Exam Preparation Workshop

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Exam Preparation Workshop
Global Leadership Program Year One
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Exam Preparation Workshop

• During the Course
• Preparing to Study
• Studying Process
• During the Exam

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Note Taking

• During the course
• Dates
• Highlighted concepts
• Reviews for tests
• Near the end of the course
• Ensure completeness
• Clarify concepts
• After the course
• Do you know the exam format?

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Time Space

• Know your exam schedule
• Prepare a physical space (desk, materials, no
  distractions)
• Relax (food, music, temperature, comfort level)
• Set aside blocks of time
• Take breaks
• Spread it out over time

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Studying

• Study alone first
• Seek assistance to clarify items from teachers,
  classmates, or others
• Work together with classmates or former students
  of the course

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Reviewing Information

• Your own notes
• Tests
• Assignments
• Handouts
• Textbook
• Other?
• Were any hints given?

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Making Study Notes

• Extracting key material

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Tips Tricks

• Review notes
• Acronyms
• e.g., HOMES
• Associational words or concepts
• Recitation
• Quizzing
• Re-testing

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During the Exam in General

• Stay calm, read everything, and note the time(s)
  allotted
• Types of questions
• Multiple choice
• Fill in the blank
• Diagrams
• Reading passages
• Short answer
• Long answer
• Attempt all questions

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Multiple Choice Questions

• Teachers favourite format of question during
  exams
• Answer the question before looking at options
• Read all options
• Circle your answer
• OR
• 3. Eliminate impossibles (logical conclusion)

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Fill in the Blank Questions

• Word list?
• Textbook wording?
• Use the most appropriate word (not just one that
  fits!)

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Diagrams or Maps Questions

• Read the question first
• Locate your answer if youre familiar with it
• OR
• 2. Read the title, labels, or legend and look
  for the answer

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Questions with Readings

• Read the question(s) first
• Do not rely on previous knowledge the answer
  will be in the passage
• Re-read the passage to verify your answer

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Short Answer Questions

• Point form?
• Comparison chart?
• Short paragraph?

• one item
• two items
• three items
• four

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Long Answer Questions

• Often looking for structure as well as content
• Introduction
• Details
• Conclusion
• Make key concepts obvious or obvious (or some
  other method!)

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After the Exam

• Keep your notes for awhile especially your
  review notes! Perhaps courses later in high
  school or even in post-secondary schools will
  require you to look back

Celebrate!
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Questions?