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Coping With Stress: Introduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which skill involves describing how the body reacts?

a)

Body response to stress

b)

Steps for making friends

c)

Tips for cleaning a room

d)

Rules for classroom games

2.

When your heart beats faster and muscles tense, what is likely happening?

a)

Your body is responding to stress

b)

You are digesting a big meal

c)

You are solving a math puzzle

d)

You are sleeping peacefully

3.

What is the first step to coping well with stress?

a)

Copy friends’ habits blindly

b)

Buy expensive gadgets

c)

Avoid all physical activity

d)

Recognize what stress is

4.

Which body response is part of the stress reaction?

a)

Faster breathing rate

b)

Lower appetite always

c)

Permanent muscle growth

d)

Instant hair color change

5.

If you explain stress to a friend, which idea is most accurate?

a)

Stress never affects school life

b)

Stress means you are always ill

c)

Stress is only caused by junk food

d)

Stress is the body’s reaction to challenges

6.

Which habit can make stress harder to handle?

a)

Keeping problems bottled up

b)

Writing a short to-do list

c)

Taking a brief walk outside

d)

Drinking water regularly

7.

Which statement shows understanding of coping steps?

a)

Ignore stress, sleep less, worry more

b)

Blame friends, avoid help, quit tasks

c)

Identify stress, choose strategies, reflect

d)

Eat more sugar, talk less, rush work

8.

Which statement best defines stress?

a)

Your body’s response to changes around you

b)

A disease caused by germs in the air

c)

A feeling that never helps you solve problems

d)

Only the reaction to homework at school

9.

Which action uses positive stress in a helpful way?

a)

Ignore all deadlines and plans

b)

Use the energy to start studying

c)

Avoid starting the task completely

d)

Stay worried without taking steps

10.

Which phrase best describes the fight-or-flight response shown in the image?

a)

Body’s quick survival reaction to danger

b)

Muscles’ recovery after exercise at night

c)

Body’s slow digestion after a large meal

d)

Mind’s daydreaming reaction to boredom

11.

During fight-or-flight, which change usually happens to your heart?

a)

Heart rate stays exactly the same

b)

Heart rate stops for seconds

c)

Heart rate slows down gently

d)

Heart rate speeds up quickly

12.

Which physical change helps you run or defend yourself in a stressful moment?

a)

Muscles receive more oxygen

b)

Stomach makes extra enzymes

c)

Skin grows new hair quickly

d)

Bones become instantly longer

13.

Which hormone is most linked with the fight-or-flight response?

a)

Adrenaline (epinephrine)

b)

Oxytocin (bonding)

c)

Melatonin (sleep aid)

d)

Insulin (pancreatic)

14.

Which situation would most likely trigger fight-or-flight?

a)

Hearing a fire alarm suddenly

b)

Reading a calm bedtime story

c)

Eating lunch with friends

d)

Walking slowly after school

15.

Which physical sign could indicate readiness to run?

a)

Relaxed stomach walls

b)

Tensed leg muscles

c)

Heavy eyelid drooping

d)

Slowed heart rhythm

16.

Which energy source is released to help muscles during stress?

a)

Bile into intestines

b)

Glucose into blood

c)

Calcium into bones

d)

Vitamin D into skin

17.

Why might your mouth feel dry during fight-or-flight?

a)

More saliva is produced

b)

Less saliva is produced

c)

Tongue blocks saliva

d)

Teeth absorb saliva

18.

Which pair lists two common physical changes during fight-or-flight?

a)

Warmer soup, colder milk

b)

Slower breath, softer voice

c)

Thicker hair, longer nails

d)

Faster pulse, wider pupils

19.

Which statement about fight-or-flight is accurate?

a)

It is caused by eating sugar

b)

It is controlled only by bones

c)

It is a choice you plan for days

d)

It is an automatic body reaction

20.

Which strategy best helps you handle a long list of tasks for the week?

a)

Do everything at once quickly

b)

Set clear priorities first

c)

Ignore the list entirely

d)

Wait until Friday night