Examination, whether a collage annual or a university final,
gives some fright to all students. None,
not even the most prepared examine, can ever be sure of the best outcome
expected of the examination. Questions may be exceptionally stiff and
deceptive; the time may not suffice to
answer all the questions. These and other possibilities keep rising and falling
in
the mind of the examine and as such, his tension goes on mounting. And,
finally, the tension rises to the peak on the night before the trial
examination.
Every student is suddenly faced with the striking reality of
the examination on the night before the day of commencement. As he seeks to
review his progress, he finds the preparation imperfect. He tries to
recapitulate in his mind some of those he has read, prepared or memorized. The
memory seems to be giving way. That makes him all the more nervous. He tries to
enjoy a restful sleep at the night and face the ordeal next day with a composed
mind and unruffled brain.
But is it as easy sleeping as resolving, No, not for an
excitable student. The brain has its own way of behaving. the brain, refusing to co-operate, Keeps
wandering about, often stealing into the pages of the books or calling back to
mind some distant suggestion made by a professor in the class. Again and again.
Questions and answers, Important and unimportant questions and such other
anti-sleep things occur in the mind. Thus hours roll by till about midnight
when a nap visits the tossing student which, however, is broken shortly by a
fearful dream.
If, however, the student is by nature unexcitable, he can
have an undisturbed sleep and rise from bed next morning with a refreshed mind
and renewed energy. He often gets up early in the small hours of morning and
glances over the book or books with a calm attention. The last moment review is
very useful and he makes the best of it by virtue of his natural sedateness.
The mental condition varies also between a negligent and a
serious student. Rather, whether a student will get nervous at the eleventh
hour depends largely on how far he has neglected his studies, he will
invariably feel somewhat perturbed at the closing hours. On the other hand,
good preparation will help to calm down the mental agitation.
In fact, the night before an examination is a night of
anxiety and peculiar-experience. Overcome to the trouble of this night the examines
should prepare their lessons much
earlier and try to pass this night with a normal state of mind.
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