Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 11 · 40 questions

Study tip (Breathe, talk kindly, ask): Eases stress: slow deep breaths, positive self-talk, talking to a parent, a short walk, a steady routine, asking a teacher, sleeping on time. Adds to stress: all-night cramming, skipping meals, comparing marks, bottling it up, endless scrolling, imagining the worst. Positive self-talk is kind and realistic (“One hard question is fine — I will come back to it”); negative self-talk predicts the worst.

1. 1.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
3. 3.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) positive self-talk (c) imagining the worst (d) skipping meals
4. 4.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) running laps (b) slow, deep breathing (c) last-minute cramming (d) shouting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) positive self-talk (c) endless scrolling (d) sleeping on time
6. 6.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
7. 7.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
8. 8.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 2 rounds?
9. 9.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
11. 11.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) all-night cramming (c) endless scrolling (d) skipping meals
12. 12.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) comparing marks (c) skipping meals (d) imagining the worst
14. 14.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) cry (b) stop writing (c) panic (d) breathe, then move on
15. 15.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
17. 17.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) endless scrolling (c) bottling it up (d) skipping meals
18. 18.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
19. 19.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 3 rounds?
20. 20.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
21. 21.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
22. 22.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) a short walk (c) a steady routine (d) skipping meals
25. 25.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) asking a teacher (c) positive self-talk (d) imagining the worst
26. 26.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) sleeping on time (c) slow deep breaths (d) bottling it up
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) sleeping on time (c) talking to a parent (d) slow deep breaths
28. 28.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) a steady routine (c) sleeping on time (d) skipping meals
31. 31.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) talking to a parent (c) sleeping on time (d) asking a teacher
32. 32.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) imagining the worst (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
33. 33.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) endless scrolling (c) positive self-talk (d) bottling it up
35. 35.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 6 rounds?
36. 36.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) all-night cramming (c) talking to a parent (d) positive self-talk
38. 38.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) all-night cramming (c) bottling it up (d) slow deep breaths
39. 39.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
40. 40.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False

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