1. Make sure you get plenty of sleep the night before a
test.
2. Learn and apply proven studying techniques so you feel
you really know the test material. This should help to improve your confidence
and reduce excessive anxiety.
3. Work on staying positive while you’re studying. Think
about doing really well, not always struggling, or even failing.
4. Don’t forget to eat right before a test either. You
need protein to have enough energy to concentrate fully for the length of the
test. Avoid junk food as that tends to lead to a high and then a low.
5. Try to calm and relax yourself as you enter the test
room. Take a few slow, deep breaths. In your head repeat positive
self-statements like “I am well prepared. I’m going to do a good job on this
test.”
6. Don’t start to panic if the questions seem too hard.
Just skip over the ones you can’t do, and keep reading until you find something
you CAN do.
7. Ignore the fact that other students seem to be
finishing before you. Take all the time you need and focus on doing your best.
8. Once the test is over, try and forget about it.
There’s nothing you can do until your mark is returned to you … and maybe
you’ve aced it, or done really well!
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Thanks for this information. I have really bad anxiety when it comes to test taking. These tips have helped me on my last test.
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