Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 550 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) imagining the worst (c) a short walk (d) skipping meals
2. 2.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) blaming others (c) kind, helpful thoughts (d) ignoring all work
6. 6.🌬️ 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?
7. 7.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
8. 8.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) talking to a parent (c) sleeping on time (d) endless scrolling
10. 10.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) all-night cramming (c) bottling it up (d) a steady routine
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) a steady routine (c) comparing marks (d) sleeping on time
14. 14.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) running laps (b) slow, deep breathing (c) shouting (d) last-minute cramming
15. 15.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) imagining the worst (c) skipping meals (d) a steady routine
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
18. 18.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
19. 19.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
20. 20.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
21. 21.🌬️ 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?
22. 22.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) positive self-talk (c) slow deep breaths (d) talking to a parent
23. 23.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
24. 24.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
25. 25.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a reason to skip (b) very rare (c) normal for everyone (d) a sign you will fail
26. 26.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) comparing marks (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
29. 29.🌬️ 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?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) slow deep breaths (c) a short walk (d) asking a teacher
31. 31.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
32. 32.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
33. 33.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
34. 34.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
35. 35.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) panic (b) breathe, then move on (c) cry (d) stop writing
36. 36.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
37. 37.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) imagining the worst (c) positive self-talk (d) endless scrolling
38. 38.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk

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