Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 573 · 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.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
2. 2.🌬️ 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?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) all-night cramming (c) imagining the worst (d) positive self-talk
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) positive self-talk (c) asking a teacher (d) all-night cramming
6. 6.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) slow deep breaths (c) imagining the worst (d) comparing marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) positive self-talk (c) endless scrolling (d) slow deep breaths
9. 9.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) random online posts (b) a parent or counsellor (c) nobody (d) only toppers
10. 10.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
11. 11.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
12. 12.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
13. 13.🌬️ 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?
14. 14.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 7 slow breaths take?
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
16. 16.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
18. 18.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) a steady routine (c) imagining the worst (d) asking a teacher
19. 19.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) imagining the worst (c) positive self-talk (d) bottling it up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) all-night cramming (c) comparing marks (d) endless scrolling
21. 21.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) a steady routine (c) slow deep breaths (d) comparing marks
22. 22.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) keep it to yourself (b) study all night (c) talk to a trusted adult (d) skip all meals
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
24. 24.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping meals (d) a steady routine
27. 27.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) bottling it up (c) positive self-talk (d) asking a teacher
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) a steady routine (c) talking to a parent (d) positive self-talk
29. 29.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
31. 31.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
33. 33.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping meals (d) all-night cramming
34. 34.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) kind, helpful thoughts (b) blaming others (c) ignoring all work (d) boasting to friends
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) bottling it up (c) asking a teacher (d) a short walk
37. 37.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) a short walk (c) sleeping on time (d) asking a teacher
38. 38.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) endless scrolling (c) skipping meals (d) imagining the worst

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