Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 257 · 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
3. 3.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
4. 4.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
6. 6.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) reading notes slowly (c) copying the book (d) recalling without notes
7. 7.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
12. 12.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
15. 15.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) gaps that grow longer (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) old topics each week
16. 16.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for the session (c) water bottle ready (d) phone in another room
17. 17.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
19. 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
22. 22.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
24. 24.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) a dark corner
25. 25.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
26. 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
27. 27.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
29. 29.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “What do roots do?”
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
31. 31.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) so order gives no clue (d) to finish faster
32. 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Formula for speed? (d) take in water
33. 33.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a waste of time (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
34. 34.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) one long read-through (d) a little every day
39. 39.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) True (b) False

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