Test sitting Tips Help please. (1 Viewer)

[john1464]

Okay so in the last test I basically was doing well until one question which used up 1/4 of my time and I didn't even get it right and from then on the pressure of time caused the consecutive marks to suffer. I also tend to rush test due to a fear of not finishing. So what can I do to manage my time effectively and how much time should I allocate per mark?

 

[integral95]

Okay so in the last test I basically was doing well until one question which used up 1/4 of my time and I didn't even get it right and from then on the pressure of time caused the consecutive marks to suffer. I also tend to rush test due to a fear of not finishing. So what can I do to manage my time effectively and how much time should I allocate per mark?

If you ever encounter a tough question and you feel that it would potentially burn your time (e.g you were like" woah wth is this??") best to just leave it and attempt ALL the other questions that you're comfortable with before returning to that question (and the others that you had trouble with initially).

 

[john1464]

If you ever encounter a tough question and you feel that it would potentially burn your time (e.g you were like" woah wth is this??") best to just leave it and attempt ALL the other questions that you're comfortable with before returning to that question (and the others that you had trouble with initially).

Thanks but how much time should I allocate per mark in a 2 hour test?

 

[john1464]

Okay thank you

 

[turnerloos]

Not sure if you thought i was serious or not....... just making sure you realized i wasn't serious

i think he took you seriously...

 

[john1464]

Lol i know you weren't serious if you were that would mean i would be aiming to finish a 2 hour test in like 10 minutes ahah.

 

[Ambility]

HAHAHA..just the way you responded i was worried for a minute.....

And yeh, I have the same issue about finishing tests but only in MATHS....I have only finished 1 Math test since year 10... And that was my year 11 3 unit yearly exam....
Even though I haven't been finishing though I still averaged %90 in 2 unit yr 11 and %80 in 3 unit last year.

For any subject I suggest you just do questions and questions at home and force yourself to do it in less time period than you would have in exams...like if you find a random past exam and it says 55 minutes....try do it in 45 minutes

Yeah, through experimentation with past papers, I find that tests actually take me about 5%-10% less time to do it at home than it would take me to do it at school.

 

[Ambility]

past papers in preliminary! thats some dedication..

Yeah, thanks. I've got to get ahead before everyone else starts realising how serious this is.

 

[Ambility]

This. My studying is not driven by good marks, because I know that my marks in the preliminary course will be worth absolutely nothing for the rest of my life. My studying is driven by bad marks because I know the lessons I learn from the mistakes I make in the way I study are far more valuable than the lessons I learn in class. I believe this will be the way to achieve higher marks in the HSC.

Of course, it is also nice to see a good mark from an assignment / test. Thanks for the advice.