Get yourself ready for the exam

alishi (69)in #steemiteducation • 5 years ago (edited)

When exams are around the corner, we tend to focus on the big things, which are also important, but we forget about the smaller things like preparation.

Here are a few easy ways to help you create a simple and sufficient exam survival kit that will help you with any exams. Go back to the basics and make it simple with lots of encouraging notes, awesome stationary and loads of snacks to keep you going.

Stationary is key

The more variety of stationary, the better. I always say, "You can never have enough pens."

Note cards / flash cards: These are great for studying with a friend and you also learn by writing them down and then reading them aloud. Use colourful cards to make the learning process more fun and vibrant.
Sticky notes: These are great to mark off passages that are very important and have to study for extra hard. Use different colours to mark what you have to do at each chapter. For example: green is for 'I know it 100%', orange is for 'I know it well enough, but need to go through it again' and red can be for those hard chapters that you'll have to go through 5 or more times.
Pens and highlighters: These are just so much fun and really helps to highlight the difficult work.

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Snack attack

I know what you're thinking, my mind went there as well. No, the wise choice are not Redbull and sweets but rather healthy snacks that are filled with protein and lots of vitamins. Also, make sure to limit your caffeine intake.
Fill sandwich / ziplock bags with nuts, raisins or even popcorn to nibble on while you are studying. make sure to drink a lot of water as well and eat breakfast. It really is the most important meal of the day.

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Motivational letters to yourself

Motivation is the most important part of your whole survival kit so make sure that you stay positive by hanging up positive quotes in your study area and even in your books.
Write motivational sayings like 'You can do it' or 'Make the change you want to be', you can even through in a little humor like 'If you don't study you won't get any food' (I know that would motivate me). Stay focused and push through, before you know it the exams will be over.