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Exam week: study plan and checks

Seven days before an exam: sort what you know, practise under time, and protect your sleep.

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7 days before (4)

  • Write down each exam's date, time, place and what is allowed in the room
  • Sort topics into know well, shaky and no ideaSpend most of your time on shaky. Do not start with what you already know.
  • Make a day-by-day schedule, with free time in it
  • Collect past papers or sample questions

Each study day (7)

  • Work in 25 to 50 minute blocks, with a 5 to 10 minute breakPut your phone in another room during a block.
  • Test yourself from memory instead of rereading
  • Do one past paper or section under real time limits
  • Mark it, and note each mistake on one page to review
  • Sleep is part of the planMost teenagers need 8 to 10 hours a night, adults 7 to 9.
  • Eat proper meals and go easy on energy drinks
  • Get outside or move for 20 minutes

The day before (4)

  • Review your mistakes page, and start nothing new
  • Pack ID, admit card, pens, calculator, water and a watch
  • Check your route and leave time for delays
  • Do not stay up all nightSleep helps you more than a few hours of panicked study.

In the exam (4)

  • Arrive early and avoid people who are panicking
  • Read all the instructions and split your time by marks
  • Do the questions you know first
  • Keep the last 5 to 10 minutes to check your answers

If it feels like too much (2)

  • Tell someone you trust: a parent, teacher, tutor or friend
  • If you ever feel you cannot go on, talk to someone nowUS 988, India Tele-MANAS 14416, others at findahelpline.com.Open

Written from www.nhs.uk

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