Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 219 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) good light (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
2. 2.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
5. 5.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
6. 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
9. 9.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a short walk outdoors (c) a glass of water (d) no break for hours
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
17. 17.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
18. 18.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
23. 23.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) looking at the diagrams
26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
30. 30.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
32. 32.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) fades very quickly (c) never fails (d) lasts for years
33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
34. 34.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
37. 37.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the newest only
39. 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
40. 40.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) highlighting key lines

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