Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 150 · 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.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) never reviewing again
2. 2.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
5. 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
6. 6.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) phone face-up nearby
8. 8.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) a review calendar (d) starting the day before
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) short repeat sessions (c) starting the day before (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
11. 11.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) What do roots do? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) take in water
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it erases notes (c) it wastes study time (d) it helps store learning
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a waste of time (c) a disaster (d) a reason to stop
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) mice (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
18. 18.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
20. 20.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
24. 24.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
25. 25.📅 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 fourth review?
26. 26.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) short repeat sessions (d) all in one night
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) a blank-page brain dump
28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
29. 29.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 56
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
32. 32.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
34. 34.📅 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?
35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) a little every day
37. 37.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) water bottle ready (c) one task at a time (d) starting without a plan
38. 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away

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