You too can
secure + 81/100 in the examination
Yes! I repeat that
you too can secure + 81/ 100 in examination.
But how? Is there a quick and easy solution?
Definitely not. You
have to plan and work hard for it from day one. You have to think, visualize,
dream and pursue it to its logical end.
To perform well in
an examination, you have to write and do
the problems correctly. For this, you have to call back from your memory what
you have learnt earlier.
Study involves
listening attentively to the talk by the lecturer in the class, reading further
the topic and repetition of the subject matter so that it does not fade out
from memory.
It can be seen that
memory plays a very important role as far as performance in the examination is
concerned.
A systematic and
methodological study of the subject is
the most important one.
Methods and procedures
- Have a separate notebook for each subject. During the course of teaching in the class, listen carefully and note down the salient point in the note book.
- At the end of the day, elaborate the points noted in the class with reference to a standard text book.
- Write the key points/summary on to a cue card.
- On week ends read the cue cards.
- Record your notes on a digital recorder or mobile phone. Listen to them in your spare time and try to memorise the matter.
- Make mind maps as a memory tool. Mind maps are graphical illustration of a subject.
- Try to answer questions given at the end of a chapter. Also do more problems for practice.
- Set aside regular time for study. Plan to have a break after every 45/60 minutes.
- Form a friends’ study group. Share your notes, thoughts and ideas.
- Have a trial examination. Try to answer previous question papers.
- Get enough sleep so that you feel refreshed in the morning.
- Engage your mind always in some activities. The old adage ‘ Idle mind is devil’s workshop’ is perfectly apt. Have a hobby.
- Practise affirmations/autosuggestions.
- Set aside time of about 30 minutes for some sort of physical exercise and about 15 minutes for yoga or meditation.
- Follow a daily time table – on the first day it will be a challenge, on the second day it will become a practice and on the third day it will become a habit.
Improve your Memory
As mentioned
earlier, for performing well in the examination one has to recall from memory
what has been read and learnt earlier. It is a fact that everyone will not be
having a photographic memory; but of course one can improve their memory by
taking some concrete steps.
Tips
-
Memory,
it is being told, is the child of concentration. As such when you are studying a
subject or listening to a lecture in the class, pay complete attention to it and
not get distracted in any way.
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Convince
yourself that you have good memory. Erase the negative thoughts from your mind.
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Revise
and repeat the subject matter you want to remember. Flash cards are useful in
this connection. Write the question on side of the card and the answer on the
other side.
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Take
slow and deep breath in between.
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