Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 233 · 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) skipping meals (b) slow deep breaths (c) all-night cramming (d) bottling it up
2. 2.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
3. 3.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) imagining the worst
4. 4.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
5. 5.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
6. 6.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) endless scrolling (c) sleeping on time (d) skipping meals
8. 8.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) bottling it up (c) talking to a parent (d) a steady routine
9. 9.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
10. 10.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) endless scrolling (c) imagining the worst (d) a short walk
11. 11.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
12. 12.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
13. 13.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) cry (c) panic (d) breathe, then move on
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) slow deep breaths (c) imagining the worst (d) skipping meals
16. 16.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) endless scrolling
18. 18.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) normal for everyone (b) very rare (c) a sign you will fail (d) a reason to skip
19. 19.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) comparing marks (c) asking a teacher (d) slow deep breaths
20. 20.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) nobody (b) random online posts (c) only toppers (d) a parent or counsellor
21. 21.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) positive self-talk (b) a short walk (c) endless scrolling (d) talking to a parent
22. 22.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
24. 24.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
25. 25.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
26. 26.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) sleeping on time (c) slow deep breaths (d) bottling it up
29. 29.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
30. 30.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
31. 31.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
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 of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) skipping meals (c) endless scrolling (d) talking to a parent
34. 34.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 4 rounds?
35. 35.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) skipping meals (c) slow deep breaths (d) positive self-talk
36. 36.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
37. 37.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
38. 38.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) a short walk (c) a steady routine (d) all-night cramming
39. 39.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False

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