Today we had a pop quiz in one of my least best subjects. When I heard the words quiz come out of my teachers mouth I instantly started to freak out. The quiz was short but when I got it, I blanked and forgot EVERYTHING that was on it except for like one thing. It wasliterallyy only a couple questions but I only did one question. The weird thing is, is that I did the homework the night before and did really well on it when he took it up. The anxiety and stress got to my head and made me blank. I was panicking so much, whenever we have any type of quiz or test I freak out even if I know about it (I have anxiety but I also have test anxiety).
Do anyone have any tips on how I can calm myself during a situation like this? The quiz doesn't count for anything but if it were on a test I would be screwed, it's happened before.
Thanks!
The first thing you need to focus on is your own confidence with the subject. If it is a class you hate, chances are you won't care as much when it comes to studying. Instead, you need to become over-confident in your knowledge of the subject and study beyond what you need to. That may mean spending an extra half hour or hour on the subject each day in order to fully memorise facts and details.
The next thing is to remember not to only memorise. Part of feeling confident in your abilities is to understand the big picture or the larger concepts. So, if it's history, you want to know the general information about a war rather than try to sift through endless dates and battles and names. Know the big facts. From there, start exploring the smaller facts so that you can solidly connect them to your big picture. By doing this, you create more neural pathways in the brain to better reach information. A good example of this is how, if you're trying to learn a subject, make connections to several things in your life. This creates more paths in your brain to later recall that information, making it more difficult anxiety quizto just "blank" under pressure.
When you become aware of a quiz or test or exam, the first thing you need to do is stop and breathe. That test can be right in front of you on the desk, but before you look at a single problem, you need to just sit there, maybe close your eyes for a minute, then breathe. If you are spiritual, make a prayer or just whisper "good luck" to yourself. This will help clear your mind. Then, immediately start by slowly writing your name on the paper, the date, and the class. This will help you slowly transition into the test. Next, slowly read through the first problem. If you feel yourself blanking, just stop. Stop reading, and try to clear your head again. Then, try again with answering questions.
Back in high school, I used to completely freak out when I had calculus tests. I would get terrible marks, and I would completely forget how to do simple things (on our midterm, I forgot how to take a derivative, which is about the same as forgetting how to multiply for an algebra class). I would get so incredibly nervous and would end up crying during my tests. One time, I left the class crying and cried when I later saw my calculus teacher; luckily, she was a nice enough lady to call me up that weekend, make sure I was okay, and tell me that I had done all right on the test that I had been crying over. But, things were terrible.
Finally, for the last couple of tests, my best-friend made me a little slip of paper that said Fully Rely on God. Granted, I didn't, but it helped me realise that I perhaps didn't need to be so upset with myself. I realised that I was one little person who sucked at taking maths tests and needed to just chill. So, I kept that little paper on my desk during that test, and every time that I felt nervous or that I was going to completely forget everything that I had studied for, I would check that piece of paper, stop thinking, breathe, and then continue onanxiety quiz. I ended up getting a high grade on that last test, too.
Also, inform your teachers of this. One of my good friends always did great on homework but would fail every test she took. She always was so hard on herself about it, and ended up telling a teacher in passing. The teacher replied, "You're still a smart kid; you just suck with tests." It helped my friend understand that she did indeed suck with taking tests and to not worry about it quite so much or be so hard on herself.
The thing is, remember that you still have strengths, study your AV儿劣 off, and know that perfection will not be reached but that you can still try your hardest and get places. With practise, there is a chance that you'll be able to curb some of your test anxiety just by clearing your mind and breathing and getting your mind completely off of the subject. If that means distracting yourself every time you think about that test coming up, fine. If that means sitting there and exploring why you're stressed and understanding what that fear is, fine. A lot of it will be experimentation and finding what works best for you. Hopefully, you'll be able to get some things under control, and if not, there are always school counsellors who know a lot about these sort of problems.
Best of luck.
Go talk to your teacher and maybe they will give you the quiz again. Tell your teacher that you got really stressed out and that you would like to retake it and see if you do any better.
based on the grammar and spelling in your question, i am guessing english must be your 'least best' subject
it's just teenage hormones and test anxiety. count down from 10, slow your heartbeat down and use yoga-like relaxation techniques
If there were literally a couple of questions in the test and u answered one of them, well if u get that question right then u got 50% right? thats a good score :)
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