Decide
on what portions you are going to study today and separate it into smaller
units. Allot an hour and a half to each unit. During the first half an hour
study the unit with full concentration and absorb the contents.Then close the
book and recall aloud what you have read. It is not necessary to use the same
words. That is just mugging up. Say it aloud in your own words. This is audio memory.
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memory will help even more write what you have recalled. At first you may feel
lazy and think this is a waste of time. But the practise of writing down what
you recalled will help you to write your exam as though you are just signing
your name.
Once
you have written down what you recalled you must open up the book and check if
you have written down all the points. If you have left out any, you should
write it down and cross-check. All of this is first revision.
The
second revision consists of answering an old examination paper within the
stipulated time. Once you have written the answers open your textbook and make
a self assessment. Give yourself the marks that you have earned. By this you
will certainly be able to find out where you went wrong. Those mistakes will
never be repeated. This exercise also prepares you to finish writing your exam
in time, besides building up self confidence. You will face your exams
fearlessly.
Dont
conclude that the syllabus is too much and that you will undertake selective
study, there is no definite criteria to seperate the syllabus as imporatant and
non-important. You can't expect that the person who prepares the question paper
to folow the same selection criteria as you have done.
Reading
continously for five to six hours is bad. Relax in between. The techniques for
relaxing are many:-
a) Take a quick walk around your house or
around the building, if you are living in a flat.
b)
Scan newspaper headlines.
c)
Sleep for half an hour, but be sure you have asked someone to wake you up in
time.
d)
The best way to relax is practising deep breaths. This exercise improves oxygen
supply purifies your blood and makes
your body and brain active, it banishes tiredness.
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