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Taming Test Anxiety
1. With regard to test-taking, what are the differences between anticipatory anxiety and situational anxiety? _ _______________________________________________________ _ _______________________________________________________ 2. You’re half way through a test. Most of the students have already handed in their tests and left. Should you be worried? What does it mean? a. Those students are smarter than you. b. You must have been given a different, harder test. c. Don’t worry. It means nothing. Ignore them. d. They probably couldn’t answer the questions and gave up. 3. Glycogen fuels the brain, so it’s important to _________ before a test. a. glyke up b. chant c. eat something healthy, duh. d. study 4. To control anticipatory test anxiety it’s helpful to: a. create a thorough study plan b. organize a study schedule c. stick to the plan and schedule d. all of the above 5. Some tips for controlling situational test anxiety are to: a. expect a little anxiety b. have confidence in your test taking skills. c. relax your muscles and take deep slow breaths d. all of the above. 6. According to researchers at the University of Chicago, how might writing about test-taking fears before the test reduce situational anxiety? PRODUCT PREVIEW _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________
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