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Debjani Chatterjee St. Edmund’ s School, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur.
“ Try not to rote-learn science, instead attempt at writing answers on your own by associating and relating scientific phenomena to your every day actions. For instance, connect the concept of concave and convex lens to a spoon. Drawing parallels will help you remember things better and you would not have to run into the risk of‘ forgetting’ a line or phrase from your answers.”
“ Tackle long answers by breaking them down. A question paper has various formats from MCQs, oneword answers, true or false etc. A long answer can be split into several shorter pieces in these formats. Students often disappoint in one markers, this is a great way to practice them too.”
Shikha Bhargava Manav Rachna International School, Sector 14, Faridabad.
“ Practice from previous years’ question papers and sample papers. Be thorough with them before your exam. Stick to the N. C. E. R. T textbooks in the final few hours to avoid panicky situations.”
“ The habit of making notes shall prove to be handy for the last minute. If you don’ t have your private notes, make sure you have glanced through all though bold texts and passages from your book. Divide a chapter into various slots and make the maximum number of questions out of each slot. Try to answer them all. If you don’ t have notes, this can be your last minute goto; if you have notes, it can be a great way to revise your lessons.”
Preeti Bhargav Ryan International School, Faridabad.
Read the chapters in advance. Keep dictionary by you so that you may write meanings of difficult words in advance. It saves time during the exams. Learn to think in English! Many students think in regional language / Hindi, they being the languages spoken primarily at home. This, automatically makes them convert‘ from Hindi / regional language to English, Thinking in English will help improve spoken as well as written English. Work in your grammar. It will help you improve your writing as well as verbal skills. Make sure that you use correct punctuation marks as and when required including capital and small letters. Understand the concepts and learn. English, as a language, cannot be mugged up. So understand the basics of literature as well as grammar.
EARLY BIRD OR A NIGHT OWL?
Again something that varies from student to another, figure out what time of the day( or night) can you work the best in. It is not always about hard work but also smart work. If you’ re at your peak and the right frame of mind, you are likely to get more work done. Most of us usually prefer working at late hours, but this can prove to be rather detrimental if you don’ t catch enough sleep the night before an exam. So even if you’ re a night owl, ensure that you wake up fresh and ready to take the world down!
WINSPIRE: Empowering youth | February, 2017