Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 30 · 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.📅 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
3. 3.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) three tasks at once (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it takes no time
6. 6.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) 3 hours
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) copying the summary
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
10. 10.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
11. 11.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) to hide from family (c) it saves electricity (d) it cues you to focus
12. 12.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) good light
13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
15. 15.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
18. 18.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
20. 20.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a disaster (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
22. 22.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) write what you know (c) underline it (d) read the summary
23. 23.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) short repeat sessions
24. 24.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
32. 32.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
34. 34.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
37. 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
38. 38.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
39. 39.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone in your hand (c) phone on loud (d) phone face-up nearby
40. 40.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

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