Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 142 · 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: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
3. 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
4. 4.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) one clear task (c) ten tasks (d) nothing at all
5. 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
6. 6.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) all day (d) 5 minutes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) notifications off (c) water bottle ready (d) three tasks at once
9. 9.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) on the book
10. 10.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
12. 12.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) a review calendar (d) one long read-through
14. 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
15. 15.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 170 minutes?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) a goal for the session (d) three tasks at once
17. 17.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “What do roots do?”
18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
19. 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Formula for speed?
20. 20.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
22. 22.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) no break for 3 hours (d) TV on in the room
23. 23.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
24. 24.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a quiet corner (d) a dim room
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
29. 29.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a messy desk (c) starting without a plan (d) a goal for the session
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
32. 32.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) a dark corner (c) on your bed (d) quiet, tidy and bright
34. 34.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) six hours in one go (c) last-minute marathons (d) short repeat sessions
38. 38.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
40. 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back

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