Step 8: Get Your Act Together Time to complete: 10 minutes to read; time to complete will vary Activity: Complete Final Preparations worksheet You are in control of your mind and body; you are in charge of test anxiety, your preparation, and your test- taking strategies. Now it’s time to take charge of exter- nal factors, like the testing site and the materials you need to take the exam. Find Out Where the Exam Is and Make a Trial Run Do you know how to get to the testing site? Do you know how long it will take to get there? If not, make a trial run, preferably on the same day of the week at the same time of day. Make note, on the Final Preparations worksheet that follows, of the amount of time it will take you to get to the exam site. Plan on arriving 30–45 minutes early so you can get the lay of the land, use the bathroom, and calm down. Then figure out how early you will have to get up that morning, and make sure you get up that early every day for a week before the exam. Gather Your Materials The night before the exam, lay out the clothes you will wear and the materials you have to bring with you to the exam. Plan on dressing in layers; you won’t have any control over the temperature of the examination room. Have a sweater or jacket you can take off if it’s warm. Use the following checklist on the Final Preparations worksheet to help you pull together what you will need. Don’t Skip Breakfast Even if you don’t usually eat breakfast, do so on exam morning. A cup of coffee doesn’t count. Don’t do doughnuts or other sweet foods, either. A sugar high will leave you with a sugar low in the middle of the exam. A mix of protein and carbohydrates is best: cereal with milk and just a little sugar, or eggs with toast, will do your body a world of good. – THE LEARNINGEXPRESS TEST PREPARATION SYSTEM– 20 Final Preparations Getting to the Exam Site Location of exam site: ____________________________ Date: _____________________________ Departure time: _____________________________ Do I know how to get to the exam site? Yes _____ No _____ If no, make a trial run. Time it will take to get to exam site: _________________ Things to Lay Out the Night Before Clothes I will wear _____ Sweater/jacket _____ Watch _____ Photo ID _____ No. 2 pencils _____ ______________________ _____ ______________________ _____ Step 9: Do It! Time to complete: 10 minutes, plus test-taking time Activity: Ace the THEA! Fast forward to exam day. You are ready. You made a study plan and followed through. You practiced your test-taking strategies while working through this book. You are in control of your physical, mental, and emo- tional state. You know when and where to show up and what to bring with you. In other words, you are better prepared than most of the other people taking the exam. You are psyched. Just one more thing. When you are done with the exam, you will have earned a reward. Plan a celebration. Call up your friends and plan a party, or have a nice dinner for two—whatever your heart desires. Give yourself something to look forward to. And then do it. Go into the exam, full of confi- dence, armed with the test-taking strategies you have practiced until they’re second nature. You are in con- trol of yourself, your environment, and your perform- ance on the exam. You are ready to succeed. So do it. Go in there and ace the exam. And look forward to your future success! – THE LEARNINGEXPRESS TEST PREPARATION SYSTEM– 21 . abcd 6. abcd 7. abcd 8. abcd 9. abcd 10. abcd 11. abcd 12. abcd 13. abcd 14. abcd 15. abcd 16. abcd 17. abcd 18. abcd 19. abcd 20. abcd 21. abcd 22. abcd 23. abcd 24. abcd 25. abcd 26. abcd 27. abcd 28 abcd 37. abcd 38. abcd 39. abcd 40. abcd 41. abcd 42. abcd 1. abcd 2. abcd 3. abcd 4. abcd 5. abcd 6. abcd 7. abcd 8. abcd 9. abcd 10. abcd 11. abcd 12. abcd 13. abcd 14. abcd 15. abcd 16. abcd 17. . abcd 27. abcd 28. abcd 29. abcd 30. abcd 31. abcd 32. abcd 33. abcd 34. abcd 35. abcd 36. abcd 37. abcd 38. abcd 39. abcd 40. abcd 41. abcd 42. abcd 43. abcd 44. abcd 45. abcd 46. abcd 47. abcd 48.