Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 240 · 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 can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
2. 2.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a goal for the session (c) a messy desk (d) checking messages
3. 3.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
4. 4.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) fades very quickly (c) lasts for years (d) never fails
5. 5.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 195 minutes?
6. 6.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) recalling without notes (c) copying the book (d) highlighting key lines
7. 7.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) short repeat sessions (c) six hours in one go (d) one long read-through
10. 10.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
12. 12.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) good light (d) on the bed
18. 18.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
19. 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
21. 21.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
26. 26.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
27. 27.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) end the session (d) reply in the break
28. 28.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
29. 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
30. 30.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a reason to stop (c) a waste of time (d) useful — fix it now
31. 31.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
35. 35.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it helps store learning (d) it wastes study time
36. 36.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) six hours in one go (c) last-minute marathons (d) old topics each week
37. 37.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
39. 39.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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