Vocabulary – personality 1
How can someone who is outgoing and confident be shy?
When we think about tests, here are some words that come to mind:
cheating
studying
preparation
nervousness
anxiety
midterm
final
makeup
supplementary
book
grades
scores
certification
goals, objectives
multiple choice x discursive
under pressure
One way of doing well in tests is knowing how you react in test-like situations.
What kind of student are you in test situations?
I shake like a leaf = I am visibly nervous = I tremble = I get the jitters
I freak out
I get goosebumps
I get butterflies in my stomach
I get white as a sheet (of paper)
I get cold sweat
I get cold feet
My mind goes blank = I draw a blank
Here is some more language used to talk about tests and stressful situations in general. Match the sentence halves 1-12 in bold with the other halves in the bullet points in italics below.
Now tell us:
If you could choose the way you could be tested, what would it be and why?
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Written
on May 31, 2013