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How many mes you stood first
in your class?

The school office had made a real mistake. They had mixed up the names and entered
the wrong marks. These belonged to Ajai – ‘Albert Einstein’ Sharma.

“These are not my marks,” I wanted to say. However, the sight of my parents’ faces were
too much to stop me. I could not bear to burst the bubble yet. Though in time, it would do.

Attractive as they were, these were not my marks. As I basked in the approval of my
parents, I saw it for what it was: simple pride. Nothing more. I looked at the marks again.
Something in me changed. A wish was born – to do well not just to please my parents but to
earn these marks for myself. It would take time. But I would do it, I determined. As mother

ran in to tell Dadi the ‘good news’, I had a sudden picture of Mr Brain and shock he would
get when he opened his report-card! I laughed.

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Every average student wonders about the strategies of a successful student who follows
them to get good marks. The common strategies followed by any successful student
include goal planning, organising, effective learning, hard work, etc. The method to
success seems really difficult for a student to follow for good results. But, students need to
understand these strategies of successful students to get good marks so that they too can
perform well in academics.
Here, we discuss important strategies a students must follow to get good marks in exams.

1. Active listening in classroom: When students listen to their teacher in class actively,
they increase chances of learning concepts easily. When you pay attention in your
class, you can take note to difficult points which you can later take help from a
teacher to understand.

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