iam basically very intelligent. in my school tests and assignments, i pass with good scores, but when it comes to exams, it gets tricky and i get low marks. not becoz i don't know it. the questions asked are simply off the topic. they ask something that i never even heard of. how can they expect i know it? how can i pass with exams, coz this is the most imp. thing for future...
2006-08-12 01:12:36 · 13 answers · asked by Seungyong W 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I think that you might consider being tested for ADD.
However, most questions that are asked on exams require you to critically answer them. There are many critical reading strategies that can help you become better prepared for these types of questions.
Go to http://www.criticalreading.com/. Good luck!
2006-08-12 01:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you're saying isn't possible. those who make the exams have no right to ask off the topic questions.
these are the possible reasons i can think of why you are finding the exam tricky:
1) you lack logical reasoning that you don't see the connection between the question and the topic
2) you do well on homeworks and other tests because you are only good at memorization not reasoning
3)you get too confident because of the high grades that you get that you don't study too well for the exams
my advice for you is that whenever your teacher is discussing, listen and remember what she/he is saying, do this while taking down notes, formulate your own theories, ideas, etc. and if possible, think about how you can apply it in different situations. and ask a lot of questions...sensible questions if you may.
2006-08-12 08:31:25 · answer #2 · answered by grimreaperinpink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a teacher in high school who would purposely put material on our final exams we had touched on, but not gone into depth about. The answers were in our assigned reading, but not in the review quizzes or tests. When asked why he did this, he told us it was his way of finding out who really read the assignments rather than just studying for the review tests, which he always helped us study for!
The best advice I can give is to study all of the material within the chapters so you will be better prepared for those obscure questions that may not have been fully answered during lectures.
2006-08-12 08:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by geniec67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adi, you sound like all my students! The best thing to do is get hold of past papers and read as many as you can. You can buy them, download them and your teachers should certainly be willing to give you some to look at to help you. The more you look at the better prepared you are, examiners can only ask a finite number of questions on a topic after you have looked at a few you see the patterns of popular topics emerging.
2006-08-12 08:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Pinkcherryblossom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that means u are not tricky enough. You must ask your seniors what kinda question they had when they faced that exams.
I think there is no off topic question. There is questions that should be answered correctly in order to pass the exams and there is additional questions that if you can answer it you have an extra bonus score but if you can't answer it, it won't overrule your score.
2006-08-12 08:40:11 · answer #5 · answered by tania_la_nina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try doing pass papers for each subject atleast 3 months before your exams so that you will get familiar with the type of questions they ask and you will be able to practice how to answer to the point.
2006-08-12 08:20:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple!!!
Get the informations that usually will go off topic...Check their pass years papers to check what your teachers have a high probablity in asking...
It's usually the same old trick unless they have a serious grudge in your year.
2006-08-12 08:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Rosso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be a Brave Man. Improve Confident In You.
I am sure this will help you.
Thanks
Rahul
2006-08-12 08:15:59 · answer #8 · answered by Rinku 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said you're very intelligent, then how come you can't figure it out yourself?
Intelligence is different from common sense and common sense is very common which is surprisingly lacking in most people.
NO OFFENSE MEANT!!!
2006-08-12 08:17:25 · answer #9 · answered by klay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say jst go with it,, when ur goin to research something, jst make sure u also get things around the topic as in .... for example if its trees get info on flowers n things around the subject
2006-08-12 08:43:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋