This document provides study tips and advice for students. It begins with two Bible verses about wisdom and increasing in wisdom with age. It then notes statistics about children out of school worldwide and in India. Common issues students face are listed, along with a formula for success involving trust in God and hard work. Specific study tips are then outlined, including attending class regularly, keeping a study area neat, avoiding distractions, and managing time. Exam preparation advice is also provided such as making a study plan, practicing model exams, and maintaining focus on the day of the exam. The importance of prayer and trusting in God are emphasized throughout.

1. Dr. Shaji Johnson
Thiruvananthapuram
shaji.jjohnson@gmail.com
9895123377

3. “How much better to get wisdom than gold !
To get understanding is be chosen rather
than silver”.
(Proverbs 16:16)

4. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in
favour with God and man.
(Luke 2:52)

5. 264 million children/youths
(6-17yrs) are out of school
worldwide (UNESCO, 2017).
8.15 million children (6-13yr)
in India
Only 10% of students have
access to higher education in
India.

8. Some Common Issues
Related to Students

9. No interest in studies

10. Getting sleepy

11. Can’t concentrate in studies

13. Killer Funs!!!!!!

14. A Unique Formula
Trust in the Lord + Hard work = Success in studies
“Learning is painful, but difficult things
are always beautiful”
‘Study your best’

17. Hard Work
Top Ten Tips
1. Attend classes
regularly

18. 2. Pay perfect attention in the class
“Attention is
the mother of
memory”

19. Ask your teacher for additional help
Be active…

20. 3. Keep your study room neat and attractive

21. ‘Cleanliness is next to godliness’

22. You can
remember
50% of
things by
hearing
You can
remember
70% of
things by
seeing
You can
remember
90% of
things by
doing

23. 1.Patterns: An excellent way to remember
a large number is to look for patterns.
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Example:
Add 5, then add 2, repeat.

24. 2. Alphabetize: An excellent way to
remember a large group of words is to
look for patterns.
M5 A3 HUT GK J-2 SNOW RB PC -1

25. A –Andra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
B- Bihar
C- Chattisgarh
G-Gujarat,Goa
H- Hariyana, Himachal Pradesh
J-Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir
K-Kerala, Karnataka
M- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya,
Manipur
N- Nagaland
O-Odisha
P- Panjab
R- Rajastan
S-Sikkim
T-Tripura, Tamil Nadu
U- Uttar Pradesh, Utharakhand
W- West Bengal

26. 3. Categorize: If you have a big list of things to
remember, you can find similarities and group
them.
Example:
Apples, Shampoo, Cheese, Milk, Sugar, Bananas, Soap, Coconut, Flour
Fruit: Apples, Bananas
Dried Goods: Coconut, Sugar, Flour
Dairy: Milk, Cheese
Bathroom: Shampoo, Soap

27. 3. Chunking :This involves learning small portions
of a concept and later putting them together to
form the whole.
Example:
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28. 4. Images- Maps –Charts -Tables:

29. 5. Mental map:

30. 4. Study by writing

31. Improve your writing skill by practice

32. Time Subject / Topic
7 pm – 7.50 pm English
Break
8 pm – 8.50 pm Mathematics
Break
9 pm – 9.30 pm Dinner
9.30 pm – 10.20 pm Social Studies
Sleeping Time
5 am – 5.50 am Science
Break
6 am – 6.50 am Hindi
Spend at least 5 hours daily for your study
• Study schedule
• Study goal
• Reward yourself

33. Stay away from distractions.....

34. 5. Avoid procrastination and
Learn to Prioritize

35. 6. Use library regularly

36. 7. Study by discussing and
knowledge sharing

37. Actively participate……………………..

38. 8. Study on an examination point of view

39. 9. Avoid ‘Cut’ and ‘Paste

40. 10. Avoid last minute rush

41. HOW TO WRITE EXAMS WELL ?

43. First Attempt in Learning
1818

44. M Sivaguru Prabhakaran

46. Urgent Not Urgent
Important I II
Not
Important
III IV

47. 1. Study for exam
2. Watch TV News
3. Watch Movies
4. Personal Prayer
5. Facebook update
6. Whatsapp use
7. Reading Bible
8. Sunday Service Attending
9. Games
10. Relationship building
11. Pleasant activities
12. Emails and calls
13. Some emails and calls
14. Busy works
15. Health issue

48. Urgent Not Urgent
Important
1. Study for exam
2. Personal Prayer
3. Reading Bible
4. Sunday Service Attending
5. Health issue
1. Watch TV News
2. Relationship building
Not
Important
1.Emails and calls 1. Watch Movies
2. Facebook update
3. Whatsapp use
4. Games
5. Pleasant activities
6. Some emails and calls
7. Busy works

49. “Learn how and when to say ‘no’ …”

52. Do not rush.......

54. Wall maps and
pictures, charts,
memory cards,
coloured short notes
.......

56. 10 minutes break....

61. Revision

62. Appear your model examinations with the
same spirit of writing the final examination....

63. Study by writing

65. Exam Plan-when Time Table Published
 Get your hall ticket on time
Get pen, pencil, instrumental box etc
Understand the date and time of your exams
Prepare a study plan as per the time gap available in
between two exams
Study different units as per a time table prepared for
each day

66. Avoid tasks that affects your body, like playing in the hot
sun, bicycle/ motor bike riding etc..

67. Take bath regularly Get your food on time

68. Avoid non-vegetarian food
items
Avoid cool drinks & ice
creams

69. Find a peaceful atmosphere to study

70. Drink more water, mingle with your family
and friends and not in fb or Whats app

71. On Your Exam Day
Ensure that you have put your hall ticket and other
items in your bag before you go for the exam.
Reach the exam hall at least 1 hour before the
exam.
Do not engage in other activities while you go for
the examination.
Get blessing from your parents before you go for
the exam.

72. Do not get worried by thinking on the portions that you
haven’t studied.

73. On Your Exam Day
Enter the exam hall with a prayer,
Sit only in the place which is allotted to you.
Ensure that you brought all the required items
for writing the exam.

74. How To write The Exam?
Careful in writing:
 Register Number in figures and words
 Question paper code
 Subject
 Name of examination
 Date and time
Question Paper:
 Register Number
 signature
Start answering with a prayer

75. 1. Time Management:
 Read the questions well
 Easier questions first
 Do not spend much time on any particular question
 Try to attempt all questions
2. Presentation:
 Neatness
 Legible
 Highlights
 Points
3. Content:
 Precise answer
 reference to text book
 your ideas
 facts
 Charts, diagrams
formulae
While you write exams........
4. Layout
 Grammar
 No SMS language
 Good words
 Spelling
 Punctuations
 Word limit

76. General Science
Definition of Electromagnetic1
A wave of energy
having a frequency within the
electromagnetic spectrum and
propagated as a periodic
disturbance of the
electromagnetic field when an
electric charge oscillates or
accelerates.
Nuclear Physics4
In nuclear
physics, nuclear fusion is
a nuclear reaction in which two
or more atomic nuclei collide at
very high speed and join to
form a new type of atomic
nucleus During this process,
matter is not conserved
•Title should be
underlined
•Answers need not
be in the
same order as in
question paper

77. Time update is very important in writing
examination...................

78. Behave Well Inside The Exam Hall

79. Malpractice of any kind
is punishable…..

80. ‘Sir, I studied well upto my high school but love affair diverted me from my studies'.....
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81. “Students, whose exams did not go well, are attaching currency
notes in the examination papers to bribe us. We are giving marks
only on merit. None of us are accepting the money found in the
answer sheets.”

82. How To write The Exam? Cont…
Careful while you erase or cancel after writing an
answer.
Go through the answers after you finish writing-
check question number, page numbers etc..
Give answer sheet to the invigilator with a prayer
Avoid discussions on the answers

83. TRUST IN THE LORD

84. 1.Fear the Lord (Prov.1:7)

85. 2. Begin your study with a short
prayer (James 1:5)

86. 3. Read at least Five Verses from the Bible
before you start to study (Psalms 119: 130)

87. 4.Give your first priority to God
If you have trust in Jesus……………………

88. 5.Respect your teacher.

89. The one who perfect in knowledge is with you.
Job 36: 4