worry about exams

Meaning

This phrase describes the state of feeling anxious, stressed, or concerned about upcoming school tests or academic assessments. It is a very common topic among students, parents, and teachers.

Examples

• Many teenagers lose sleep because they worry about exams too much.

  Many teenagers lose sleep because they worry about exams too much.

• There is no need to worry about exams if you study a little bit every day.

  There is no need to worry about exams if you study a little bit every day.

• My parents told me not to worry about exams and just do my best.

  My parents told me not to worry about exams and just do my best.

• It is completely normal to worry about exams, but try to find time to relax.

  It is completely normal to worry about exams, but try to find time to relax.

• He was starting to worry about exams that were still three months away.

  He was starting to worry about exams that were still three months away.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ She worries for exams all the time.

  ✓ She worries about exams all the time.

  The verb 'worry' collocated with the cause of anxiety requires the preposition 'about', not 'for'.

• ✗ Don't be worry about exams.

  ✓ Don't worry about exams.

  'Worry' is used here as a verb in the imperative form. Alternatively, you can say 'Don't be worried about exams' using the adjective 'worried'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you prepare well in advance, you won't have to ___.

  💡 feel anxious about school tests

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  worry about exams

• It's easy to ___ when your entire grade depends on one final test.

  💡 feel stressed about assessments

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  worry about exams