Test Anxiety Levels of Board Exam Going Students in Tamil Nadu, India

Table 6

Percentage of each of the 10 items selected by male and female students from 10th and 12th grades.

Questions	Never				Slightly				Sometimes				Usually				Always
	10th		12th		10th		12th		10th		12th		10th		12th		10th		12th
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Q1	—	—	—	—	2.4	2.4	—	1.7	19.5	34.2	18.7	37.3	19.5	19.5	30.5	6.8	2.4	—	5.1	—
Q2	—	4.9	—	—	14.6	17.1	5.1	27.1	22.0	26.8	35.6	18.6	7.3	7.3	13.6	—	—	—	—	—
Q3	—	—	—	1.7	2.4	14.6	5.1	10.2	17.1	29.3	32.2	18.6	24.4	12.2	17.0	15.3	—	—	—	—
Q4	2.4	4.9	—	11.9	12.2	22.0	5.1	6.8	19.5	17.1	37.3	27.1	9.8	12.2	11.9	—	—	—	—	—
Q5	4.9	12.2	—	13.6	24.4	19.5	10.2	23.7	14.6	17.1	35.6	5.1	—	7.3	8.5	3.4	—	—	—	—
Q6	—	—	—	—	—	7.3	—	3.4	4.9	12.2	28.8	8.5	39.0	31.7	22.0	32.2	—	4.9	3.4	1.7
Q7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.9	26.8	13.6	20.3	34.1	22.0	37.3	23.7	4.9	7.3	3.4	1.7
Q8	—	—	—	—	—	4.9	—	—	22.0	26.8	5.1	8.5	22.0	24.4	28.8	35.6	—	—	20.3	1.7
Q9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	9.8	17.1	17.0	32.2	31.7	34.2	30.5	5.1	2.4	4.9	6.8	6.8
Q10	—	—	—	—	9.8	14.6	—	15.3	24.4	34.2	28.8	27.1	9.8	7.3	25.4	3.4	—	—	—	—

Q1: the closer I am to a major exam, the harder it is for me to concentrate on the material, Q2: when I study for my exams, I worry that I will not remember the material on the exam, Q3: during important exams, I think that I am doing awful or that I may fail, Q4: I lose focus on important exams, and I cannot remember material that I knew before the exam, Q5: I finally remember the answer to exam questions after the exam is already over, Q6: I worry so much before a major exam that I am too worn out to do my best on the exams, Q7: I feel out of sorts or not really myself when I take important exams, Q8: I find that my mind sometimes wanders when I am taking important exams, Q9: after an exam, I worry about whether I did well enough, Q10: 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; 10th grade: 18 male and 23 female students; 12th grade: 32 male and 27 female students; F: female students; M: male students.