Whats the first thing I should do when I go into an exam?
Well, before you get to the exam room, you should have the right approach from the very start. Assuming it's in the morning, you should try and walk to school, if that's possible. You should avoid friends, because they can start worrying you. They'll ask you how you do particular questions and so forth, and they'll confuse you perhaps. They'll say "No, you don't do it this way, you do it that way." So, it's your examination and make sure you're isolated as far as you can be. When you go into the examination room, take six deep breaths and have a glucose sweet, if the school allows you to do that, to help energy go to your brain. Sit down and take another six deep breaths if that's necessary, and when the examination paper comes round, make sure you read it properly. You'll only get marks if you answer the questions, and you've got to usually choose the questions you want to do, so make sure you take time to do that. Make sure that you choose the ones that you think are going to be the best for you. Start, probably, with the easier ones, those you think that you are able to do, and build up to the ones which might be a little bit more difficult for you. Certainly, getting into that examination room is crucial; it's crucial that you get in there with the right frame of mind, remembering that it's your examination and what goes on around and about you has got nothing to do with you, so just ignore it and get on with your paper.
