The Exam I Almost Missed

The final exam of the term was in my favourite subject, history, and I had spent two weeks on revision. My tutor had helped me review every chapter, and I felt ready. This assessment was important: if I didn't pass, I wouldn't be able to attend the advanced class next year.

TarjimaChorakning yakuniy imtihoni mening sevimli fanim — tarix boʻyicha edi va men ikki hafta takrorlash bilan band boʻlgan edim. Repetitorim har bir bobni qayta koʻrib chiqishimga yordam bergan edi va oʻzimni tayyor his qilardim. Bu baholash muhim edi: agar topshira olmasam, kelgusi yil chuqurlashtirilgan sinf darslariga qatnasha olmasdim.

On the morning of the exam, my alarm didn't ring. I woke up at eight thirty, and the exam started at nine. I jumped out of bed, put on yesterday's clothes and ran to the bus stop.

TarjimaImtihon kuni ertalab budilnikim jiringlamadi. Men sakkiz yarimda uygʻondim, imtihon esa toʻqqizda boshlanardi. Karavotdan sakrab turdim, kechagi kiyimimni kiydim va avtobus bekatiga yugurdim.

The bus came quickly, but after five minutes it stopped in the middle of the road. "Engine problem," the driver said. "Everyone off, please."

TarjimaAvtobus tez keldi, lekin besh daqiqadan keyin yoʻlning oʻrtasida toʻxtab qoldi. «Dvigatelda nosozlik, — dedi haydovchi. — Iltimos, hamma tushsin».

I ran. I ran past shops, across a park and up the hill to the school. My heart was beating so hard that I could hear it. When I arrived, it was nine twenty, and the door of the exam room was closed.

TarjimaMen yugurdim. Doʻkonlar yonidan oʻtib, parkni kesib, tepalikdagi maktabga qarab yugurdim. Yuragim shu qadar qattiq urardiki, uning ovozini eshitardim. Yetib kelganimda soat toʻqqiz yigirma edi, imtihon xonasining eshigi yopiq edi.

I knocked. The teacher opened the door and looked at me. "You're late," she said. Then she saw my face. "Sit down. You can still finish if you start now."

TarjimaTaqillatdim. Oʻqituvchi eshikni ochib, menga qaradi. «Kechikdingiz», — dedi u. Keyin yuzimni koʻrdi. «Oʻtiring. Hozir boshlasangiz, hali ham tugatishga ulgurasiz».

My hands were shaking, and for the first ten minutes I couldn't remember anything. Then I took a deep breath, and slowly all my knowledge came back. I finished the last question one minute before the end.

TarjimaQoʻllarim titrardi va dastlabki oʻn daqiqa hech narsani eslay olmadim. Keyin chuqur nafas oldim va asta-sekin barcha bilimlarim qaytib keldi. Oxirgi savolni imtihon tugashiga bir daqiqa qolganda yakunladim.

I passed, but I learned something more important than history that day. Panic had used more of my energy than the exam itself. Now I always prepare my things the night before and set two alarms. Being calm, I discovered, is a skill too.

TarjimaMen imtihonni topshirdim, lekin oʻsha kuni tarixdan koʻra muhimroq narsani oʻrgandim. Vahima imtihonning oʻzidan koʻra koʻproq kuchimni olgan edi. Endi men har doim narsalarimni oldingi kechqurun tayyorlab qoʻyaman va ikkita budilnik qoʻyaman. Xotirjam boʻlish ham koʻnikma ekanini anglab yetdim.