Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 439 · 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.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
4. 4.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) positive self-talk (c) talking to a parent (d) sleeping on time
5. 5.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 3 rounds?
6. 6.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) breathe, then move on (b) cry (c) stop writing (d) panic
8. 8.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) asking a teacher (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
9. 9.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌬️ 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?
11. 11.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
12. 12.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) kind, helpful thoughts (c) blaming others (d) ignoring all work
13. 13.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) a parent or counsellor (b) random online posts (c) nobody (d) only toppers
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) positive self-talk (c) all-night cramming (d) comparing marks
17. 17.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) positive self-talk (c) imagining the worst (d) a steady routine
18. 18.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
19. 19.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) skip all meals (b) keep it to yourself (c) study all night (d) talk to a trusted adult
20. 20.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) comparing marks (c) positive self-talk (d) skipping meals
21. 21.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
22. 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) all-night cramming (c) a steady routine (d) endless scrolling
24. 24.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) last-minute cramming (b) running laps (c) shouting (d) slow, deep breathing
25. 25.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 7 slow breaths take?
27. 27.🌬️ 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?
28. 28.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) all-night cramming (c) bottling it up (d) comparing marks
29. 29.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) all-night cramming (c) imagining the worst (d) skipping meals
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
33. 33.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) bottling it up (c) all-night cramming (d) sleeping on time
34. 34.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
35. 35.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
36. 36.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
37. 37.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
38. 38.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
40. 40.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk

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