Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 693 · 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 adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) imagining the worst (c) slow deep breaths (d) talking to a parent
2. 2.🌬️ 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?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) sleeping on time (c) a steady routine (d) talking to a parent
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) a steady routine (c) endless scrolling (d) bottling it up
5. 5.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
6. 6.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
7. 7.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) ignoring all work (b) blaming others (c) boasting to friends (d) kind, helpful thoughts
8. 8.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) running laps (b) shouting (c) slow, deep breathing (d) last-minute cramming
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping meals (c) imagining the worst (d) all-night cramming
10. 10.🌬️ 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?
11. 11.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
12. 12.🌬️ 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?
13. 13.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
15. 15.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
16. 16.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
17. 17.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
18. 18.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) imagining the worst (c) endless scrolling (d) comparing marks
19. 19.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 5 counts, hold for 5, breathe out for 5 and hold for 5. How many counts are there in 2 rounds?
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.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) imagining the worst (c) positive self-talk (d) comparing marks
22. 22.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
23. 23.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
24. 24.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
25. 25.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
26. 26.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌬️ 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?
28. 28.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
30. 30.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
31. 31.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) skipping meals (c) sleeping on time (d) endless scrolling
32. 32.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) a short walk (c) talking to a parent (d) a steady routine
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) a steady routine (c) talking to a parent (d) sleeping on time
35. 35.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) random online posts (b) only toppers (c) a parent or counsellor (d) nobody
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
37. 37.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) study all night (b) keep it to yourself (c) skip all meals (d) talk to a trusted adult
38. 38.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) positive self-talk (c) sleeping on time (d) a steady routine
39. 39.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
40. 40.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) skipping meals (c) talking to a parent (d) a short walk

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