:00:00. > :00:11.With Sats coming up, we take a look at whether tests
:00:12. > :00:26.First, how do you feel when you have exams coming up?
:00:27. > :00:29.Confident, worried or a bit stressed?
:00:30. > :00:31.Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England will take
:00:32. > :00:35.Standard Assessment Tests, or SATs this week.
:00:36. > :00:38.In a survey for Newsround 87% of 10 and 11 year olds questioned said
:00:39. > :00:41.they feel pressure to do well in school tests.
:00:42. > :00:42.Hayley's being speaking to children in Manchester
:00:43. > :01:03.So, how are you feeling about your tests coming up soon?
:01:04. > :01:11.up or get a bad mark. because I don't want to mess
:01:12. > :01:20.I feel ready, there are some things I need to go over like fractions.
:01:21. > :01:23.Preparing for any test can be a stressful time and it's
:01:24. > :01:26.going to be a really busy week for hundreds of thousands of ten
:01:27. > :01:28.and eleven years olds who start their week of SATs today.
:01:29. > :01:31.The tests in England keep track of how primary school
:01:32. > :01:34.They can also affect which class students go
:01:35. > :01:39.into when they move up to high school.
:01:40. > :01:43.Every single one of those is correct...
:01:44. > :01:46.The lessons taught in schools and the way children are tested
:01:47. > :01:51.Some people say it means the tests for Years 2 and 6 are now too hard
:01:52. > :01:53.but the government says tougher tests will mean better
:01:54. > :01:57.Scotland got rid of tests but plans to bring them back.
:01:58. > :01:59.Hundreds of children answered questions in a survey for Newsround
:02:00. > :02:05.More than half said say they feel "some pressure" to do well,
:02:06. > :02:08.while over a quarter said they feel "a lot of pressure" .
:02:09. > :02:12.Many said they feel nervous before tests while others said
:02:13. > :02:21.And they told us the pressure can make them sad and moody and can
:02:22. > :02:28.But nearly half of children questioned said they didn't mind
:02:29. > :02:32.taking the tests, and some even said they enjoyed them.
:02:33. > :02:35.Last Tuesday meant a day out of school for some children -
:02:36. > :02:37.their parents kept them off in protest at the way
:02:38. > :02:41.Thousands of people signed a petition telling the Government
:02:42. > :02:45.the tests put children under too much pressure.
:02:46. > :02:48.The government says that tests are important and should not be
:02:49. > :03:06.If there were other children feeling stressed and worried like you guys,
:03:07. > :03:16.what advice would you give them? Keep calm and just try to keep your
:03:17. > :03:19.mind off it until it comes. I don't think you can do any better
:03:20. > :03:22.than your hardest. Even if your best is not as good
:03:23. > :03:26.as your friend's best you can't do any better than that
:03:27. > :03:28.you just have to try. Test time can be worrying,
:03:29. > :03:31.but there's loads you can do to stop Here are some of CBBC's famous
:03:32. > :03:39.faces to tell us how When I was at school, I used to work
:03:40. > :03:42.really really hard, and I think before exams that used to make me
:03:43. > :03:44.nervous. I was so desperate to get everything onto the page. But it is
:03:45. > :03:47.normal to have butterflies in your tummy before an exam. Before my
:03:48. > :03:52.exams at school, I used to get quite nervous, but I used to stay behind
:03:53. > :03:59.school some days to speak to one of my teachers, with whatever subject I
:04:00. > :04:04.was struggling with. We used to work one on one to get me through that
:04:05. > :04:07.subject. I used bullet points and key phrases that I would stick in my
:04:08. > :04:11.exercise work that would stand out to me and help me remember specific
:04:12. > :04:17.things regarding the subject. The main thing I did was once in the
:04:18. > :04:21.exam, I tried to forget about all of the preparation leading up to it.
:04:22. > :04:22.Take a moment and breeds! It sounds like
:04:23. > :04:34.silly thing, but honestly, taking deep breaths is everything.
:04:35. > :04:39.Count-outs for four in, count-outs for four as you go out. At the end
:04:40. > :04:43.of the day, it is just an exam and as long as you try your best and get
:04:44. > :04:47.everything onto the page, that is all you can do. Give it a go at!
:04:48. > :04:50.Have faith in yourself, keep calm and do your best.
:04:51. > :04:53.For more advice head to Newsround online where Hayley has more
:04:54. > :04:58.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.