What do you dislike about tests?
Imagine yourself saying: “I don’t like tests because…” (which statements apply to you?)
Choose all that apply
1. They make me nervous.
2. No matter how much I prepare I can’t do well.
3. It’s hard for me to study.
4. Tests are stupid.
5. I throw up every time I have to take a test.
6. I believe everyone else is smarter than I am.
7. My mind keeps wandering when I am taking a test.
8. I don’t think tests measure what I really know.
9. I can’t sleep before a test.
10. I am not good at memorizing.
11. My parents put too much pressure on me to do well.
12. This country is test crazy.
13. Tests stress me out.
14. If I hit a wall during a test I fall apart and everything goes downhill.
15. I don’t really care about them but everyone else does.
16. After the test I don’t remember anything, so what’s the point?
17. My stomach is in knots every time I take a test.
18. My sister/brother/mother/father was really good at taking tests, but I’m not.
19. Tests count for too high a percentage of my grade.
20. Tests are too impersonal.
21. My mind is always racing before a test.
22. I never do well on tests.
23. Everyone else places too much importance on tests.
24. Tests don’t give me the chance to show what I really know.
25. There’s a secret to doing well on tests and I don’t know it
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