Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 15 · 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 study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
2. 2.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) a timer on the desk (c) one task at a time (d) a messy desk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) a timer on the desk (c) three tasks at once (d) notifications off
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) the same spot daily
5. 5.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) last-minute marathons (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
9. 9.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
10. 10.Which of these is cramming? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) a review calendar (d) short repeat sessions
11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
12. 12.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
14. 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
15. 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) never reviewing again
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
17. 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
18. 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
20. 20.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a timer on the desk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) phone in another room (c) a messy desk (d) no break for 3 hours
22. 22.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
25. 25.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
26. 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
27. 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) take in water
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) never reviewing again
29. 29.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
30. 30.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. 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?
31. 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
33. 33.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) modern (d) 7 × 8 = ?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
38. 38.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) when first learning
40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit

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