text: There may be a number of reasons for this.\n\n1) You may be too tensed. This may cause you to forget answers,even those that you know well\n\n          Remedy - try to remain calm before the exam. Do something like playing a short game or chatting with friends so as to ease the nerves. Meditation might also help. People also say that eating a chocolate before the exams helps to ease their nerves.\n\n2) Your presentation skills may not be very good. Remember that teachers take very little time to correct the papers. So when they see a neatly presented answer, they tend to give more marks without even going through it. I have seen people write 6-7 pages for one answer and get 8/16 marks whereas another person who writes neatly but just 4 pages gets 14/16 marks\n\n             Remedy - try improving your handwriting. Even if your handwriting is not very good, give ample amount of space between words and between answers. Seperate answers with a line. Draw neat diagrams. Spend a little more effort on making a good presentation rather than trying to pour into the paper whatever you know\n\n3) You may be mugging up the answers \n\n             Remedy - Once you understand the concepts, there is no need to mug them up. Try going through the answer many times and make sure you understand it. Then close the book and try to recall. Don't directly jump into recall mode.\n\n4) You may get stuck in between when writing an answer\n\n         Remedy - When you study, mark out some important points you must remember. Try to recall by creating a flow like now this, next this and then this etc... this will help you when you get stuck.\n\nHope I was able to help you. One last tip, don't try to write exams just for the purpose of getting marks. Sure marks are important, but they are not the only important thing. You understanding and the knowledge you gain from your studies is more important. So don't worry that you get low marks. Just change your study habits and exam writing habits and things will get much better.