Everyone Gets Nervous During Exams. But it Might Be a Nuisance If Your Exam Phobia Stops You from Studying Properly or Gets Your Mind All Cloudy During an Exam
Exams make us nervous. Whether it is a school exam or a written interview test, there are very few who can walk bravely, with calm and confidence, into an examination room. But you can become one of them, with perseverance and determination.
The first and most important thing is: study well. The number one reason for exam phobia is that the students haven't prepared well enough for the exams. Selective study is equally bad; you can't tell which questions will appear in the exams and which will not. The best course of action
is to start preparations early, perhaps half and hour or one hour daily at least one month in advance, and stick to your reading schedule. Have a general idea of the course and the major points of the subject before you start studying with the exam in mind.
Secondly, take care of the little things that might make you panicked or disturb your peaceful mentality beforehand. Keep your pens (always have one backup pen), calculator and other instruments ready in your bag on the night before the exam. Do not eat too heavily on the exam morning; Keep your food light and healthy. And do not stay up all night before the exam even if you have a lot of studying left to do. Go through your notes in the morning instead. It would be a lot better to leave one or two questions on your exam paper than to write nothing because your mind is panicked and you do not remember what you had read. In a nutshell, think of everything you might need for the exam and keep those objects prepared the night before. This saves a lot of rushing and worrying on the day of the exam.
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