Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 376 · 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) bottling it up (b) all-night cramming (c) imagining the worst (d) talking to a parent
2. 2.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) bottling it up (c) skipping meals (d) sleeping on time
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
4. 4.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
7. 7.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) talking to a parent (c) skipping meals (d) a steady routine
8. 8.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
9. 9.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
10. 10.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) sleeping on time (c) skipping meals (d) positive self-talk
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) sleeping on time (c) bottling it up (d) a short walk
13. 13.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
14. 14.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌬️ 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?
16. 16.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
17. 17.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) asking a teacher (c) a steady routine (d) all-night cramming
18. 18.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) last-minute cramming (b) running laps (c) slow, deep breathing (d) shouting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) skipping meals (c) slow deep breaths (d) endless scrolling
20. 20.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) talking to a parent (c) imagining the worst (d) positive self-talk
21. 21.🌬️ 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?
22. 22.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
23. 23.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) asking a teacher (c) sleeping on time (d) all-night cramming
25. 25.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌬️ 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?
27. 27.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
28. 28.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
30. 30.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a sign you will fail (b) a reason to skip (c) very rare (d) normal for everyone
32. 32.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) slow deep breaths (c) talking to a parent (d) a steady routine
33. 33.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) only toppers (b) nobody (c) random online posts (d) a parent or counsellor
34. 34.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
35. 35.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) slow deep breaths (c) bottling it up (d) all-night cramming
36. 36.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
37. 37.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to a parent (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) imagining the worst
40. 40.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?

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