GRADE 9 GRADE 9

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Get Organized !Get Organized !

• Should have a binder for each course

• Organize course material– Dividers for each unit

• Notes• Assignments• Tests

Get Ready !Get Ready !

• Get all the materials you need together

Plan out your study Plan out your study time!time!

• Start early!

• Use your agenda to plan out your study time

• Don’t leave it to the last minute…cramming does not work

Create the perfect study Create the perfect study place!place!

• should be quiet, comfortable and free from distractions

Actively study!Actively study!

• Read, cover, and recite AND/OR

• Rewrite important facts/concepts in Q&A form on index cards (question on one side, answer on the back) AND/OR

• Photocopy pages from text to read, highlight, circle, underline key information AND/OR

• Record question, pause, then record answer …listen on iPod or computer (pause will give you time to answer before answer is given)

• Use a checklist to keep track of main concepts and what you need to concentrate on

• Use colour to help you remember different things; i,.e. units, vocabulary, formulas

Study smart…not hard!Study smart…not hard!

• Don’t study everything…study what you do not know

• Focus on the most important topics, key themes/concepts

• Once you've nailed down the important stuff, you can move onto the finer details

Take breaks!Take breaks!

• For every hour that you study, take about 15 minutes to do something mindless

• Will help to keep stress level down & give your brain a chance to process the info

Study Tips from Study Tips from StudentsStudents

• Ask questions, be specific about what you do not understand!…teachers, peers are more than willing to help

• Help others…when you explain it, you will understand it better yourself

• Anticipate the questions …make a practice test …or use ones from previous

Before the ExamBefore the Exam

• Get a good night’s rest

• Eat a good breakfast and/or lunch …your brain needs fuel

Exam Writing TipsExam Writing Tips

10 tips to help YOU

ace your exams!

1. Come prepared1. Come prepared

• If you have an IEP…USE the accommodations that you are entitled to

• Arrive early

• Full uniform

• Pens, pencils, eraser, white-out

• Calculator

• Ruler

2. Read the whole exam 2. Read the whole exam

• Make sure you understand the instructions• If you are given choices, plan which ones you

will answer• Figure out where the most marks are and budget

your time accordingly• While you are answering one question,

information about another may suddenly occur to you

• Jot it down somewhere because when you come to that question later, you may have forgotten

3. Read each question 3. Read each question carefullycarefully

• Underline key words

• What are you being asked to do?

• Is there more than 1 part to the question?

4. Don’t leave blanks4. Don’t leave blanks

• If you are short on time, use point form

• Pay attention to how much a question is worth…i.e. don’t put down 1 point for a 5 mark question

• If you write nothing, you can't receive any marks

5. Don’t spend too much 5. Don’t spend too much time on multiple choice ?stime on multiple choice ?s

• Cover the answers and work out your own before looking at the choices

• Read all the answers before making your choice

• Place an x beside the ones you know are incorrect

• If you can't answer the question come back to it later – can take a guess

6. Use all of your time

• Take the time to go over the exam and check your answers

• Do not change anything unless you are 100% sure it is wrong

• Use reverse calculations to check math questions