Thread:Dragonzako/@comment-31231137-20180719182322/@comment-31231137-20180719192309

Dragonzako wrote: Yeah. OK, well, like I said at the end of last month, I was scheduled to take my permit test on July 3. I did, and I failed. So I rescheduled it for tomorrow. I've studied a lot since then, especially over the last week, and I think I'm just about ready (I'll probably go over the manual another time or two tonight). But I think what I'm most concerned about is getting really anxious during the test (as someone who suffers from test anxiety) and choking, thus hindering my ability to think straight and do well. What do you recommend I do to stay calm about the test? And even if you have any last-minute study tips, I'd love to hear them. My classmates who are a few months older than me already took and passed the test, and when I asked a few for advice, they recommended the iPhone app DMV Genie. I looked at it, and it looked just like the practice tests I took online in preparation for my first permit test, which obviously did me more harm than good. And I didn't really look over the manual leading up to the test, but neither did at least one of the people I asked, I hear, and they still passed. Maybe it all came down to the questions. I probably got more challenging questions than them. Or maybe I just have flawed judgment as to what's commonsense and what's safe, etc. Today, I finished up a 30-hour driver's ed course, and I had a final exam on it, which I also failed (mostly due to the fact I skipped around half of the 41 (out of 100) questions I answered "incorrectly"). I almost have no excuse, since I had a lot of resources, including my phone, I was permitted to use during the test. But I like to come up with the most commonsense answers I can myself, because that's how I'm going to have to think in the real world. So, Mom suggested I reschedule the permit test in light of my poor grade on this final (she's already said if I fail tomorrow, she won't let me retake it for six months), but Dad says I should just stick with the plan to take it tomorrow. I have decided I will take it tomorrow, but still, what should I do to stay calm during the test and potentially to prepare for the test during these final hours?