SHORT TERM PREPARATION

If you have prepared and revised well during the year your short-term preparation will be much easier. It should consist of constantly revising important points, not learning new material.

By this time you should know what form the exam will take - essay, multiple choice, short paragraph answers, one word or one-line answers or a combination of any of these. If you don't know ask your teachers. You should also know approximately how many questions to expect and if you have a choice of what you answer, how many questions you must answer.

Using old exam papers: Old exam papers give a good indication as to the format of the exam. Your short-term preparation should include practising old exam papers under exam conditions.

Studying old exam papers will also give you an idea of which questions are asked most frequently. It makes good sense to study these topics, as it is likely they will be asked again. Sometimes it is helpful to pretend you are the examiner and ask yourself what questions you would set.

Using summaries: To practice for essay type questions it is useful to memorise a summary then expand it into an essay (without looking at the summary) then condense your essay back into a summary. Check this against your original summary to see if you have forgotten any important points. This is much better than memorising an essay because you can change your essay to suit the question asked. Careers, Counselling & Pathways Service ph: 4923 7365 www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au/services/counselling