What is sound advice for a student suffering stress from fear of an examination?

1. Fear of an examination usually comes from feeling unprepared. 2. Studying thoroughly beforehand builds confidence, which removes the cause rather than the symptom. 3. Resting beforehand does not help a student who is ill-prepared, since the underlying worry remains. 4. Thinking about games or exercising during the examination wastes the fixed time allowed for the paper. 5. Eating a lot of food addresses nothing, since sitting an examination is mental work rather than physical. _Source: NECTA CSEE 2021 Civics 011, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (iv)_