How to Study for an Open-Book Exam

Open-book exams require different techniques than regular tests.

Things You'll Need

  • Post-it Notes
  • Highlighter Pens
  • Index Cards
  • Pens
  • Spiral Notebooks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Look through your lecture notes to get a sense of the big themes of the course.

    • 2

      Write down these themes, each on a separate index card.

    • 3

      Check and double-check what materials will and won't be allowed in the exam.

    • 4

      Go through these materials, keeping brief notes on index cards and highlighting relevant sections of text.

    • 5

      Use a different index card for each bit of information, categorizing and stacking cards by the themes you have identified.

    • 6

      Note on the index cards exactly what part of what materials the information came from.

    • 7

      Bring these index cards to the exam along with the other allowed materials. Make sure they remain sorted by theme.

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