Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 804 · 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) a steady routine (b) positive self-talk (c) slow deep breaths (d) comparing marks
2. 2.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
3. 3.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) talking to a parent (b) bottling it up (c) asking a teacher (d) a short walk
4. 4.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) bottling it up (c) skipping meals (d) endless scrolling
5. 5.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
6. 6.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
7. 7.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) comparing marks (c) positive self-talk (d) imagining the worst
9. 9.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) a steady routine (c) a short walk (d) slow deep breaths
10. 10.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
11. 11.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
12. 12.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) sleeping on time (b) bottling it up (c) imagining the worst (d) comparing marks
13. 13.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) blaming others (b) ignoring all work (c) kind, helpful thoughts (d) boasting to friends
14. 14.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
16. 16.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
17. 17.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
18. 18.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 7 slow breaths take?
19. 19.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
20. 20.True or false: “My best is enough.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) a short walk (c) all-night cramming (d) endless scrolling
22. 22.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a steady routine (c) comparing marks (d) talking to a parent
24. 24.True or false: “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “My mind will go blank, I know it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
28. 28.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) shouting (b) running laps (c) slow, deep breathing (d) last-minute cramming
29. 29.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) skipping meals (b) all-night cramming (c) bottling it up (d) slow deep breaths
30. 30.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: endless scrolling? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
31. 31.🌬️ 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?
32. 32.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) a steady routine (c) skipping meals (d) comparing marks
33. 33.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
34. 34.🧡 Worry about exams feels too big and won’t go away. What should you do? (a) keep it to yourself (b) talk to a trusted adult (c) skip all meals (d) study all night
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) endless scrolling (c) imagining the worst (d) a steady routine
36. 36.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌬️ 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?
39. 39.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) positive self-talk (c) talking to a parent (d) all-night cramming

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