i got very nervous at first or half an hour at exam hall,?
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Pretend the exam means nothing.  Because in the big scheme of things it doesn't
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Different things help different people. Here are some ideas that've helped me and/or people I know:\n-getting enough sleep\n-taking a deep, even breath before starting the exam and each time you start to get nervous\n-not talking to people about the test for an hour or so before taking the test\n-do some "self-testing" the day before (or earlier, though I know you can't do that this time) by posing some questions to yourself that you think might be similar to those on the exam, and working to solve them "on the clock".\n-consciously relaxing your muscles before the exam and when you start to get nervous\n\nGood luck!
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Hey, when I am relaxed and not worried about a test, I do much better on it. When I am freaking out, I generally do worse.
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My son was like you.  He got nervous when he took tests.  Talk about this with your teacher.  This problem is called "test anxiety".  It does not mean that you are stupid.  It means you want to do a good job, that you want to do a good job SO MUCH that it makes your brain and body not work right. Click on the blue link below and read about test anxiety and how to get over it.  Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/TestTaking/index.html
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As a tutor, I understand how you are feeling. You might be suffering from test anxiety, which is so very common. If you feel you might be nervous when you take exams to the point where you blank out and cannot concentrate, then I urge you to start to acquire test taking skills as well as confidence boosting skills. We, for good or for bad, live in a world where your peformance and your acumen are measured under time constraints. Folding under pressure is seen as a weakness and a liability.\n\nI am sure you are quite a bright individual. If you believe you are not suffering from test anxiety, have yourself tested to see if you have a learning disability like dyslexia or dysnomia so the proper assistance can be given.\n\nI cannot stress enough overcoming test anxiety. You are in Grade 10. You will be taking SAT or the ACT pretty soon. If you apply to graduate or professional school, you will be taking the GRE, MCAT, GMAT, or LSAT. When you graduate from college and decide to apply for a job, you might have to take tests then to analyze your competencies. It seems unfair, but I tell you these things quite candidly.\n\nThe ABSOLUTE WORSE thing to do, which you are doing from reading your statement is to doubt your potential, to despair to the point that you are doing now. Students (individuals rather) learn quite differently; but the professor/teacher usually instructs in one mode which you must try to adapt to.\n\nIn the short run, grades are important, because they serve a signals (albeit biased signals) of ability. In the long run, they are not, but persistence ALWAYS is, coupled with the creativity to overcome obstacles and challenges in different ways. \n\nTo prove my point, two of the most brillant people in the world were considered failures in school: Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. Martin Luther King Jr. was horrible at public speaking in college (who knew?), and Michael Jordan was SECOND STRING when he first joined the UNC basketball team. Oh well, there you have it. If that is not inspiring enough, I do not know what is.\n\nSlight correction: I meant to say when Jordan joined his HIGH SCHOOL basketball team he was second string and eventually cut. He DAZZLED as a TARHEEL. My apologies.
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The only good way to overcome exam anxiety is practice.\n\nHave your family or your friend give you a pre-test on the stuff you are taking the exam for. Have them administer the pre-test the way you get in school and time you while you take it.\n\nDo it couple of times if you have to and it should calm you down.
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I would just study....don't overload  yourself, because then you won't remember....maybe carry some notecards around and get a study group together....the more prepared you are for the test, the less nervous you will be.
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Know what helped me with that? Getting my books and folders together a week before class, and being ready then. I found I was feeling apprehensive *then*, and by the time class began, I had moved past that and was ready to study. Also, I would get up in time for my, say, 8 a.m. classes a week ahead of time. I built up the routine, and as I said, got all the anxiety out ahead of time.
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First calm down then get yourself out.With luck you will then be relaxed & walk the test.Goodluck
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Speaking from experience, you just need to relax. I have a problem with test anxiety as well, and my brother, who is a very intelligent man told me to study, but don't wear myself out doing it. When you get tired, put the books down, and do something else. Take your mind off from it for a while, and when you get back to it, you will be able to understand it better. When you put your mind on overload, things get scrambled! Good luck! I hope you do well!
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You may just be very nervous--\nIf you didn't study I would be scared, but if you have been following along all year you should be ok
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Common to newbie, you are simply nervous. Do some warm-up normally for 15 min myself (yes, 15 min, I instruct my students to do at least 15 min though for how long depends on diff people)
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maybe it was the building up, the setting yourself up for the disappointment that was actually what you dreaded. when i have something unpleasant looming over my head, i also tend to make it worse than it is.  not only will i dislike BEING there, i also dislike having to think about it.\n\nby the time you GOT there, you're already halfway done.  maybe this ISN'T so bad, and i'll be done with it in a few short hours soon, and i'll get to go home!  why was i even worried in the first place?  whew!
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most of the time test anxiety arises from being unprepared. If u study enough days prior to the test...u should be able to go over some important facts and review the night before
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Leave the other bits - it is too late to look at them now.  Think of them as 'the ones that got away' -this time-  if you continue in mathematics you will have other chances to master them.  There is no need to feel nervous just because others are, in an exam you can be true to yourself and unleash your potential.
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Wow, that's creepy! :) My 2nd's at the same time tomorrow! Best of luck. <3\n\nIt probably sounds stupid, but I own this stuff called "Remedy Relief" , you spray it under your tongue and it magically calms you down... simple as that - I found it worked!\n\nAnyway, if you haven't got that or can't get it, just focus on breathing steadily. I liked talking to the examiner to take my mind off of things. \n\nDrink lots of water before you go - but not so much that you're going to need to go to the loo all through your test. ;) I mean enough that it should clear your mind, and keep you hydrated and that's the best for concentration.\n\nYou should only feel nervous and cloudy minded for a few minutes. The rest'll fly by!\n\nGood luck! :)\n\n(Do you know how much you're freaking me out right now? I have a blood test tomorrow aswell!)
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You get what you expect.  If you expect all that anxiety during the exam, that is exactly what is going to happen.  The key is to change your expectation.  Build your self-confidence, stay calm.  Take it easy.  It is one step at a time.  Anybody can do that.  You can do it.  Believe in yourself.  So instead of letting yourself get overwhelmed with the WHOLE exam, lookk at only ONE problem at a time.  Do only that problem.  Take it easy.  Then move on to the next.