Throughout your school life you will take tests or exams. A lot of people (adults included) get freaked out when it's time to take a test. In fact, sometimes a little adrenaline (a hormone made by your body during times of excitement or stress) is a good thing to jump-start you.
We have put together a range of tips to try and help you through these times with less stress.
- Have a good night sleep – Studies show that those who have had a good night sleep the night before a test or exam do much better than those who stay up late and do not get enough rest. After all your memory is much better when rested.
- Study – This is a no brainer. There more you review the information required the better equipped you are and have less reason to stress about it.
- Listen to the instructions – Make sure you fully understand the instructions of the test or exam. For example you may have a time limit or you may have to show how you work out some answers on a separate piece of paper.
- Read the question, understand it fully then answer – Try not to worry about a question you may not know the full answer to. Instead try and answer it to the best of your ability or skip over it, you can always come back and go over it.
- Relax – Take a few deep breaths before beginning the test or exam to try and relax. The more stressed you are the harder it will be to remember the information you need. Take your time and don’t rush.
- Finished? – Don’t be tempted to hand in your test early. Instead spend the rest of the time allocated to go over the entire test and re read your answers. This gives you the chance of adding extra details to your answers if needed or if you have remembered something extra that should be on that particular answer. If you find you only have a short time left before the test or exam is about to finish then try and finish what you are working on without panicking too much.
Hopefully these tips have helped you for that next test or exam. Do you have any other tips that you use? Why not post us a reply below.
We have another blog for you to read that may also help you. Go to www.careernav.com.au/real-life/tips-and-tricks/career-advice-the-lowdown-on-homework
Good luck!
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