Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 214 · 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.📅 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 second review?
2. 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) answering a quiz
4. 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
5. 5.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) covering the answers
7. 7.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
12. 12.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone in your hand (c) phone on loud (d) phone out of sight
13. 13.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 6:30 PM (d) 8:30 PM
14. 14.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) a whole page per card
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
17. 17.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
18. 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) one topic all evening
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
23. 23.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
26. 26.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) a quiet corner
30. 30.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) good light (c) a cluttered table (d) on the bed
32. 32.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a firm chair (d) TV in view
39. 39.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) highlighting key lines
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) a clear desk

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