Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 147 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
2. 2.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
3. 3.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) a steady routine (c) skipping meals (d) endless scrolling
6. 6.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
7. 7.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) endless scrolling (c) all-night cramming (d) positive self-talk
9. 9.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) skipping meals (c) sleeping on time (d) imagining the worst
10. 10.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
11. 11.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) running laps (b) shouting (c) slow, deep breathing (d) last-minute cramming
12. 12.🌬️ 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?
13. 13.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) comparing marks (c) imagining the worst (d) slow deep breaths
14. 14.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) comparing marks (c) sleeping on time (d) talking to a parent
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to a parent (b) a short walk (c) all-night cramming (d) positive self-talk
17. 17.🌬️ 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?
18. 18.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a reason to skip (b) normal for everyone (c) very rare (d) a sign you will fail
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) talking to a parent (c) endless scrolling (d) all-night cramming
21. 21.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) skipping meals (c) slow deep breaths (d) positive self-talk
22. 22.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) comparing marks (c) skipping meals (d) sleeping on time
24. 24.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) sleeping on time (c) asking a teacher (d) slow deep breaths
25. 25.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
26. 26.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
28. 28.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
29. 29.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 3 rounds?
30. 30.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
32. 32.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) slow deep breaths (c) asking a teacher (d) a steady routine
33. 33.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) a steady routine (c) talking to a parent (d) endless scrolling
35. 35.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 7 slow breaths take?
36. 36.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) cry (c) breathe, then move on (d) panic
37. 37.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
38. 38.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) talking to a parent (c) asking a teacher (d) skipping meals

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