Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 604 · 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) a short walk (b) a steady routine (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
2. 2.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
3. 3.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) positive self-talk (c) a steady routine (d) comparing marks
4. 4.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
5. 5.🌬️ 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?
6. 6.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
7. 7.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
9. 9.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
10. 10.True or false: “My best is enough.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) blaming others (c) ignoring all work (d) kind, helpful thoughts
12. 12.🌬️ 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?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) talking to a parent (c) imagining the worst (d) a steady routine
14. 14.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 7 slow breaths take?
15. 15.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) a short walk (c) bottling it up (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping meals (d) endless scrolling
18. 18.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) all-night cramming (c) a steady routine (d) endless scrolling
20. 20.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) study all night (b) talk to a trusted adult (c) keep it to yourself (d) skip all meals
22. 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
23. 23.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
24. 24.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌬️ 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?
26. 26.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) all-night cramming (c) talking to a parent (d) skipping meals
27. 27.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) a steady routine (c) slow deep breaths (d) talking to a parent
28. 28.🌬️ 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?
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
30. 30.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) slow, deep breathing (b) shouting (c) last-minute cramming (d) running laps
31. 31.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping meals (c) asking a teacher (d) a steady routine
32. 32.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) comparing marks (c) asking a teacher (d) endless scrolling
33. 33.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
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.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 2 rounds?
36. 36.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
37. 37.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) cry (b) stop writing (c) panic (d) breathe, then move on
38. 38.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) positive self-talk (c) all-night cramming (d) comparing marks
39. 39.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
40. 40.🌬️ 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?

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