2. CONTROLLING TEXT ANXIETY AND WHAT’S
SLEEP GOT TO DO WITH IT
• GAIN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION
• THINK POSITIVE
• DON’T OVER THINK AND PREPARE YOURSELF WELL
• FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF TEST YOU CAN EXPECT
• LACK OF CONCENTRATION
• POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
• DECREASED METABOLISM
• ACCIDENTS IN WORK OR SHORT ATTENTION SPAN
3. THREE TYPES OF TESTING RESPONSES
• QUICK-TIME: KNOWING THE ANSWER IMMEDIATELY
• LAG-TIME: READING THE QUESTION AND ANSWER DON’T COME AS QUICKLY
• NO-RESPONSE: READING THE QUESTION AND ANSWER MORE THAN THREE TIMES
AND STILL NO RESPONSE
4. STRATEGIES FOR MATCHING QUESTIONS AND
TRUE/ FALSE QUESTION
• READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
• READ EACH COLUMN BEFORE YOU ANSWER
• MATCH WHAT YOU KNOW FIRST
• LOOK FOR LOGICAL CLUES
• READ EACH STATEMENT CAREFULLY
• WATCH FOR KEY WORDS IN EACH STATEMENT FOR EXAMPLE NEGATIVE
• READ EACH STATEMENT FOR A DOUBLE NEGATIVES SUCH AS “NOT
UNTRUTHFUL”
5. STRATEGIES FOR MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
• READ THE QUESTION AND TRY TO ANSWER IT BEFORE YOU READ THE ANSWER
• LOOK FOR SIMILAR ANSWERS; ONE OF THEM IS THE CORRECT RESPONSE
• CROSS OUT ANSWERS THAT YOU KNOW ARE INCORRECT
• MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS
• BE BRIEF IN YOUR RESPONSE
• ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION
• REMEMBER YOUR INITIAL RESPONSE IS USUALLY CORRECT
• LOOK FOR KEY WORDS THAT TRIGGER A RESPONSE
6. STRATEGIES FOR ESSAY QUESTIONS
• MORE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER
• SOMETIMES MORE IS JUST MORE
• TRY TO BE CONCISE AND INFORMATIVE AS POSSIBLE
7. CONCLUSION
TO SUMMARIZE ALL THE KEY POINTS IN THIS POWERPOINT CONTROLLING YOUR
ANXIETY ALWAYS GET ALL YOUR INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE TEST DON’T OVER
THINK. SLEEP IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO GET SO YOU WANT HAVE LACK OF
CONCENTRATION OR POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. REMEMBER YOUR THREE TYPES
OF TESTING RESPONSES THOSE ARE QUICK-TIME, LAG-TIME, AND NO-RESPONSE.
THOSE PLAY INTO MATCHING ALWAYS READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND
ANSWER WHAT YOU KNOW FIRST, AND IF ANSWERING TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS READ
EACH STATEMENT CAREFULLY WATCH OUT FOR KEY WORDS IN EACH STATEMENT.
ANSWER YOUR MULTIPLE CHOICE BY CROSSING OUT ANSWERS THAT YOU KNOW ARE
WRONG, AND ALWAYS MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE BRIEF IN
YOUR RESPONSE WITH SHORT ANSWER LOOKING FOR KEY WORDS THAT TRIGGER A
RESPONSE, AND YOUR ESSAY QUESTIONS TRY TO BE CONCISE AND INFORMATIVE AS
POSSIBLE.
