This is 2 minute classroom and today, I'm going to give you my top three last-minute study tips.

這是 2 分鐘教室，而今天，我會來介紹考前臨時抱佛腳讀書的三大技巧。

These are tips I've used and found great success with.

這些都是我使用過的技巧，也覺得非常有效。

So, whether you're here because you didn't study but still want a good grade, or just want some last minute study tips to refresh what you've already learned.

所以，無論你是因為沒有讀書但還是想拿到好成績而來看這部影片，或只是想了解一些考前最後一刻的讀書技巧來複習你已經學過的知識都沒關係。

Pay attention for the next few minutes because at least one of these tips will be new and very beneficial.

接下來幾分鐘要注意，因為這些技巧中至少會有一個是新的，也會對你很有幫助。

You can also find all this information and some helpful links in the video description below.

你也可以在影片下方的資訊欄中找到這些資訊和一些有用的連結。

Now, let's get into it.

現在，讓我們開始吧。

Tip Number one is to cram.

第一個技巧是要死記硬背。

This may go against a lot of what you've heard and that's because cramming is not an effective study method for long term retention.

這可能違背你平常聽到的技巧，但那是因為死記硬背不是長期保持記憶的有效讀書方法。

However, it can be very effective for tests and exams and this is how to make it effective.

不過，它用在測驗或考試上非常有效，而以下來說明如何讓這個方法有效。

First, in the minutes before the test, you should be reading through all the most important material for the exam.

首先，在考試前幾分鐘時，你應該要讀過考試最重要的內容。

Writing it down and repeating it over and over in your head.

寫下來，然後反覆在腦海中思考這些內容。

This is the cramming portion.

這是死記硬背的部分。

This step is a little easier if you've done some cramming the night before as well.

如果你在前一天晚上有死記硬背一些，隔天這個步驟會容易一些。

At some point, while you're cramming, the teacher will indicate that the test is about to start and you should put everything away.

到某個時間，當你還在死記硬背時，老師會告訴大家測驗即將開始，你應該把所有東西收起來。

Do so, but continue to repeat the information in your head.

這樣做的同時，繼續重複思考腦海中的資訊。

Then, as soon as the teacher says begin, you furiously begin writing down everything you've been repeating in your head.

然後，一旦老師說開始，你就可以開始瘋狂寫下腦海中一直在重複思考的內容。

Write it on the test itself or on some scratch paper.

把它寫在考卷或一些廢紙上。

And this may be things like equations, specific dates, definitions, whatever.

而這有可能是方程式、特定的日期，或是定義之類的。

Write it all down before you even look at the test.

在看考卷之前就把這些東西寫下來。

Now, you can start the test.

現在，你可以開始寫考卷了。

This leads us to tip number two.

這帶我們來到第二個技巧。

Answer the easy questions first.

先從簡單的題目開始作答。

Go through the whole test and answer the easy questions first.

把整張考卷看完，並先從簡單的題目開始作答。

This is highly beneficial for two reasons.

這樣很有效，主要有兩個原因。

First, it builds your confidence by giving you several small wins right off the bat and this confidence will carry through the test.

首先，這會透過好幾個小小的勝利幫助你建立自信，也會讓你寫考卷的過程中對自己更有信心。

Second, it gives you a preview of everything on the test, so your brain can start working on some of the harder problems and this legitimately works.

其次，這會讓你能夠預覽整張考卷的內容，因此你的腦袋可以開始思考比較難的題目，而這真的很有用。

You know a lot more than you think you do, and if you give your brain a head start, it can find a lot of the answers you need.

你知道的比你想像的多，而你如果讓自己的腦袋動起來，你會找到你需要的答案。

Tip number three is to review.

第三個技巧是要檢查。

This was always the hardest part for me.

這對我來說一直都是最困難的部分。

Once I finished a test, I wanted nothing more than to turn it in and be done with it.

一旦我寫完考卷，只想交卷，不想再管了。

However, every time I went back through, I always found questions I had answered incorrectly and it's usually little mistakes that are easy to fix.

但是，我每次回頭看考卷時，總是會發現我答錯的題目，而通常都是很容易解決的小錯誤。

These are just free points waiting to be found.

這些都只是等著被你發現的送分題。

One way to make the review process easier is to review each page once you have finished it.

有一種方式讓檢查的過程容易一些就是每寫完一頁就檢查。

This allows you to review in much smaller chunks, so it won't be so overwhelming at the end.

這樣讓你能夠以小範圍來檢查，最後才不會來不及。

During your review, you also want to make sure you've answered every question.

在檢查的過程中，你也要確保每一題都有作答。

This is like tip three point five. (Tip 3.5)

這是第 3.5 個技巧吧。

Answer every question, even if you have no idea.

每一題都要作答，即便你不知道答案是什麼。

As Wayne Gretzky said, "You miss 100% of the questions you don't answer."

就像韋恩．格雷茨基所說的：「你沒有作答就一定會答錯」。

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如果你真的想讓成績進步，按這個訂閱我們的頻道，也可以看這部影片或這個播放清單。