5 ways to help students regain their composure in the exam room

(Baonghean.vn) - Despite having prepared well in terms of knowledge before entering the exam room, however, some candidates when holding the exam papers in their hands often lose their composure and become stressed for many reasons. If they do not regain their composure in time to confidently do the test, the risk of the test results not being as expected is inevitable. So, when you encounter such a situation, apply one of the following methods to regain your composure and confidently complete your test well:

1. Abdominal breathing

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This is a very simple way to breathe belly. Sit up straight in a chair. Place your hands on your belly and close your mouth, the tip of your tongue touching your upper palate, breathing through your nose. Inhale deeply and slowly, noticing your diaphragm moving down and your belly expanding. When you reach the end of your deep inhalation, do not hold your breath, but let your belly naturally deflate as you exhale. Try to exhale as much as you can. The exhalation should take twice as long as the inhalation when you relax. Repeat, focusing your mind on the hand on your belly, which rises when you inhale and falls when you exhale.

2. Massage… ears?

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If you need to stop stress on the spot, massage your ears, from bottom to top, using gentle pressure, then from top to bottom, until the stress is gone. This technique—think of it as acupuncture without the needles—will stimulate the relaxation points on your ears and send a calming message to your nervous system, which will then lower your stress response.

3. Palm acupressure

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This point is located on one of the most important meridians of the body, where it directly affects the heart, liver and even the pancreas. If you press this point, you will feel your stress disappear immediately.

4. Try three minutes of meditation

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Need to calm down to take an exam confidently? You don’t have to sit in the lotus position to do this. Just sit in a chair, close your eyes and in just 3 minutes your body can control stress this way.

5. Put down your pen and read the question at least twice.

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One of the most common mistakes when taking the test is misunderstanding the question, leading to confusion about how to solve it. At that time, put down your pen to read the question carefully and calmly find a way to solve each problem. This method is extremely simple but it is very necessary. For candidates who have the habit of being careless and doing the test hastily, this is even more important to pay attention to.

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