Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 135 · 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.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it uses a pen (c) it is too hard (d) it takes no time
2. 2.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📅 You learn a new topic on day 13 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
7. 7.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
8. 8.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
9. 9.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) one clear task (c) your next snack (d) nothing at all
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
11. 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
12. 12.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
14. 14.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
24. 24.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
25. 25.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) it saves electricity
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
27. 27.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a noisy hallway (c) TV in view (d) on the bed
28. 28.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 9:45 PM
29. 29.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) TV in view (c) the same spot daily (d) a noisy hallway
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) writing it from memory (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering a quiz
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
32. 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) What do roots do?
36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) only the easy cards (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
38. 38.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) no break for hours (c) a TV on while studying (d) a full night’s sleep
40. 40.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

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