"How I Prepare for an Examination"

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Hello friends,

I am here again to share another interesting contest hosted by @simonnwigwe. This has brought my memory back to those times when life was so easy, no responsibilities at all, when everything was so available, I remember my school days so vividly and I will share with you here how it feels to prepare and write examinations. I am always ready for exams, hahaha, but find out for yourself in my content.

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How do you prepare for an examination?

Wow! Examinations preparations was always easy for me but hard also in a way. Well, I start early to prepare for exams. I engage in a group reading with my friends back then in school. We share ourselves into 4 groups and we read after school each day, we ask questions and give examples. With this process, preparing for examinations was no longer hard, we only gather at our reading spot to revise. We start revisions 1 week before the examination period. I don't read alone and that group reading helped me so much because I always have it at the back of my mind that I will not have to fail any questions among my friends so I don't feel embraced, so this will make me be serious about my preparations.

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Do you have any trick that you have developed over time that works perfectly for you?

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I would say yes, because I have this system of jotting down important and strategic points down while am reading. It helps me understand better, during revision, I don't go back to read the full notes, I only read the summarized note and am good to go.

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When is your favorite time to study for an examination and why?

My favorite time to study was usually morning hours before assembly or after classes in the evening or better still at night, and I love listening cool music while reading. It gives me the sense of read more vibes. This periods, I don't need to fan myself due to heat because heat can distract someone. The environment is always cool and helps my brain generate more than in hot weather. I am someone that sweat so much, so I can't be sweating and feeling so comfortable.

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Do you feel scared when going in for exams?

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No I don't because I already had the confidence in me that I can truly deliver. Unless for a case where I didn't like the subject/course, or maybe the teacher or lecturer is someone who twist questions during exams, that alone will make me be scared because I wouldn't know what I am going to see.

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How have you been able to control or fight this feeling?

Well, most times I try to pray about the feeling, I zero my mind from seeing those reasons behind why I should be scared, through relaxing, reading more than getting scared. Since I've known the lecturer's personality, I prepare hard for the exams and kill the feelings.

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What advice do you have to give to those who still find it difficult to prepare for an exam?

If you are in this category, I will advice you pray first. Lay a foundation with prayer first and then go ahead with other plans. Studying immediately after class is a help method. When you pile it up till exams period, you will find it difficult to cover all. But when you start on time and early, you cover up all and still do revisions.

Just like I did, you can form a reading group with your peers and try to perform well, this pattern helped me so am sure it can also help you.

I invite @cryptokid @josepha @Princa