Welke Taal Spreek Je?...Exams

Exams and me don't get on. At school I had a series of average scores, remarkable only in their averageness. Apart from one year, I think I must have been 12 and I achieved 86% in my Maths exam. Now anyone that knows me will be able to tell you that me and numbers have never seen eye to eye.

Question:- How many beers have you had?
Me:- Erm....

So 86% in my least favourite subject was something of a surprise! Of course, the following year was a nightmare. I found myself amongst kids that bullys like to beat up for being brainy. I thought that Algebra would be easy because it used letters, but boy was I wrong! I was also questioning the point of learning some of the things we were being taught. Below is a short list of things I learnt at school but have never used since:

1. Algebra
2. Pie Charts
3. Logarithms (the answers were at the back of the book...what's the point of that?)
4. Fractions
5. Long Division

This week I have 2 exams, one of which I have already sat. The one I sat on Monday concerned writing, reading and listening. I have studied for it for the past few weeks, writing letters and short essays. However, I still have the same problem today that I had as a kid. As soon as you are told that you can turn the exam paper over you get that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you can't make head or tail of what is written on the paper!
After realizing that it was in fact upside down I found it a lot easier...I can never judge my performance when I take an exam. I found the parts I studied to be the hardest because they were slightly different to what I expected and had to use words that I didn't really know. The guy I sit next to was a bit nervous so I advised him to keep it simple and don't use words you are not sure about. I found myself not following my own advice!
Tomorrow I have the exam I dread. I have to speak! I always score badly and after every talking exam I promise myself I will do better next time. 1 day to go and I haven't got a bloody clue about what I've got to talk about!
Wish me luck!