Do you also feel anxiety during a big test? In fact a little anxiety can be helpful. It will help you perform at your best. However, if your anxiety becomes so great, it will influence your performance in the test.  

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Answer the easy questions first.  

Just start by putting your name on the paper. You have to start somewhere. ___2___ Then answer the questions you think you know.  

Delete the wrong answers first.  

___3___ You might not know the correct answer right away, but you can look at the answer choices and find one or two that you know to be wrong.  

Skip and mark questions that you don’t know.  

___4___ Taking this step is actually progress. Knowing you’re making progress on a question reduces anxiety about it.  

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Breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds, hold your breath for 7 seconds, and breathe out through the mouth for 8 seconds. Repeat this 3 to 4 times until your heart rate slows down. It actually counts.

A. Use 4-7-8 breathing.  

B. Stop your test for a moment.  

C. First, take a quick look at the paper.  

D. Start by deleting answers you don’t think are correct.  

E. Then you need to learn how to overcome test anxiety.  

F. Circle or mark these questions so you know how to come back to them.