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Dispelling irrational beliefs about exams

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the passage, exams determine success in life.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
  1. Examination technique can be learned by anyone.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
  1. Your past exam performance predicts all future attempts.

a)

True

b)

False

4.
  1. Exams necessarily become more difficult at higher levels.

a)
  1. True

b)
  1. False

5.
  1. Covering the entire syllabus is essential to passing a course.

a)
  1. True

b)
  1. False

6.

Exams expose a student's true intellectual ability.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
  1. The world is teeming with people who have found that to be the case whether they have passed examinations or not.

  2. What is the synonym for "teeming" in the sentence?

a)

lacking

b)

struggling

c)

running

d)
overflowing
8.
  1. What does the author suggest is more important than luck for exam success?

a)
  1. study techniques

b)
  1. memorization skills

c)

practice

d)

natural talent

9.
  1. What is the main point of the passage?

 

a)
  1. To provide study tips for specific subjects

b)
  1. To address common anxieties about exams

c)
  1. To highlight the importance of exams

d)

None are correct

10.

  1. The golfer Arnold Palmer believed that practice increased (a)   .

11.

  1. You should not compare your exam performance to that of others, it is largely (a)   .

12.

  1. What you find (a)   to learn at one age may be easy at another.

13.

  1. Many exams require students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and (a)   , as you move through their different levels.

14.

Even if you haven't covered the entire (a)   , you may still find connections to answer exam questions.

15.

Some students fear exams will expose them as a(n) (a)   .

16.

The passage suggests that most people who begin a course of study are quite (a)   of completing it.

17.

The author argues that negative (a)   and poor study habits can hinder exam success.

18.

  1. Examinations are an important way for professional groups to select their (a)   .

19.

  1. Success in exams can open doors to particular jobs and (a)   .

20.

  1. The key to reducing the element of chance in exams is to practice ___________ __________. (2 words)



(a)  

21.

  1. The difficulty of exams is often (a)   .

22.

  1. Examiners do not expect students to have covered the entire (a)   .

23.

  1. The fear of being exposed as a fraud in exams is a very (a)   fear.

24.

  1. The focus on a student's (a)   during exams is misplaced.