Quiz: Test Anxiety

Which of the following

summarizes the effects

of good stress?

• It can be a motivator

  to get something done.

• It can cause lack of focus

  and make a person panic.

• It can make a challenge

  seem overwhelming.

• It can make it possible to do

  a task without enough time.

Bad stress

• causes too much worry

• causes just enough worry

• gets someone to focus

  on a task

• doesn’t make a person panic

What was the author’s purpose

for including facts about the

fight-or-flight response?

• to inform readers about why

  humans have good stress

• to describe prehistoric people

• to answer a question about

  animal instincts

• to explain why students

  freeze up and can’t think

  during a test

What role does the

amygdala play in the fight-

or-flight response?

• It increases breathing

  and heart rate.

• It puts the body

  in a threatened state.

• It tenses muscles and

  increases blood flow.

• It tenses muscles and

  increases blood flow.

How does the author feel about

test anxiety?

• It is overwhelming and

  unmanageable.

• Students can be successful

  at dealing with it.

• Anyone suffering from test

  anxiety will fail.

• It is not important and can

  be ignored.

According to the text, what is a

good way to prepare your body

for a test on the day of a test?

• Eat a healthy breakfast.

• Stay up late studying the

  night before a test.

• Take practice quizzes.

• Organize information

  to study for the test.

Which of the following is an

example of metacognition?

• studying with a partner

• taking practice quizzes

  to get used to what taking

  the test will be like

• organizing material into

  a study plan

• evaluating yourself as

  if observing from above

What was the author’s purpose

for including the chart “Foods

for Stress”?

• to give examples of foods

  that people should avoid

  before taking a test

• to give examples of foods

  that cause people to have

  bad stress

• to give examples of foods

  that help people prevent

  bad stress

• to give examples of foods

  that people should eat

  after a test

Which sentence from the

“Conclusion” section summarizes

the main idea of the book?

• Using stress as a motivator

  instead of an obstacle can

  keep you from getting

  overly anxious.

• Test anxiety can be scary

  and frustrating, but you

  can beat it back.

• Remember, we all experience

  anxiety at times.

• It can hit people not only

  when taking a test, but in

  other stressful situations, too.

Which of the following details

supports the book’s main idea?

• Good stress occurs when

  a person faces a challenge

  and has the ability to deal

  with that challenge.

• Good stress occurs when

  a person faces a challenge

  and has the ability to deal

  with that challenge.

• Whether you’re taking

  a test, performing, or

  competing, you can apply

  anxiety-reducing strategies

  to keep cool.

• Good stress and bad

  stress cause different

  levels of anxiety.