When you are preparing for your Matric final exams there is no substitute for working through your text books and completing all the work in the syllabus.

To make sure you don’t get caught out in the final exams you do need to have a good working knowledge of all areas of the syllabus. If you don’t complete the full range of content covered in the syllabus you might get caught out with a question the final exam on a topic you have not covered.

Then once you have worked through all the content, the next step is to familiar with the type of questions that are likely to be asked and the way that you should be answering them.

The best way to do this is with past exam papers. You can download the past papers from the Careers Portal website and then work through them.

Tips and Tricks To Help Prepare For The Matric Exams

Preparation is key

• Draw up a unique study schedule.
• Study in 50-minute blocks, with 10-minute breaks.
• Select fixed study times every day, including a time slot over weekends.
• Use the school holidays wisely.
• Study for at least 3 hours a day during holidays.
• Practice study skills and strategies regularly to ensure they become study habits.
• Break up topics into manageable sections.

Design a plan

• Decide when you work best, for instance, early morning, afternoons, or evenings.
• Pick a place where you’re most productive. This can be at home, at the library, or at school.
• Select a study area where you can work undisturbed. Set up a place to study with a table, chair, uncluttered workspace, and good lighting.
• If you work well with others, you can arrange for a friend to be your study mate.
• How do you best remember information? Seeing, hearing, or through action? People have different preferred learning styles, so it’s best to use them all.
• Make your studying active by using study methods, writing, drawing, summarizing, chanting, or teaching your study buddy.
• Concentrate fully and try not to allow your mind to wander. This improves with practice.
• Avoid last-minute cramming.

On exam day

• Arrive early and ready to begin.
• Read and understand the exam instructions.
• Preview the question paper and allocate your writing time appropriately.
• Tackle each question systematically.
• Write down something for every question.
• Set out your answers clearly.
• If you feel you’re unable to answer a question, don’t panic and allow anxiety to affect how you respond the rest of the paper.

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