Whats the best way to revise?

**aamirsaab** · 01-05-2005

asalam brothers and sisters.
as u all know we have exams at the start of next week. inshalla we will all pass. but heere are a few revision tips that may help - if they dont thne fine they dont

1) revise loads - the exams are important not ur tv :P
2) structure ur day so u have time for everything - 2 hours minimum revision a day - even if u have good technique it is always best 2 do more.
3) have a break as well - if u do too much at a time then ull probably get a head ache - a reall nasty one too.
4) on the weekdays/schooldays it is hard 2 do revision after a hard days work - but it'll pay off big time - sacrifices have 2 be made if u want to get anywhere in life.
5) if u have an exam the next day after just having had one then revise for it - if u need 2 memeorise definitions the best way is to ask a friend or family member to ask YOU the word and U define it.
6) use past papers - get a feel for the exam before hand so that u dont go in nervous. past papers reduce stress in the real exam so do try and do them
7) eat ur dinner

- make time for ur eating - revise in and out. before u got to bed etc. if ur doing business studies then u will know that u can pass it just on defiinitions.
8)once ur exams are done u can relax and chill for a few days. ur teachers wont go too hard on u the day after an exam - e.g they wont overwhelm u with work.

k now i gotta go lesson but ill b back and finish this laters.
asalam to all.

**Sister_6038** · 04-02-2006

firstly prepare yourself mentally
secondly organise yourself
then get to it
different people revise in different ways find the way that suit you best
personally i find that writing notes and doing my revision in small bites helps
i do forty mins of work and take twenty min breaks
i kno the breaks seem long but its better then losing my attention span and gettin about ten mins of work done
and keep with it
one key thing to remember is dnt forget Allah...seriously i find that keeping a page of duas nearby when im revising helps so much
inshaAllah i will get hold of them and post them if that helps

**08101990** · 04-05-2006

oh mashAllah, i've NEVER suffered stress for exams. or thought i won't know the answer. OR not been able to finish in time. or failed.

Allah is Great.

**AnonymousPoster** · 01-09-2007

Yeah, stupid question. But what exactly is the proper way to revise? I cannot do it, as much as i try, I get so bored and give up! Ive tried about everything! If i do learn something, after a few days it goes, or it goes a few hours later!!!!

**Sabbir_1** · 01-09-2007

first thing spend less time on internet... internet is one big time waster....

if u aint motivated than u aint gonna be bothered to revise.. motivate urself..

after a few days it goes, or it goes a few hours later!

How many times do u go over ur notes, keep going through them.. it aint gonna stick in ur head just by reading it once. keep going through it.

**Ashley** · 01-09-2007

Originally Posted by Anonymous Tester

Yeah, stupid question. But what exactly is the proper way to revise? I cannot do it, as much as i try, I get so bored and give up! Ive tried about everything! If i do learn something, after a few days it goes, or it goes a few hours later!!!!

oh wow sis ur soo like me i cant bring my self to revise today i had science exam and da other night i didnt revise much god did i regret it argfhh
but the thing is i cant do anyfink abouh it ,i get soo bored n drift of to sleep!!

**strider** · 01-09-2007

Assalamu alaikum

There is no 'one size fits all' type of technique. But some things which must be remembered universally are to be thorough and also committed to do well. You have it in your power to choose between failing and passing. So what is it that we want? InshaAllah, it will be the latter!

Right, for some tips (that work for me, inshaAllah they wil work for you too):
- Start early. Don't be a last minute crammer, especially if you do have a lot of material to absorb.

-Make a timetable, and stick to it! You have to be dedicated to doing well, to perform to your full potential!

-Don't be a parrot! Understand what you are learning, don't just memorise line after line mindlessly. You are more likely to forget information which carries no meaning to you. Make sense of what a theory or model is about, even put it into your own words. If you had to explain the same thing to a person who knew nothing on the subject, would you be able to do so?

-Revise in chunks. You are more likely to remember it for longer.

-If colour and pictures help you, then make cue cards.

-Maybe you are a person who makes up words to remember something else. Such as Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain = full spectrum.

-Don't give up! Somethings maybe difficult, but don't give up. If you can't make any sense of it, ask a teacher- it's what they are there for!

- Maintain a healthy diet. Don't skip breakfast.

-Get enough rest.

-Don't abandon your religious obligations.

**lolwatever** · 01-10-2007

Originally Posted by Anonymous Tester

Yeah, stupid question. But what exactly is the proper way to revise? I cannot do it, as much as i try, I get so bored and give up! Ive tried about everything! If i do learn something, after a few days it goes, or it goes a few hours later!!!!

Because you only read without doing nethign else and endup falling asleep/gettin gbored.

First of all... wat subject u doing? if its physics/eco/chem sorta thing... read, write notes at the end of every point, re-summarise your notes, do excercises.

And after you finish the chapter, do a topic test (use the topic test ur teacher gives as the test), and after you finish syllabus, do practise exams under exam conditions.

That way you wont get bored... also aim to study in big solid blocks inshalah. And vary the stuff you study.... don't try studying chemistry for 3 weeks in a row. coz you'll die... try studying 3 hours of chem.. 2 hours of physics and 2.5 of math on the same day for example...

allt he best!!

**lolwatever** · 01-10-2007

btw if its math.. write up formula notes with examples under each subtitle... its hard 2xplain wat i mean... if you want examples perhaps pm me if you're willin 2 reveal identity

andd... after u write up notes, the only way to be good at it is to do many many many probelms.. n once u master them, then you can start doing exam papers under xam conditiosn (or mock tests from itnernet or watever..)

and when stuck.. go back to basics

if lit... dont know dont care

salams

**jasmine_c** · 01-11-2007

You revise different ways for each subject but I know for Maths (if yo have a revision book) you think of the topic you're gonna do, write down everything you already know without looking at the page, turn to it an write down any other important information you missed. Then turn the piece of paper over and write down everything you wrote down from memory and check you've wrote everything. Then you answer the questions if there are any. By the way you're only supposed to do about 30mins or an hour with breaks every 15mins or something. Hope that helps

**seeker_of_ilm** · 01-11-2007

I probably have one of the worst techniques. I cram a day or two before the exam lol. i.e. just now, I have a maths exam tomorrow, and I've started today.