Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 558 · 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) skipping meals (b) all-night cramming (c) positive self-talk (d) imagining the worst
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) positive self-talk (c) endless scrolling (d) asking a teacher
3. 3.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
5. 5.🌬️ 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?
6. 6.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) very rare (b) normal for everyone (c) a sign you will fail (d) a reason to skip
7. 7.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) blaming others (b) boasting to friends (c) kind, helpful thoughts (d) ignoring all work
8. 8.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
9. 9.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) keep it to yourself (b) talk to a trusted adult (c) study all night (d) skip all meals
10. 10.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
11. 11.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 3 rounds?
12. 12.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
13. 13.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
14. 14.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
16. 16.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
18. 18.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌬️ 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?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) slow deep breaths (c) sleeping on time (d) talking to a parent
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
24. 24.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
25. 25.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) talking to a parent (c) sleeping on time (d) asking a teacher
26. 26.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) running laps (b) shouting (c) last-minute cramming (d) slow, deep breathing
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 4 rounds?
29. 29.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) asking a teacher (c) sleeping on time (d) bottling it up
30. 30.🌬️ 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?
31. 31.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) comparing marks (c) skipping meals (d) a steady routine
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
33. 33.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
35. 35.🌬️ 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) slow deep breaths (c) talking to a parent (d) asking a teacher
37. 37.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
38. 38.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
39. 39.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) cry (c) panic (d) breathe, then move on
40. 40.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk

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