11 + EXAM DAY MASTERY How to deal with Exam Day nerves

Sleep well- consistent bedtimes – early!

Eat well

The Morning of the Exam

• Have a good breakfast
• Go for a gentle walk around the block to clear your head

Just Outside the Exam Room

• Deep breaths (belly breathing) stand quietly Action
• Don’t overexcite yourself chatting to other children about what you do / don’t know
• Go to the toilet – even if you do not need to go!

When the exam is about to Start

• Get out your pencils / rubber / sharpener (should have a couple of pencils already sharpened and a sharpener with a container)
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Do not talk even if the exam has not started
• Don’t sip at your water- it all builds up!
• Write your name as soon as you are allowed
• Take a look at the answer sheet sections and make a mental note of where each section is on the answer sheet.
• Find a clock on the wall and use it.
• Put your water away from your exam paper.

In the Break

• Relax, do not panic about what has happened in the previous section- recognise that it is completed. Be ready to do your best again.
• Try not to ask others about how the exam is going for them.
• Make sure you go to the toilet in the break- whether you need to or not!
• Eat your snack (nothing sticky)!

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