Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 122 · 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for the session (c) one task at a time (d) a timer on the desk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
7. 7.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) a dark corner
8. 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
9. 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
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 third review?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) a cluttered table (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
12. 12.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 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
14. 14.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) nothing at all (c) one clear task (d) ten tasks
15. 15.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) one task at a time (d) checking messages
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) a sign to stop
18. 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) one task at a time
22. 22.True or false: “water bottle ready” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) no break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 5-minute break
24. 24.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) looking at the diagrams (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) covering the answers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) listening to a recap (c) scanning the headings (d) answering a quiz
27. 27.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) distance ÷ time
29. 29.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) on the bed (c) a noisy hallway (d) the same spot daily
30. 30.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) a little every day (c) six hours in one go (d) never reviewing again
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
33. 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
35. 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
36. 36.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
38. 38.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they are cheaper (d) they look nicer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
40. 40.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) no break for hours (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a full night’s sleep

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