preparing to pass examinations study skills

Preparing to Pass Examinations

1)Why do students take exams?

2)How to prepare for exams?

3)How to take an exam?

4) Types of exams.

Objectives

What is the purpose of examinations?

Exams reflect how well you understand the course.

WHY TAKE

EXAMS ?

1. Exams make you study and review regularly

2. Exam results show where you need extra effort/work.

3. Exam results are used by teachers to help decide the final grade.

HOW TO PREPARE

FOR EXAMS ?

Physical Emotional Review

Physical Preparation

1. Avoid fatigue.2. Eat regularly.3. Get enough amount of sleep.4. Review briefly.

Emotional Preparation

1. Review. 2. Relax before the exam. 3. Don’t waste your energy by

worrying or arguing about small details or trying to memorize something at the last minute.

4. Be confident.

Review Preparation

1-PLAN YOUR TIME as early as possible.

A. Make a schedule. B. Have short review periods

Review Preparation

2. REVIEW BY DOING THE FOLLOWING: A. Look through your notes or underlined parts of the

textbook . B. Summarize the main facts. C. Organize the material into meaningful patterns and

relationships. D. Concentrate on what you are not sure of .

Review Preparation

2. TRY TO EXPECT THE KIND OF EXAM YOUR TEACHER WILL GIVE.

Practice different kinds of expected questions.

3. FINALLY TRY TO BRIEFLY REVIEW ALL THE MATERIAL THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM.

HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM?

HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM

1. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS Because: A. Directions might change from question to question.

B. Directions are important for objective questions.

HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM

2. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

Make sure you answer every question before you say “I’m done with the exam!”

HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM

3. WORK STEADILY BUT NOT WITH HASTE OR PRESSURE

Do not spend more than the suggested time on only one question.

HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM

4. WRITE LEGIBLY A. Write letters and numbers accurately. B. Draw diagrams clearly.

HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM

5. AFTER REVIEWING

A. Make sure you have written your full name

B. Make sure that each page is numbered C. Submit your paper

Types of Examinations

1. Objective exams:

A. True and false

e.g. There are five colors in a rainbow “ F”

B. Multiple choice

e.g. How many colors in a rainbow

a. 4 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9

C. Sentence completion

e.g. There are _____________ colors in a rainbow.

D. Matching

e.g.Vocabulary Definition

Hold on To end the call

Hang up To wait on the line

2. Standard Exams:

• A. TOEFL

• B. IELTS

• C. QIAS

• D. QUDORAT

Subjective (essay-type) exams:

• In these types of examinations, you are able to express your opinion freely.

Examples:

• A. Compare and contrast

• C. Discuss

• G. Illustrate

• I. Summarize