Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 158 · 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.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
2. 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) scanning the headings (c) highlighting in yellow (d) copying the summary
4. 4.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) make you forget
5. 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
6. 6.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) end the session (d) reply at once
7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
8. 8.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) looking at the diagrams
11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
12. 12.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
15. 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) teachers say so (c) to save paper (d) it is a rule
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) writing it from memory (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) covering the answers
20. 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
21. 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
24. 24.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
25. 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) all area sums together
27. 27.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
29. 29.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 8:45 PM
30. 30.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) a whole page per card
32. 32.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) modern (d) Thiruvananthapuram
34. 34.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
35. 35.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a little every day

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