Revision

So my year 8 end of year tests are coming up. Yeah, I'm not too pleased but i still got to revise! Anyways, since i have to revision at the moment, i thought maybe some other people are too so i'm going to share my revision tips! This is the stuff that I've heard, tried/am trying that work but i'm not 100% sure it will work for everyone because everyone's different but i do hope it helps you.

1. Don't blow it off and say "oh i cant be bothered so I'll do it tomorrow" because there's a 99% chance you wont have time or will forget about it and not do it.

2. Turn your phone on silent with the screen facing the floor, this way you wont get distracted but you don't have to turn it off. You could also quickly search things up on the internet to help revise on your phone.

3. Get anything that you have to do out the way by doing it quickly otherwise that could stop you from working properly.

4. Decide what works best out of this list:

• Word Gaps
• Audio Players
• Games
• Reading 
• writing
• Questions

Most of these are pretty self explanatory but I'll explain them all just in case you didn't understand what any were.

Word Gaps - write out a passage of some writing of work, leave some words out, replacing them with gaps. then when you want to, fill out the gaps without looking at the original writing. I usually make this the night before my revision day and then complete them on my revision day.

Audio Players - lots of people like revising by listening, i personally dont because i get distracted really easily but some people find it works better for them. There are some audio things you can find on the internet (e.g. BBC Bitesize, MathsWatch) that will educate you through words, most of them have videos too.

Games - there are hundreds of games to revise with on websites like MyMaths and SumDog. These can help alot because you can get really in to it without realizing you're working.

Reading - Some people just like to read a passage of writing a few times and then its in their head, i cant do that most of the time but i can occasionally.

Writing - Some people can write out like a text book or some writing and they remember it, i cant do that either.

Questions - I think lots of people like to find questions from textbooks, the internet etc. and work them out to help revise and that works sometimes with me.

For me, I have to read through some writing in little bits and work out whats it means in my own way, so i'll put it in my own words in my head. Then, i'll either copy out the writing I've just read or put it in my own words. Then i have to read through my own writing again and do a few questions and maybe make a word gap.

5. Do what ever works for you for as long as you need (be honest with yourself, do you really think you've got it in your mind?) and then maybe move on to another subject.

6. Make sure you base everything around your exams. So don't revise for french the day before a maths exam and don't revise for your science test 2 weeks before it actually is.

This may seem like a lot of effort and maybe it is but trust me, it'll be worth it when you get great marks.
Good luck!

All my love and luck,
PinkLips xo