Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 447 · 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) a steady routine (b) positive self-talk (c) comparing marks (d) a short walk
2. 2.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
4. 4.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) slow, deep breathing (b) running laps (c) shouting (d) last-minute cramming
5. 5.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
6. 6.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) positive self-talk (b) bottling it up (c) sleeping on time (d) a short walk
7. 7.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) skipping meals (c) a short walk (d) a steady routine
8. 8.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) a short walk (c) all-night cramming (d) slow deep breaths
10. 10.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) imagining the worst (c) a steady routine (d) skipping meals
12. 12.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) all-night cramming (c) slow deep breaths (d) positive self-talk
13. 13.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
14. 14.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) a steady routine (c) bottling it up (d) asking a teacher
16. 16.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
17. 17.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
18. 18.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) cry (b) panic (c) stop writing (d) breathe, then move on
19. 19.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
20. 20.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
21. 21.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) blaming others (b) ignoring all work (c) boasting to friends (d) kind, helpful thoughts
22. 22.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) endless scrolling (c) a short walk (d) skipping meals
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) positive self-talk (c) comparing marks (d) bottling it up
25. 25.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
26. 26.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
27. 27.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a sign you will fail (b) a reason to skip (c) normal for everyone (d) very rare
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) comparing marks (c) positive self-talk (d) talking to a parent
30. 30.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
31. 31.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
33. 33.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) imagining the worst (c) bottling it up (d) a short walk
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
37. 37.🌬️ 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?
38. 38.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
39. 39.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True

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