STEPS
TO PREPARE FOR EXAMS….
DAILY
ROUTINE
Daily
do self-hypnosis in front of a mirror. Follow it getting blessings from the
parents.
Do
not keep your head to north side while studying or sleeping
Study
in the morning rather than in the late night.
In
the night, soon after studying, go to bed straightaway without spending time in
front of TV or gossip magazines. The matter goes into your mind forgetting what
all you have studied before.
Have
a nap in the afternoon during study holidays.
When
back from school/college in the evening, have a brief nap, play, bathe, take
refreshments and go to study room.
Do
palming and blinking very often before study.
To
be a ranker, always go head of the teacher’s coverage.
To
have a bright career, always be ahead of the syllabus.
Create
positive anchors for concentration
Slightly
over read all the subjects.
STUDY
ATMOSPHERE
Study
room should be airy, dust free, bright, mosquito free, noise free, away from TV
and radio.
Use
comfortable chair. Book shelf should be in order. Have pen, pencil, eraser,
scribbling pad etc at your reachable distance. English dictionary, subject
books should be at your arm’s length.
Do
not study in dull light or very bright light. Always use fluorescent lamp and
it should have been fitted on to your left hand side.
Do
not keep changing your study place.
Do
not go for group study but group review is useful
Give
ten minutes break for every one hour study
Give
one hour break to every four hour study.
Take
rest in the break by listening melodious music but not cricket or cinema music.
BEFORE
STUDYING
Observe
your breath for two minutes before studying
Never
straightaway begin to study without visualizing your goal
Before
studying glance the lessons at once.
Do
body yawning very often.
WHILE
STUDYING
Prepare
your own notes well ahead. Read only notes during preparative holidays. Prepare
fast forward notes. Read only fast forward notes on the day of examination.
Make
figure charts wherever possible.
Study
with clarity and understanding. Do not mug up study materials
Always
use unrulled paper for all notes to minimize the hidden imprints
While
studying, scribble in a scribbling pad
Do
not eat or chew while studying
Keep
sipping water while studying
Avoid
listening to any music while studying except while writing records and routine
home work. Even then, do not listen to drums, beats and noisy music.
Do
cyclic method for peak concentration
Do
not stand or walk or lie down while studying except when concentration is lost.
Do
not read aloud except when concentration is lost.
Read
three years question papers and learn the answers
Write
model exams
AFTER
STUDYING
Use
fast forward technique after studying and before going to bed. It gets
permanently impregnated into the mind.
In
the morning, review first what you studied in the night and then only study
fresh subject.
Never
discuss or read anything one hour before the examinations
Avoid
eating anything one hour before the examinations
Activate
the left brain just before writing the examinations
DURING
EXAMINATION
Always
write the roll number, name of the paper, subject code, date of examination and
the other details first before writing anything.
Write
the question numbers properly and legibly. Write the page number as soon as you
take the additional sheet and arrange them properly.
During
the examination, always have a spare pen which should be the same in every
respect with the main pen.
Never
overwrite or over scratch in the examination paper.
Always
plan for at least ten seconds before attending the question.
Always
choose to write from long answer, paragraph answer and finally short answer
questions.
Stop
writing the exam five minutes before the time and check whether the question
numbers and page numbers are written properly.
