i'm veronique. here's this week's top story. (energetic music) few words strike more fear into the hearts of students than the word test. some of us take it as a challenge to show what we know. others absolutely dread taking tests, and as amelia reports, that dread may actually hold us back from doing our best. - do you like or dislike taking tests? - i dislike taking tests. (dings) - i don't like taking tests. (dings) - because it's just more pressure. (dings) - i get really stressed over the type of questions. (dinging) - describe the feelings you get either before or during a test. - well, before taking a test or during, there's definitely butterflies in my stomach. i pretty much have to, like, go to the bathroom when i'm taking it. um, yeah, pretty much just general anxiety. - i get nervous because if i get something wrong it'll, like, affect me in some sort of way. - well, i get really, like, flustered and nervous. sometimes i'll, like, start sweating, you know? - in fact, some of us get so nervous, it makes it hard to do w