I have never experienced an exam like the recent one.
On Tuesday when I arrived at my test room for the first test, Chinese, I was greeted with a locked door. All the examinees were waiting anxiously there for the teacher. 5 minutes later, the invigilator came on the scene, without a key. He had to go back to retrieve it. When he returned, it was about three minutes to nine.
We entered the room hastily. No sooner had we sat down than the teacher started to distribute the papers. After I was seated, I found my chair unsteady. I fetched a spare one from the back of the room and replaced the wobbly chair. It was 9, time for the exam to start.
Once I started to read the questions, I detected a serious problem with my desk. To prevent cheating, the admins in our grade had all the desks turned around. Back to front, my desk left very little legroom, because its front was fitted with a full-length board. Since the exam had already started, I gave up the idea of repositioning the desk lest I disturb others. I ended up sitting the exam in this very awkward posture.
Half an hour into the exam, the student behind me kept beating his desk with his pen. The weird noises got so much on my nerves that I did not read a single word for 10 minutes. Aware of the importance of the exam, I got a grip on my mood and refocused my attention on the paper. By then, I had thought my bad luck would come to an end. How wrong I was!
The next morning saw the science exam take place. The science exam accounts for 300 marks. No science students can afford to fail in it. I arrived at the test room much earlier and got prepped.
Soon after I started doing the paper, my stomach began to grumble. I thought the pain would last for only a while and then stop. It happens a lot because we tend to eat too fast. I was wrong again. The ache persisted. It was on throughout the exam, most times slight, occasionally severe. As a result, I found myself distracted from the questions. I simply could not help it.
When it was time to hand over the paper, I had trouble standing up and walking normally. Later on, I had to ask leave to go home for treatment. Thanks to the medication I took, the trouble was finally off.
Why did I perform so badly in the exam? Why were my grades hurt so much this time? I bet you have got a clue by now, Shengliver.
Shengliver Studio 
Test anxiety’s a common occurrence. The importance of learning ways to cope better from those experiences should be considered.
It is normal to feel a bit anxious before a test. Our problem is that the youngsters have to go through too many, weekly, monthly, half-term and final. This writer was unfortunate in this test. His invigilator came too late. His desk put him in an awkward position. The fellow examinee kept making noises. And the stomach-ache hurt him most, I think. Thank you for your concern, sir.