I didn’t do a 3/4 last year when should I start exam study?

[Coolgalbornin03Lo]

Start practise exams now? Start revision? I was planning to start going back over flash cards text book questions then maybe do 3 exams before the end of term? Maybe less for other subjects? I’m not sure I’m lost? Do I start in a month? I’m worried about finishing all the unit 3 exams if I did one per week starting now

[brothanathan]

Start practise exams now? Start revision? I was planning to start going back over flash cards text book questions then maybe do 3 exams before the end of term? Maybe less for other subjects? I’m not sure I’m lost? Do I start in a month? I’m worried about finishing all the unit 3 exams if I did one per week starting now

Preferably, you should be revising as you go. You can even do past exam questions that are relevant to the topic you're doing as you're learning it. In terms of doing a full exam paper, if there's topics you're currently confident in or have gone through quite a bit, you may want to make your own exam paper using questions from past exams or other sources that assess your knowledge of those topics. Don't be worried about finishing an x number of practice exams. Some of the reasons why people say that you have to do an x amount of practice exams is that it will give you in some ways a simulation of what it's like working through exam-type questions in exam conditions, more exposure to exam-type questions (which you can arguably achieve while studying the course content), establish a game-plan or test your ability to apply what you've learnt in stressful conditions. Which is why many complete practice exams as if it were the real thing.  On the whole, it helps many students to cope with exam stress and for people who enjoy doing exams to maybe not be over-excited.

[Lilyyyy]

I wouldn't worry too much about unit 3 exams for now, I think just focus on finishing the content, aiming to start U3&U4 exams by the end of term 3.