Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 327 · 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.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
2. 2.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
4. 4.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
5. 5.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping meals (c) sleeping on time (d) a steady routine
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 4 rounds?
7. 7.True or false: “My best is enough.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
12. 12.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) bottling it up (c) skipping meals (d) endless scrolling
14. 14.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) endless scrolling (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
17. 17.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) ignoring all work (c) blaming others (d) kind, helpful thoughts
18. 18.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
19. 19.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) talking to a parent (c) all-night cramming (d) bottling it up
20. 20.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) bottling it up (c) slow deep breaths (d) a steady routine
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) imagining the worst (c) sleeping on time (d) a steady routine
22. 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
24. 24.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) last-minute cramming (b) slow, deep breathing (c) running laps (d) shouting
27. 27.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) slow deep breaths (c) all-night cramming (d) skipping meals
28. 28.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) sleeping on time (c) a steady routine (d) talking to a parent
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 3 rounds?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) skipping meals (c) asking a teacher (d) comparing marks
31. 31.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
33. 33.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
35. 35.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
36. 36.True or false: “My best is enough.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) a steady routine (c) skipping meals (d) asking a teacher
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) a steady routine (c) talking to a parent (d) endless scrolling
39. 39.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) normal for everyone (b) a reason to skip (c) very rare (d) a sign you will fail

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