How To Pass Any Exam with Flying Colors: A Guide

Passing an exam with an average grade isn't a very difficult feat for most people. However, going far above the average requires you to be smart about your preparation methods.

Here's your guide to passing any exam with flying colors.

Person attempting the NYC Sanitation Exam

Find Out the Skills They Test For in the Exam

Every exam tests candidates for certain abilities, skills, and expertise. History exams test your knowledge of history, math exams assess your analytical skills, and DCAS Exams evaluate your natural cognitive abilities. Figuring out what skills you're being texted for allows you to better focus efforts so you don't end up wasting time developing skills you won't need. 

The skills and abilities evaluated in an exam are usually disclosed on the exam's official website. If not, you can always reach out to an instructor

Study/Practice in the Morning

Your brain processes visual, auditory, and other sensory information the entire time you're awake. The brain consumes about 20% of your total calories, which is disproportionately large for its size compared to the rest of the body. Like any organ, the brain tires out after overexertion. In fact, being sleep-deprived can make your brain as impaired as if you were drunk.

Early morning is the best time to prepare for your exam. Your brain can process information better in the morning than at later times. You can also retain information better in the morning.


Get Regular, Proper Sleep

If you don't go to bed on time and forcefully wake yourself up to prepare for the exam, it's not going to work. Restful sleep reverses all the stress that being awake causes on the body. Without proper sleep, you can't process or store information adequately, much like when you're sleep-deprived. Poor sleep also has long-term effects on the brain's ability to process information, which might hurt your performance on exam day.

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