Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 160 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
2. 2.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) 20 algebra sums only
3. 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
7. 7.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
12. 12.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the last point
13. 13.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a short walk outdoors (c) screens off before bed (d) scrolling in bed
14. 14.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
15. 15.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
17. 17.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
18. 18.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) checking messages (c) water bottle ready (d) starting without a plan
20. 20.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) on the book (c) in your hand (d) under the pillow
21. 21.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
22. 22.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
23. 23.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
24. 24.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a messy desk (d) starting without a plan
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) looking at the diagrams (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) a review calendar (c) last-minute marathons (d) never reviewing again
31. 31.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
33. 33.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
35. 35.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once
38. 38.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

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