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- Use a stopwatch or timer to keep track of time during the exam. The time you have allotted for each question or section should be remembered. You can better control your pace and avoid devoting too much time to any one question by keeping track of the passing time visually.
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Apr 28, 2024 · Time management during exams allows you to allocate sufficient time to each subject, ensuring that you cover all the necessary topics. It helps you prioritize your tasks and focus on the most important areas, preventing cramming and last-minute panic.
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- Before The Exam
- In The Exam: Keeping on Top of Things
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1. Know what you’re up against before you go in
At school, I often felt like the teachers must think we were all incredibly dim, so often did they repeat phrases like ‘THREE QUESTIONS. You must answer THREE QUESTIONS. ONLY THREE! BUT NO LESS THAN THREE. Have you all got that?!’ Er… yeah! We’ve been going through past papers for three whole months.I think we all know by now how many questions we’ve got to answer… But I was wrong. In his History I.B. exam, a boy in my year who seemed to get top marks at everything he did only answered two qu...
2. Practise writing quickly
If you don’t do practice papers before an exam, you might be surprised at how difficult it is to write quickly and legibly. Messy handwriting is a very good way to annoy the person marking your paper before they’ve even started; but equally, you don’t want to undersell yourself by not finishing your answer. This might sound like overkill, but pens make a huge difference: I find I can scrawl a lot quicker with an ink pen than a biro, because I don’t have to press down on the page. Do a past pa...
3. Be realistic
Know before you go into the exam what sort of answers you can realistically write in the time you’ve got. If you’ve got 45 minutes for an essay question, does that mean you can fit in an introduction, three main points and a conclusion? Know the amount of detail and sophistication you’ve got time for. Don’t make the mistake of setting the scope of an answer too wide, and then not being able to finish it – something concise and complete will read much better than something broadly conceived an...
4. First: read every question carefully
In most exams these days, you’ll have to select to answer one or two from a range of questions. Before you leap in, take a deep breath and read every question carefully. Don’t skim-read, and don’t dismiss an option before thinking about it for at least a few seconds. Examiners have a nasty habit of dressing simple questions up in bewildering language: don’t miss a gem because it’s been confusingly-worded. Similarly, once you’ve chosen a question: MAKE SURE YOU READ IT PROPERLY. A bit like doi...
5. Divide your time up
Before an exam, when you’re double- and triple-checking how many and what sort of questions you’ve got to do, make a plan of how long you’re going to spend on each thing – and then make sure you stick to it. Students who do well in exams always know how they’re going to approach a paper, and how to portion out their time so that they don’t run out. How you structure your time will of course vary according to the way you work, and the sorts of questions you’ve got to answer. Start by working o...
6. Start with something you can really do
Some people like to launch straight into the hard stuff: to get a question they’ve been dreading out of the way, knocked on the head, leaving lots of time at the end to do everything else at a more leisurely pace. I like to start strong: with a favourite topic, or a question I know I can nail – doing something like that early, I find, makes me feel confident – I can do this. I also tend to leave the questions I’m dreading most until the end, and allot a little more time to attempt them: getti...
9. Ask for new scripts before you need them
If you’re a cramming-it-all-in, mad-hurry, writing-at-the-speed-of-light sort of person, it can be incredibly frustrating waiting for the invigilator to shuffle their way over to you with more paper. If you know you’re going to need more paper in a few minutes’ time, stick your hand up while you keep writing; not only will it save you precious minutes, but stop that feeling of panic when you think the invigilator, moving at a snail’s pace and seemingly almost blind, is nevergoing to notice yo...
10. Don’t leave early
The temptation to leave an exam early (especially if it’s your last one, or you’ve got another later on the same day) can be almost irresistible: freedom, and an escape from the palpable tension of the exam hall. But whatever you do, resist. Sit and re-read what you’ve written; double-check all of your answers; check your spelling and rewrite any illegible, hastily-scrawled words. Twenty minutes hanging about outside the exam room, waiting for your friends to finish, or in the library prepari...
Jul 21, 2024 · Time management is key to doing well in exams, yet nearly 88% of students find it hard. They struggle to balance study, fun, and self-care, often leaving things until the last minute. This guide offers useful advice on preparing for exams and managing study time to boost your confidence and skills. Choosing the right tools can greatly help.
Jun 14, 2023 · Use a stopwatch or timer to keep track of time during the exam. The time you have allotted for each question or section should be remembered. You can better control your pace and avoid devoting too much time to any one question by keeping track of the passing time visually.
Use a timer to keep track of each section; this can help you to allocate your time wisely during the actual exam experience. Start with untimed sessions to focus on question understanding. Transition to timed sessions to improve speed and accuracy.
The first step to effective exam time management is recognizing that time is a finite resource. It’s like a ticking clock on a timed chess match. Every second you spend ruminating about the task at hand is a second lost. Be proactive, not reactive. Plan, prioritize, and perform. You’ve got this!
Jan 6, 2020 · The timer is there to replicate the feeling of time pressure you may experience during an exam. The more used to that feeling you are, the less panic it will cause, and the less likely it is to slow you down on test day!
