Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 590 · 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) positive self-talk (b) negative 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 5 rounds?
3. 3.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
5. 5.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) imagining the worst (c) positive self-talk (d) talking to a parent
6. 6.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 2 rounds?
7. 7.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
10. 10.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) talking to a parent (c) sleeping on time (d) a steady routine
12. 12.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
13. 13.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) skipping meals (c) a steady routine (d) endless scrolling
16. 16.🧡 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
17. 17.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
18. 18.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
19. 19.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
20. 20.🌬️ 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?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) skipping meals (c) asking a teacher (d) imagining the worst
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) slow deep breaths (c) comparing marks (d) all-night cramming
23. 23.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) bottling it up (c) all-night cramming (d) talking to a parent
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) imagining the worst (c) a short walk (d) comparing marks
26. 26.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) skipping meals (c) all-night cramming (d) endless scrolling
27. 27.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) breathe, then move on (b) stop writing (c) cry (d) panic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to a parent (b) slow deep breaths (c) asking a teacher (d) comparing marks
29. 29.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
30. 30.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
31. 31.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) a short walk (c) all-night cramming (d) skipping meals
32. 32.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
33. 33.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
35. 35.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
37. 37.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
38. 38.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) blaming others (c) ignoring all work (d) kind, helpful thoughts
39. 39.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) endless scrolling (c) comparing marks (d) all-night cramming
40. 40.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress

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