Maximum marks in the examination

 You too can secure + 81/100 in the examination

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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

1. 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.
2. At the end of the day, elaborate the points noted in the class with reference to a standard text book.
3. Write the key points/summary on to a cue card.
4. On week ends read the cue cards.
5. Record your notes on a digital recorder or mobile phone. Listen to them in your spare time and try to memorise the matter.
6. Make mind maps as a memory tool. Mind maps are graphical illustration of a subject.
7. Try to answer questions given at the end of a chapter. Also do more problems for practice.
8. Set aside regular time for study. Plan to have a break after every 45/60 minutes.
9. Form a friends’ study group. Share your notes, thoughts and ideas.
10. Have a trial examination. Try to answer previous question papers.
11. Get enough sleep so that you feel refreshed in the morning.
12. Engage your mind always in some activities. The old adage ‘ Idle mind is devil’s workshop’ is perfectly apt. Have a hobby.
13. Practise affirmations/autosuggestions.
14. Set aside  time of about 30 minutes for some sort of physical exercise and about 15 minutes for yoga or meditation.
15. 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.

-         Convince yourself that you have good memory. Erase the negative thoughts from your mind.

-         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.

-         Take slow and deep breath in between.

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