How would you like to know the questions on your next test? Do you think that would help you get a good grade? You bet it would!
One way to ace your next test or exam is to use the strategies that "test psychics" use to accurately predict the exact questions on their next test or exam. The good news is that anyone can do it and there's no reason you shouldn't be doing it already!
Part 1 - Focus On What Is Important
First of all, you need to actually focus in on what you believe will be the most important information to know for the test. There will be several sources of information that will be used to create test questions (obviously the questions won't be made up from thin air - or so you'll be hoping!).
We won't make you figure this out alone. Take a look at this list of likely sources:
1. Any chapters or areas of the text that have been looked at extensively during class time will no doubt be on the test. Conversely, anything you covered very quickly during class should be ignored.
2. If you are given worksheets or homework tasks that are not covered in your text this may be a clue about the importance the teacher places on the topic.
3. Class time is spent only on the most important and relevant topics. Full stop. Exclamation point! Teachers do not spend time on topics that won't be covered on your assessments so take note of those chapters or areas that are most focused on during class time - and ditch the rest!
Part 2 - Become Best Friends Forever With The Teacher (Not Literally)
Try to develop some sort of working relationship with the teacher if you can - they are here to help you remember?
1. Clearly, one of the easiest ways to find out what may be on your next test or exam is to simply ask your teacher. You can guide the direction of the conversation by telling them which chapters or areas you are going to focus your study on and see what reaction you get. Teachers will often give you little hints and pointers so be very aware of what they say to you.
2. Find out what format the test will be in and allocate your study time based on that. A long answer test means you need to understand the broad details and to be ready to write - a lot. A short answer test means you need to know all the facts, figures and specific details of who, what, where and when.
3. Get hold of past tests or exams. These are usually invaluable resources - not simply because they show you how hard or easy past tests may have been - but also because they show you the format and structure that have been used in the past and what areas the teachers have focused on. Bonus tip: you don't always need to fall into the trap of going through each question on past test papers, just use them as a guide because it's extremely unlikely the questions on your test will be the same as past tests.
Part 3 - Plan Ahead
1. Create a specific area in your workbook or have a set of notes that you use for listing possible test and exam questions. Every time you hear or see something that you believe may be on the next assessment simply jot it down. This means that you will have created a list of thoughts and ideas that you will be able to easily look over at a later time - often this will contain topics you had forgotten about!
2. Highlight or underline (in pencil if needs be) information in your textbooks that you are pretty almost fairly 100% certain will be tested later. That way, when you skim through your textbook at a later time the most important information has already been identified. This should be done in addition to a mind mapping strategy.
3. Get a group of "class geniuses" together and create a study group. Generally, it's best to avoid having your friends in your study group because you won't focus very well and will probably spend the whole time mucking around. If you all contribute to the group and use your time wisely a study group will really assist you. Why? Well study groups allow you to leverage of each other's notes and ideas. You know what they say - two heads are better than one!
Predicting what will be on your next test will be incredibly easy if you put these practices into place. Becoming a test psychic is easy once you know what to do. So hop to it!
One way to ace your next test or exam is to use the strategies that "test psychics" use to accurately predict the exact questions on their next test or exam. The good news is that anyone can do it and there's no reason you shouldn't be doing it already!
Part 1 - Focus On What Is Important
First of all, you need to actually focus in on what you believe will be the most important information to know for the test. There will be several sources of information that will be used to create test questions (obviously the questions won't be made up from thin air - or so you'll be hoping!).
We won't make you figure this out alone. Take a look at this list of likely sources:
1. Any chapters or areas of the text that have been looked at extensively during class time will no doubt be on the test. Conversely, anything you covered very quickly during class should be ignored.
2. If you are given worksheets or homework tasks that are not covered in your text this may be a clue about the importance the teacher places on the topic.
3. Class time is spent only on the most important and relevant topics. Full stop. Exclamation point! Teachers do not spend time on topics that won't be covered on your assessments so take note of those chapters or areas that are most focused on during class time - and ditch the rest!
Part 2 - Become Best Friends Forever With The Teacher (Not Literally)
Try to develop some sort of working relationship with the teacher if you can - they are here to help you remember?
1. Clearly, one of the easiest ways to find out what may be on your next test or exam is to simply ask your teacher. You can guide the direction of the conversation by telling them which chapters or areas you are going to focus your study on and see what reaction you get. Teachers will often give you little hints and pointers so be very aware of what they say to you.
2. Find out what format the test will be in and allocate your study time based on that. A long answer test means you need to understand the broad details and to be ready to write - a lot. A short answer test means you need to know all the facts, figures and specific details of who, what, where and when.
3. Get hold of past tests or exams. These are usually invaluable resources - not simply because they show you how hard or easy past tests may have been - but also because they show you the format and structure that have been used in the past and what areas the teachers have focused on. Bonus tip: you don't always need to fall into the trap of going through each question on past test papers, just use them as a guide because it's extremely unlikely the questions on your test will be the same as past tests.
Part 3 - Plan Ahead
1. Create a specific area in your workbook or have a set of notes that you use for listing possible test and exam questions. Every time you hear or see something that you believe may be on the next assessment simply jot it down. This means that you will have created a list of thoughts and ideas that you will be able to easily look over at a later time - often this will contain topics you had forgotten about!
2. Highlight or underline (in pencil if needs be) information in your textbooks that you are pretty almost fairly 100% certain will be tested later. That way, when you skim through your textbook at a later time the most important information has already been identified. This should be done in addition to a mind mapping strategy.
3. Get a group of "class geniuses" together and create a study group. Generally, it's best to avoid having your friends in your study group because you won't focus very well and will probably spend the whole time mucking around. If you all contribute to the group and use your time wisely a study group will really assist you. Why? Well study groups allow you to leverage of each other's notes and ideas. You know what they say - two heads are better than one!
Predicting what will be on your next test will be incredibly easy if you put these practices into place. Becoming a test psychic is easy once you know what to do. So hop to it!
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