Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 338 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) a waste of time
8. 8.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
9. 9.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) What do roots do? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Capital of Kerala?
13. 13.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
15. 15.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
16. 16.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
17. 17.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) call them now (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) books within reach (c) a firm chair (d) a dim room
19. 19.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a full page
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) notifications off (d) three tasks at once
21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
22. 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering a quiz (d) highlighting in yellow
24. 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
25. 25.True or false: “a TV on while studying” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
28. 28.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
30. 30.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
31. 31.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) six hours in one go
32. 32.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
34. 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) a TV on while studying (c) short breaks to stretch (d) studying all night
35. 35.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 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?”
37. 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
38. 38.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) one long read-through

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