Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 574 · 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) imagining the worst (b) comparing marks (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
2. 2.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
4. 4.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to a parent (b) all-night cramming (c) slow deep breaths (d) sleeping on time
6. 6.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
7. 7.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
8. 8.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) ignoring all work (b) kind, helpful thoughts (c) boasting to friends (d) blaming others
10. 10.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
11. 11.🌬️ 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?
12. 12.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) positive self-talk (b) asking a teacher (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) a steady routine (c) comparing marks (d) imagining the worst
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) comparing marks (c) a short walk (d) bottling it up
15. 15.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
18. 18.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) a short walk (c) imagining the worst (d) sleeping on time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) slow deep breaths (c) positive self-talk (d) a steady routine
20. 20.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
21. 21.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
22. 22.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) positive self-talk (b) bottling it up (c) slow deep breaths (d) talking to a parent
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to a parent (b) bottling it up (c) a steady routine (d) slow deep breaths
25. 25.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) bottling it up (c) all-night cramming (d) asking a teacher
27. 27.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
28. 28.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) talk to a trusted adult (b) keep it to yourself (c) study all night (d) skip all meals
29. 29.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
30. 30.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) endless scrolling (c) bottling it up (d) asking a teacher
31. 31.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) a steady routine (c) skipping meals (d) all-night cramming
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
33. 33.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) positive self-talk (c) bottling it up (d) endless scrolling
34. 34.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
35. 35.😟 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
36. 36.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) slow deep breaths (c) sleeping on time (d) skipping meals
37. 37.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
38. 38.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) skipping meals (c) slow deep breaths (d) bottling it up
39. 39.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False

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