Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 611 · 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) asking a teacher (b) imagining the worst (c) sleeping on time (d) a short walk
2. 2.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) skipping meals (c) imagining the worst (d) slow deep breaths
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) imagining the worst (c) all-night cramming (d) asking a teacher
4. 4.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
5. 5.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
6. 6.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
7. 7.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) comparing marks (c) talking to a parent (d) all-night cramming
8. 8.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
9. 9.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) talking to a parent (c) a short walk (d) all-night cramming
13. 13.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) breathe, then move on (b) panic (c) stop writing (d) cry
14. 14.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
16. 16.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 7 slow breaths take?
17. 17.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) sleeping on time (c) skipping meals (d) imagining the worst
18. 18.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) slow deep breaths (c) positive self-talk (d) imagining the worst
19. 19.🌬️ 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?
20. 20.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
21. 21.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
22. 22.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
25. 25.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to a parent (b) endless scrolling (c) comparing marks (d) skipping meals
27. 27.🌬️ 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?
28. 28.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
30. 30.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) a short walk (c) bottling it up (d) imagining the worst
32. 32.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) bottling it up (c) positive self-talk (d) imagining the worst
33. 33.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧡 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) skip all meals (d) talk to a trusted adult
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
37. 37.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
38. 38.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
39. 39.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress

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