Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 317 · 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.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
3. 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
6. 6.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 3 hours (d) 25 minutes
8. 8.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) modern (d) 56
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
11. 11.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) one long read-through
12. 12.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
15. 15.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
16. 16.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) a timer on the desk (c) phone in another room (d) a messy desk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
18. 18.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
20. 20.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
21. 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
22. 22.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
24. 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
25. 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 165 minutes?
26. 26.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
27. 27.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) the memory lasts longer (c) teachers say so (d) to save paper
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) your own words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering a quiz (d) covering the answers
30. 30.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) three tasks at once (c) no break for 3 hours (d) water bottle ready
31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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?
32. 32.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) phone face-up nearby (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
37. 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) last-minute marathons
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a messy desk (c) starting without a plan (d) no break for 3 hours
39. 39.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
40. 40.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?

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