Preparing for exams
Exam period and reports
Exams take place in Greek high schools three times every year. Teachers announce the dates of the exams to students and give them the chapters they should revise. The exams are informal. Students sit this kind of exams either in November or in December and once again either in March or April. The last exam period is in June. Students take formal exams in all the school subjects. This exam period lasts about two weeks. Students are given their exam results in June, when they take their reports. The reports for high school students are not descriptive. The students are given their grades according to the following criteria: their performance (class participation, group work, behavior in class) and their exam results.
Tips for revising
Students should revise thoroughly so as to succeed in exams. Studying carefully all the chapters they are given for revision as well as the notes they have kept is a good idea. Some teachers prepare revision papers for their students and they spend time in class analysing these papers. It would be wise for students to ask their teachers any questions they have while they revise in class. Students should not hesitate to ask for their teachers’ help. Furthermore, another tip would be to revise with classmates. Explaining theory to classmates, completing revision exercises with fellow students, creating quiz exercises in a group can help exam candidates revise in depth.
No stress for exams
Students should realise that life is full of exams. Exams may be the means for candidates to build their confidence and do their best to succeed high scores. It is very important for students to face exams as an opportunity to go over the topics that they have analysed in class and understand them thoroughly.
Exam wishes
Therefore, make your personal revision notes and plan your time for a complete revision without paniking. Good luck to all students who will sit formal exams in June! May your exam results be the highest you have ever achieved!
Vocabulary – Λεξιλόγιο
1. το διαγώνισμα | exam |
2. η επανάληψη | revision |
3. κάνω επανάληψη | to reviise |
4. ο συμμαθητής | classmate |
5. η αυτοπεποίθηση | confidence |
6. η θεωρία | theory |
7. χτίζω | to build |