Q&A for How to Study for a Science Test

Make a consistent schedule to review and practice every day of the week so you have the most time to prepare.

Even committing 30 minutes every day can help you get into good study habits.

Ignore them. They are doing nothing to help you. You know what you can do, and that's all that matters.

Study as much as you can. Just read your worksheets or textbook and maybe email your teacher if you have questions. If you have friends in the class, you could study together.

Take more time to do your assignments and study for tests and quizzes. If that doesn't help, ask the teacher for extra help. He/she would likely be happy to take some time with you before or after class to go over the material you're having trouble with. As a bonus, this will show him/her that you're serious about learning. If the teacher asks for class participation, make sure to participate, ask and answer questions whenever you can.

Go to your garden if it's nice outside. If you are living in an apartment, put a chair in the balcony and study there. Or, go to the library, or perhaps a friend's house if it's quieter there.

Compete with someone. Make it fun. Instead of looking through your books, do some researching. Run or do some form of exercise before studying. By exercise, this means doing a more than 10 minutes of exercise.

If the teacher does not provide any notes, take your own as he/she lectures.

Find a library. Try listening to soft music through earbuds. If all else fails, ask everyone to find a quiet thing to do in the house so you can study.

Make sure that you know the main ideas, and as many of the details as you can memorize. If you're studying chemistry or physics, make sure you know the formulas for the material that will be on the test.

Plan your day or week beforehand and stick to it. Identify your distractions and eliminate them. For example, if your phone is distracting, turn it off. Take short breaks and reward yourself after you study. Make your rewards reasonable. For example, don't let yourself binge-watch Netflix for five hours because you studied for five minutes.

Don't let other people shake your confidence. Nobody else's opinion matters; just yours. If you study hard and you feel ready for the test, you probably are.

Listening to music helps some people focus. However, it's best to listen to classical music or music without any lyrics.

That’s okay. Focus on studying any material you know will be on the test, and try and be prepared to see any amount of questions. If there’s still a class left before the date of the test, politely ask your teacher how many questions will be on the test, since other students will likely also have this question.

If you don't have any friends to study with, you can study on your own. Create a study notebook/binder, and start from there.