Q&A for How to Cram the Night Before a Test

If you are frustrated with studying a boring topic, take a breather to calm yourself down. Next, force yourself to be interested in the topic. Even if you need to prepare for the most boring test, it is easier to remember something if you read it more excitedly than if you stay frustrated and reread the same material over and over because you didn't absorb it.

Yes. The early you start, the better.

Yes, but try to study the night before if you can, even if it is only for a little bit.You can also study in the car, on the bus, or during your break/lunch.

Figure out what type of learner you are first. You may be a visual learner or an audio learner. Once you figure out what time of learner you are, go to a quiet place, sit down, and study. You can't study efficiently until you find out how you learn best.

Ask your siblings to stay quiet as your mom is sick and you need to study. Try to gain sympathy by saying you're scared that you won't pass as you're short of time. It might also help to get an aunt, cousin or grandmother to come and supervise the rowdy kids for a while.

If your teacher has taught a specific structure or format, review it and rewrite on another piece of paper. Also, you can practice this technique by writing short essays or short responses based on random things in the room. For example, if you see bottled water in the room, write a short response about it. This will improve your ability to use the concepts and stay focused.

See on your timetable when you are writing each test and the test that is first you should study first and the next and so on. Also try and get the main points of each subject try not to get the small parts and study for the next test at break.

Do some online research and try to gather as much information you can find. Ask your friends if they have the information you need. If none of that works, ask a parent if they know and try to fill in the gaps with their knowledge.

Anywhere that's not too comfortable. This would mean somewhere like a kitchen counter or a living room table. Anywhere that will keep you focused and awake.

I make sure I hide/shut down all my distractions and sometimes play some classical music to settle me down. Then I start cramming, taking a few short breaks every now and then.

If you're cramming the night before, this will have an impact on the quality of your grades. For information that you can parrot back, cramming can work well but for information that requires depth of understanding and good foundation knowledge, you are more likely to get poor grades due to lack of real comprehension and ability to think things through.

There are a number of things you could do. You could try doing your studying earlier in the day. You could buy (or ask your parents to buy) eye covers for your sisters so they can sleep without being bothered by the light. You could make a small tent or put a small blanket over the computer desk and sit under it, or find some sort of partition to put between your computer area and your sisters.

Sometimes when you have a test and you forget everything, it helps to take a deep breath. It may not sound like much, but it could just be test anxiety.

It just depends on what works for you! If it helps you concentrate, go for it. If it distracts you, turn it off. For most people, instrumental music works better than music with lyrics, since lyrics are more likely to distract you from what you're studying.

Read your textbook or any notes you took. Ask a friend or parent to see if they understand the material better, or search online if you have specific questions you need answered.

It will be difficult but you can do it. Focus on concepts, not details. Take each lesson and write the 5 key points for each. This will give you a summary to memorize while also having you read through and understand each lesson without being overwhelmed with details.

If there is still time in the morning, go on a quick run or drink a cup of coffee before you go.

Every hour or so, take a 5-10 minute break. In those minutes, take a quick walk outside, the exercise and the fresh air will wake you up. If you don't want to go outside, just do a few jumping jacks, push-ups, etc. to get your heart rate up, then get back to work.

You should record yourself reading your notes aloud and play it back to yourself. That helps me, as an audio learner.

You don't. You just have to do your best.

Be sure to study a few days before the test and review the night before. Take some deep breaths and get a good night's sleep.

Try to summarize the answers put as many important details as you can and don't focus on the non-important details, when you think you have time for the small details, then you can start studying them.

Read the content over and over again. Highlight key words and the main information. Get someone to test you. You can even record yourself reading and listen to it while you sleep, that way the words really stick in your mind.

You can get caffeine through other means: soda, energy drinks, black tea, green tea, and chocolate.

If you're feeling a bit tired because of so much late-night studying, take a cold shower. It could help you feel more awake and alert.

A smart rule to follow for procrastinating is to just do five minutes of it. Once you have done five minutes, it would be stupid not to continue. Remember to take small breaks and drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep.

Find a quieter place to study, pop in earbuds, and listen to calming study music!

For a vocabulary test, head toward the flash cards. Using this tool, you can quickly quiz in the morning or night. When you make the flash cards, you should also give yourself a mini quiz to see how much you need to know. For example, if you see a word that you don't know the meaning of without consulting a dictionary or text book, you know to review that word.

You can generally find textbooks online or borrow from a friend or the library.

Yes. Classical music is always the best music to listen to, because it calms your brain.