True or False
A little stress before a test is good for you.
True
Why is it important to get a good night's sleep before a test?
Your body will perform at peak levels.
You should go with your first guess when you don't know the answer?
Yes
What is perfectionism and how does it affect your testing?
Striving for perfection can increase anxiety and cause you to perform poorly on the test.
Negative thoughts can be good for you before a test.
False
How does deep breathing effect your stress and performance?
Calms you down and helps the brain perform better (like fueling a car)
You should look for patterns in multiple choice answers?
No
This is what you should do first when you come to a question with a reading passage.
Striving for perfection is a good goal.
False
What should you do when negative thoughts begin to surface?
Replace those thoughts with happy thoughts. Tell the negative thoughts to go away.
Taking time to eliminate answers that you know are incorrect will help you narrow down the choices to make a better educated guess.
Yes
On multiple choice questions, this answer is usually correct most often.
Your first guess or gut feeling.
It is not normal to have anxiety before a test.
False. It is a normal stress reaction.
What is mental rehearsing?
Closing your eyes and imagining yourself taking the test and succeeding.
You should try to use all of the information given in a question to find your answers.
No
When looking at maps and charts, what is the first thing that you should analyze.
Map key or legend
You can talk yourself out of a negative thinking pattern.
True
What does sugar and unhealthy food do to your brain and body before a test?
Sugar is distracting and unhealthy foods can make you feel tired, sluggish, or sick. You will not perform at maximum level.
Be sure to consider all of the things that could go wrong before a test so that you can be prepared for those things.
NO! If you become preoccupied with all of the negative scenarios, you will stress yourself out too much.
When you have completed your work, what should you do next?
Go back and check your work. Erase stray marks.