20 questions
About 5 minutes
For everyone

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The statements below describe feelings and thoughts about exams. Choose how often each one is true for you; there are no right or wrong answers.

Question 1 of 20 During an exam I feel secure and at ease.
Almost never Sometimes Often Almost always
Question 2 of 20 Thinking about the grade I will get in the course hurts my performance during the exam.
Almost never Sometimes Often Almost always
Question 3 of 20 I freeze in important exams.
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Question 4 of 20 During exams I can't stop wondering whether I will ever finish school.
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Question 5 of 20 The harder I try during an exam, the more muddled I get.
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Question 6 of 20 I feel restless and uncomfortable in exams.
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Question 7 of 20 I feel on edge during an important exam.
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Question 8 of 20 Thoughts of failing stop me from concentrating on the exam.
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Question 9 of 20 Even when I have prepared very well for an exam, I feel quite on edge.
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Question 10 of 20 In important exams I get so wound up that I feel sick to my stomach.
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Question 11 of 20 I become very uneasy just before I get my exam paper back.
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Question 12 of 20 In important exams I almost set myself up to fail.
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Question 13 of 20 I feel very tense during exams.
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Question 14 of 20 I panic during an important exam.
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Question 15 of 20 I wish exams didn't bother me so much.
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Question 16 of 20 I worry a lot before an important exam.
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Question 17 of 20 After exams I can't stop thinking about what would happen if I failed.
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Question 18 of 20 In important exams I feel my heart racing.
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Question 19 of 20 Once an exam is over I try not to worry, but I can't manage it.
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Question 20 of 20 During an exam I get so wound up that I forget even things I actually know.
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Your result

Total score: out of 80
Worry (thoughts): out of 32
Emotionality (bodily tension): out of 48

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Spielberger CD (1980). Test Anxiety Inventory: Preliminary professional manual. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Turkish adaptation: Öner N (1990). Sınav Kaygısı Envanteri el kitabı (manual). Istanbul: Yükseköğretimde Rehberliği Yayma Vakfı.

This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.

About this test

The Test Anxiety Inventory was developed by Spielberger and colleagues at the University of South Florida between 1974 and 1979 and adapted into Turkish by Öner. It has 20 statements, takes about 5 minutes and shows the worry (thoughts) and emotionality (bodily tension) sides of exam anxiety separately. The result gives an idea of your exam anxiety; it is not a diagnosis.

Related condition: Anxiety and panic disorders
What happens next: Psychotherapy

Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) · Spielberger CD (1980). Test Anxiety Inventory: Preliminary professional manual. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Turkish adaptation: Öner N (1990). Sınav Kaygısı Envanteri el kitabı (manual). Istanbul: Yükseköğretimde Rehberliği Yayma Vakfı.

This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.

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