Stay Calm During your board exams

• Make sure you're really prepared. Sometimes you'll feel ready for a test but realize, too late, that you're not as prepared as you thought. If this happens frequently, you may not be studying correctly or studying enough. Revise thoroughly, but make sure you do other things too. If you revise for too long you will become unfocused, so make sure you take regular breaks! Check out the related wikiHows for help.
• Get a good night's sleep the night before the test, and breakfast when you get up. Avoid cramming the night of the exam; if you're too tired come test time you won't remember what you "learned" the night before.
• Remember all your equipment such as an extra pencil, ruler, calculator, etc. unless they are provided.
• A little brisk exercise will help you remain calm during any stressful situation. If your teacher will allow you to leave the room during the test, run up and down the hall or do some jumping jacks if you start feeling overwhelmed.
• Get to class a little early. If you get there early, you'll make sure to get your favorite seat. You'll also feel more relaxed if you don't get there just in time or, worse yet, late.
• Breathe. Before the test, inhale through your nose deeply and slowly. Then, hold the breath for 3-4 seconds and exhale slowly through your mouth. Repeat this several times. If you experience a sudden panic during the test, perform this exercise again.
• Tell yourself it's just a test. Really, it is. No matter what happens, everything will be OK.
• Handle your nerves. Make sure you are not too nervous during your exams - you might forget what you have revised and just panic. You have to stay positive. If you are thinking.."Oh, I am never going to succeed in my exams," you never will! However, if you believe that you can do it, you will find you can!
• Skip questions if necessary. Don't spend too much time on any one question. If you get stuck, skip the question and move on. You can come back to it at the end of the test if you have time, and later questions may help you recall the answer to the one(s) you skipped.
• Act like you're the only person in the room. Don't panic if you notice other students writing very quickly or handing in their tests early. Mind the time, and try to work at a steady rate, but otherwise don't worry about speed. It is not a race.

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