Westside Test Anxiety Scale

Rate how true each of the following is of you, from extremely or always true, to not at all or never true. Use the following 5 point scale. Click on the number for each question that best matches you. Then click the How Anxious Am I? button.

Westside Test Anxiety Scale

QUESTIONS Always True Usually True Sometimes True Seldom True Never True
1. The closer I am to a major exam, the harder it is for me to concentrate on the material.
2. When I study for my exams, I worry that I will not remember the material on the exam.
3. During important exams, I think that I am doing awful or that I may fail.
4. I lose focus on important exams, and I cannot remember material that I knew before the exam.
5. I finally remember the answer to exam questions after the exam is already over.
6. I worry so much before a major exam that I am too worn out to do my best on the exam.
7. I feel out of sorts or not really myself when I take important exams.
8. I find that my mind sometimes wanders when I am taking important exams.
9. After an exam, I worry about whether I did well enough.
10. I struggle with written assignments, or avoid doing them, because I feel that whatever I do will not be good enough. I want it to be perfect.

After responding to all of the statements, click the How Anxious Am I? button. Your results will display below.


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