Lacking discipline for trial exams

[Stick]

Yes, this has unfortunately become a problem for me. Whilst I'm still pulling some great scores which would allow me to attain a study score of 45+, I'm aiming for 50 and I need to minimise all silly mistakes. The problem is that I'm struggling to replicate the exam scenario at home. When we do trials at school I'm in the zone and in all cases I've achieved 100%. However, I can't seem to discipline myself at home. For example, I always finish exam 1 well before the 90 minutes is up because I can't be bothered checking it thoroughly and I keep looking at the answers after the end of each module for exam 2. I know that I am going to regret this as the exam approaches, so I need advice to help get me about of these bad habits quickly.

[Starlight]

Perhaps you need a new study environment, at home tends to be too distracting. Have you tried doing the trial exams in the library?

[Stick]

The library has proven to be even worse for me.

[paulsterio]

What I find you might need is an empty table, like don't have your computer, your phone, or other books or distractions around, just have an empty table with your exam, as it would be in an exam situation.

And why do you feel the need to look at the answers? Is it because you can? That's something you can resolve as well.

In terms of wanting to finish early, my best answer to that is to make the score important to you, open up an excel spreadsheet and record your marks, aim to improve, that way, you'll make a conscious effort to try to improve your scores every time you sit down.

[Stick]

What I find you might need is an empty table, like don't have your computer, your phone, or other books or distractions around, just have an empty table with your exam, as it would be in an exam situation.

And why do you feel the need to look at the answers? Is it because you can? That's something you can resolve as well.

In terms of wanting to finish early, my best answer to that is to make the score important to you, open up an excel spreadsheet and record your marks, aim to improve, that way, you'll make a conscious effort to try to improve your scores every time you sit down.

I'm about to do another trial exam right now and I will clear my table of all distractions this time. I already have a tab on my scores but that doesn't seem to be working, so I think I'm going to create a goal of having a perfect streak from here-on. As for looking at the answers, the only solution I can find is making myself feel guilty because I won't be able to do that in the exam. This trial will be a Kilbaha (the standard is way too high for Further) so it will be a challenge, but I got 40/40 on the multiple choice last night, so I cannot see why I couldn't do well on this one.

Should I be skipping reading time? I have not been doing it so far. :S

[paulsterio]

Should I be skipping reading time? I have not been doing it so far. :S

In Maths you really don't need it - I skipped it

[Stick]

Well that exam was one of the most difficult I've ever done. What annoys me is that it was also too hard for Kilbaha themselves - their solutions are actually stuffed up (ie it's full of silly errors). I'm getting my responses verified by my teacher, but I think I may have gotten a 60/60.

[Stick]

Well, I have also learnt not to sit trial exams in the evening after a shower. I felt so sleepy that I dropped the 3 stupidest marks ever (Question 1 on Core -.-). Unfortunately I wasn't able to do them during the day, but from now on, this time slot will have to be an absolute last resort. I feel so disappointed, because until now I was running on a streak of 100% results.

[Lasercookie]

If you're being picky about what timeslots you do your practice exams in, in that case you might want to get some practice in for the actual exam time slot too (11:45AM to 1:30PM).

You don't have much choice regarding whether or not you can perform at your optimum at that time of day

[Stick]

I've naturally been practicing at around that time and I've been able to concentrate quite well. I believe Exam 1 is in the morning so I have also been trying to get in some practice then too.