HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE MATRIC EXAMS

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE MATRIC EXAMS

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The Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) provides matric students with some great resources to guide them through their matric year. You’ll find tips for success, study guides, past papers and more. The matric support website provides advice on preparing for the exams, planning your study time, what to cover in each subject and advice from those who excelled in the previous year’s exams.

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PRACTICE MATRIC PAST PAPERS

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TIPS AND TRICKS TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE MATRIC EXAMS

Preparation is key

• Draw up a special study schedule.
• Study in 50-minute blocks, with 10-minute breaks.
• Select fixed study-times for 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, evenings.
• Pick a place where you’re most productive at. 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 work space and good lighting.
• If you work well with others you can arrange with a friend to be your study mate.
• How do you best remember information? Seeing, hearing or through action? People have different preferred learning styles, 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 answer the rest of the paper.