Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 214 · 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 of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) asking a teacher (c) skipping meals (d) imagining the worst
2. 2.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 2 rounds?
4. 4.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) study all night (b) talk to a trusted adult (c) skip all meals (d) keep it to yourself
5. 5.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) positive self-talk (c) sleeping on time (d) bottling it up
7. 7.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
8. 8.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
9. 9.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) positive self-talk (c) endless scrolling (d) slow deep breaths
11. 11.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) endless scrolling (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
13. 13.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
14. 14.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
15. 15.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a sign you will fail (b) very rare (c) normal for everyone (d) a reason to skip
16. 16.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) talking to a parent (c) slow deep breaths (d) endless scrolling
17. 17.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) last-minute cramming (b) shouting (c) running laps (d) slow, deep breathing
18. 18.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
19. 19.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
20. 20.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) comparing marks (c) all-night cramming (d) endless scrolling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) sleeping on time (c) imagining the worst (d) asking a teacher
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
24. 24.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
25. 25.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
27. 27.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) positive self-talk (c) a steady routine (d) slow deep breaths
30. 30.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) panic (b) cry (c) breathe, then move on (d) stop writing
31. 31.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
32. 32.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
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 2 rounds?
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
37. 37.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
38. 38.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) positive self-talk (c) skipping meals (d) sleeping on time
40. 40.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) only toppers (b) random online posts (c) nobody (d) a parent or counsellor

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