Exam Success Tips #5 – Exam Excellence

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Hi ,

Today you are going to discover to excel
on the day of your .

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EXAM SUCCESS TIPS
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When you learn ** to learn, you
yourself a most important gift.

It’s called:

GREATER FREEDOM

Learning ** to learn is so important.

This goes far beyond preparing yourself for
your exams, it’s about your life and your
personal freedom now and in your future.

When you learn ** to learn, you can
learn new and absorb knowledge more
quickly, enjoyably and effectively.

This creates more freedom in your life:

- Freedom to be more successful and
a better quality of living

- Freedom to be smarter and more intelligent
and create better solutions in the World

- Freedom to do the kinds of jobs you enjoy
and be better at doing them

- Freedom to be more creative, and create
better art, better music, better movies,
new ideas for the future

- Freedom to be more the kind of person you
want to be and live well – this means enjoying
life more, expressing yourself the way you
desire and surrounding yourself with more
of the people and things that make you happy.

I encourage you to powerfully decide to
become a better learner, however you achieve
this.

You’ll discover as you become a better learner,
it’s easier for you to do more of what you
want to do, to make more money, to get better
jobs, to visit the places you want and
the wonder life has to offer you.

Today’s are designed for written
exams…

(I’ll be covering what to do for oral and
practical exams in the next success tip)

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WRITTEN EXAM EXCELLENCE
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The first four Success Tips have shown you
to excellently yourself for your
exams.

Now it’s to make your preparation and
revision really count – and really be at your
best on the day of your .

So access your personal state of calm, confident
curiosity – and activate your imagination.

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EXAM PREPARATION
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You can yourself for your by:

- Doing your revision well, doing
really , knowing exactly what you
need to do to get results and be
ready to show the best of what you know.

- Gathering everything you need for your
the day before:

Pens, spare pens, pencils, rulers, erasers,
calculators, watches/stopwatches, bottles of
water and everything you are allowed to have
in the that will help you the best
.

In the 24 hours before the , make sure you
treat yourself really well:

- Get enough sleep
- Eat healthy foods
- Do some exercise

Plan to have everything ready the day before so
you can completely focus on giving awesome
in your .

It’s smart to know exactly *when* your is and
*where* it is on and double check the details.

By preparing well, you are preparing yourself
for more success.

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JUST BEFORE THE EXAM
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On the day of the , wake up, eat a light
breakfast and review your notes.

Aim to get to your a little early, with
everything you need.

Once you are there, re-access your state of calm,
confident curiosity and remind yourself of times
in your life when you did things really well.

Many people find it useful to really focus at
this point, and enter their personal zone or
flow state in which they perform at their best.

So really *concentrate* your mind.

It’s often helpful *not* to talk to other people
doing the just before. At the very least,
avoid people who are anxious and stressed, and
only talk to the people around you who help
reinforce your confidence.

It’s useful at this point to remind yourself
not to take exams too seriously, and while they
are important, in the grander scheme of things
they are a relatively small part of life.

By adopting this state of mind, and becoming
calmly focused and free of worry, you’ll be able
to better .

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WRITTEN EXAMS – IN THE EXAM
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As you walk into the , walk confidently.

Start by sitting comfortably and organise your
stationary. Take as much as you need.
It’s for you to demonstrate your knowledge
and skill.

When you sit down, feel your growing inner
confidence. Think thoughts to yourself like
“It’s to show off my knowledge”.

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EXAM SUCCESS TECHNIQUE
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Here is an excellent technique you can use
at the beginning of your , just after
you’ve sat down:

1) Begin by squeezing your thumb and finger
together to powerfully re-access your calm,
confident curiosity.

(You’ll notice , as you this
more, you get better)

2) Start by reading through all the
and as you read through each , squeeze
your thumb and finger together, triggering your
state of calm confidence and connecting this with
the way you think about answering your .

3) Once you’ve read through the whole paper,
and made yourself aware of the , close
your eyes for a few moments and breathe calmly
and deeply.

Tell yourself in your mind that as you count from
5 down to 1, your unconscious is going to
you to answer the excellently using the
best of everything you know.

Then count from 5 down to 1, really believing
this is going to work, breathing calmly and
slowly as you do.

When you reach 1, open your eyes and feel
the confidence.

You might even begin to notice really
ideas on to answer popping
into your mind.

4) Next (before you start writing) glance
through the paper once more and briefly think
through to answer the different
in your mind, without writing them down.

(By approaching your this way, your
mind can you to answer the
excellently, so by the you actually write
the answer down, your mind will have already
thought about to do it well)

5) Notice many marks each is
worth and to answer every
you are supposed to, spending more
on the that are worth the most.

Use your clock or stopwatch to help you
with this. Make sure it’s right.

5) Then, work through your , answering
each really well. As you read
through each , ask yourself:

“How can I a really excellent
answer to this ?”

“What do I have to do to get top marks in
this ?”

6) Aim to complete the entire with
some left over – so you can review your
and make them even better.

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br />WRITTEN EXAM ESSENTIALS
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There are some simple things that will help
you get marks:

- Understand ** to present your
and follow the guidelines provided.

(for example, in some exams, students are asked
to put for different on
separate pages / in separate answer booklets)

- Write clearly and neatly, so your writing
is easy to read.

- Use a clock or stopwatch and use your
intelligently – spend more on
that are worth more and make sure you don’t
spend too much on any one .

- If you need to go to the bathroom during
the , go when you need to – so your mind
is free to focus on helping you answer the
as much of the as possible

- Draw attention to the most important parts of
using colour, bullet points and titles.

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SMART ANSWERS
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In an , you usually have a limited amount
of to answer a lot of .

It’s *smart* to answer all your in
a way that gets you the most marks, quickly.

Think about different ways you can efficiently use
use your and demonstrate your knowledge
and .

Here are some suggestions:

- Using bullet points to in point
form where appropriate.

- Use simple diagrams that you can draw
quickly, when they are the best way you can
explain you know and understand something.
Label them correctly and refer to them in your
answer.

- Write down only what you need – for example
some people waste copying the entire
down, when they only need to write
down the answer.

- Base the way you answer your on
examples of the best you’ve seen.

- Leave space after each answer, so you can
add extra parts if you think of them
afterwards.

- Plan longer . Make sure they are
well structured – and divide up long areas of
text into neat paragraphs that convey what you
know (and your ability to express it) clearly.

- If you need to remember something, think about
you made it memorable for yourself and
what it’s connected to. It’s often useful
to remember where you were when you learned it,
or any thoughts connected with it. This will
help you re-access what you know.

- Divide your between different ,
spending more on the worth the
most.

- Unless your has negative marking,
(where a wrong answer leads to marks being
deducted) it’s a idea to write down
some kind of answer for every , even
if you’re not sure of the right answer.

So if you don’t know the right answer,
leave some space, write down a brief
answer, and to return to it afterwards
when you’ve answered the other well.

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Congratulations
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You’re integrating powerful techniques for
helping yourself become a better learner
and get better results in your exams.

Remember, the more you these
techniques, the better you will become.

Even if you aren’t taking exams immediately,
knowing these techniques now will help
you get better results in your future exams.


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