Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 97 · 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.🌬️ 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) a steady routine (c) endless scrolling (d) slow deep breaths
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short walk (b) slow deep breaths (c) positive self-talk (d) skipping meals
4. 4.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) all-night cramming (c) skipping meals (d) asking a teacher
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing marks (b) asking a teacher (c) a short walk (d) positive self-talk
6. 6.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
7. 7.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
8. 8.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) ignoring all work (b) boasting to friends (c) blaming others (d) kind, helpful thoughts
9. 9.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) comparing marks (b) a short walk (c) imagining the worst (d) all-night cramming
10. 10.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Breathe. I know more than I think.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: talking to a parent? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to 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 2 rounds?
15. 15.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Breathe. I know more than I think.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: slow deep breaths? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
18. 18.😟 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
19. 19.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) cry (b) panic (c) breathe, then move on (d) stop writing
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I always mess up exams.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
22. 22.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) skipping meals (c) comparing marks (d) slow deep breaths
24. 24.🌬️ Box breathing: breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. How many counts are there in 5 rounds?
25. 25.🌬️ 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?
26. 26.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a steady routine (b) slow deep breaths (c) positive self-talk (d) endless scrolling
27. 27.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
28. 28.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
30. 30.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
31. 31.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 5 slow breaths take?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) talking to a parent (c) slow deep breaths (d) imagining the worst
33. 33.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
34. 34.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I am useless at this subject.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: bottling it up? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
37. 37.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) slow, deep breathing (b) shouting (c) running laps (d) last-minute cramming
40. 40.True or false: “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True

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