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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
- 2.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) learn to code an app (c) play in the state team (d) be fluent in French
- 3.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
- 4.Which of these is poor on exam morning? (a) a proper breakfast (b) arguing at the gate (c) a calm last glance (d) a water bottle packed
- 5.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: better maths marks. Goal: “Go from 35 to 100 marks in maths in one week.” (a) Achievable (b) Time-bound (c) Measurable (d) Specific
- 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 7.🌈 Dream or goal: “jog 1 km thrice a week”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 9.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
- 11.True or false: “no start date” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “be great at sports” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) listening to a recap (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 15.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) read it twice more (d) copy it neatly
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
- 17.True or false: “a simple progress graph” is a poor tracking habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
- 19.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) more time for more marks (d) starting with hardest Q
- 20.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
- 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
- 23.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a short, exact answer (c) a full page (d) three diagrams
- 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
- 25.🪜 Meera’s goal is to learn 90 new words, doing 9 each day. In how many days will the goal be done?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) the same spot daily (c) a firm chair (d) a cluttered table
- 27.True or false: “noting what worked” is a good tracking habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: this goal is missing S (Specific). Aim: better science marks. Goal: “Do some stuff for science for 30 minutes a day until the unit test.” (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
- 30.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
- 31.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) no eye on the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) long answers for 1 mark
- 32.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⏰ You must leave home at 8:30 AM and need 35 minutes to get ready and eat breakfast. What is the latest time to wake up? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 8:30 AM (c) 7:55 AM (d) 7:25 AM
- 34.🔁 A new habit is easier if you start… (a) very big (b) with ten habits (c) very small (d) next year
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a dim room (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
- 36.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learn 5 words a day (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) jog 1 km thrice a week (d) have a big house
- 38.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
- 39.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a quiet corner (c) a firm chair (d) a clear desk
- 40.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a way to check it? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
Answer key
- mark the easy questions
- jog 3 times this week
- 70
- arguing at the gate
- Achievable
- the front
- a goal
- explaining it aloud
- 22
- redoing wrong sums
- False
- True
- listening to a recap
- passive review
- close it and recall it
- hiding the paper
- False
- 1 hour on 4 days
- starting with hardest Q
- True
- a look within a day
- a helpful step
- a short, exact answer
- the exact meaning
- 10
- a cluttered table
- True
- True
- your own words
- 1
- leaving a stuck question
- False
- 7:55 AM
- very small
- a dim room
- True
- have a big house
- your name and roll no.
- on the bed
- helps make a goal
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