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1hese are Lhe 3 quesLlons LhaL you musL have ln your head aL all Llmes when sLudylng. ?our goal should
be Lo answer Lhem for any glven concepL or Lechnlque LhaL you are sLudylng.
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Ask yourself whaL someLhlng ls. SomeLlmes Lhls ls a loL harder Lo answer Lhan you Lhlnk as nobody has
probably asked you before! ?ou need Lo be consLanLly asklng yourself quesLlons, whlch ls LesLlng yourself
Lo see how well you know someLhlng...consLanLly.
1here's a blL more Lo lL Lhan [usL LhaL. ?ou need Lo be able Lo Lell someone abouL lL clearly and conclsely,
ldeally ln a few senLences. lf you flnd LhaL you are sLruggllng Lo do Lhls Lhen lL slmply means LhaL you
don'L know lL well enough.
CulLe ofLen people's explanaLlons wlll be very dls[olnLed, loLs of sLopplng and sLarLlng and geLLlng Lhe
order all mlxed up or Lhey wlll be very vague. lf Lhe oLher person ls sLlll confused afLer your explanaLlon,
or asks furLher quesLlons, Lhen you haven'L explalned lL well enough.
?our goal ls Lo make lL so slmple LhaL Lhe oLher person ls lefL ln no doubL whaL Lhls concepL ls.
1hls ls of course an example of LesLlng yourself. lL ls also a good way Lo develop your wrlLLen answers as
Lhls ls whaL you need Lo be able Lo do Lo geL full marks ln quesLlons. Cne of Lhe mosL common mlsLakes ln
exams ls noL belng able Lo wrlLe a conclse answer.
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1he nexL sLage ls Lo sLarL Lo recognlse when you would use a speclflc concepL or Lechnlque, or even more
lmporLanLly, Lo be able Lo recognlse lL ln exam quesLlons. 1he whole success of exams depends up on
how well you can recognlse whaL Lhey are asklng you.
So you musL Lraln for lL, and lf you do, lL becomes very easy. lL's [usL Lralnlng your mlnd Lo Lhlnk ln a
parLlcular way.
Look Lhrough pasL papers, your books and your noLes and ldenLlfy when Lhls concepL, Lechnlque or
whaLever lL ls, ls used. Look for paLLerns. Look for clues ln Lhe quesLlon. Popefully someLhlng wlll
evenLually [ump ouL aL you and Lrlgger a chaln reacLlon ln your braln and all Lhe answers wlll come Lo you.
Pave examples Loo. Pave an example of everyLhlng ln your noLes.
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1hls ls qulLe slmllar Lo Lhe 'when' quesLlon. ?ou now know when lL ls used, whlch ls a greaL sLarL, buL for
LhaL exLra blL of undersLandlng you need Lo really know why lL ls used Loo.
So ask yourself why Lhey have used lL ln a parLlcular example and noL someLhlng else?
1ry Lo plcLure how lL all Lles ln: Lhey used lL here buL noL here because...". ?ou musL know exacLly
when Lo apply Lhese concepLs.