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Tips for writing exams- An exclusive interview with Dr. Sathish- 4-Jan-2010
As Plus two exams are fast approaching, the former Principal of DAV Boys Hr Secondary School, Gopalapurm, Chennai., Dr. Sathish provides some valuable tips to students for scoring high marks.
With whopping 27 years of experience as a Principal, Dr. Sathish, presently is the Senior Principal of RMK Group of Schools. He is a recipient of national best teacher award from the president.
It is possible for everyone to get 100 per cent, if they are determined, says Sathish giving his advices to plus two students.
It is important to study the right answer for all the questions. If you dont know the answer do not hesitate to approach the teacher to find out the right answer. Recollecting the answers of lessons are very important. It is also necessary to repeatedly revise the earlier studied lessons. Students should recall the lessons loudly in separate room, like a teacher, teaching the lessons aloud. Students should recollect the answers of difficult questions. Then only, it would be possible to answer difficult questions easily in the exams.
Students should learn to conduct self-examining tests. Conducting such similar self-tests would help the students to do extremely well in the school exams. It is not compulsory to have three-hour test, short duration tests would do good. Writing tests on difficult questions will help to easily remember the answers and write well in the exams. Students wanting to score 100 per cent in the exams should thoroughly study all the lessons.
Above all, it is important take care of your body and health during the time of exams. Eating good nutritious food is very important. Should not get distracted by watching movies, television programmes and loitering with friends. Things like this must be avoided to get good marks.
During examinations it is not necessary to have specific time to study, but it is important to sleep six hours. No one can sit continuously and study. Such long continuous hours of studying will not be much useful. It very important to take short break and then start studying. During this rest time, you can play some recreational games or even sleep, but do not loiter with friends.
Doubts related to studies can be clarified from the concern teacher. Should not hesitate to ask doubts from your teacher. It is necessary to immediately inform the teacher or parents about any personal problems or subject related problems and find out an appropriate solution.
It is inappropriate to study from the balcony or in the place where several guests visit and in front of the television, as concentrating would be very difficult and will be wasting the study time. A separate room in the house with good ventilation and adequate illumination would serve as the good place for learning. During examination time is very important to preserve all necessary books and notebooks. Even if one book or note book gets lost it going to be very difficult.
It is imperative to have definite plan to systematically study. Everyday should have a specific plan and target study, without which the entire studying process would be haphazard. Instead of studying the tough lessons or tough subjects latter, it is important to finish studying in the beginning itself, which would make you feel relived of some big burden.
Writing an exam with sickness will be very difficult. During exams the students must be composed to avoid unnecessary fear and anxiety, as there are lot of possibilities of getting sick. At the time of examination, students go through apprehensions that result in fever, dizziness, loss of appetite, vomiting, which can be easily avoided. Health should not get affected during examination days and it is good to approach a doctor if the health condition deteriorates further. Avoid being awake the previous night to do little more study due to fear of exams.
Eat moderately before sitting for studies avoid studying in an empty stomach. Eat nutritious and healthy food. While studying, always sit in an upright right posture and do not sit leaning or in a casual manner. Take a break for ten minutes and wash your face with cold water if you happen to be tired and sleepy after prolong studying. Divide the portion to study into small parts to make be easier to study. Writing in exams would be easy if science and diagrams can be learned through drawing, maths can be worked out, and some difficult answers can be written down.
