Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 472 · 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) positive self-talk (b) imagining the worst (c) comparing marks (d) bottling it up
2. 2.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) nobody (b) a parent or counsellor (c) random online posts (d) only toppers
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
5. 5.🌬️ 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?
6. 6.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) skip all meals (b) talk to a trusted adult (c) study all night (d) keep it to yourself
7. 7.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
8. 8.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) skipping meals (c) sleeping on time (d) endless scrolling
9. 9.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) sleeping on time (c) skipping meals (d) a short walk
11. 11.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
13. 13.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) very rare (b) a reason to skip (c) normal for everyone (d) a sign you will fail
14. 14.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) endless scrolling (c) all-night cramming (d) bottling it up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) endless scrolling (c) positive self-talk (d) all-night cramming
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) imagining the worst (c) talking to a parent (d) all-night cramming
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) skipping meals (c) slow deep breaths (d) positive self-talk
22. 22.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
24. 24.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) slow deep breaths (c) sleeping on time (d) all-night cramming
26. 26.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) running laps (b) slow, deep breathing (c) shouting (d) last-minute cramming
27. 27.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) kind, helpful thoughts (b) boasting to friends (c) blaming others (d) ignoring all work
28. 28.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
29. 29.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) cry (b) stop writing (c) panic (d) breathe, then move on
30. 30.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
31. 31.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) bottling it up (c) imagining the worst (d) comparing marks
33. 33.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) slow deep breaths (c) bottling it up (d) imagining the worst
34. 34.🌬️ 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?
35. 35.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
36. 36.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 6 rounds?
37. 37.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
40. 40.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?

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