Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 80 · 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? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
2. 2.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) comparing marks (c) asking a teacher (d) sleeping on time
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) talking to a parent (c) asking a teacher (d) all-night cramming
5. 5.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
6. 6.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) talking to a parent (c) a short walk (d) sleeping on time
8. 8.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) all-night cramming (c) comparing marks (d) imagining the worst
9. 9.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) all-night cramming (c) imagining the worst (d) slow deep breaths
11. 11.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
12. 12.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
14. 14.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
15. 15.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) cry (b) panic (c) stop writing (d) breathe, then move on
16. 16.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) study all night (b) skip all meals (c) keep it to yourself (d) talk to a trusted adult
17. 17.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 4 rounds?
20. 20.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a reason to skip (b) a sign you will fail (c) very rare (d) normal for everyone
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) bottling it up (c) talking to a parent (d) positive self-talk
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) comparing marks (c) asking a teacher (d) bottling it up
23. 23.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
24. 24.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
25. 25.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
26. 26.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) comparing marks (c) slow deep breaths (d) bottling it up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) a short walk (c) endless scrolling (d) slow deep breaths
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) a short walk (c) endless scrolling (d) imagining the worst
30. 30.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: imagining the worst? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
31. 31.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) skipping meals (c) bottling it up (d) all-night cramming
33. 33.🌬️ 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?
34. 34.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
35. 35.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
36. 36.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
37. 37.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) nobody (b) only toppers (c) random online posts (d) a parent or counsellor
38. 38.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) last-minute cramming (b) shouting (c) running laps (d) slow, deep breathing
39. 39.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) blaming others (b) ignoring all work (c) boasting to friends (d) kind, helpful thoughts
40. 40.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) skipping meals (c) all-night cramming (d) a short walk

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