10 High School Study Tips for Students
The
Best Way to Get Ready for Your Exams
1.
Study Alone
Unless you've got a couple of friends who are super-serious about getting down to business, stay away from group study sessions because they tend to get off-topic pretty quickly. Save the social time till after you've handed in your test.
2.
Create Your Perfect Study Area
The place where you study should be quiet, comfortable and free
from distractions. Go to your room, close the door and kill as many
distractions as possible - like music, television, and even the internet and
your phone. If you don't have your own room that you can sneak away to,
consider studying at the library instead.
3. Get it All Out
Your
study materials, that is. Before you dig in, make sure you have all your books,
notes, study guides and writing utensils in front of you. Don't give yourself
another excuse to get up and rummage around.
4. Turn Your Notes
into Flash Cards
Now that you've got all your notes in front of you, open up a
pack of index cards. As you read through the important facts, rewrite
them in Q&A form on the cards. For instance: to study
historical facts, write the historical fact on one side of the card and the key
details on the other side. To study geometry formulas, right the name of
the formula on one side and the formula itself on the other side.
5. Snack Healthy While
You Study
If you want to
stay sharp while you study, stay away from junk food. Instead, snack on studying-friendly foods like dark leafy greens, whole grains,
peanut butter, milk and seafood. Feeling sluggish? Caffeine or
energy drinks won't help you in the long run. Get your energy boost
instead by eating a banana or an apple.
6.
Narrow it down
If you try to study every single thing your teacher's ever said,
you'll go crazy. Instead, focus on the most important topics. If you're not
sure what those are, read the study guide (if there is one), or ask your
classmates. Once you've nailed down the important stuff, if there's still time
left before the test, you can move onto the finer details.
7. Take a Break
Your brain can only take so much hard work at one time. For
every hour that you study, take about 15 minutes to do something mindless, like
taking a walk, listening to music or playing a computer game. (You can even
take a 15-minute nap, if you're confident you can wake yourself up at the end
of it.) It'll keep your stress level down and give your brain a chance to let
all that information sink in.
8. Put Yourself to the
Test
Once you've got your set of flash cards, test yourself with
them. If you don't trust yourself not to cheat, give the cards to your
parents and have them test you. Don't stop till you've made it through
the whole stack without any mistakes. And be sure to bring your flash
cards to school with you on the day of the test: you'll be amazed at how
much more you can retain if you run through the cards right before your teacher
hands out the test packet.
9.
Get Some Sleep
You might be tempted to pull an all-nighter, but if you do, you'll
only be hurting your chances of getting an A. Get a full 8 hours of sleep
so your brain is in good shape on test day.
10. Study All Semester
Long
It's tempting to hold off on studying till the last minute,
especially if you tell yourself that anything you try to memorize earlier on
won't really stay in your brain. That's not true. Take some time
throughout the semester to review all of your notes and re-read important
passages in your text book. It might seem tedious, but it'll really keep
all those facts in your brain on test day.
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