Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 110 · 40 questions

Study tip (Recall, space, mix): Find the topic: recall, spacing, mixing, notes, flashcards, focus or rest. Techniques that make you retrieve, space and mix usually beat re-reading, cramming and blocks. For sums: review day = day + gap; Pomodoro rounds = minutes ÷ 30; focus minutes = rounds × 25.

1. 1.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) take in water
2. 2.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
3. 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
6. 6.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:30 PM (b) 7:45 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 8:15 PM
7. 7.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours on exam day
8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
12. 12.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
14. 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
15. 15.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 10:30 PM
17. 17.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
19. 19.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) a messy desk (d) notifications off
21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
22. 22.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) starting without a plan (c) water bottle ready (d) one task at a time
24. 24.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) the same spot daily (d) a quiet corner
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
26. 26.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
28. 28.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) never fails (c) is the best way (d) fades very quickly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
30. 30.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 56 (c) modern (d) 7 × 8 = ?
31. 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
32. 32.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) all day (d) 25 minutes
33. 33.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) when first learning
34. 34.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) a review calendar
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) distance ÷ time (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
37. 37.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) scrolling in bed (c) a new bedtime every day (d) studying all night

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