Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 33 · 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) asking a teacher (b) talking to a parent (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping meals
2. 2.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
3. 3.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) bottling it up (c) comparing marks (d) a short walk
4. 4.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) a steady routine (c) bottling it up (d) comparing marks
5. 5.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
6. 6.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
8. 8.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
9. 9.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
10. 10.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) imagining the worst (c) asking a teacher (d) endless scrolling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) asking a teacher (c) positive self-talk (d) slow deep breaths
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) skipping meals (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
13. 13.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
14. 14.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) imagining the worst (c) all-night cramming (d) endless scrolling
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
16. 16.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) blaming others (b) ignoring all work (c) kind, helpful thoughts (d) boasting to friends
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
18. 18.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) shouting (b) last-minute cramming (c) running laps (d) slow, deep breathing
19. 19.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) positive self-talk (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
21. 21.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) asking a teacher (c) imagining the worst (d) comparing marks
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
24. 24.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) breathe, then move on (c) cry (d) panic
26. 26.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌬️ 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?
28. 28.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
30. 30.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) comparing marks (c) a steady routine (d) positive self-talk
31. 31.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
33. 33.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) slow deep breaths (c) bottling it up (d) positive self-talk
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) a short walk (c) slow deep breaths (d) talking to a parent
35. 35.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
36. 36.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) skipping meals (c) sleeping on time (d) bottling it up
37. 37.🧡 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) asking a teacher (c) endless scrolling (d) a short walk
39. 39.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a reason to skip (b) normal for everyone (c) a sign you will fail (d) very rare
40. 40.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?

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