Help! I'm scared of exams?
in June i am going to be writing very important exams. i am doing 6 important subjects and there is so much pressure from my dad, i am truly scared and panic so much that it gets difficult to study. what should i do? does anyone have some study tips?
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First, I wish you good luck.
1. Remember that in English (do your exams include writing in English?), one ALWAYS capitalizes the personal pronoun "I."
2. Will your exams include reading a paragraph and then answering some questions? Well, many people suggest that the first thing to do is to read the QUESTIONS. Then you can start to read the paragraph, for your mind will then be looking for the answers.
3. Do your exams have multiple-answer questions? Well, some people suggest that you immediately decide which answers are impossible, and then concentrate on the possible answers. For example:
What is the capital of China?
a. Shanghai
b. Tokyo
c. Beijing
d. Hong Kong
Of course, you know that Tokyo is in Japan. So now we have a or c or d. You have probably read many things about Hong Kong, so you can forget d. Now you need to decide between a and c.
4. Do not cram. That is, do not wait until May 31 to start studying!
a. March starts next week.
b. Make a schedule.
c. You have three full months to review the material.
d. Break up those three months into six periods. (The length will depend on which subjects are the most difficult for you.)
e. Study one subject in each of the six periods of time.
f. Take notes that you can review at any time (for example, while riding on the bus or waiting in line). Forget television or social media during this time. Review! Review! Review!
g. Be sure to get plenty of rest each day and eat well.
h. Offer to help a friend prepare for the exams. Many people have found that the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone else! You will be helping the other person -- and especially yourself!
i. When you take the exams in June, you will be prepared and CONFIDENT. Taking exams is actually a lot of fun, for you can show your teachers how much you have learned from them.
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My biggest piece of advice is to occasionally FORGET ABOUT THE EXAMS.
It is not going to matter how or how much you have studied if your stress interferes with your ability to think. I know from experience that if your mind is spiraling with thoughts of doom or consequences, how can you focus on your work or expect to remember what you're working on.
Schedule breaks into your study time; they say ideally 15 minutes of break time in every hour allows for the remaining 45 minutes to be very effective for studying. That is time when you can stretch, snack, go to the bathroom,etc... You could vary it and make it 90 minutes study and 30 minutes break to give yourself enough time for a meal or a walk to clear your head and help your physical health.
That brings me to my next point, you MUST care for yourself and your health during this time. What you choose to put in your body will have a huge impact on your physical and mental state so choose only healthy, energizing foods and those particularly easier to digest (not fried or heavy meals) because our worries can sometimes affect our stomachs. Get enough sleep! 6-8 hours every night and for most people, science has shown that the hours BEFORE midnight have the greatest restorative impact, so if you only intend 6 hours, perhaps 11 pm to 5 am.
Lastly, if you're worried about your dad, maybe try talking to him to assure him that these exams are also very important to you and that you are putting in great effort and will continue to do so until they are complete. If you cannot talk to him, as I know I couldn't talk to mine in that way for many years, what about making a schedule of your daily tasks that you can post in a place that he also can see. It could show your daily goals or your weekly goals. You might study a little bit of each subject a day or focus one whole day on each subject and this can show that and you can mark it with a check mark or gold star or something to show that you completed it so hopefully he will leave you alone and trust you are working hard.
Good luck and remember to BREATHE. ^^
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I have to second one of James' points: push yourself to use the language properly (ie. capital letters). Don't cut corners.
Also, keep testing yourself. This way, the final exam will just be "another exam" and you'll be ready for it.
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This is only books exam not life exam. so dont afraid attend bravely. Success yours. Study well.
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