Feeling stressed about exam day? Read these tips…
- make sure you have a healthy breakfast – your brain needs the energy
- take a bottle of water into the exam room – there’s scientific evidence that it helps you focus and stops headaches
- before the exam starts, find a quiet spot (even the loo will do!) and take 5 deep breaths
- when you’re waiting to go into the exam room, avoid chats with other pupils about what you know (or don’t know) – it will just stress you out
- when you open the exam paper, read all the questions before you start
- answer the easier questions first before you tackle the tricky ones
- keep an eye on the clock so you know how much time you’ve got left
- after the exam, do something chilled that will help you unwind
SQA have got more good tips for getting it right on exam day….