Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 145 · 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.🌬️ 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?
2. 2.True or false: “My best is enough.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) imagining the worst (c) skipping meals (d) sleeping on time
4. 4.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) skipping meals (c) imagining the worst (d) a short walk
6. 6.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a reason to skip (b) a sign you will fail (c) very rare (d) normal for everyone
8. 8.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) comparing marks (c) skipping meals (d) a steady routine
9. 9.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
10. 10.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
11. 11.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
12. 12.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) only toppers (b) random online posts (c) a parent or counsellor (d) nobody
13. 13.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
14. 14.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
15. 15.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
16. 16.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 6 rounds?
17. 17.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
18. 18.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) slow deep breaths (c) comparing marks (d) a short walk
20. 20.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
21. 21.🌬️ 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?
22. 22.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) positive self-talk (c) skipping meals (d) a short walk
24. 24.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
25. 25.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) a steady routine (c) all-night cramming (d) endless scrolling
27. 27.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
28. 28.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) positive self-talk (c) a short walk (d) comparing marks
29. 29.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) blaming others (c) kind, helpful thoughts (d) ignoring all work
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) sleeping on time (c) endless scrolling (d) slow deep breaths
31. 31.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) imagining the worst (c) slow deep breaths (d) a short walk
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) sleeping on time (c) comparing marks (d) bottling it up
34. 34.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
35. 35.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
36. 36.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
38. 38.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 3 rounds?
39. 39.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
40. 40.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False

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