We just finished our examinations a few days ago, and it was terrible preparing for it.

There were a few good examination preparation tips which we did for ourselves and it proved that it worked really well!

1. Make sure you have all required and necessary material with you.
   You are usually not allowed to borrow items such as pens, pencils, rulers or special equipment while in an examination.
2. Relax yourself and have a good night’s rest before the Examination.
   Turn in early for the night, wake up the next morning refreshed and have a good hearty breakfast.
3. Make a brief scan of the entire paper.
4. Decide which questions you wish to answer.
5. Plan your time wisely.
6. Draft a plan for the questions you wish to answer.
7. Quickly Jot down ideas as they come to you.
   Jot down information you have memorized quickly in regards to specific questions in case you experience a mental block or you decide to attempt the question later
8. Answer all questions.
   If you are short of time, answer in note form. Answers you give will be marked
9. Never leave the examination venue early
   If you still have some time left after you have completed the paper, go over your work, add information (e.g in the margin). Better be safe then sorry.
10. Do not spend too much time on multiple choice questions.
11. Cover the given answers and work the question out on your own.
    If you are still unable to come up with an answer, come back to it later or make an intelligent guess.
12. Never leave out an entire question.
13. Make time for every question. Every question is allocated only a certain number of marks. Do not waste too much time trying to perfect your answer on one specific question. Remember; make time for other questions too. If you leave out another question just to perfect an answer for one question, you will lose out a lot. If you wrote at least something on the question you left out, you may still be awarded at least some points.

Written by:  Jing Sheng at:  http://www.studentblogproject.com:80/exam-tips/exam-preparation-tips/