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Study skills and peer pressure

Study skills (timetables, summaries, memory) and handling peer pressure and intimidation. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Studying smart

Read the whole textKey wordsPictures and colourMnemonicRevise over daysExplain aloudHow I study
A mind map shows how ideas connect.
  • Key words carry the main ideas and aid memory. Teaching someone else shows whether you really understand.
  • Take breaks: the brain stores the work while you rest. A good study space is quiet and tidy, with good light.
  • Practice questions show what you know and what to revise. Don’t understand something? Ask the teacher to explain it again.
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Peer pressure

Say nocalmly andclearlySuggestsomethingelseWalk away ifthey keep on
Resist negative peer pressure with a calm no and another suggestion.
  • A peer group: people of roughly the same age. Negative peer pressure pushes you to do something wrong.
  • A teenager who defies parents and teachers: rebellion. Healthy disagreement with parents: speak calmly and explain your view.
  • Struggling? Talk to someone: saying a problem out loud makes it easier.
  • Peer pressure can also be positive: friends encourage you to study or join a team.
  • Assertive: saying no clearly and calmly while respecting others. Passive: simply giving in. Aggressive: shouting or bullying.
  • Coping with peer pressure: choose friends who respect your choices, have an excuse ready, or walk away. Help: a parent, teacher, school counsellor or Childline on 116 (free).
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Remember this and test yourself

Remember this: your summary
  • A study timetable: a plan of what you will study and when. First read a test paper’s instructions.
  • A summary: the main points in your own words, without small details and examples.
  • Memory: revise across several days, make a mind map or use a mnemonic.
  • Overt peer pressure asks or threatens directly; subtle peer pressure says nothing, but you feel you must fit in.
  • Intimidation: threatening someone or making them afraid.

Write these points in your book. Read them again the night before the test.

Memory trick

Study in bites, not one big gulp: a little every day over several days.

Flash cards · Tap to turn over

Important words

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Test yourself · Part 2

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