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I took all the Yore Yore exams in two and a half years.
With good grades (average 80). I don't have a phenomenal memory. Still, my advantage was that I established a few methods:

1. Initial study, do it the way you think. Material inside, from summaries, familiarity study, each according to the framework, its own world of values (in relation to ”how one should study Torah” etc.), and especially your time. (I estimate that quick study from good summaries can save about 90% of the time of studying inside).

The main thing is to do one or two rounds of all the material, familiarity. A process of getting to know the material, processing and understanding the opinions and explanations (no need to remember. Knowing how to quote, etc.)

2. I will still give insight to those who study initial study inside. Moderate the Torah section.
Since the material is spread across several books and poskim (from the Gemara to the Sh”ach, passing through the Mag”a, etc.), I noticed that most of the difficulty and time is devoted to framing and arranging the opinions. Finding the connections, and who disagrees with whom, etc.

The solution: Read a summary by someone who has already done this arduous work. Study each topic as a group (Gemara, Rishonim, Pesikah, and so on) from the summary, this is how summaries are structured. Then go to the column itself.
After each section/topic read from the summary, study it inwardly.
The material will flow..
Win-win. Both inwardly and quickly and catchily.

3. After initial study. Comes the stage of – remembering the material.
At this stage, it is recommended to take the same summary from the initial study. And memorize it. Go over it once, twice, three times, depending on the time.
Mainly important: reach a state where you know the material at the level of: knowing where each topic is and is framed (in summary).
Towards the most important stage in the process.

4. A month, up to three months before the test (depending on the material. From Shabbat to mourning)
Log into the Rabbinate portal, print out all the tests there are (about 20-30 tests from previous years). And study in this way:
Start with the previous tests and progress towards the new, more difficult ones.
Read a question, and... answer the answer inwardly. That is: from the summary.
Do not try to answer alone – which will cause you to omit details.
Do not write down – which will delay your study.
Answer the answer in your head.
And move on to the next question..
Answer all the questions from all the years in this way.

In my opinion, this is the most important part of the process.
The questions over the years:
1. Challenging, difficult.
2. ”hit the soft underbelly” of the material. That is: focus on the important issues. For example: in the laws of Shabbat – more in the laws of cooking and less in the medical practices that the Shul”a brings.
3. Opens a window to many details and marriages that were missed in the initial study.
And most importantly:
4. This form of repetition, which is not built for the doubters, and there is no pressure of: stop by the end of the day – by the end of the sign, etc.’ which creates pressure and skipping important issues.
Rather, the task is: each question on its own. There is no pressure to stop.
This insight is based on the advice of educational psychologists.

5. Builds a hierarchy. When you study this way, you actually focus and repeat countless times on topics that will be on the test, and less on those that will not.
The questions in all tests repeat themselves, if not in the same wording, but on the same topics.

For example: in the laws of Shabbat, the more you study this way: you have actually studied the laws of cooking 15 times. And once, if at all, the laws that are based on irrelevant medical practices.
The chance of a question about cooking is 40%, for a question about medicine 1%

Arriving at the test with this background creates a situation in which you can guess which topics will be asked on the test.
In addition, you know them, because you have dedicated the last month to memorizing them alone.

Recommended summaries: Laws of Law ” Temple of Solomon.
Laws of Prohibition and Permissibility and Nida = Summary (Phone to obtain: 0527159662). Well written and concise. But you have to add the endings to yourself.
Shabbat – I don't know. You have to look it up.
In general, Heikh Shlomo is fine for everything.