Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 349 · 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: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
5. 5.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
11. 11.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone in your hand (d) phone on loud
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) all in one night
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
17. 17.📵 Arjun wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 7:45 PM
18. 18.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) area sums only
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
22. 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
23. 23.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) on your bed (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
25. 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
26. 26.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
29. 29.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
30. 30.📅 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 3?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) no break for 3 hours (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) covering the answers
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) copying the summary (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) looking at the diagrams
39. 39.📅 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) books within reach (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a firm chair

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