Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 656 · 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.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
4. 4.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) a parent or counsellor (b) nobody (c) only toppers (d) random online posts
5. 5.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
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 3 rounds?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) skipping meals (c) positive self-talk (d) comparing marks
8. 8.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
9. 9.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) asking a teacher (c) skipping meals (d) talking to a parent
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 6 rounds?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) a steady routine
13. 13.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 6 rounds?
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
16. 16.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) panic (c) breathe, then move on (d) cry
18. 18.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 3 counts, hold for 3, breathe out for 3 and hold for 3. How many counts are there in 4 rounds?
19. 19.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
20. 20.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) slow deep breaths (b) bottling it up (c) endless scrolling (d) all-night cramming
21. 21.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
22. 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
23. 23.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
24. 24.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
25. 25.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
26. 26.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
27. 27.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
30. 30.🌬️ 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?
31. 31.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
32. 32.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) endless scrolling (c) comparing marks (d) imagining the worst
33. 33.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) endless scrolling (c) all-night cramming (d) positive self-talk
34. 34.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: positive self-talk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
35. 35.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My best is enough.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
37. 37.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) very rare (b) normal for everyone (c) a reason to skip (d) a sign you will fail
38. 38.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
39. 39.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) asking a teacher (c) skipping meals (d) slow deep breaths
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) sleeping on time (c) comparing marks (d) talking to a parent

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