The Element Encyclopedia
by Theresa Cheung
A dream of taking an exam or being singled out by a teacher usually highlights waking anxiety about facing a difficult challenge in your real life. Perhaps you are trying to live up to impossibly high standards or are worried about some test of self-value, such as a new job or a new relationship. A common dream involves turning up naked to an examination, which may point to a fear of social humiliation. A feeling of powerlessness to control your life may be suggested by a dream in which you arrive late for an examination or hand in a blank paper at the end of the exam.
If you find your name on a list of those who have not passed a school exam, you may feel that you have failed in some way in waking life or that someone is marking you down.
