Test Anxiety

Questionnaire

Do You Have Test Anxiety?

Test anxiety can create major roadblocks in a student's academic success. Identifying whether you have it can help you find solutions to overcoming the symptoms and therefore help you reach a greater level of academic enjoyment and success. Take the following questionnaire to see if you may suffer from test anxiety. Your answers stay on this page and are not submitted anywhere.

  1. I sometimes have trouble sleeping the night before a test.
  2. During a test my palms frequently sweat.
  3. Before a test, I often get a headache.
  4. During a test, I often get nauseated.
  5. Because of panic, I sometimes leave class on a test day.
  6. I often have pains in my neck, back or legs during a test.
  7. My heart sometimes pounds just before or after a test.
  8. I often feel nervous and jittery when I am taking a test.
  9. While testing, my mind often goes blank, even when I am prepared.
  10. I sometimes lose my appetite before a test.
  11. I often make careless errors on tests.
  12. I frequently worry when other students finish a test before me.
  13. I often feel pushed for time when I am taking a test.
  14. I sometimes worry that everyone is doing okay on the test but me.
  15. When I am taking a test I sometimes think of my past failures.
  16. During a test, I often feel as if I studied all of the wrong things.
  17. I frequently have trouble thinking clearly during tests.
  18. I often have a hard time understanding directions on tests.
  19. After a test, it is not uncommon for answers that I left blank or I did not answer to come to my mind.