Name: My 6 TOP tips for taking tests and exams
Uploaded: 2021-06-21T19:00:05.000Z
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In today's video I want to talk to you about how to prepare for taking a test.

I'm not talking about studying the material or studying...

Practicing the English, if you're taking an English test, like IELTS or TOEFL.

I want you to think about the actual test day, what you need to do just before, what

you need to do during, what you need to do or not do after.

So, we're going to look at six tips to prep, to get ready for test day.

Now, these are all very general tips, but I'm going to get into a little more detail

And this is about any test you're going to take, make sure you get a good night's sleep.

I've met a lot of people who are going to take a test and I know that they were very,

They studied all the material, their English was excellent, and then they went to the test

The night before, get a good night's sleep.

Sleep, wake up early, be fresh when you get to the test center.

Have all of your energy ready to focus on what you're about to do.

Don't go out partying, don't go drinking, don't go see a movie, don't go hang out with friends.

Stay at home, relax, read a book, maybe watch a little bit of television.

Go to sleep early, wake up early, make sure you have enough time to get to the test center,

make sure everything is under control, there's no anxiety, no stress, relaxed.

With a clear mind is a strong mind, right?

If your mind is clear, and sharp, and focused, you're going to do well.

If you're tired, and panicky, and not so sure what's going on, you're not going to do well.

The morning of the test, make sure you wake up early enough to have a solid breakfast.

Now, if you're a coffee drinker, have a coffee, but have it early and don't have any more

It stimulates the body, it gets the energy flowing, you get a bit of adrenaline going,

The problem with a stimulant is it gives you a nice boost of energy, but then when the

stimulant works its way out of the body, then you come down real hard again.

And that's when you start making mistakes, that's when you stop thinking clearly, that's

when you get a little bit tired, you lose a little bit of focus, and then you start

Most of these tests, and again, we're talking about IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GMAT, even your high

I remember in university having three-hour exams as a regular thing.

Make sure that you're energetic from beginning to end; you don't have a downtime where everything

falls apart and you don't know what you're writing about.

Have a good protein, high-protein breakfast, make sure you have some carbohydrates, like

sugars, things that give you energy, but not too much.

Sugar is also a stimulant, so you don't want to have, like, a cinnamon bun from Cinnabon

that's full of sugar that's going to get you all juiced up, and then it's going to drop

you right in the middle of a test and you lost all your focus.

So, again, if you're a coffee drinker, drink your coffee; if you're not, don't drink a

You can have a protein shake if that works for you, you can have a protein bar, you can

take that with you, have it just before the test, but again, make sure your stomach is

I've been in those kinds of tests as well, where my stomach is so loud that the people

next to me couldn't concentrate on their test either, so don't do that.

I already mentioned: Don't study the night before.

If you don't know the material, if you don't know the English, if you don't know your science,

if you don't know your math, the night before the test you won't know it the next day either.

You can study all night, it's going to come in, it's going to go right out.

The materials that are going to be on your test have been taught to you over a long span.

Now, what you will do by studying the night before is you're going to make yourself realize:

"Oh my god, I don't actually understand this part", or "I don't know this word", or "I

If you're doing this the night before, all you're doing is building stress.

And again, I've met lots of people who are very smart and knew all their materials, but

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