j5makk wrote:please suggest me some remedy to decrease the damage caused by-
1.silly mistakes
2.anxiety
3.thoughtblocks or blackouts
4.inability to focus for a short periods of time say 2 to 3 min during exam


my score dwindles significantly due to above factors ............... i am able to solve 99 percent of the questions in an exam but my score comes out to 680 or so when i give an exam ............whiloe revising i can solve most of my erred questions and same is true while preparing for exams .................please help me!

My friend, a mistake turns out to be silly if an errant making this mistake does possess abilities to evaluate a difficulty level of the question; one feeds back onto the answer to that question by finding it (an answer) silly. So I find you smart enough.

Anxiety is an element of human psychology. Moderate degree of anxiety is good for the contest like activities, e.g. GMAT

Thought-blocks are the consequence of tiredness and industrious agenda. You may need to rest to save the energy for real test.

Inability to focus for the short periods of time say 2 to 3 mins during exam. >>> You must be kidding, as we may not concentrate instantly for more than 1 min 50 seconds for any single question on GMAT. If we do so, the test should finish us up.

I'm still trying to figure how this question ended up in Data Sufficiency section. I think tried solving it for a second, then I figured I'm going crazy.

thanx a ton nightreader !
took a break n building stamina now by 4 hr sessions n regular tests