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It's time to revise!

It will soon be time to sit your exams - but before you do, it's important to revise. Watch this video to pick up six top tips for revising - and then test your understanding in our quiz.

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6 top tips for revising - Summary

1. Don't revise at the last minute

2. Rewrite your notes

3. Make a timetable

4. Revise different areas of language each day

5. Revise with classmates

6. Don't try to memorise everything

To do

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Your tips

Here are some general learning tips from Haridan in Malaysia - thanks for sending them in!

1. Attending every class. I never skip the classed.
2. Writing or Lecturing as much as I could, because while teachers or professors were explaining or lecturing about the subject I learned, i tried to write down everything as much as I could.
3. I never revised my lectures after finishing studying because I was lazy, but I would revise what I had learned before mid-term examination and final examination only.
4. I always listened to the teachers when they told us what the tests were relevant.
5. I revised, summarized and take notes, predict the test by myself.
6. I always taught my friends, before the test day exchanged and interacted what we had studied.
7. Question - Ask among us.
8. Be assure we understood it, because Understanding was more important than memorizing.
9. Relax, Exercise, Sleep early, Eat properly and Prepare for the test day.
10. Go to the test place before schedule at least 15 minutes, do not talk to anyone about the subject we were going to take a test.

Why we should not talk to anyone about the subject we are going to take a test? because it may cause us confused and lost confidence and after finishing taking a test, I never talk or complaint about the previous test, I always go home and prepare for the nest test. These 10 tips are just only surface that every student should do and do.

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