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.
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- 1.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
- 2.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) last-minute marathons (c) gaps that grow longer (d) short repeat sessions
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 5.💬 Positive or negative self-talk? “My mind will go blank, I know it.” (a) positive self-talk (b) negative self-talk
- 6.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: better English writing. Goal: “Learn 40 capital cities by Friday.” (a) Achievable (b) Specific (c) Time-bound (d) Relevant
- 7.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 10.📊 Good or poor tracking habit: comparing with last week? (a) a good tracking habit (b) a poor tracking habit
- 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 12.📊 Why track your progress? (a) to fill a notebook (b) to see what is working (c) to show off (d) to beat your friends
- 13.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
- 14.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) a few minutes to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) glancing at the clock
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) books within reach (d) a dim room
- 16.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: better science marks. Goal: “Do some stuff for science for 30 minutes a day until the unit test.” (a) Achievable (b) Relevant (c) Measurable (d) Specific
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ticking a chart daily (b) checking once a year (c) comparing with others (d) never checking
- 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) highlighting in yellow
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 20.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
- 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌬️ Does this ease or add to exam stress: comparing marks? (a) eases exam stress (b) adds to exam stress
- 23.🪜 Aarav’s goal is to solve 70 practice sums in 5 weeks, the same number each week. How many practice sums is that each week?
- 24.📊 You are at 40% of your goal halfway through the month. What is best? (a) plan a bit more each day (b) give up now (c) wait for a miracle (d) change the target to 0
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 26.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) one long read-through (c) all in one night (d) a review calendar
- 27.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: a small reward after? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 28.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) no review at all
- 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
- 30.🎯 In SMART goals, what does the M stand for? (a) Measurable (b) Modest (c) Massive (d) Magical
- 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
- 33.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
- 35.🎯 In SMART goals, what does the S stand for? (a) Speedy (b) Simple (c) Strong (d) Specific
- 36.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 38.🗓️ Your plan slips by a day. What is best? (a) skip a subject (b) adjust and carry on (c) stay up all night (d) throw the plan away
- 39.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
- 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
Answer key
- one topic all evening
- True
- last-minute marathons
- passive review
- negative self-talk
- Relevant
- True
- False
- a good flashcard habit
- a good tracking habit
- cramming
- to see what is working
- a poor timing habit
- no eye on the clock
- a dim room
- Specific
- ticking a chart daily
- highlighting in yellow
- passive review
- a short, exact answer
- False
- adds to exam stress
- 14
- plan a bit more each day
- a good notes habit
- a review calendar
- helps a habit stick
- 1 hour on 4 days
- to fix the gap
- Measurable
- helps you focus
- 6
- 5
- branches for subtopics
- Specific
- False
- 7
- adjust and carry on
- a chance to learn
- a helpful step
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