Be it a college student graduating in a few months or an icse class 7 student, the mention of exams and the thought of not being able to score well sends a chilly shiver down everyone’s spine. So, as soon as the official schedule is out of the metaphorical bag, some start stacking up textbooks and solutions, some start to dig out old notes and something that all start to search for are . study hacks.
Now, scientists may not have conducted studies on this, but, from the genesis, effective tips and tricks have helped students get through the toughest of tests and emerge victorious by scoring well. Here are some of those that toppers swear by:
- Revise
When it comes to scoring well, there is no saving yourself from some through revision. If you have left the older concepts that you did ages ago, it’s time to brush them up and make sure your brain has not discarded it as unnecessary information.
- Make and use flow charts
The best way to make notes and revise the icse class 7 syllabus is with the use of flow charts that are much easier to remember than lengthy texts. To make it easier to remember a series of points, you can also try making acronyms out of the first letter of each point.
- Take Quick Quizzes
What can be a quicker way to assess your progress and revise than quick, rapid fire, multiple choice based quizzes. Quizzes have questions at random from any topics from your syllabus which can be a good mental exercise.
- Solve papers
This is a trick that every teacher as well as the highest scoring students will vouch for. Solving papers will benefit you in many ways- it will show you your weaker areas, be it writing speed or a certain topic that you find hard to remember. With each paper you solve, you will be revising, improving and boosting your self confidence all at once.
- Know the weightage
Every chapter in your icse class 7 textbook carries certain weightage marks which indicate how many marks from your question paper are assigned to each chapter. This is something that is not explicitly told to you but it is also not hidden, make sure to find it out. Knowing the weightage will help you work smarter and tell you which chapters to prioritize and focus more on while preparing.
- Keep the tougher ones for last
A mistake that many students make is fixating on topics they find tough to understand and neglecting the easier ones where they can score easily. Do not do that. You will be stuck studying or solving those questions while the chances of your scoring marks on the easier topics get lesser with each passing tick of the clock. Revise what you know, do the easier topics and then move on to the more tricky ones.
- Don’t compare
Now, when has anything good ever come off you comparing your results to others’? The only thing it does is lower your confidence. We know this is easier said than done, but avoid asking your peers about their preparation to avoid feeling like you are lagging behind. Discuss but don’t compare.
And most importantly, do not miss out on sleep, have healthy food and take small breaks between study sessions. Follow these tips and tricks and you will be good to go!
