Transcript Tips on Test-Taking and Test Anxiety

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Check all of your answers, even the ones you know are
correct.
o You may have read a question wrong or made a careless mistake
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Use all of the testing time to answer questions and to check
your responses.
To reduce test anxiety, study enough
to feel confident you know the
material. Then try to replace the
worry and negative thinking with
positive, relaxing thoughts. The
following suggestions may also help.
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Avoid noisy locations or places
that may lead to many
interruptions
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Pick an area with sufficient lighting
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Consider the temperature of the
environment
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Be sure you will have access to the
necessary studying equipment
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Generate questions from your textbook and lecture notes
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Focus on key words, concepts, and examples in your
textbooks and lecture notes
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Make charts and outlines which organize
the information in your notes and textbooks
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Start studying early. The night
before a test, review material
and get a good night’s sleep
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Mentally practice going
through the testing experience
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Walk into the test with your
head up and your shoulders
back. How you act can affect
how you feel
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Take a deep breath, then slowly release your breath along
with any tension
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Start at the top of your head,
flex, and then relax each part of your body
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Think of a place where you feel relaxed and calm. Close your
eyes and visualize being in that place
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Say to yourself, it wasn’t as bad as you expected
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Realize you made more out of the fear than it was worth
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Remember you can be pleased with your progress
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Be proud of yourself! You did it!
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University at Buffalo. (2012). Test anxiety. Counseling Services.
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