Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 113 · 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.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
4. 4.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or gazing at the book? (a) practice questions (b) gazing at the book
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
10. 10.📅 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 second review?
11. 11.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
13. 13.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
15. 15.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) 25 minutes
16. 16.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
18. 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) notifications off (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
22. 22.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
24. 24.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it takes no time (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
25. 25.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
27. 27.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
28. 28.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) game till late (c) study till 3 AM (d) watch a late film
29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) waste all your time (c) help you refocus (d) are not allowed
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) shuffling the deck
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
39. 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards

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