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Learning to learn (Units 11 and 12) Exam skills

How to revise

1 What are your techniques for revising before an exam? Read the list below and tick (✓)
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what you do.

1 Do you make a revision timetable? Yes No
2 Do you start revising plenty of time before the exam? Yes No

3 Do you work in periods of 25-30 minutes, then have a break? Yes No
4 Do you write things down on small cards or sticky notes and look at
them during the day? Yes No
5 Do you work with friends and exchange knowledge and ideas? Yes No
6 If you don’t understand something, do you ask your teacher? Yes No

7 Do you use mind maps and diagrams to help you remember things? Yes No
8 Do you use different styles of learning – say things out loud, use coloured
pens or pencils to remember important facts etc? Yes No

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1 Now, write down the date you are going to start revising and make a revision timetable
like this one:

Revision Timetable
get organised fi nd somewhere quiet

give yourself rewards draw mind maps take regular breaks

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

think positively get plenty of sleep use visual imagery

eat healthily
Name ___________________

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1 Find a friend or group of friends to work with and organise your work space. Good luck!Find a friend or group of friends to work with and organise your work space. Good luck!

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