Exam Preparation Worksheet: Final Test
Study tip (Aim, study smart, stay calm): Find the topic of the question: goals, habits, study technique, notes, focus, revision plan, exam hall, timing, checking, stress or exam day. Use that lesson’s tip and read every option before you choose. For sums: percentage = part ÷ whole × 100; review day = day + gap; time = marks × minutes per mark; leaving time = start − journey − early minutes.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
- 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
- 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 4.📆 Arjun wants to read 12 novels this year. A good short-term goal is… (a) one novel a month (b) 12 novels in June (c) no reading till Dec (d) only buy novels
- 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
- 6.📈 Meera plans to write 120 practice answers this month and has done 61 so far. How many more practice answers are needed to reach the target?
- 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
- 8.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
- 9.Which of these is poor the day before an exam? (a) setting two alarms (b) packing in the morning (c) a light revision (d) laying out the uniform
- 10.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) write my own novel (b) read 30 pages this week (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) be fluent in French
- 11.📈 Diya has reached 10% of a target of 180 practice sums. How many practice sums is that?
- 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) writing it from memory (d) covering the answers
- 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
- 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 15.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
- 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 17.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: no start date? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
- 18.⏰ You must leave home at 8:30 AM and need 40 minutes to get ready and eat breakfast. What is the latest time to wake up? (a) 8:30 AM (b) 7:20 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 7:50 AM
- 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
- 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 22.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 24.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
- 25.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “I can do this one step at a time.” (a) negative self-talk (b) positive self-talk
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) endless scrolling (b) skipping meals (c) positive self-talk (d) bottling it up
- 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
- 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
- 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
- 32.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
- 33.True or false: “no start date” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 In a SMART goal, which letter means “has a number to check”? (a) Achievable (b) Measurable (c) Specific (d) Time-bound
- 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 36.True or false: “piano 20 minutes a day” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
- 37.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 38.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) buying costly things (b) time for a hobby (c) a reward before work (d) staying up very late
- 39.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
Answer key
- a concept gap
- a helpful step
- passive review
- one novel a month
- switching topic each sum
- 59
- try the harder ones
- 17
- packing in the morning
- read 30 pages this week
- 18
- reading the notes again
- a cue column on the left
- 11
- a short-term goal
- the front
- keeps it a dream
- 7:50 AM
- a smart check
- reading both sides
- a poor flashcard habit
- False
- Cornell notes
- 75
- False
- positive self-talk
- positive self-talk
- a poor timing habit
- False
- a poor use of time
- a progress chart
- shuffling the deck
- False
- Measurable
- percentage
- True
- 8
- time for a hobby
- True
- a smart start
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