Exam Preparation Worksheet: Exam Stress

Exam preparation lesson 21: Handling exam stress · Set 979 · 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.🧊 Your mind goes blank on a question. What first? (a) stop writing (b) breathe, then move on (c) cry (d) panic
2. 2.True or false: “I always mess up exams.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a short walk? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) comparing marks (c) imagining the worst (d) sleeping on time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) positive self-talk (b) comparing marks (c) slow deep breaths (d) a short walk
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping meals (c) positive self-talk (d) sleeping on time
7. 7.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is positive self-talk. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all-night cramming (b) a short walk (c) endless scrolling (d) skipping meals
9. 9.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Everyone else is smarter than me.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Positive self-talk means… (a) boasting to friends (b) kind, helpful thoughts (c) ignoring all work (d) blaming others
12. 12.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) endless scrolling (b) comparing marks (c) bottling it up (d) slow deep breaths
13. 13.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 9 slow breaths take?
14. 14.True or false: “I am going to fail for sure.” is negative self-talk. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌬️ 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?
16. 16.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
17. 17.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: asking a teacher? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
18. 18.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “If I get this wrong, it is all over.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
19. 19.🌬️ A quick way to feel calmer before an exam is… (a) slow, deep breathing (b) shouting (c) running laps (d) last-minute cramming
20. 20.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) all-night cramming (b) endless scrolling (c) a steady routine (d) bottling it up
21. 21.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” is negative self-talk. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌬️ 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?
23. 23.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 6 seconds. How many seconds do 6 slow breaths take?
24. 24.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I am useless at this subject.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steady routine (b) bottling it up (c) slow deep breaths (d) sleeping on time
26. 26.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: skipping meals? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
27. 27.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 7 seconds. How many seconds do 4 slow breaths take?
28. 28.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “One hard question is fine — I will come back to it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
29. 29.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: all-night cramming? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
30. 30.Which of these eases exam stress? (a) bottling it up (b) comparing marks (c) positive self-talk (d) all-night cramming
31. 31.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: a steady routine? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
32. 32.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
33. 33.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: sleeping on time? (a) adds to exam stress (b) eases exam stress
34. 34.🤝 Who can help with exam stress? (a) random online posts (b) only toppers (c) a parent or counsellor (d) nobody
35. 35.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) imagining the worst (b) a short walk (c) positive self-talk (d) talking to a parent
36. 36.Which of these adds to exam stress? (a) a short walk (b) slow deep breaths (c) sleeping on time (d) comparing marks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottling it up (b) asking a teacher (c) endless scrolling (d) comparing marks
38. 38.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 5 seconds. How many seconds do 3 slow breaths take?
39. 39.🌬️ Slow breathing: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 4 seconds. How many seconds do 8 slow breaths take?
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone else is smarter than me.” is positive self-talk. (a) False (b) True

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