Tool #3: "Cheat" sheet

A "cheat" sheet is a reference sheet or formulas sheet we are allowed to use during an exam to help memory. Even if you’re not allowed to use one, make a "cheat" sheet for an upcoming evaluation such as a math test. Confine yourself to both sides of an 8½” X 11” sheet of paper. On it, outline briefly the different types of problems that you will be asked to solve on the test, and the steps and formulas you need to know for each. Then, memorize the "cheat" sheet as best you can. (Actually, because making a "cheat" sheet is so involved, you'll find you memorize it easily. That is why "cheat" sheets would also fit under the Memorization Tricks category). The video below is a good example of how to create a "cheat" sheet from scratch, although yours wouldn't need to be that ambitious. 

Also, as you can see below, some people even create their "cheat" sheets on Microsoft Word or any other word processor.

Here's a related idea. Before you start a test, actually before even looking at the test, quickly write out everything you remember from your "cheat" sheet, especially formulas, and that way you will have it to refer to during the writing of your test. Just remember to inform your teacher beforehand about your plan, so they don`t think you are cheating!