Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 87 · 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? “My best is enough.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) all-night cramming (c) imagining the worst (d) asking a teacher
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
4. 4.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 10 slow breaths take?
5. 5.🌬️ 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?
6. 6.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) all-night cramming (c) slow deep breaths (d) endless scrolling
7. 7.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
8. 8.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
11. 11.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) ignoring all work (b) blaming others (c) boasting to friends (d) kind, helpful thoughts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) sleeping on time (c) slow deep breaths (d) imagining the worst
13. 13.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
14. 14.🌬️ 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?
15. 15.🌬️ 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?
16. 16.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) comparing marks (c) all-night cramming (d) imagining the worst
17. 17.😟 A little nervousness before an exam is… (a) a sign you will fail (b) very rare (c) normal for everyone (d) a reason to skip
18. 18.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
19. 19.True or false: “I can do this one step at a time.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
21. 21.🧡 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
22. 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
23. 23.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) asking a teacher (c) comparing marks (d) sleeping on time
25. 25.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am going to fail for sure.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
26. 26.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) asking a teacher (b) talking to a parent (c) all-night cramming (d) sleeping on time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping meals (b) a short walk (c) imagining the worst (d) all-night cramming
28. 28.True or false: “I have prepared, and I will do my best.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
30. 30.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) breathe, then move on (b) stop writing (c) cry (d) panic
31. 31.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) talking to a parent (c) sleeping on time (d) comparing marks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining the worst (b) skipping meals (c) endless scrolling (d) positive self-talk
34. 34.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
36. 36.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) comparing marks (c) skipping meals (d) talking to a parent
37. 37.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My best is enough.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
40. 40.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False

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