You are fully prepared for your exam if you – take notes – followed up with study at home – revise – practiced the previous year's papers and now you are confident about taking the exam. But there are a few things you should do on the D-day of the exam to achieve the best possible exam results.
1) Turn up early for the exam.
2) Relax
3) Read all the instructions again even if you know most of them – there could be new instructions that you may not be aware of
4) Plan which ones you are going to attempt first
5) Start writing surely and with confidence
6) Answer as many questions as you can
7) Manage time effectively while attempting questions
8) Allot time for checking the paper again and again
9) In case you have more time after checking the paper you can attempt more questions that you are sure of the answer to.
10) Finally, analyze your performance.
Here are some tips to follow if you are underperforming your aptitude:
1) Accept the fact and denying only delays time
2) Adopt a positive attitude now to stay on course
3) Check the areas you are underperforming
4) Analyze your weak areas and allot more time to them
5) Talk to teachers and seek study tips
6) In class follow what is going on with utmost concentration
7) Take notes writing to the next level – write crisp notes, compare with friends, and review once the chapter is done
8) Ask if you need any clarifications
9) Allocate more time to studies – avoid other activities which consume your time
10) Improve your language skills to communicate in your answers better
11) Try memory improving techniques
12) Tomorrow never comes! Do not postpone!
13) Take the help of friends or a study group
14) Take tests regularly
15) Revise for longer even before you get your exam timetable
16) Take care of your health; sometimes health issues could reduce your grades
17) Refer to other sources for studying
18) Self-tests also help
19) Be cool on the day of the exam and do your best