Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 238 · 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.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) shouting (b) last-minute cramming (c) slow, deep breathing (d) running laps
2. 2.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) positive self-talk (c) sleeping on time (d) a steady routine
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 4 rounds?
5. 5.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
6. 6.🌬️ 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?
7. 7.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) bottling it up (c) talking to a parent (d) skipping meals
8. 8.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) talking to a parent (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping meals
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) bottling it up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) skipping meals (c) sleeping on time (d) asking a teacher
11. 11.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
12. 12.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
13. 13.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) blaming others (b) ignoring all work (c) boasting to friends (d) kind, helpful thoughts
14. 14.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) all-night cramming (c) positive self-talk (d) imagining the worst
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
16. 16.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) skipping meals (c) comparing marks (d) all-night cramming
17. 17.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) positive self-talk (c) slow deep breaths (d) all-night cramming
19. 19.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) keep it to yourself (b) study all night (c) skip all meals (d) talk to a trusted adult
21. 21.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) comparing marks (c) a short walk (d) skipping meals
22. 22.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
23. 23.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌬️ 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?
25. 25.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
27. 27.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
30. 30.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
31. 31.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) normal for everyone (b) very rare (c) a reason to skip (d) a sign you will fail
32. 32.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
33. 33.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
34. 34.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
37. 37.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases 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 2 rounds?
39. 39.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) imagining the worst (c) sleeping on time (d) skipping meals
40. 40.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?

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