Test Preparation

He who opens a school door, 
closes a prison
Victor Hugo
French

To do well on tests you must first learn the material,
and then review it before the test.
These are techniques to better understand your material:

Learning

• Take good notes in your class lectures and textbooks
  See the Guides on Taking notes in Lectures
  (and Taking notes from a textbook!)

• Review your notes soon after class/lecture

• Review notes briefly before the next class

• Schedule some time at the end of the week for a longer review

Reviewing

• Take good notes
  about as your teacher tells you what will be on the test

• Organize your notes, texts, and assignments
  according to what will be on the test

• Estimate the hours you'll need to review materials

• Draw up a schedule
  that blocks units of time and material

• Test yourself on the material

• Finish your studying the day before the exam

See also:  Emergency test preparation

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