Lesson 12 Are you the paragon of preparation or rubbish at revision? A quiz to look at areas to change
Answer YES OR NO
1. Do you find out from teachers what parts of the syllabus are to be covered in the exam?
2. Do you find out from teachers the form of the exam (number of questions, length of time of exam, form of questions e.g. essay, short answer, case study)?
3. Do you always attend the last class before the exam?
4. Do you prepare a list of topics that will be covered for each examination?
5. Do you organise notes from text books, class notes and tutorial notes in to topic themes?
6. Do you get examples of past papers and questions?
7 Do you set goals for what you want to do each time you sit down to revise?
8 Do you make a revision time table?
9 Do you set aside enough time to prepare for exams?
10 Do you develop a revision plan over a number of days?
11 Do you say the ways you will study such as model questions, preparing topic cards, refining notes, self testing in each of your study sessions?
12 Do you stick to your revision plan?
13 Do you change your revision plan if necessary?
14 Do you chose a quiet place in which to revise?
15 Do you revise in study groups?
16 Do you ask other people to test your knowledge e.g. study groups, parents?
17 Do you use other ways of revising as well as just reading through notes and textbooks and rewriting notes to revise for exams?
18 Do you look at your mistakes on past exams and essays and get material to correct them?
19 Do you write questions to answer while revising?
20 Do you practise writing answers to model questions or past papers?
Scores
0 – 2 You are rubbish at revision! Look at some of the ideas from your classmates and during the class. Set goals to do some of them for the next exam. Build up to all of them by the time you take your mock A levels.
2 – 10 You could be better prepared for exams. Try to put into practice two new ideas for your next exam and set a goal for yourself that you will do all of them by Year 2.
10 – 15 You prepare for exams well but may be missing a vital area such as self testing, planning or finding out what needs to be covered. Check your answers for the gaps and set a goalsl to fill those gaps and become a paragon of preparation.
16 – 19 You have nearly all the techniques for exam preparation in place, well done! Look at ways you might improve and make a plan to start doing them for the next exam.
20 You are the paragon of preparation! Make sure this is followed up with excellence in exam technique so as not to waste the hard work.
1. Do you find out from teachers what parts of the syllabus are to be covered in the exam?
2. Do you find out from teachers the form of the exam (number of questions, length of time of exam, form of questions e.g. essay, short answer, case study)?
3. Do you always attend the last class before the exam?
4. Do you prepare a list of topics that will be covered for each examination?
5. Do you organise notes from text books, class notes and tutorial notes in to topic themes?
6. Do you get examples of past papers and questions?
7 Do you set goals for what you want to do each time you sit down to revise?
8 Do you make a revision time table?
9 Do you set aside enough time to prepare for exams?
10 Do you develop a revision plan over a number of days?
11 Do you say the ways you will study such as model questions, preparing topic cards, refining notes, self testing in each of your study sessions?
12 Do you stick to your revision plan?
13 Do you change your revision plan if necessary?
14 Do you chose a quiet place in which to revise?
15 Do you revise in study groups?
16 Do you ask other people to test your knowledge e.g. study groups, parents?
17 Do you use other ways of revising as well as just reading through notes and textbooks and rewriting notes to revise for exams?
18 Do you look at your mistakes on past exams and essays and get material to correct them?
19 Do you write questions to answer while revising?
20 Do you practise writing answers to model questions or past papers?
Scores
0 – 2 You are rubbish at revision! Look at some of the ideas from your classmates and during the class. Set goals to do some of them for the next exam. Build up to all of them by the time you take your mock A levels.
2 – 10 You could be better prepared for exams. Try to put into practice two new ideas for your next exam and set a goal for yourself that you will do all of them by Year 2.
10 – 15 You prepare for exams well but may be missing a vital area such as self testing, planning or finding out what needs to be covered. Check your answers for the gaps and set a goalsl to fill those gaps and become a paragon of preparation.
16 – 19 You have nearly all the techniques for exam preparation in place, well done! Look at ways you might improve and make a plan to start doing them for the next exam.
20 You are the paragon of preparation! Make sure this is followed up with excellence in exam technique so as not to waste the hard work.
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