Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 290 · 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) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone on loud (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone in your hand
4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) old and new topics mixed
8. 8.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
11. 11.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
13. 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 56 (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
14. 14.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering a quiz (d) writing it from memory
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
20. 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
21. 21.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) screens off before bed (c) a TV on while studying (d) a full night’s sleep
22. 22.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) one long read-through (c) old topics each week (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) water bottle ready (d) TV on in the room
24. 24.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) What do roots do? (c) Formula for speed? (d) take in water
25. 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
26. 26.🗺️ 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
27. 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.📅 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering a quiz (c) highlighting in yellow (d) a blank-page brain dump
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
31. 31.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
32. 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 56 (d) 7 × 8 = ?
33. 33.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
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.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
38. 38.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
40. 40.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False

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