Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 20 · 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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
2. 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
3. 3.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
8. 8.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) starting the day before (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
9. 9.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) more practice on misses (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) same type, page by page
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
13. 13.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
14. 14.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
16. 16.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
18. 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
19. 19.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
22. 22.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 9:45 PM
23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
26. 26.📅 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 3?
27. 27.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
28. 28.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
29. 29.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
30. 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
32. 32.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
34. 34.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
36. 36.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) hide it for a month
37. 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
38. 38.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
39. 39.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps store learning (b) it erases notes (c) it does not matter (d) it wastes study time
40. 40.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?

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