Flashcards

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Flash cards are a great way to condense your revision notes and help you remember all those important facts for the exams
 * 1) **Summarise:** Once you have written out your revision notes, it's time to condense that information into small manageable facts. This is where memory cards come in to play.
 * 2) **Word power:** For each topic, write bullet points of key facts on a set of index cards.
 * 3) **Organise:** Categorise the facts into sub-categories, then sub-sub-categories so you can understand how they all link together.
 * 4) **Link:** Don't just remember the key facts on the cards. They should act as prompts for all the other revision facts you've been learning.
 * 5) **Portable:** The great thing about small index cards is that you can put them in your bag/pocket and take them anywhere. That way you can look at them on the way to school or even when you're out shopping!


 * Revision tip:** First, write out the key topics onto an A4 piece of paper. Fit as much on as you can. Then, take only the important bits and copy the information onto the A5 piece. Try to fit it all on! Condense it again onto the postcard. You should now have only the very important words left.