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Dear Teentalker,

Thank you for reaching out and addressing your concerns. Getting anxious before and while taking a test is normal. In fact, anxiety experienced in moderation is essential in order to do well in tests/exams. However, it is a matter of concern when one gets extremely nervous and as a result, ends up overlooking important aspects of the questions.

So, here are a few tips I would like to suggest in order to help you manage your test anxiety:

• Take a few deep breaths before getting started with the exam and relax a bit!
• Get a good night's sleep before the test!
• Ofte.....

Dear Teentalker,

Thank you for reaching out and addressing your concerns. Getting anxious before and while taking a test is normal. In fact, anxiety experienced in moderation is essential in order to do well in tests/exams. However, it is a matter of concern when one gets extremely nervous and as a result, ends up overlooking important aspects of the questions.

So, here are a few tips I would like to suggest in order to help you manage your test anxiety:

• Take a few deep breaths before getting started with the exam and relax a bit!
• Get a good night's sleep before the test!
• Often, when we get extremely nervous, it is probably because we are saying negative things to ourselves instead of feeding our minds with positive thoughts. So, focus on converting negative self-talk (that is the negative things you're saying to yourself into positive self-talk); for example, when we are struggling to focus while reading the questions in a question paper during the exam, the thought that could potentially be racing through the mind is " I should read these questions carefully and I must answer these questions perfectly well." When we start thinking in terms of "should" and "must", we put unrealistic pressure on ourselves and end up feeling extremely anxious in the process. The result, we don't read the questions carefully on the test. So, a positive way of dealing with this nervousness is to tell yourself something positive, that is " I know I can do this" or " I will do my best." 
• Maintain a positive attitude before and during the test. Don't think too much about what grades or marks you will score on the test.
• Please focus on completing your own test. Don't look around to see how fast or slowly others are writing their tests. Just concentrate on finishing your own paper.
• If you happen to finish answering all questions before time, then spend the last minute few minutes reviewing the questions and the answers you've written. That will give you time to rectify your mistakes.
• Don't spend too much time with classmates before exam who make you feel too nervous or stressed out.
• Focus on the question you're attempting and make sure your mind does not wander.

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