Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 388 · 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.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) blaming others (c) ignoring all work (d) kind, helpful thoughts
2. 2.😟 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
3. 3.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 2 rounds?
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) skipping meals (c) positive self-talk (d) bottling it up
7. 7.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 6 rounds?
8. 8.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
9. 9.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) comparing marks
11. 11.🌬️ 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?
12. 12.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
13. 13.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) positive self-talk (b) imagining the worst (c) sleeping on time (d) talking to a parent
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) skipping meals (c) comparing marks (d) imagining the worst
15. 15.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
16. 16.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) study all night (b) skip all meals (c) talk to a trusted adult (d) keep it to yourself
17. 17.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
18. 18.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
19. 19.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
20. 20.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
21. 21.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) all-night cramming (c) imagining the worst (d) comparing marks
22. 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
23. 23.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) endless scrolling (c) skipping meals (d) talking to a parent
24. 24.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
25. 25.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) talking to a parent (c) a steady routine (d) sleeping on time
26. 26.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) skipping meals (c) asking a teacher (d) imagining the worst
27. 27.🌬️ 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?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) a steady routine (c) bottling it up (d) skipping meals
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) all-night cramming (c) comparing marks (d) imagining the worst
31. 31.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
32. 32.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) slow, deep breathing (b) last-minute cramming (c) running laps (d) shouting
35. 35.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
37. 37.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) skipping meals (c) asking a teacher (d) positive self-talk
39. 39.🌬️ 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?
40. 40.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?

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