Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 167 · 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 helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) a new bedtime every day
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) covering the answers (d) reading the notes again
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
7. 7.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
10. 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
11. 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 56 (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
12. 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
14. 14.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) looking at the diagrams
16. 16.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
17. 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
19. 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
20. 20.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
22. 22.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
23. 23.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) one long read-through (c) all in one night (d) last-minute marathons
26. 26.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
27. 27.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
29. 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
30. 30.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) highlighting in yellow (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) writing it from memory
32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
33. 33.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) a messy desk (c) water bottle ready (d) a timer on the desk
34. 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) Formula for speed?
35. 35.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
37. 37.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) a goal for the session
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day

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