Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 220 · 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 adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) endless scrolling (c) positive self-talk (d) a short walk
2. 2.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
4. 4.🌬️ 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?
5. 5.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
6. 6.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) panic (c) breathe, then move on (d) cry
8. 8.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
9. 9.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
10. 10.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
11. 11.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) ignoring all work (b) blaming others (c) boasting to friends (d) kind, helpful thoughts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) slow deep breaths (c) all-night cramming (d) a short walk
13. 13.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) last-minute cramming (b) slow, deep breathing (c) running laps (d) shouting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping meals (c) bottling it up (d) endless scrolling
15. 15.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
16. 16.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
18. 18.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) imagining the worst (c) a steady routine (d) bottling it up
19. 19.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) skipping meals (c) talking to a parent (d) imagining the worst
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) positive self-talk (c) imagining the worst (d) comparing marks
21. 21.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) comparing marks (c) sleeping on time (d) bottling it up
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
24. 24.🌬️ 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?
25. 25.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
26. 26.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) sleeping on time
27. 27.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
28. 28.🌬️ 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?
29. 29.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
30. 30.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) skipping meals (c) a short walk (d) imagining the worst
32. 32.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
33. 33.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
34. 34.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
35. 35.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) study all night (b) skip all meals (c) talk to a trusted adult (d) keep it to yourself
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) talking to a parent (c) endless scrolling (d) slow deep breaths
37. 37.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
38. 38.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
39. 39.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) skipping meals (c) all-night cramming (d) asking a teacher

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