Most people experience some anxiety in an exam or test situation.
For most it is a normal level of anxiety that increases their alertness and motivation, consequently improving their performance. It is important not to be intimidated by this anxiety. Most people who claim anxiety caused a mental block on an exam couldn't remember because the material was not learned well enough in the first place. We can change our emotional reactions by changing our attitudes. Negative, self-defeating, and irrational attitudes and thoughts must be replaced with rational attitudes.