper and write down what I have studied offhand.
After doing that, I get past question papers for like two or three different years, and go through it, try to answer the questions and study the ones I have not yet understood.
However, I prefer it when I am given areas of concentration, it makes the work easy for me because I'll know where to focus on and the past question papers will make it easier as I would have a clue on how the questions would look like.
This method has been very effective for me. It has been my way of preparing for examinations right from secondary school.
I am inviting @rare-gem @bmhillel @smogg @daverick and @cheeamaka to check this out
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