Tips to breeze through your examinations

The board examinations are nearing and I am sure many of you appearing for it might be busy giving the last touches to your preparations. Majority might be even coping up to finish the syllabus and one word of advice for them – Relax guys, you still got a lot of time, we all are there with you and we know you’ll rock this time.

Stress is a weird word, why would you be stressed for an examination? That’s because of the stupid manifestation of the board exams as something really important in life. Take my word friends, its nothing compared to the hardships what people face in life. And getting stressed for it, a little is fine and good for your preparation but don’t let it hamper your confidence.

Here are some tips apart from your preparation to keep yourself calm during this phase till your exams:

1. Eat whatever you like


Eat whatever you feel like!

Eat whatever you feel like!

People suggest eat green leafy veggies, this-that but come-on, students appearing for boards are not pregnant or suffering from Jaundice. Be normal, eat whatever you had till now, roti, burger anything you like!

If you were alive and de-stressed all the years eating normally, you would probably stay alive and healthy eating the same during this phase as well.

2. Change your sleeping pattern


Maintain a good sleep pattern

Maintain a good sleep pattern and sleep properly in beds, not on desks.

There is a high possibility that due to late night preparations, you’ll fiddle with your body clock. Make sure to revert to normal stage by the time exams arrive, that means sleep and rise early two weeks before the examination. Solve sample papers in the exact time of 10 to 1 to get the real feel of it and adjust your body to not feel tired during that time.



3. Stay motivated


Stay motivated no matter what

Stay motivated no matter what

If you are worried all the time that you’re lagging behind, you need to relax first. You are different than others and stop comparing yourself from others and their preparations.

There will be nerds who don’t go out nor bunk classes and the only social life they have is FACEBOOK! You are born to enjoy life, if you’re lagging behind on your preparation, its not because you’re slow but you’re giving more time to each topic which means you’re going to be stronger conceptually!


4. Forget your past results


Had a bad pre-board result? Why worry when you can learn from it and not repeat things in the actual examination. I myself scored 62 percent in my pre-boards but ended up with a 92 Percent in the final board exams.

I used my failure to build confidence. I said to myself "I’ll screw the paper no matter how hard it comes" and that is what I did, the days following the pre-boards made me stronger. My preparation was selective but I logically strategized to finish the remaining parts.

Remember what Aristotle once wisely said

Fear is the pain arising due to anticipation of evil

  • Aman Alam

    Hey guys, great page here. I was looking into the CBSE sample papers for physics and for some reason im finding them really tough. My physics preboards went well but im finding these sample papers to be even tougher. Is it legit and are the boards going to be tougher or is my brain acting up? Help. And how did you prepare for chem? Are the 5 days we are getting enough to revise all?

    • http://www.cbseguy.com/ CBSE Guy

      I too felt the same when i was preparing for my board examinations. The sample papers are generally a bit difficult compared to the paper you might get actually πŸ™‚

      The five days should suffice for the chemistry examination considering you’re done with your theory preparation. During that time you can start practicing all the mechanisms from organic chemistry and make sure you do them neatly so that your brain doesnt fiddle up the arrows in the last moment.

      Take one day entirely for inorganic and practice writing all the equations in each chapter. The more you write them on the paper, the more you remember them. Even if there’s a very difficult equation with hard to grasp balancing factors, just remember the compounds and write that in the examination without balancing them. If you get time in the end, try balancing them else leave them so.

      Physical chemistry is the easiest lot, if you’re good at calculations, you’ll sail through this easily πŸ™‚

      • Aman Alam

        How did you go about p block and df block ? Till now all iv done is memorise all random questions i could lay my hands on as the theory is really really hard to learn ?

        • SkimpyAlice

          pick up xam idea and write down the chptr once evn if u see n write..

    • anitta

      dis time phy is gonna b easyy..u bett…dont wryy stdy well with confidence..wrkout ncert questions..try 2 b vry wel wid d topics..conseptually go deep ..

  • Shino

    Well what if the theoretical preparation are not over..? I know all the topics conceptually.. But i hate studying the theoretical part.. The exams are so close.. What is your final word of advice..???

    • AISHWARYA

      DON’T BYHEART ANYTHIN………IF YOU KNOW EVERYTHING CONCEPTUALLY AND IF YOU CAN WRITE PROPER SENTENCES IN ENGLISH, THERE U GO….U DON’T HAVE TO STUDY ANYTHING AND CAN WRITE EVERYTHIN ON UR OWN…!!!

  • Shashank Gaurav

    During making posters/advertisment in English exam,do we hv 2 use pencil or pen?

    • sulaikha zakir

      i am not sure if can use a pencil,but you can you both blue and black pens for poster/ads.
      hope that helped πŸ™‚

  • http://twitter.com/N_Redheart Nadhir Basheerβ„’

    Hey, I saw this post kinda damn late. Will solving only the CBSE papers from 2007 do any good for physics?

  • http://www.facebook.com/janani.ramachandran.3 Janani Ramachandran

    I am sorry to be asking a question regarding chemistry cos I did not find the page for it. How important is balancing equations when it comes to organic chemistry… In terms of scoring marks. And how should one prepare for the theory questions in the first four lessons in organic chemistry. I hear from seniors that they are usually the same as asked in text book questions. Kindly guide me regarding this.

  • aasma ahmed

    hey its just 5 months to boards….n honestly i din’t know anything of physics neither f 11 nor f 12…..just passing somehow ….was a topper since std 6th to 10th……………right a way feeling suicidal …………help had a wrost f wrost result in 1st term

  • SkimpyAlice

    u knw sometimes ther’s a hurry to finish up topics abruptly cz of school xams n that depresses me since i beliv tht ech topic shd be conceptually clear.. what cn i do about those unfinshed chptrs? also i wanna knw how cn i tke out time for revision of 11th std..and the worst problem..? how do i manage my relationshp/.. i mean thr’s nvr enough time for bot of us after tutns nd school.. n thn thr r misunderstandings.. etc whc prevent me ffrm studng those days… πŸ™ help me
    ;(